Jennifer Jason Leigh

For the first episode of 2024, Jason and Sam take a break from their chronological survey of Jennifer Jason Leigh's career and discuss what might have been. In the first of several episodes that will cover films that Jennifer was ALMOST in, we look at a somewhat forgotten 80s coming of ager and an iconic rom-com that made a megastar of its lead in 1990. First up, loose Twelfth Night riff Just One of the Guys , in which Jennifer nearly played the lead role of Terri, a high school senior who disguises herself as a guy when she's not submitted to a journalism competition. We discuss how the film plays now, eventual lead Joyce Hyser's performance, and whether Jennifer could ever have made a convincing dude. Then, we discuss one of the biggest projects Jennifer has turned down: Pretty Woman . We get into the film, its (waning?) cultural imprint, and the difference between the version that was released and the script JJL turned down. Jason: Twitter / X / Bluesky / Rotten Tomatoes Sam: Bluesky / Letterboxd

For Episode 7, Jason, Sam and guest Craig MacNeil confront the cultural divide provoked by Rodney Dangerfield and his 1983 Brewster's Millions-alike comedy Easy Money. Among the subjects up for discussion are the genius (?) of Rodney Dangerfield; how good a year the pizza guy at Ridgemont High had after everyone graduated; the merits of RC Cola and Panda Pops; the comic potential of precarious cakes, oh, and Jennifer Jason Leigh's part as Rodney Dangerfield's daughter. Join us for this epic deconstruction of a near forgotten (and, in the UK, barely released) movie. PS: Sam got the preview wrong at the end of this episode, Grandview USA is the September episode. Next month we'll be covering Girls of the White Orchid / Death Ride to Osaka with a very special guest. Craig and Friends @ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/craig-friends/id1361582513 Easy Money vs Modern Woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYt1tznPduQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdzQi_hh7Qc trailer for Elvira Mistress of the Dark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZdrAqH78l8 Klingon culture not samurai culture / John Ford’s novel The Final Reflection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Final_Reflection LaToya Jackson’s “Just Say No” video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwLpuOHOjcQ Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t Drive Drunk” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0IhxqRzJgQ Anthrax’s “I’m The Man” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiHdr4rWG98 sadly, extant footage of Taylor Negron’s appearances on The Dating Game are not available James Adomian at The Midnight Suggestion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJU0KVN4eek The “Rappin’ Rodney” video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWTKhQzQl1A Contact Us Sam Twitter: https://twitter.com/24FPSUK Threads: Username 24FPSUK Jason: https://twitter.com/jshawhan Craig: https://twitter.com/CraigAndFriends / https://twitter.com/VideodromeDisco Music theeuphoricrecall.bandcamp.com

This time, Jason and Sam tackle another couple of TV projects from Jennifer Jason Leigh's early 80s career. After School Special "Have You Ever Been Ashamed Of Your Parents?" defies the stereotype of these shows by having some excellent writing and nuanced performances (and, yes, a slightly clunkily inserted moral). TV movie "The First Time" sees Jennifer among a quality cast with some great roles for the film's women, in a story that deals with coming of age from a different angle than Fast Times. Among the topics: Playing an only child convincingly. A co-star with an amazing career path. Everyone should have a grandma like Charlotte in The First Time. Sam HATES the score for one of these. Our theme music comes courtesy of composer Tim Kutz. Follow him on Twitter ⁠@Rockub420⁠ and check out his brand new album at theeuphoricrecall.bandcamp.com/album/side-b. Twitter @JJLPodcast @24FPSUK @jshawhan

Join Sam and Jason as they explore four of Jennifer Jason Leigh’s performances from late 1981 through 1982, including the feature film Wrong Is Right, an episode of Trapper John MD, and the made-for-television one-two punch of The Killing of Randy Webster and The Best Little Girl In The World. Along the way we’ll debut Jason’s Currency Conversion Corner, come up with a game involving the many Trappers John, and get real about eating disorders, police violence, the American healthcare system, Lisa Whelchel hair, and The Gregory Harrison Moment in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s. Content warnings apply: all of them. Melanie Mayron’s film Slap Her, She’s French was released in the US under the title She Gets What She Wants. Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby was just issued on 4K and remastered blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome. Martyrs is available on an uncut region-free blu-ray from Umbrella Entertainment in Australia. The Thin Blue Line is available from The Criterion Collection. We’re debuting our new theme music this month courtesy of composer Tim Kutz. Check out his work at kingchron.bandcamp.com

On this episode, Sam, Jason and guest Timothy Evans finally get to discuss Jennifer Jason Leigh's first theatrically released film, the Florida shot and set slasher Eyes of a Stranger. We discuss the genre and the critical antipathy towards it; director Ken Weiderhorn's stylish approach to the film; the details that abound in Jennifer's performance as a deaf, blind and mute character and much more besides. Follow the show on Twitter https://twitter.com/JJLPodcast Follow us on Twitter Jason: https://twitter.com/jshawhan Sam: https://twitter.com/24FPSUK Tim: https://twitter.com/timothyeraw

A true chameleon! This week on the show, we're joined by film critic and podcaster Charlie Nash of Almost Major to discuss the career of the true Actor's actor, Jennifer Jason Leigh! From Fast Times at Ridgemont High to The Hateful Eight! From Single White Female to Annihilation, we cover it all! If you have any questions/comments/suggestions for the show, follow us on twitter @TheMixedReviews , like us on Facebook , e-mail us at reviewsmixed@gmail.com , visit our Instagram or TikTok for extra content, become a patron on our Patreon , or stop by our shop and pick up some podcast merchandise ! Don't forget to subscribe to us on iTunes , Stitcher Radio , Spotify, Podchaser , Audible , or Google .

Welcome to our podcast! In this preview episode, we'll give you a chance to get to know your cohosts, Jason Shawhan and Sam Inglis. We talk as little as possible about ourselves and instead discuss our origin stories as Jennifer Jason Leigh fans. We also get into how this show came to be and what it will and won't be, as we embark on this journey through one of modern cinema's most interesting filmographies. You can hear the episode of The Incinerator which birthed this show here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Q0m9VVef5PiQEgFmC94Jl Follow the show on Twitter https://twitter.com/JJLPodcast Follow us on Twitter Jason: https://twitter.com/jshawhan Sam: https://twitter.com/24FPSUK

Known for her burning intensity as an actress, JENNIFER JASON LEIGH feels like a proper 'first' for The Incinerator, seeing as how we've never inflicted this kind of damage on an individual before. Doing just that are SAM INGLIS (Hawke Talk Podcast) and JASON SHAWHAN (Nashville Scene), the two biggest JJL fans to ever JJL. They'll be guided, rewarded, and penalized the entire way by a super secret guest known only as "The Engineer". The players won't know who's causing them so much grief, and neither will you, till everything is said and done.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/incinerator-podcast/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/6029073/advertisement

Returning to the podcast once again, we have my very talented friend and an official (and very popular) friend of the show. William Boyle is the acclaimed novelist behind such titles as Gravesend , The Lonely Witness , A Friend is a Gift You Give Yourself , City of Margins , and the brand new Shoot the Moonlight Out . In addition to crafting these wondrously humanistic Lumet-like character-driven ensemble crime epics, Bill is also quite a pop culture buff and one hell of a good movie trivia game player as well. One of the biggest things we have in common, beyond just a real love for film in general (of course), is our great affection for character actors - especially when it comes to the true "actors' actors" we grew up watching onscreen in the '80s and '90s. In past episodes, we tackled the careers of Nicolas Cage, David Morse, and Mickey Rourke, and today, we're adding another incredibly talented performer to the roster. In this very comprehensive and celebratory two-hour conversation, we zero in on the prolific, staggeringly great, and endlessly inventive early to mid-'90s work of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh. Delving into the films Rush , The Hudsucker Proxy , Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle , Georgia , and Kansas City , we take a look at her power, range, vulnerability, and courage in these vital performances and reference her other films as well. Note: In citing a shockingly funny anecdote involving our subject giving a very gritty audition for a romcom, I said a certain word that I thought might not be appropriate for audiences listening with their children so am marking the box for "Explicit" on this one out of an abundance of caution. Theme Music: Solo Acoustic Guitar by Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive Logo: Kate Gabrielle (KateGabrielle.com) Originally Posted on Patreon here : https://www.patreon.com/posts/68321241