{"id":4860,"date":"2014-04-21T00:00:26","date_gmt":"2014-04-21T04:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smugfilm.com\/?p=4860"},"modified":"2025-08-08T04:12:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T08:12:48","slug":"ep3-movies-that-got-us-into-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smugfilm.com\/oldsite\/ep3-movies-that-got-us-into-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Smug Film Podcast Episode #3 – Movies That Got Us Into Movies (4\/21\/14)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"movietheaters\" 1:15:47 |\u00a0View on iTunes<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n

On this episode, I am joined by fellow Smug Film contributors John D’Amico and Jenna Ipcar. We discuss the movies that got us into movies, and were our gateway into obsession. As always, we go on tangents along the way, take a quick break for a movie joke by comedian\u00a0Anthony Kapfer<\/a>,\u00a0and then close the show with questions from our mailbag.<\/p>\n

If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to subscribe on iTunes<\/strong>, and leave a rating<\/strong> and a comment<\/strong> on there as well. Doing this helps us immensely\u00a0<\/em>as far as our ranking on there, which is what allows people to be able to discover us. Word of mouth is always best of all though, so spread the word!<\/p>\n

Movie Stuff Referenced in this Episode:<\/strong>
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\nJurassic Park<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Steven Spielberg
\nKing Kong<\/a>\u00a0Dirs. Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
\n2001: A Space Odyssey<\/a> Dir. Stanley Kubrick
\nA Hard Day’s Night<\/a> Dir. Richard Lester
\nWhat About Bob<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Frank Oz
\nGroundhog Day<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Harold Ramis
\nDetour<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Edgar G. Ulmer
\nAliens<\/a>\u00a0Dir. James Cameron
\nCasablanca<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Michael Curtiz
\nUnder Siege 2<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Geoff Murphy
\nJaws<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Steven Spielberg
\nSaving Private Ryan<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Steven Spielberg
\nA Clockwork Orange<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Stanley Kubrick
\nWayne’s World<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Penelope Spheeris
\nRushmore<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Wes Anderson
\nHarold and Maude<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Hal Ashby
\nPee-Wee’s Big Adventure<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Tim Burton
\nBlow<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Ted Demme
\nEd Wood<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Tim Burton
\nPlan 9 From Outer Space<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Ed Wood
\nNight of The Living Dead<\/a>\u00a0Dir. George Romero
\nDawn of the Dead<\/a>\u00a0Dir. George Romero
\nDawn of the Dead<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Zack Snyder
\nShaun of the Dead<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Edgar Wright
\n28 Days Later<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Danny Boyle
\nAltered States<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Ken Russell
\nNetwork<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Sidney Lumet
\nMarnie<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
\nBatman Begins<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Christopher Nolan
\nOn The Edge<\/a>\u00a0Dir. John Carney
\nDisco Pigs<\/a>\u00a0Dir Kirsten Sheridan
\nThe Wind That Shakes the Barley<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Ken Loach
\nBreakfast on Pluto<\/a> Dir. Neil Jordan
\nBreakfast at Tiffany’s<\/a> Dir. Blake Edwards
\nRed Eye<\/a> Dir. Wes Craven
\nSunshine<\/a> Dir. Danny Boyle
\nUpstream<\/a> Dir. John Ford
\nThe Friends of Eddie Coyle<\/a> Dir. Peter Yates
\nHoliday Affair<\/a> Dir. Don Hartman
\nGoing Home<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Herbert B. Leonard
\nMagnolia<\/a> Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
\nBlue Velvet<\/a> Dir. David Lynch
\nLost Highway<\/a> Dir. David Lynch
\nNashville<\/a> Dir. Robert Altman
\nThe Fly<\/a> Dir. Kurt Neumann
\nThe Fly<\/a> Dir. David Cronenberg
\nThe Blob<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr.
\nThe Blob<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Chuck Russell
\nThe Thing from Another World<\/a>\u00a0Dirs. Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks (Uncredited)
\nFerris Bueller’s Day Off<\/a> Dir. John Hughes
\nDonnie Darko<\/a> Dir. Richard Kelly
\nLost<\/a>\u00a0(TV Show)
\nThe Usual Suspects<\/a> Dir. Bryan Singer
\nBattlestar Galactica<\/a>\u00a0(TV Show)
\nRocky<\/a> Dir. John G. Avildsen
\nDawson’s Creek<\/a> (TV Show)
\nBack to the Future<\/a> Dir. Robert Zemeckis
\nPeggy Sue Got Married<\/a> Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
\nWho Framed Roger Rabbit?<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Robert Zemeckis
\nThe Goonies<\/a> Dir. Richard Donner
\nPurple Rain<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Albert Magnoli
\nThe Birds<\/a> Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
\nMike’s Murder<\/a> Dir. James Bridges
\nThe Decalogue<\/a>\u00a0Dir.\u00a0Krzysztof Kieslowski
\nPauline at the Beach<\/a> Dir. Eric Rohmer
\nDo the Right Thing<\/a> Dir. Spike Lee
\nManhunter<\/a> Dir. Michael Mann
\nThief<\/a> Dir. Michael Mann
\nMiami Vice<\/a> (TV Show)
\nThe Breakfast Club<\/a> Dir. John Hughes
\nWarGames<\/a>\u00a0Dir. John Badham
\nThe Princess Bride<\/a> Dir. Rob Reiner
\nStand By Me<\/a> Dir. Rob Reiner
\nTron<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Stephen Lisberger
\nTron: Legacy<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Joseph Kosinski
\nThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension<\/a> Dir. W.D. Richter
\nSaved By the Bell<\/a> (TV Show)
\nSeinfeld<\/a> (TV Show)
\nRaising Arizona<\/a>\u00a0Dirs. Joel & Ethan Coen
\nO’ Brother, Where Art Thou?<\/a> Dirs. Joel & Ethan Coen
\nFargo<\/a>\u00a0Dirs. Joel & Ethan Coen
\nThe Big Lebowski<\/a> Dirs. Joel & Ethan Coen
\nPulp Fiction<\/a> Dir. Quentin Tarantino
\nThe Boondock Saints<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Troy Duffy
\nBloodsport II<\/a> Dir. Alan Mehrez
\nRambo: First Blood Part II<\/a> Dir. Ted Kotcheff
\nCommando<\/a> Dir. Mark L. Lester
\nDirty Harry<\/a> Dir. Don Siegel
\nDeath Wish<\/a> Dir. Michael Winner
\nScarface<\/a> Dir. Brian DePalma
\nToy Story 3<\/a> Dir. Lee Unkrich
\nBatman<\/a> Dir. Tim Burton
\nBatman<\/a> (TV Show)
\nThe Lone Ranger<\/a> (TV Show)
\nStar Trek<\/a> (TV Show)
\nJoe vs. The Volcano<\/a> Dir. John Patrick Shanley
\nBig<\/a> Dir. Penny Marshall
\nForrest Gump<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Robert Zemeckis
\nApollo 13<\/a>\u00a0Dir. Ron Howard
\nThe Terminator<\/a> Dir. James Cameron The Wonder Years<\/a> (TV Show)
\nMystery Science Theater 3000<\/a> (TV Show)<\/p>\n

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\"movietheaters\" 1:15:47 |\u00a0View on iTunes<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Download Mp3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

On this episode, I am joined by fellow Smug Film contributors John D’Amico and Jenna Ipcar. We discuss the movies that got us into movies, and were our gateway into obsession. As always, we go on tangents along the way, take a quick break for a movie joke by comedian\u00a0Anthony Kapfer<\/a>,\u00a0and then close the show with questions from our mailbag.<\/p>\n

If you have a question for the show, leave it in the comments or email us at\u00a0Podcast@SmugFilm.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to subscribe on iTunes<\/strong>, and leave a rating<\/strong> and a comment<\/strong> on there as well. Doing this helps us immensely\u00a0<\/em>as far as our ranking on there, which is what allows people to be able to discover us. Word of mouth is always best of all though, so spread the word!<\/p>\n

Movie Stuff Referenced in this 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