The Big Noisy Bug Movie Podcast

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The Big Noisy Bug Movie Podcast

Irreverent review of allegedly classic Academy Award winners. Updated every Wednesday!

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    Episode 71 - Shakespeare in Love (1998)

    Playwright falls for attractive woman and rewrites pirate comedy as teen melodrama.

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    Episode 70 - Titanic (1997)

    Among other things, the boat sinks.

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    Episode 69 - The English Patient (1996)

    Love and war in a time of, well...love and war.

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    Episode 68 - Braveheart (1995)

    Mel Gibson saves Scotland.

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    Episode 67 - Forrest Gump (1994)

    Intellectually challenged guy shows up at key historic events.

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    Episode 66 - Schindler's List (1993)

    War profiteer turns hero in Nazi-occupied Poland.

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    Episode 65 - Unforgiven (1992)

    Former bad guy is haunted by his past as he tracks down current bad guys.

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    Episode 64 - The Silence of the Lambs (1991)

    Sociopath helps FBI agent track down another sociopath.

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    Episode 63 - Dances With Wolves (1990)

    Army lieutenant meets Native Americans.

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    Episode 62 - Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

    Feisty older woman takes on a chauffeur against her will.

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    Episode 61 - Rain Man (1988)

    Tom Cruise inherits a car, some rose bushes, and an autistic brother.

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    Episode 60 - The Last Emperor (1987)

    Some people are born great, some achieve greatness, and some get to be Emperor of China.

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    Episode 59 - Platoon (1986)

    College student volunteers for Vietnam and gets more than he bargained for.

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    Episode 58 - Out of Africa (1985)

    Danish woman travels to Africa to grow coffee; finds love instead.

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    Episode 57 - Amadeus (1984)

    Talented, famous composer drives less-talented, less-famous composer nuts.

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    Episode 56 - Terms of Endearment (1983)

    Young woman gets married. Her mom falls in love. Drama ensues.

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    Episode 55 - Gandhi (1982)

    Mr. Gandhi tries to save the world from itself.

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    Episode 54 - Chariots of Fire (1981)

    British Olympic team runs for God, glory, and country.

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    Episode 53 - Ordinary People (1980)

    One third of a dysfunctional family learns to function.

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    Episode 52 - Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

    Mom and dad break up and fight over the kid.

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    Episode 51 - The Deer Hunter (1978)

    Three friends join the army and win a free trip to Viet Nam.

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    Episode 50 - Annie Hall (1977)

    Alvy Singer courts quirky woman using his uncanny Woody Allen impression.

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    Episode 49 - Rocky (1976)

    Small-time boxer woos girl and fights the fight of a lifetime.

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    Episode 48 - One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

    Recidivist scams his way into mental institution and turns it upside down.

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    Episode 47 - The Godfather Part II (1974)

    Vito Corleone becomes the Godfather and Michael Corleone goes on a revenge spree.

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    Episode 46 - The Sting (1973)

    Two con men take on a racketeer with the help of Scott Joplin.

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    Episode 45 - The Godfather (1972)

    Young Michael learns the family business from his dad.

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    Episode 44 - The French Connection (1971)

    Two cops try really hard to bust some drug dealers.

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    Episode 43 - Patton (1970)

    Hard-nosed general riles his superiors while upending continents.

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    Episode 42 - Midnight Cowboy (1969)

    Texan seeks his fortune as a hustler in the Big City.

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    Episode 41 - Oliver! (1968)

    British orphan sings and dances his way from workhouse to good life.

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    Episode 40 - In the Heat of the Night (1967)

    African American cop from Philly works to solve a murder in racist South.

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    Episode 39 - A Man for All Seasons (1966)

    Friend of Henry VIII stands up for what he believes in, but the king isn't happy.

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    Episode 38 - The Sound of Music (1965)

    Wannabe nun with a song in her heart signs on as governess to sea captain's family.

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    Episode 37 - My Fair Lady (1964)

    Upperclass British professor passes flower girl off as aristocrat.

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    Episode 36 - Tom Jones (1963)

    British guy of dubious parentage has a good time while falling in love.

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    Episode 35 - Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

    British officer unites Arab tribes to fight the Turks.

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    Episode 34 - West Side Story (1961)

    Rival gangs of Romeo and Juliet fight jazzily on the streets of New York.

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    Episode 33 - The Apartment (1960)

    Insurance company executive lends his apartment to coworkers for trysts.

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    Episode 32 - Ben-Hur (1959)

    Roman tribune comes to Jerusalem and ticks off the wrong Jew.

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    Episode 31 - Gigi (1958)

    Young girl sings her way through puberty with the help of older men in Paris.

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    Episode 30 - The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

    One group of British soldiers builds a bridge as another plans to blow it up.

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    Episode 29 - Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

    Uppercrust British guy bets he can travel really fast for his era.

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    Episode 28 - Marty (1955)

    Aging butcher looks for love in the Big City.

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    Episode 27 - On the Waterfront (1954)

    Longshoreman with mob ties flirts with lady, his own haunted past, and a conscience.

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    Episode 26 - From Here to Eternity (1953)

    Army bugler transfers to infantry unit in Hawaii in 1941. Bad move.

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    Episode 25 - The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)

    Circus boss needs to learn to juggle subplots.

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    Episode 24 - An American in Paris (1951)

    American artist gets caught in love triangle in Paris. Didn't see that one coming.

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    Episode 23 - All About Eve (1950)

    Attractive young woman enters the life of an older actress and there isn't enough room for them both.

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    Episode 22 - All the King's Men (1949)

    Rural politician finds runaway success and runs away from his principles.

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Irreverent review of allegedly classic Academy Award winners. Updated every Wednesday!

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