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Mike Veerman, host of “Mike on Much”, and pop culture aficionado Shane Cunningham, along with their long-time friend, award winning writer/director/producer (and MENSA member) Jonathan Popalis, all bring you “The Pedestal Podcast", presented by MUCH studios. Join them for a deep dive into some of the movies we all hold near dear to our hearts — and debate whether or not they really belong there.
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Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
In this episode, we are the smartest men alive with the 1995 Adam Sandler comedy BILLY MADISON.
After discussing the hits and misses of the Sandman’s early career (7:01), we begin the case for keeping it on the pedestal with a celebration of this movie’s bizarre absurdist style (15:46). We discuss why Eric is one of the all-time great comedy villains (23:11), how Sandler is actually a secret perfectionist (31:21), and Shane explains why the “Sloppy Joes” scene transformed him (41:57). We move on to the case for knocking it off the pedestal with Billy’s “assault brutha” (52:02). Shane argues that this movie contributed to a lot of childhood bullying (56:04), Pops compares the movie to “Succession” in its depictions of extreme wealth (1:03:27), and we debate whether or not O’Doyle actually ruled (1:19:30).
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