Bright Star & Get Bruce

"29: Bright Star and mini-ep 1999: Get Bruce with Joe Reid" is the 31st episode in the Podcast Like It's 2009 series and the 74th Patreon episode overall. The episode is hosted by Kenny Neibart and Phil Iscove and was released on November 21, 2022. The mini-episode with *Get Bruce* starts around 1:16:40 and this makes it the first 1999 film not covered on the main feed (although it was subsequently re-released in the following Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade & Get Bruce episode).

## Description

"This week only on the Podcast Like It’s… Patreon, Joe Reid joins Phil and Kenny to talk about Bright Star!

Considered to be Jane Campion’s best work, we talk about her filmography as a whole, and how this film seemingly flew under the radar in 2009."

## Kenny's Intro

### Bright Star

"Hello and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 2009, the podcast where we talk about the films of 2009 **from a room filled with butterflies** here in 2022."

### Get Bruce

"Hello, and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **from a closet full of t-shirts** here in 2022."

## Historical Information

### Bright Star

"In 1818, high-spirited young Fanny Brawne (Abbie Cornish) finds herself increasingly intrigued by the handsome but aloof poet John Keats (Ben Whishaw), who lives next door to her family friends the Dilkes. After reading a book of his poetry, she finds herself even more drawn to the taciturn Keats. Although he agrees to teach her about poetry, Keats cannot act on his reciprocated feelings for Fanny, since as a struggling poet he has no money to support a wife."

*Bright Star* premiered at Cannes on 5/15/2009 and was then released on 9/16/2009 in limited release against *Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs*, *The Informant!*, *I Can Do Bad All By Myself*, and *Love Happens*. It made $14.4M on an $8.5M budget.. It has 83% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 68% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars.

### Get Bruce

"This documentary presents jokesmith Bruce Vilanch, who, for over 30 years, has worked behind the scenes writing jokes, speeches and public material for actors, singers and even presidents. The film examines Vilanch's meteoric rise to influence, from his first meeting with Bette Midler in the early '70s to his latest collaboration on the Academy Awards, and features interviews with various celebrities, including Robin Williams, Carol Burnett, Nathan Lane and Billy Crystal."

*Get Bruce* was released on 9/17/1999 in limited release. It made $43K on an unknown budget.. It has 72% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 44% from audiences. Ebert gave the film 3 out of 4 stars.

## Joe's 1999 Top 10

*Main article:* Top 10 Lists
1. The Talented Mr. Ripley
2. Being John Malkovich
3. The Sixth Sense
4. Fight Club
5. The Blair Witch Project
6. Election
7. The Insider
8. The Matrix
9. Magnolia
10. Go

## Ratings

**Bright Star**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Joe** | -

**Get Bruce**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Joe** | N/A

## Gallery

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## Movies/TV Mentioned

### Bright Star

Splice, Cube, Candy, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Sucker Punch, Sense & Sensibility (1995), Little Women (2019), Holy Smoke, The Piano, In the Cut, The Power of the Dog, Top of the Lake, Dune, Pride & Prejudice, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Parks & Recreation, Elizabethtown, Inglorious Basterds, The Messenger, Invictus, Avatar, The Hurt Locker, An Education, The Lovely Bones, The Last Station, Julie & Julia, Beginners, The Young Victoria, Nine, A Friend of the Family, The Judge, Crazy Heart, The Blind Side, Up in the Air, Precious, Toy Story 2, Jennifer's Body, In the Loop, Django Unchained, Moulin Rouge, Syriana, The Descendants, A Single Man, Tender Mercies, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Kill Bill, Death Proof, Amour, Zero Dark Thirty, Flight, Moonrise Kingdom, Cloud Atlas, Sweetie, An Angel at My Table, Portrait of a Lady, The Killing, Where the Wild Things Are

### Get Bruce

Hollywood Squares, Siskel & Ebert, Michael Moore documentaries, Pretend It's a City, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, Comedian, Lenny, Being John Malkovich, The War Zone, Galaxy Quest, Office Space, Election, Big Daddy, South Park, Bowfinger, But I'm a Cheerleader, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, Dick, Superstar, Drop Dead Gorgeous, Blue Streak, American Movie, Hairspray, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Bros, Independence Day, The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Eyes Wide Shut, American Beauty, The Cider House Rules, The English Patient, Gattaca

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Bright Star. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on October 25, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Bright Star. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on October 25, 2022.
3. ↑ Roger Ebert. Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness: Keats and Fanny Brawne. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on October 25, 2022.
4. ↑ the-numbers.com. Get Bruce. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on October 25, 2022.
5. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Get Bruce. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on October 25, 2022.
6. ↑ Roger Ebert. Get Bruce. RogerEbert.com. Retrieved on October 25, 2022.