Episode 63, ‘Wesley Snipes is no Al Pacino’, on Wesley Snipes
You’re telling me that this week Dave and Steve did an actor profile on Wesley Snipes? Like, the dude from the Blade movies, Demolition Man, and a bunch of direct-to-DVD flops who has recently spent three years in prison for income tax fraud? Is there any rhyme or reason to who The Style Guide will profile or have you just thrown every actor’s name into a random number generator? I don’t even know who you guys are anymore.
The lie that emerged at the end of episode 61 continues.
Okay, so I can believe Blade is a Marvel superhero, but how did he get his motorcycle here?
“Super eclectic”? Looks like someone’s been hitting the thesaurus pretty hard.
Now that Dave and Steve mention it, the sheer number of vampires in the Blade universe does seem improbably high. Thanks a lot for ruining those films for the audience, guys. Now nobody will be able to take them seriously anymore.
The tone of this episode consistently lapses into that of two outcasts sitting on the edge of the playground talking about how cool the cool kids are.
Is White Men Can’t Jump a modern day Vaudeville show that is grounded by a common theme of toxic masculinity rather than the plot of a more traditional 90s-era basketball film? The answer might surprise you. (No, no it is not.)
Dave talks about his manly urges.
Does Steve make a very (very) subtle dig at the inadequacy of Snapple as a thirst quenching beverage?
Dave is terrified by nudity whereas Steve just blocks it out.
Steve worries that Dave is going to make fun of him.
Boyz N the Hood and New Jack City: sibling projects or kissing cousins?
Steve sure sounds like he’s overcompensating for something with how much he loves Blade and Blade.
Blade receives a 6/10 for profanity use according to the IMDb parental guide. Six out of ten. Six. Out. Of. Ten.
Dave hates the future.
Summer Glau > Wesley Snipes > Scarlett Johansson > Matt Damon.
This week, Dave and Steve take the time to celebrate the genius of Canadian superstar Keanu Reeves. That’s right, the actor that has been requested (by Steve) more times than any other is finally getting The Style Guide Treatment. See what our dynamic duo has to say about obscure films like The Matrix or John Wick and place your bets as to how long into the episode we get before they mention Jodie Foster or Anne Hathaway. Keep your hands and legs inside the phone booth at all times, folks, because strange things are afoot at the Circle-K.
The editor is of the opinion that Steve wanted to bring up this episode of Movies with Mikey, but couldn’t find a way to smoothly jam it in.
Right off the top it feels like Dave isn’t going to take Keanu seriously and Steve is going to take him far too seriously. This, faithful listeners, is what we call foreshadowing. It’s goin’ down for real.
Dave and Steve appear to have a bias towards actors born in North America.
Is it accurate to refer to Ted “Theodore” Logan as “surfer dude”?
Steve calls himself an idiot. This, faithful listeners, is what we call the opposite of foreshadowing.
Steve seems to have a lot of unresolved anger towards great MTV VJ Pauly Shore despite the fact that Bio-Dome might be the single greatest movie of the 1990s.
Episode 45, ‘There’s no Iron Man for Jodie Foster’, on Jodie Foster
This week, follow along with the hard to identify noises of construction happening as if it were just down the street from you. Wonder if you’re going crazy or if there is a rhythmic metal thumping (?) of some sort that is almost impossible to pinpoint, but is definitely in the background of Steve’s audio. Also: Dave and Steve talk about Jodie Foster.
Episode 36, ‘The Billy Crystal of Acting’, on Whoopi Goldberg
This week Dave and Steve continue their wildly successful series of actor profiles, this time with the legendary Whoopi Goldberg. What began as an opportunity to make fun of Nicolas Cage and his weird career has evolved into a more thoughtful look at what makes particular actors work so well — and, with Whoopi, Dave and Steve take to the challenge with aplomb.
Episode 27, ‘I understand why people don’t like Sandra Bullock’, on Julia Roberts
Dave and Steve move onto their next actor profile. While the episode is ostensibly focused on Julia Roberts, they spend almost as much time talking about Sandra Bullock. Since Steven can’t tell them apart, it’s a win-win situation.
Does anyone else think “The Ocean’s Movies” is a weird way to describe those films?
There are some who might consider “casual woman” to be an insult.
Steve makes a poor comparison. Dave corrects him.
This is what Dave means when I says “real person”.
“Super educated” is a fun descriptor.
Nobody needs to see Mona Lisa Smile after this podcast, because Dave gives us the entire film.
At last, our long national nightmare is over as Dave’s Netflix rating system is made clear.
In this episode, Steven forgets the name of almost every single actor that he tries to reference. Maybe life is just something that Steven does while he stalls for a character’s name.
Dave mentions the movie that shall not be named. We here at The Style Guide apologize to anyone who was unprepared for that reference.
The upcoming Jungle Book is a terrible idea and a pox on all those who disagree.
“Michelle Pfeiffer” is easy to say and almost impossible to spell.
“Patriarchal” is the opposite.
Steve concludes the episode by going off the rails, but something wonderful comes about because of it.
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Ep. 27: I Understand Why People Don't Like Sandra Bullock
Episode 18, ‘Renting out Rick Moranis’, Actor Profile: Rick Moranis
In this episode Dave and Steven do another actor profile. This time following the short, and sweet career of the world’s most beloved nerd: Rick Moranis.
Episode 9, ‘Let’s keep comparing Nicolas Cage to Samuel L. Jackson’, Actor Profile: Nicolas Cage
In this episode Dave and Steven go on a scattershot journey through the insane career of actor and legend Nicolas Cage.
Show Notes:
Intro Clip: The Wicker Man
Dave and Steve both mess up what The Family Man is a derivation/remake of: it is neither Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol nor the Louis Armstrong song What A Wonderful World
The Official Biography of Nicolas Kim Coppola
Genius or Madman?: The development of the Nicolas Cage persona
What is the best part of a Nicolas Cage film?
Steven gets into far too much detail about how he feels about Nicolas Cage’s body