The Loneliest Planet (Episode 25) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky

On Hot Date 25, Dan and Vicky cover as much ground as the protagonists do in the 2012 film The Loneliest Planet.  In addition to their thoughts on the film, which stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Hani Furstenberg as a couple hiking through the mountains of the former Soviet state of Georgia, your hosts discuss recent celebrity deaths, their love of over pumped stars Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, and AMC Theatres' dodgy ticket policies.   Vicky also bemoans the lack of good music in October of 2012 and tells us why she's putting off seeing Batman vs. Superman while Dan waxes nostalgic about his Saturday mornings as a kid and dissects media coverage of recent terrorist attacks.   But the focus is on the film and Dan and Vicky have lots to say about The Loneliest Planet and the troubled trio at it's center.  Shot on location in the rugged and beautiful Caucasus Mountains, director Julia Loktev cast real life mountaineer and first time actor Bidzina Gujabidze in the pivotal role of the tour guide.  He gets some love from our hosts but little else does. Lace up your boots and hoist your rucksack because Hot Date is hittin' the trails.