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The Other Half

Join Ethan Hawkes and Mike Trujillo as they watch two halves of the same movie and try to piece it all together. Sometimes we learn about filmmaking, but most of the time we learn about ourselves. Have a suggestion for a movie? Email us at email@theotherhalfpodcast.com.

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75:45

Funny Girl (1968)

The Other Half ·

2024/09/19

No other movie we've watched for Streisand on the Beach was on the Criterion channel until Funny Girl! This is the big movie. Streisand's breakout moment. She stars as a woman who wants to be a singer and a comedian! But back in the '20s, women were only supposed to look a certain way and be pretty. She does it, though, with the help of her friend and potential lover, Omar Sharif. I don't feel like I'm selling you on this movie, but Barbera has unbelievable charisma in this

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67:00

Hello Dolly!

The Other Half ·

2024/09/12

We're continuing Streisand on the Beach with the hit musical flop Hello Dolly! This movie had a massive budget and barely made any money at all. But is it just because musicals were falling out of fashion? Or was it because maybe the movie itself isn't noteworthy? Most importantly, we want to find out if Barbera was the problem or the solution to this movie.Remember to join our Discord for movie nights and further podcast discussions!Support this podcast at —

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Yentl (1983)

The Other Half ·

2024/09/05

We're starting a very special month to end summer Streisand on the Beach, where we have an entire month of Barbera Streisand movies, starting with the film she wrote, starred in, and directed, Yentl. NotTheHoneyBees joins us to help guide us through this month of chaos. As the lore keeper of all things Barbera, they put together a stellar list of films we can't wait to watch. Also, how did no one discover that Yentl was not a boy about 20 minutes into the movie?Remember to join our Discord

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Lake Placid

The Other Half ·

2024/08/29

We bring Summer Screaming to a close with Lake Placid. It's a movie about a giant crocodile that made it to Maine. It's a miracle of nature! But it did kill some people, so maybe they should kill it. Or capture it to study it! Either way, this weird little cast of characters will all come together and deal with the aftermath of what Betty White has caused. Yes, that's right, Betty White and crocodiles. How could this movie not kick ass?Remember to join our Discord for movie nights and

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68:43

Piranha

The Other Half ·

2024/08/22

Let's watch a classic summer horror movie from the 1970s: Piranha!! Just how did these Piranhas make it all the way to the States? This movie says, "Don't worry about it. We know what you want to see: bodies of water turning red!" We certainly didn't expect a cool little animated fish man created by Phil Tippett walking around a scientist's lab for no reason. This is a classic Other Half episode where Ethan calls the main protagonist by a side character's name for almost

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69:14

The Meg

The Other Half ·

2024/08/15

The Meg is here to continue our train of summer-vibe horror movies! Jason Statham stars in this massive blockbuster hit from 2018. Some people are here just to watch big sharks eat things, and nothing is bigger than a Megladon. Is this blockbuster worth the hype? Or is it just more chum that Hollywood is releasing to the masses?Remember to join our Discord for movie nights and further podcast discussions!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-other-half/exclusive-content

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The Final Girls

The Other Half ·

2024/08/08

The Final Girls kick off our month of Summer Screaming! In August, we're talking about horror movies with summer vibes. What's more summer than a summer camp of horror? The Final Girls is a meta-commentary of the horror movie genre, specifically the final girl trope. Five unsuspecting filmgoers are sucked into a campy horror movie they're watching. What makes it more complicated is that our protagonist's mom plays one of the characters in the movie. She, of course, has no memory of

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71:54

Blow Dry

The Other Half ·

2024/08/01

The cover and the trailer seem quirky, but Blow Dry is a serious movie about a silly hair-styling competition. Alan Rickman stars as Phil, a distant dad to Josh Hartnett, who looks like he's from Dumb and Dumber. He returns to town for a massive hair competition that his ex-wife Shelly, played by the late Natasha Richardson, is entering. Shelly faces fierce rivalry from Bill Neighy, who has a daughter played by Rachael Leigh Cook. He wants to win, so he plays dirty! Also, Shelly previously ran

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73:59

Kate and Leopold

The Other Half ·

2024/07/25

Kate and Leopold asks the question, can a working woman find love with her ex-boyfriend's great-grandpa? Kate & Leopold is a romantic comedy directed by James Mangold, starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman in the titular roles. There's also Liev Schreiber. It's Wolverine and Sabertooth if they were somehow related. Leopold gets sent from 19th century New York and is placed in modern-day New York and sees just how poorly Kate is treated in the modern day. Shennanigans of course ensue

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57:26

Clifford (1994)

The Other Half ·

2024/07/18

Clifford's basic premise is, what if PeeWee Herman was a horrible gaslighting monster? Clifford is a comedy film starring Martin Short as the main character, a 10-year-old named Clifford Daniels. Despite being 40 years old while filming, Martin Short said age is just a number and went for it! Clifford needs to go to Dinosaur World. Clifford's relentless schemes to get to Dinosaur World drives Martin, his uncle, to insanity. All because Martin wants to impress his lady friend. Remember to

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71:28

Flash Gordon (1980)

The Other Half ·

2024/07/11

FLASH! UUUUHHHH! It's time to watch pivotal Sci-Fi movie Flash Gordon! For better or for worse, they don't make them like they used to. Much to Ethan's surprise, Flash Gordon doesn't have any super powers. He just happens to be in space from Earth! That's wild. Did you know they based Star Wars off of this stuff?!Remember to join our Discord for movie nights and further podcast discussions!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-other-half/exclusive-content

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69:07

Meet the Deedles

The Other Half ·

2024/07/04

SURFS UP SKA IS ON THE HORIZON! Meet The Deedles is a movie about two white surfer dudes (Paul Walker and the guy who voices Maxi in Soul Calibur 6) from Hawaii who find themselves as park rangers for Yellowstone! Their first mission is to stop this infestation of prairie dogs! How hard can it be for two classic knuckleheads?Remember to join our Discord for movie nights and further podcast discussions!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-other-half/exclusive-content

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80:24

Green Lantern

The Other Half ·

2024/06/27

For our final Bombs Away, we're checking out Ryan Renold's movie Green Lantern. Don't worry we love comic books and will respect the source material as best as we can. This movie came out right before DC decided they wanted an extended universe of their own so it sits in kind of a weird timeline among WB's slate of superhero films. Ryan Renolds is Hal Jordan, a talented but reckless test pilot who is chosen by a dying alien named Abin Sur to inherit his ring and become a Green

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The Mummy (2017)

The Other Half ·

2024/06/20

For our third Bombs Away, we're diving into the somewhat successful The Mummy (2017). This movie performed so poorly for Universal that they ended the Dark Universe franchise. It was the beginning of the universe and the end. The Dark Universe franchise was the MCU but for monsters. But if this movie indicates what a franchise full of classic Universal monsters could have been, it would have been blander than a bowl of oatmeal.The story follows Nick Morton (Tom Cruise), a U.S. Army sergeant and

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62:46

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

The Other Half ·

2024/06/13

For our second Bombs Away, we're diving into The Adventures of Pluto Nash! It's an attempt to make Eddie Murphy a dang action hero! It wasn't successful. This 2002 American science fiction action comedy film is set in 2087 and follows former smuggler Pluto Nash, who now runs a nightclub on the Moon after buying it from Paulie from the Rocky movies. Despite a star-studded cast including Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, and Joe Pantoliano, this movie is considered one of the biggest box office

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72:37

Waterworld

The Other Half ·

2024/06/06

Welcome to our new series for June, Bombs Away! We discuss movies with a massive budget that bombed BIG at the box office. We're starting off with a cult classic: Waterworld. For those who don't know anything about the award-winning stunt show at Universal Studios, Waterworld is a post-apocalyptic action film released in 1995 starring Kevin Costner. The movie is set in a future where the polar ice caps have melted, covering the Earth in water and leaving humanity to struggle for survival in

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The Towering Inferno

The Other Half ·

2024/05/30

HoneyBees is back to discuss The Towering Inferno with Mike and Ethan. The movie depicts a grand opening celebration for the world's tallest skyscraper, the Glass Tower, which sadly catches fire due to bad wiring. The film follows the efforts of the building's architect, played by Paul Newman, and the fire chief, played by Steve McQueen, as they work together to rescue the trapped guests, including the building's owner, portrayed by William Holden. Faye Dunaway also appears along with

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76:51

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

The Other Half ·

2024/05/23

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is our first, and probably last, Indiana Jones movie for the podcast! Harrison Ford, once again, picks up that whip and starts fighting Nazis all over again. Turns out you can't keep Nazis down. Joined by his goddaughter, Wombat, Indy gets sad about his old-man-life and goes on one final quest for the final piece of the Dial of Destiny! What does the dial of destiny do? Does it summon aliens again? You'll have to listen to this episode or watch the movie

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64:45

Cocktail

The Other Half ·

2024/05/16

Cocktail is all about showmanship and being a flashy bartender. It doesn't matter if your drinks taste terrible; people love the pizzaz! Tom Cruise brings the pizzaz in one of his earliest roles. We had expectations for what this movie would be about, and let me tell you in advance, it is not what we thought it would be. There's a lot less talk about cocktails than we hope there will be. Regardless, it was a huge hit when it was released in 1988!Remember to join our Discord for movie nights

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47:51

Cloak and Dagger

The Other Half ·

2024/05/09

Cloak and Dagger was released alongside The Last Starfighter as a way of tying video games into movies! How does the kid from E.T. fare in a spy movie where he has to actually shoot someone and take their life? These are the deep questions Cloak and Dagger is asking. Also, imaginary friends seem all-powerful in this movie and can really get you out of some tight situations.Remember to join our Discord for movie nights and further podcast discussions!Support this podcast at —

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