- For the fictional criminal, see Seven Pounds (Batman Villain).
Tag[]
- "In this episode, we struggle to find three ounces of things to say about Seven Pounds."
Official Show Notes[]
- "When America said, "Surely they can't make a dull movie starring Will Smith," Hollywood responded, "Oh yeah?" and gave us Seven Pounds of proof. Meanwhile Dan exhibits his terrible taste in painters, Stuart explains how this movie would improve with the addition of Jeff Fahey, and Elliott reveals his sadistic side."
Movie Summary[]
Premise[]
A man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.
Story[]
Ben Thomas is a man on a mission. Giving vital parts of his body to those desperately in need of a donor. Ben meets Emily Posa, a beautiful young woman at risk from a deadly heart condition. As Ben falls for Emily and begins to open up to her, it becomes clear there is something dark in his past that compels him to commit these apparent random acts of kindness
Better Than[]
- Whiteout (Episode 56: Whiteout @40:20)
Worse Than[]
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua (Episode 38: Beverly Hills Chihuahua @32:40, 33:40)
- Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li (Episode 49: Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li @40:00)
- Drive Angry (Episode 82: Drive Angry @31:30)
Final Judgments[]
- Bad-Bad Movie (Elliott) @27:15
- Bad-Bad Movie (Stuart) @27:20
- Bad-Bad Movie (Dan) @28:00
Mentioned In[]
Episode Highlights[]
Batman Villain Created[]
- Seven Pounds (Batman Villain). Ironically, though Seven Pounds clearly originated here, the floppers barely mention him in the episode. He takes on a much more vivid career later.
- Well, Batman, I've stolen SEVEN POUNDS from Gotham's metro! [See, pounds are a unit of size for railroads.]
Movie Pitches[]
- Executor of the State (TV sitcom) @17:55
Quotes[]
- “R-O-C-K in the U-S-A!”
—Elliott @03:35 - “It's similar to the opposite of the movie Body Parts...”
—Stuart @06:30 - “After I saw The Incredible Shrinking Man, it genuinely made me sad me to think about, like, 'Oh, you know what? If I shrank down, my cat would eat me without a second thought.'”
—Dan @09:30 - “I actually, I'm legally not allowed to do my racist Mexican accent anymore.”
—Stuart @20:51 - “So the cops go up to him and they're like, 'Hey buddy, what the fuck? This dude killed himself with a jellyfish.' And the guy's like, 'OH MY GOD REGRETS.'”
—Stuart @20:58
Celebrity Smack Talk[]
- “So I guess what I'm saying is: I don't know how old A.O. Scott is, but he's an old man with dementia and he should no longer be writing film reviews.”
—Elliott @25:45
Recommendations[]
- Tell No One (2006) by Guillaume Canet (Stuart) @30:00
- During which Stuart struggles to explain how to use Netflix. @31:00
- Monkey Business (1931) Marx Brothers film (Dan) @33:40
- Real Life (1979) by Albert Brooks (Elliott) @31:40
Listener Mail[]
- Nothing in the Flop House Movie Mailbag.