Gloria

"231 Gloria with Jason Bailey" is the 321st overall episode of *Podcast Like It's 1999* covering the films, television and pop culture of 1999, hosted by Phil Iscove and Kenny Neibart. The episode was released on July 8, 2022.

## Kenny's Intro

"Hello, and welcome to Podcast Like It’s 1999, the podcast where we talk about the films of 1999, **coming at you mostly from uptown locations** here in 2022."

## Historical Information

"After serving three years in prison covering for her gangster boyfriend, Kevin (Jeremy Northam), Gloria (Sharon Stone) returns to New York City for the money she was promised. Inside Kevin's base of operations, she finds 7-year-old Nicky (Jean-Luke Figueroa), whose family has been killed. Nicky is hanging onto a computer disk that incriminates the gang. Kevin refuses to pay Gloria, so she steals Nicky and the evidence. On the run in the city, the cynical ex-convict and the young boy grow close."

*Gloria* was released on 1/22/1999 in 15th place against Varsity Blues, *Patch Adams*, *A Civil Action*, and *The Thin Red Line*. It made $4.2M on a $30M budget. It has 14% on Rotten Tomatoes from critics and 30% from audiences. Roger Ebert did not review the film. The Bomb Report broke down a lot of this film's release struggles.

## Trivia and Ephemera

An episode on The Muse was apparently recorded some years ago and lost. Spoilers: it's bad and makes Kenny sad.

Jason wrote a book on New York cinema called *Fun City Cinema*. Buy it! He also has a companion podcast at his website.

## Ratings

**Gloria**
 **Phil** | N/A
 **Jason** | N/A

## Movies/TV Mentioned

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead, Jaws, Indiana Jones, ET, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, After Hours, Goodfellas, Dog Day Afternoon, Network, Prince of the City, The Verdict, Burlesque, Gloria (1980), Basic Instinct, Casino, Total Recall, Jennifer's Body, Spencer, Sliver, Intersection, The Specialist, The Quick and the Dead, Diabolique, Last Dance, Sphere, The Mighty, The Muse, Dead Man Walking, Sense & Sensibility, Mighty Aphrodite, Nixon, Apollo 13, The Player, Adaptation, They Shoot Horses Don't They, A Woman Under the Influence, Faces, Love Streams, Husbands, West Side Story (2021), Ruthless People, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, The Professional, Best Laid Plans, Eye of the Beholder, Simpatico, Goodbye Lover, Two Hands, Out of Sight, The Limey, The Conversation, Kimi, Room, A Perfect World, The War, The Eyes of Tammy Faye, King Richard, Serpico, Magnolia, 12 Angry Men (remake), Inherit the Wind, Glengarry Glen Ross, Save the Tiger, Collateral, Ray, Seven, The Usual Suspects, The Ref, The Winslow Boy, Happy, Texas, An Ideal Husband, Little Miss Sunshine, The Wiz, A Stranger Among Us, Guilty as Sin, Night Falls on Manhattan, Critical Care, The Hospital, Find Me Guilty, My Cousin Vinny, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: No Way Home, In the Bedroom, The Wrestler, 100 Centre Street, Midnight Cowboy, The 25th Hour, Manhattan, Pope of Greenwich Village, Sea of Love, When Harry Met Sally, Eyes Wide Shut, Being John Malkovich, Bringing Out the Dead, Felicity, Twin Falls Idaho, The Astronaut Farmer, Stay Cool

## References

1. ↑ Box Office Mojo. Gloria. BoxOfficeMojo.com. Retrieved on June 22, 2022.
2. ↑ Rotten Tomatoes. Gloria. RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved on June 22, 2022.
3. ↑ The Bomb Report. Gloria - Arguably Sidney Lumet's Worst Film. The Bomb Report. Retrieved on July 7, 2022.