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Murren Kennedy & Jessa Lowe
Murren Kennedy and Jessa Lowe dive into the film Point Break one extreme minute at a time. Mostly we talk about butts.New episodes on Monday, Wednesday, and Fridaypointbreakminute@gmail.commoviesbyminutes.comPoint Break Minute Listener Surf Shop on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/511966249176450/
Credits part deux. Recommendations: We talk about the MxM projects that might have been…
Bodhi is consumed by the waves as Utah tosses his badge into the water, then the credits begin. Recommendations: Blank Check Podcast, Bonnie and Clyde, Ronin
Bodhi hits the waves for one last ride. Guests: Rick & Julia Ingham Recommendations: Bon Appetit Test Kitchen, O Superman, The Spy Who Loved Me. Rick says: Call your mom and wish her a happy Mother’s Day!
Utah agrees to let Bodhi go. Recommendations: Thor: The Dark World, Parlez-Vous Francais? by Art vs Science
Bodhi pleads with Utah to let him surf one last time. Recommendations: Miami Vice, Project Runway
Utah and Bodhi brawl in the surf. Recommendations: Dirty Harry, Over and Over by Hot Chip
Utah tells Bodhi he has to come with him, and Bodhi laughs. Recommendations: the Swiss Army Man soundtrack, the Her soundtrack
Utah tells Bodhi that he’s been following him, and that he has to be held accountable. Recommendations: Battlestar Galactica, Action Bronson
Utah sees a lone, still figure on the beach. Recommendations: Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, Veep (again)
We transition to a very rainy Australia, and Utah heads to the beach. Recommendations: Shakespeare In Love (the play that Murren is in, opening November 1), Jupiter Ascending
Bodhi and Rosie escape, while Utah and Tyler neck. Recommendations: Going Clear, Baby by Devendra Banhart
Bodhi is reunited with Rosie, and Utah is reunited with Tyler. Recommendations: Live and Let Die, Gil Evans
Utah and Bodhi recover from their landing. Recommendations: Christopher Robin, Toast of London
The boys land – hard – after Utah is forced to drop the gun. Recommendations: Reaction Videos, The Terror
The boys continue to fall in a deadly embrace. Recommendations: Licence To Kill, A View To A Kill, SpongeBob Squarepants
The three men jump out of the plane one by one, in various states of emotion. Recommendations: Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, Arrested Development
Roach tells Bodhi he feels cold. Jessa and Murren pitch a Point Break/Eyes Wide Shut crossover with Jeff Goldblum. Recommendations: Dune, Cuz I Love You by Lizzo
The plane takes off and flies to Mexico. Recommendations: Time Bandits, Squid The Griff
Bodhi convinces Utah to come with them, and they get on the plane as it taxis to the runway. Recommendations: Hot Chip, Minute: Impossible
Pappas tries to shoot Bodhi, but Utah gets in the way. Recommendations: Den of Thieves, Torchwood
Bodhi and Utah spar verbally as only they can, then another fire fight breaks out. Recommendations: Veep, Great British Baking Show Holidays (again maybe)
Pappas reels back and socks Harp in the face, then Pappas and Utah leave. Recommendation: Velvet Buzzsaw, Red Dead Redemption 2
Gary Busey swoops in to save his friend Utah from Alvarez. Jessa gets some movie titles wrong. Recommendations: Venom, Upgrade
Grommet is officially dead. The ex-presidents escape, then the Feds show up. Recommendations: Captain Marvel, Hard Time
Grommet dies in this one. Also Bodhi shoots the cop. Guest: Chris Beatty Recommendations: Thank You Scientist, William Shakespeare’s Star Wars by Ian Doescher, Nobody Speak
The cop and the security guard attempt to work out a plan, then there is a firefight! Guest: Chris Beatty Recommendations: Mandy (again), PS4, Tony Scherr
Grommet and Roach take Ms Jennings to the vault. Recommendations: Carnivàle, The Downward Spiral, Get Ur Freak On
Bodhi holds up the bank with pizzazz. Recommendations: The Sisters Brothers, Disenchantment.
The gang gets geared up. Recommendations: Black Dynamite, Barry Gordy’s The Last Dragon
Utah states the fact that he is an FBI agent. Recommendations: That Mitchell and Webb Look and Shaolin Soccer
The gang prepares for action in the van. Recommendation: Flight of the Conchords, Logan’s Run
Bodhi tells Utah what will happen if he doesn’t cooperate. Recommendations: The Great Beauty, Safiya Nygaard
Utah attacks Bodhi, and Bodhi talks his way out of it. Recommendations: Punch Drunk Love, Stop Making Sense
Bodhi plays a video for Utah. WARNING: Murren does an Emperor Palpatine impression in this episode. Recommendations: Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Gymkata
The gang pal around and take off their equipment. Recommendations: Yeah Right! and Tricky
MOAR skydiving. They begin the landing procedure. Recommendations: Vice, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
Moar skydiving. They try to form a circle. Recommendations: Take Me To Pitcairn, The Wife
The gang tries to intimidate Utah by switching around their parachutes. Recommendations: Nordic Heritage Museum, School of Rock
Utah and the gang get ready to go skydiving. Recommendations: Movies with Mikey, Tom Segura
Tyler runs off flailing, and Utah yells her name from the floor. And they’re NAKED. Recommendations: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Haider Ali
Tyler fires a gun right next to Utah’s head. Recommendations: Vines, Glengarry Glen Ross Infinite
Bodhi gives the gang a pep talk. Recommendations: Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse, Matt Bellassai
Utah tries to say something, then the gang figures out what to do. Recommendations: Eighth Grade, Lizzo
Pappas gives Utah a stern talking to. Jessa discovers a cool toy. Recommendations: Peep Show, Tombstone
Johnny Utah fires his gun in the air and goes “AAAAAAHHHHHH”. Recommendations: Hot Fuzz, Wugazi: 13 Chambers
The boys slide into one of those paved areas of the LA River. Recommendations: The Death of Stalin, Sorry To Bother You
Bodhi and Utah continue the chase, encountering two women and a dog along the way. Guest: Nick Jimenez from Cornetto Minute Recommendations: Geek By Night, Orlando by Virginia Woolf, The Favourite
Bodhi and Utah run through an obstacle course of LA backyards. NOTE: This episode contains a spoiler for VENOM. Guest: Nick Jimenez from Cornetto Minute Recommendations: The Cornetto Minute, Revenge, Fishing with John
Bodhi threatens a man with a gas pump and sets their getaway car on fire. WARNING: Murren raps in this episode. Guest: Tierney Steele Recommendations: “Free” by The Martinis, The Hamburger Helper Mixtape, Near Dark
The chase continues and the cars battle for dominance. The Ex-Presidents pull into a gas station. Guest: Tierney Steele Recommendations: A Brokedown Melody, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, the music video for “I Feel Better” by Hot Chip
A car chase commences between the agents and the Ex-Presidents. Guest: Tierney Steele Recommendations: The Americans, 48 Hrs, Widows
The Ex-Presidents emerge from the bank. Bodhi and Utah exchange a look. Guest: Jon Parker from Bat Minute Returns Metal Box by Public Image Ltd, Cecil B. Demented, TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN, Blue Steel
Pappas and Utah wait at the bank. Pappas is very hungry. Guest: Jon Parker from Bat Minute Returns Recommendations: Dragula, Charles Bradley, Wild Wild Country
Utah tells Pappas about his realization. Guest: Jon Parker from Bat Minute Returns Recommendations: Brother, Better Call Saul, Nanette from Hannah GADSBY
Utah finally realizes who the Ex-Presidents are, and has to meet with a client. Recommendations: Nashville, Embrace of the Serpent We are off for a week but will be back on Monday, December 31, New Year's Eve!
Bodhi knocks on the door, and they go for another wild surfing adventure. Recommendations: Okja, The Host
Agent Deets (Tom Sizemore) continues to chastise Pappas and Utah. Recommendations: Delta Force, Jessa’s style inspiration: The Sopranos Follow @lowejessa on instagram
Tom Sizemore complains about his hair. Guest: Guest: Jonathan Howell from Minute Impossible Recommendations: Magic Mike XXL, Winnie The Pooh, Tiny Goat Visits, Battleship Potemkin
Gary Busey shoots the lawnmower, saving Utah. They recuperate with a broken mirror. Guest: Guest: Jonathan Howell from Minute Impossible Recommendations: Victoria & Abdul, I Am Not Your Negro, New Girl
Utah tackles Warchild through a window and they wrestle next to a lawnmower. Guest: Jonathan Howell from Minute Impossible Recommendations: Titanic Minute, Colossal, Fanny & Alexander
Utah is attacked by a naked woman coming out of the shower. Murren tries to describe a minute of hi-jinks by himself. Guest: Elliott White from Otaku the Town Recommendations: Midsomer Murders, “Emotion” by Carly Rae Jepsen, “Vs.” by Macklemore
All hell breaks loose! Guest: Elliott White from Otaku the Town Recommendations: Jackie Brown, The Book of Henry, The Castle of Cagliostro, Speed Racer.
The house raid continues! We go over the crazy names of Point Break again, and also dog breed names and cookie names. Guest: Elliott White from Otaku the Town Recommendations: Hereditary, Cat’s Cradle, The Flophouse Podcast
Utah gets in position and uses a small mirror to look into the house. Recommendations: Black Mirror, Tully, You Were Never Really Here, Toast of London
Pappas admonishes Utah, and then pretends to look for his dog. Recommendations: Coherence, Star Trek: TNG: Frame of Mind, UnReal, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace
Utah gets to the raid just in time, and sees Pappas getting fitted with a body mic. Recommendations: Time Crimes, Hunt for the Wilderpeople, Burning Love
Utah and Tyler wake up on the beach. Utah is very late for his first raid. Recommendations: Interstella 5555, Logan Lucky, Spiderman
Utah and Tyler grow more intimate on the waves. Recommendations: Game Over Man, Game Night, The Wrestler
Point Break Minute: (Utah, get me) 2.0! Bodhi and the gang leave Utah and Tyler to themselves on the sexy waves. Jessa and Murren talk about Octonauts again. Recommendations: Good Time, Unity, Annihilation
We break down the plot of the Point Break remake and go over some key differences from the original.
Utah succeeds at surfing yet again, this time at night. Recommendations: Queer Eye. It’s all you need, really.
Utah paddles out to Bodhi, who imparts some sage wisdom. Recommendations: The Court Jester, The Good Place, Jackie Brown, Outta Sight
Utah follows Tyler into a wondrous room full of candles and pictures. Yes, Phish was around in 1990, though they may not have made it to LA yet. Recommendations: Paddington and Nocturnal Animals
Bodhi breaks down the 50-year Storm. Murren can’t remember very much about Alice’s Restaurant, and Jessa has some thoughts on It Comes At Night Recommendations: It Come At Night and Phantom Thread
The gang discusses where the biggest surf is. Guests: Rick and Julia Ingham from Mad Max Minute Recommendations: Drift, In The Loop, Killer Joe
Bodhi does a tequila body shot off of Margarita, eyes locked on Utah. Guests: Rick and Julia Ingham from Mad Max Minute Recommendations: A League of Their Own, The Sweet Hereafter, Das Boot
Utah and Pappas finish their stake out as the night shift takes over. Guests: Rick and Julia Ingham from Mad Max Minute Recommendations: Stone, Blow Dry, The Fighter
Bodhi invites Utah to a mysterious party. Guest: Jay Cloidt Recommendations: The Hidden, The Regard of Flight, The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Bodhi walks Utah to his car. It’s very spiritual. Guest: Jay Cloidt Recommendations: Near Dark, The Lure, Looper, ~Apologies for the sound quality~
Bodhi kicks some serious butt, then he and Utah run into Pappas, who covers well. Guest: George Hendricks from The Mogwai Minute Recommendations: Yacht Rock, Peelander-Z, Blood Simple, Black Dynamite
FIGHT! Warchild breaks Utah’s surfboard. Pappas runs over to intervene, but Bodhi shows up first. Guest: George Hendricks from The Mogwai Minute Recommendations: The Dresden Files, Ladybird, How to Steal a Million, The Host
Utah’s sensual shower is interrupted. Cyborg comes up again. Guest: George Hendricks from The Mogwai Minute Recommendations: Norsemen, The Red Rising series, Werner Herzog’s Nosferatu
Bunker punches Utah in the water and cuts his surfboard tether. Guest: Ourselves Recommendations: Micmacs, Once Upon A Time In The West
Utah paddles through the waves, before Warchild gives him a stern warning Recommendations: Legion and Pushing Daisies
Pappas and Utah collect hair from surfer dudes, then take it back to the lab. Guest: Ourselves Recommendations: 13th, Possible Worlds
Utah explains his plan to Pappas, then they head to the beach. Guest: Eric Nash from Watchmen Minute Recommendations: Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol, Rare Exports, Vox Pop’s Earworm
Ben Harp continues screaming at Utah and Pappas. But they have a plan. Moon Moon comes up. Guest: Eric Nash from Watchmen Minute Recommendations: Zodiac, City Of Lost Children, Christine
Utah explains to Bodhi why he didn’t go pro. Back at the office Ben Harp screams at Utah and Pappas. Guest: Eric Nash from Watchmen Minute Recommendations: The Last Jedi, Untitled ‘Brainiac’ Doc, Attack The Block
Utah tackles Bodhi into the surf. Roach is outraged. Murren, Jessa, and Simon try understand football. Guest: Simon Irving Recommendations: Friday Night Lights, J Dilla's Donuts (33 1/3), Delicatessen
The night beach football game commences. Smoke On The Water, covered by Loudhouse underscores the action. Guest: Simon Irving Recommendations: Hard Boiled, Magic Maze (board game), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Did you know there was a video game sequel to Hard Boiled called Stranglehold? Well now you do.
Bodhi sneaks up on Tyler and kisses her. Utah looks on. Apologies for the audio quality! It gets a bit a better in the second half. Our guest had some great insights, so I salvaged what I could. Guest: Simon Irving Recommendations: The Punisher, The Disaster Artist, JSA
With great excitement, we OFFICIALLY welcome the man himself, Patrick Swayze, to the movie. To be clear, I AM SAD for the victims of Steven Seagal, I’m just not sad that it’s him in particular. Guest: Elliott White Recommendations: Logan Lynn, Terrace House, Creep
Utah and Tyler continue the training montage, and splash water at each other. Then Utah sees something INCREDIBLE. Guest: Elliott White Recommendations: Bee Movie, Force Majeure, Let The Right One In
Tyler continues teaching Utah to surf, and some jerks laugh at them. It just comes back to butts every time. Guest: Elliott White Recommendations: Thirst Aid Kit, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Swiss Army Man
Utah concludes his heart sobbing monologue, and then we cut to the beach where Tyler teaches him to surf. We finally have a guest who can talk about surfing to some extent. Who would you cast along with Patrick Stewart in ‘Point Break: The Later Years’? Guest: Sam Harris from optimisticgamerblog.com Recommendations: iZombie, Only Yesterday, and Green Room
Utah delivers a soulful monologue to Tyler, and Sheryl Crow plays on. Guest: Sam Harris Recommendations: Doom, Annihilation, and I’m Not Scared
Utah meets Tyler at her work and wants her to teach him to surf. We discuss Sheryl Crow, shrimp AND fries, and The Sexiest Man Alive controversy. Guest: Sam Harris Recommendations: John Wick, Bullitt, and Goon.
Tyler finishes pulling her jorts up and drives away, and Utah looks her up in the database. This episode includes the Great Zoboomafoo Tangent, a lot about Murren’s childhood, and more gender-swap casting choices for our Point Break Disney Channel lesbian reboot. Guest: Avi Kool Recommendations: Anomalisa, The Black Tapes podcast, The Fourth Kind
Tyler continues to chew out Utah, then leaves him on the beach. He tells her his name, but she doesn’t care. For the first time, a guest prefers Keanu over Swayze, and we start talking about who would play Utah in a gender-swap remake. Correction: Jean Claude Van Damme was the 5th nominee for Most Desirable Male in ‘92. William Baldwin wasn’t nominated until ’94. Guest: Avi Kool Recommendations: Simply Complicated, Thor: Ragnarok, Lady Vengeance
Tyler Ann Endicott saves Utah from drowning, then really chews him out. We get into the score, composed by Mark Isham, then discuss Lori Petty and the character of Tyler. Guest: Niall McGowan from Bat Minute ‘89 Recommendations: Ingrid Goes West, Event Horizon, Sunshine, The Trip Washed In Sunshine: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPD-9iEsoDQ
Pappas and Utah observe the surfers from the pier, then Utah tries it out and bails hard. Guest: Niall McGowan from Bat Minute ‘89 Recommendations: A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay, Into The Abyss, The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
Pappas and Utah get a little carried away with the whole surfer thing, then head to the surf shop and get ridiculed by a 15-year-old boy. We get a little bit real discussing the tragic life of Christopher Pettiet, The Frog Prince. Guest: Niall McGowan from Bat Minute ‘89 Recommendations: Dael Kingsmill and Monarchs Factory, The Galapagos Affair, and Man of Aran. https://www.youtube.com/user/MonarchsFactory
Utah and Pappas discuss the surfer theory, and get even more into Mr. Zogs Sex Wax (Which we mistakenly refer to as Dr. Zogs). The music score makes its first appearance since the credits. We really get into Keanu’s career in this one. And then we talk about theatre for a while. Guest: Brad Mendenhall from Cosmic Geppetto Recommendations: 1989 Is Hell by Babetown, Slings and Arrows, and Waiting For Guffman
Pappas finally shares his theory with Utah. Yet more about butts. Jarf turns it around and interviews us. And, yes, we know the kinky stuff line is in the next minute. Our bad. Guests: Brad and Jarf from Cosmic Geppetto. Recommendations: Ghoulies, Hard Target & Hard Target 2, Ragnarok (Walt Simonson)
The Minute begins with Utah walking toward Pappas and ends with Pappas saying "Yeah..." We really dig into Busey in this episode, for better or worse. Better. Guests: Brad and Jarf from Cosmic Geppetto Podcast Recommendations: Monster Factory, Buffering The Vampire Slayer, Centralia
We begin with Utah saying "What's he talkin' about Angelo?" OK, we really mean it this time when we mark this podcast explicit. We discuss Mulholland, sweat, dicks, being a dick to children, Mr. Wizard, and Jimmy Hoffa. Guest: Helen Roundhill Recommendations: The Winter’s Tale (the play), Mulholland Drive, Excalibur, The Winter King, and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night.
Minute starts with the man in the Reagan mask saying “so it’s not worth dying for” and ends with Keanu saying “good moves”.
Johnny Utah and Ben Harp continue their walk-n-talk, discussing numbers and percentages.
The Minute begins with Johnny Utah giving his name to the receptionist, and ends with JOHNNY UTAH (not John C. McGinley as we state) saying "Thirteen-"
The minute begins with 'Co-Producer Michael Rauch' and ends with Johnny Utah walking into the FBI office.
The minute begins with the movie title leaving the screen and ends with 'co-producer Rick King' leaving the screen.
We open with the Largo Entertainment logo, and end with the movie title materializing on screen.