Episode 47: Akeelah & The Bee - United 93 - RV (w. Geoff Rodkey): April 28, 2006

“Sheila. S-H-E-I-L-A. Sheila.” This week the boys revisit April 28th, 2006’s major releases, AKEELAH & THE BEE, UNITED 93, and the Robin Williams comedy, RV, written by this week’s special guest: Emmy nominated screenwriter and best-selling author, Geoff Rodkey! How do you spell “Movie Podcast Magic?” E-P-I-S-O-D-E-4—7-o-f-O-P-E-N-I-N-G-W-E-E-K-E-N-D!  “Handfart. H-A-N-D-F-A-R-T. Handfart.” “That is correct, Akeelah! You are the winner of the Opening Weekend Gene Shalit Invitational Spelling Bee! And the grand prize is….Fred’s appendix!” Yes, back in April of 2006, while Robin Williams was losing his mind during a cross-country RV trip, Fred was losing internal organs during a cross-dressing Shakespeare rehearsal.  If you thought watching “United 93” on a big screen on the five year anniversary of 9/11 was a harrowing experience, you haven’t seen the liquified bags of broccoli Jason was hiding from Dan in their Queens apartment.  “Vomitous.” “Can I hear it in a sentence?” “Yes: The smell of Dan and Jason’s crisper was vomitous.” “Language of origin?” “Astorian.” And the boys are joined this week by Emmy nominated screenwriter and best-selling author, Geoff Rodkey, to discuss his experience writing big Hollywood comedies like “RV”, “Daddy Day Care”, and “The Shaggy Dog”, as well as his new novel, “Lights Out In Lincolnwood”. Get ready to clean your poop-pipe with a hefty dose of Opening Weekend!