107 - Mr. Deeds

The Summer of Winona begins! And what better place to start than that crucial moment when her career collided with that of one Adam Sandler! Listen to Alex and Julio ease themselves into this Summer-long exploration of Winona Ryder’s career by analyzing how her naturalistic style of comedy meshed with the Happy Madison crew! It was a turning point for everyone involved!

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PHOTO: I’ll just stare at this picture for 90 minutes.

PHOTO: I’ll just stare at this picture for 90 minutes.

TIMELINE

00:00:00 - 00:01:15 Intro

00:01:16 - 00:12:14 The Summer of Winona

00:12:15 - 00:22:31 Critics Quotes

00:22:32 - 01:01:21 Contrarians Corner

01:01:22 - 01:02:20 Space Oddity

01:02:21 - 01:43:06 Real Talk

01:43:07 - 01:46:04 The Future and Usual Plugs

01:46:05 - 01:51:11 Livestream for the Cure info!

01:51:12 - 02:03:39 Today’s Plugs!

- Alex is back on the SEX AND THE CITY wagon, really liked THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT and cried a little while rewatching THE WEDDING SINGER.

- Julio had a blast talking to Mitch from Geek Elite Media’s HEY MITCH! and then more blasts were had as he watched HONEY BOY and played THE WITCHER III: WILD HUNT.

- Check out the LIVESTREAM FOR THE CURE website and make sure you mark your calendar so you can support the cause that weekend! Our segment will be Saturday, May 30th at 4pm EST!

- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at @mildemonios on Twitter or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about Peruvian politics on his own podcast, NACION COMBI. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on his own website. Don’t know Spanish? He also did a podcast in English called LIVING IN PERU, about immigrants in - where else - Perú. Oh, and as if that wasn’t enough, he has a new zombie novel out, REQUIEM POR LURÍN. Ask him about it!

Up next, The Summer of Winona continues! We’ll go back to her early days and her first commercial success, as we tackle BEETLEJUICE! In the meantime, let us know how you liked Mr. Deeds! Did you find Winona funny? Did you think she sold out on this one? Do you buy her falling for Sandler? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!