A new movie from Forrest Gump director Robert Zemeckis is generally a buzz-worthy event, but Welcome To Marwen alienated critics and died a swift death at the box office when released earlier this year.
Starring Steve Carrell as a traumatised man living out his fantasies via a meticulously constructed model town populated by kick-ass female soldiers based on his real-world friends and colleagues, Welcome To Marwen is easily one of the oddest movies we've ever discussed on this podcast.
Tune into this week's episode to hear our thoughts on documentary vs Hollywood, some re-castings that might have improved this movie, the very broad accent work of Gwendoline Christie and more.
As always, we also pitch up some good old fashioned drinking games in our efforts to make sense of this movie, and of course we round off with some of our own sequel ideas. Full disclosure - this week was a real challenge!
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00.00: Not every story justifies a Hollywood ending...
23.00: Welcome To Marwen Drinking Games
35.50: Toy Story: A Very Marwen Prequel
47.50: Welcome To Marwen 2: Beyond The Valley of the Dolls
53.10: Episode 128 Preview & Listener Submissions
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Interstellar 2: Introspection
Strictly Ballroom 2: Hell Toupee
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The Talented Mr Ripley 2: Tom Ripley’s Disco Years
The Sixth Sense 2: Icy Dead People
Scott Pilgrim vs. Addiction
District 9 2: Prawns and Recreation
Cast Away 2: Wilsonism
The Truman Show 2: The UnReal World
The Room 2: Flowers for Denny
Gone Girl 2: Bitches Be Crazy!
BONUS | Rex Pickett on Writing Sideways and Potential Sequels
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Sideways 2: The Hangover
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Swiss Army Man
Gravity 2: Down to Earth
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 2: The Melancholy Death of Baby Herman
Deja Vu: Deja Vu
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