REPLAY: Episode 42 - Independence Day

Happy Independence Day 2018, everybody! We're taking the week off
for the holiday, so we decided to re-air one of our favorite
episodes that originally dropped July 4, 2017. We hope you have
good time re-listening to it, and we'll be back in your ears next
week with a brand-new episode. 


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ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES:


If world events are making you feel less than celebratory,
you can always take solace in the fact that there aren't
currently any giant spaceships filled with genocidal aliens
hovering over the world's major cities like in Roland
Emmerich's 1996 megablockbuster, "Independence Day.”


Be warned that although "Independence Day" contains a large
ensemble cast of mostly A-List actors, the unoriginal script and
horrid directing produced some of the worst performances of their
careers.


Jeff Goldblum plays David Levinson, a lowly, unambitious
MIT-educated math genius, chess Grandmaster and cable television
executive who can read binary and easily destroy an armada of
alien ships with his 1995 Apple PowerBook 5300.


Will Smith plays Captain Steven Hiller, a gung-ho Marine who's in
love with a stripper with a heart of gold and is capable of
coldcocking an armor-clad alien with one punch. He can also
inexplicably pilot any kind of vehicle, be it a helicopter or
alien ship.


Bill Pullman plays President Thomas J. Whitmore, a former Desert
Storm fighter pilot turned politician. Pullman’s Dirty Harryesque
acting delivered the most hackneyed oration in the history of
film, until it was overtaken by the 2009 release of James
Cameron’s "Avatar."


Randy Quaid plays Russell Casse, a drunken Vietnam vet and father
of three who reforms his ways just in time to sacrifice himself
and save the world. The makers of this movie seem to believe that
criminally irresponsible alcoholic parents are the height of
comedy.


Judd Hirsch plays Julius Levinson, David’s Yiddish-accented
father who serves as a chauffeur and hype man to his son
throughout the film.


Brent Spiner plays Dr. Brackish Okun, an eccentric Area 51
scientist character. In reality, Spiner is just a pawn to get
weirdo Trekkies like Jim to like the movie.


Gravelly-voiced Robert Loggia plays General William Grey, a tough
old Marine who serves as the President's trusted military advisor
throughout the film.


Famous crooner-turned-actor-turned-daytime talkshow host, Harry
Connick Jr., plays Lieutenant Jimmy Wilder, a pilot in Will
Smith's squadron who is fond of doing Jesse Jackson impressions
and calling Will Smith "Big Daddy."


Harvey Fierstein has a brief cameo as Marty Gilbert, a co-worker
of Jeff Goldblum who feels compelled to call his mother after
learning of the alien arrival. Upon learning of the aliens'
hostile intentions, he also decides to warn his brother and
bookie, but decides to spitefully forego warning his lawyer.


Join us as we discuss our favorite Reddit news source,
DonkeySemen69, and learn about Keating's love for watching horses
get punched in the face.


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