Rachel's Never Seen...: Recent Episodes
Drew Hunt
My name is Drew. I'm a film nut! My wife, Rachel, hasn't seen about 99% of the most popular movies ever made. So I'm showing her some classics and she's telling me if she likes them or not.
The 1989 civil war classic is up next! Mostly shot in our beautiful home town, Savannah, GA, "Glory" tells the story of Col. Robert Shaw and 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, the second African-American regiment of the Union Army.
Mel Brooks' satire of race and westerns is up next! This film is universally considered to be a comedy classic, but will Rachel find it funny?
A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life. Edward Bloom's stories stand tall, but is Rachel buying them?
Get you multi-pass ready for some fun sci-fi adventure! Our season 5 premiere has us watching Korben Dallas as he tries to save the world, with the help of the Supreme Being Leeloo! The 1997 sci-fi classic "The Fifth Element" is up next!
The uplifting holiday classic is up next! This film has been a television staple for over 50 years, and yet, Rachel's never seen it!
My personal favorite of Christopher Guest's films. With Thanksgiving coming up this week, I felt it appropriate to watch the classic mockumentary about dog shows. Rachel tries to answer the burning question: Why are soup and nachos so similar?
"If there's something strange, in your neighborhood, who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS!" This iconic 80's comedy has lasted generations on it's jokes, visual effects, and characters. What did Rachel think?
John Carpenter's 1978 horror classic is put to the test. Did Michael Myers freak Rachel out?
In space, no one can hear you scream. That tagline set the tone for Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror masterpiece, Alien. Did it make Rachel scream?
Often called the scariest movie of all time, The Exorcist is up next for our spooky season movie marathon.
Season 4 kicks off with a horror movie marathon. First up, Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic, "Psycho"!
The first summer blockbuster ever is put to the test! Will Rachel ever go back into the water after she's seen "Jaws"?
The best picture winner of 1991 is this week's film. Did Hannibal Lector and Buffalo Bill give Rachel a scare?
This week, we're watching the controversial best picture winner of 2002, Chicago. Will Rachel share the same opinion as the critics?
Film noir, a conspiracy, murder, and toons? They all come together in the 1988 classic "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"! Will Rachel be p-p-p-p-p-p-p-p-pleased with it? Find out on the latest episode of Rachel's Never Seen...
Get busy living or get busy dying. Those are the immortal words from one best movies ever made, "The Shawshank Redemption". We Andy and Red's words reach Rachel? Find out on the latest episode of Rachel's Never Seen...!
Did you say "yute"? What is a "yute"? We get the answer to that question in this week's episode! We're watching the 1992 courtroom comedy classic "My Cousin Vinny"!
We're back for season 3! We are kicking it off with the ghost with the most, Beetlejuice!
After a month's hiatus (to get married!) we bring you a fresh new episode of "Rachel's Never Seen..."! It may be the most well known modern story in Savannah's history. The Jim Williams' murder trials were the talk of the town, and now thanks to best selling novel, everyone is obsessed with Savannah! What did Rachel think of this movie adaptation of modern southern gothic tale?
Feed me, Seymour! A classic line that has transcended into pop culture. Will the manipulative Audrey II work it's magic on Rachel? Find out in the latest installment of "Rachel's Never Seen..."
It's just a jump to the left...then a step to the right! We are time warping our way through the 1975 cult classic "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"! Will the charm of this bizarre, b-movie like tale work on Rachel? Find out on the latest episode of "Rachel's Never Seen..."
525,600 minutes. 525,000 moments so dear. The 1996 Tony winner for Best Musical gets adapted for the big screen 2005. With most of the original Broadway cast returning, can the movie version still enchant someone? Find out on "Rachel's Never Seen..."
Truth. Beauty. Freedom. Love. This is the dogma of the Moulin Rouge. A fantastical feast for the eyes and ears! Can Satine and Christian cast their spell on Rachel? Find out on this episode of "Rachel's Never Seen..."
Jack Nicholson is just the worst in this 1997 classic. Will Rachel be able to tolerate his bigotry and meanness? Find out on "Rachel's Never Seen..."
The first adventure for Indiana Jones! A fun tale of booby traps, artifacts, and dead nazis! Truly an American classic, but what did Rachel think of it? Find out on the latest episode of "Rachel's Never Seen..."!
The romantic movies keep coming with an all time classic! Can men and women be platonic? Rob Reiner's 1989 film sets out to answer that question. Does it still hold up as one of the greatest romantic comedies of all time? Find out on "Rachel's Never Seen..."
In the season 2 premiere, the 1990 classic starring Patrick Swayze, Demi Moore, and Whoopie Goldberg is put to the test. Will this classic tearjerker work it's magic on Rachel? Find out on the latest episode of "Rachel's Never Seen..."
We're finishing up Spielberg month with a look at the family classic "E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial!" Does this film still hold up for a modern audience? Find out on the latest episode of "Rachel's Never Seen..."
The summer blockbuster 65 million years in the making! One of Drew's favorite and most influential films. How will Rachel like the experience that is Jurassic Park!
Another Christmas classic! Joe Dante's wickedly funny b-movie gets put to the test. Will she love them or will she think I'm crazy to show her this as a Christmas movie?
Hallelujah! Holy Sh!t! Where's the Tylenol?! We begin the holiday season with a modern Christmas classic, "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation"! Did the Griswold's disaster of a family holiday bring her down, or did she laugh with the rest of us at someone else's misery?
And now for something completely different. After the success of "Airplane!"'s absurdist humor, will "Monty Python and The Holy Grail" strike gold as well? Find out on the latest edition of "Rachel's Never Seen..."
One of the all time greatest comedies gets put to the test! Will she laugh or will it just be crickets? Find out on the latest episode of "Rachel's Never Seen..."
This week we're watching the 1985 classic "Back to the Future". Rachel had ZERO knowledge of this film. I had her watch the trailer so she wouldn't go in cold.
This week, Rachel's never seen "Die Hard"! Her only points of reference to it are all of the references in "Brooklyn 99" and the Bob's Burgers episode "Work Hard or Die Trying Girl".