Posts filed under Lyndsey's Collection

Episode 75: WHAT WOMEN WANT

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Lyndsey selects her VHS copy of the 2000 Nancy Meyers blockbuster What Women Want, starring Mel Gibson (pre-meltdown), Helen Hunt, Ashley Johnson, Marisa Tomei, Sarah Paulson, Judy Greer, Bette Midler, and Alan Alda.

Check out the official What Women Want (2000) Trailer starring Mel Gibson! Let us know what you think in the comments below.► Buy or Rent on FandangoNOW: htt...
Posted on December 21, 2020 and filed under Episodes, Lyndsey's Collection.

Episode 68: SHANGHAI NOON

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Lyndsey dusts off her VHS copy of Shanghai Noon starring Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Xander Berkeley, and Walton Goggins. Topics of discussion include the trailers for rom-coms Keeping the Faith and Boys and Girls, genre mash-ups, intentional anachronisms, Kid Rock, and the deus ex machina of the Native American bride.

Trailer for Shanghai Noon (2000) captured from the Scary Movie (2000) VHS tape released in (2000).
Posted on September 30, 2019 and filed under Lyndsey's Collection, Episodes.

Episode 65: THE MUMMY (1999)

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Lyndsey chats with Sean about her VHS copy of 1999’s action-adventure remake The Mummy, directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Kevin J. O'Connor, and Arnold Vosloo. Topics include the Egyptology craze of the 1920s, the performances, and (as always) the ads on the tape.

Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz star in this nonstop action epic about the discovery of a long-lost treasure in the Egyptian desert that also unearths a 3,000-year-old legacy of terror!
Posted on December 17, 2018 and filed under Episodes, Lyndsey's Collection, Horror, Halloween, Holiday Episodes.

Episode 63: THE BIG GREEN

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In this episode, Lyndsey revisits her VHS copy of the 1995 kids sports flick The Big Green, in which Olivia d'Abo takes it upon herself to teach a bunch of rag-tag rural Texas kids how to become competitive soccer players while dodging the advances of Deputy Steve Guttenberg. The film co-stars John Terry, Patrick Renna, and a goat.

Ads on the tape include the Toy Story video game for Sega Genesis and SNES, Man of the House, A Kid in King Arthur's Court, and an extended music video starring Timon and Pumbaa.

"Nothing ever happens in Elma, Texas...at least not until British schoolteacher Anna Montgomery (Olivia d'Abo) arrives. Determined to motivate her students, Anna decides to form a soccer team. She enlists the aid of out-of-shape sheriff Tom Palmer (Steve Guttenberg), who agrees to coach the team so he can beat his old nemesis, the ruthless coach of the big city bullies, the Knights."
Posted on July 23, 2018 and filed under Disney, Episodes, Lyndsey's Collection.

Episode 60: SIMPLY IRRESISTABLE

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Lyndsey revisits her VHS copy of Simply Irresistible (1999), a strange tale of witchcraft, love, and fine dining. The film stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, Sean Patrick Flannery, Patricia Clarkson, Dylan Baker, Larry Gillard Jr., Amanda Peet, and a magic crab. Ads on the tape: Anna and the King, Ravenous, Office Space, Wing Commander, Party of Five, and the soundtrack, which includes Katalina's "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered."

Simply Irresistible Trailer 1999 Director: Mark Tarlov Starring: Dylan Baker, Patricia Clarkson, Sean Patrick Flanery, Sarah Michelle Geller, Christopher Durang, Sarah Michelle Gellar Official Content From Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment A department store owner notices a young woman, but resists attraction because he feels she is possessed by magical powers when she inherits a restaurant.
Posted on March 5, 2018 and filed under Episodes, Lyndsey's Collection.

Episode 58: THE SANTA CLAUSE

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It's the Christmas season, which means it's time for Lyndsey to unwrap her VHS copy of Disney's 1994 hit The Santa Clause, starring Tim Allen, Eric Lloyd, Wendy Crewson, David Krumholtz, and Judge Reinhold. Together, the Tapeheads dissect the logistics of becoming Santa Claus, the 90's fascination with absentee fathers, and whether or not 1-800-SPANK-ME is a real phone sex number.

Posted on December 18, 2017 and filed under Christmas, Episodes, Holiday Episodes, Lyndsey's Collection, Disney.