On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are trying our damnedest to remember all the things we keep forgetting each day. We’re talking about the Peter Segal film from 2004, 50 First Dates.
I’m sure we’ve all got some first dates that we’d really like to forget. The food could have made us sick. Our date was embarrassingly rude to the waiter. It ended in a weird bed with someone who grunts a little too much.
Suffice it to say, we all wish that we could have those dates that seem like they should be featured at the end of a sappy romcom. Maybe Hugh Grant shows up and everything will finally be okay.
Better still, what if you could relive that date hundreds of times over? Wouldn’t that be swell? In some ways, it’s hard not to envy poor Lucy in this film. You get to spend an exciting first date with your great love over and over!
I’d prefer that without the debilitating brain injury. Endless first dates are nice, but not being able to remember anything? It seems like I’ve written myself into a corner with this dream. Time to find some scientists to figure this out!
(Recorded on September 15, 2022)
Links to Stuff We Mentioned:
50 First Dates - The Movie Database (TMDB)
Punch-Drunk Love (2002) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Uncut Gems (2019) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Jack and Jill (2011) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Billy Madison (1995) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Happy Gilmore (1996) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
The Waterboy (1998) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
The Wedding Singer (1998) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Big Daddy (1999) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
That’s My Boy (2012) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Pixels (2015) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Kevin James — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Blake Clark — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Sean Astin — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Boy Meets World (TV Series 1993–2000) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
The Sixth Sense (1999) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Tommy Boy (1995) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Hubie Halloween (2020) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh (2018) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
The Office (TV Series 2005–2013) — The Movie Database (TMDB)