The Rom Com Rewind Podcast

When I’m Rome is a 2010 Romantic Comedy directed by Mark Steven Johnson. This is the story of Beth, a workaholic art curator who is disillusioned by love, played by Kristen Bell. When Beth’s little sister Joan, played by Alexis Dziena, gets engaged (after 2 weeks) Beth flies to Italy for the wedding. There she meets Nick Beamon, the best man, played by Josh Duhamel. He is ONE of our love interests...

Barbie is a 2023 Fantasy Comedy directed by Greta Gerwig who has a fantastic acting career and has also directed Little Women and Lady Bird.  Barbie is the story of Barbie, played by Margot Robbie. She’s living in Barbie land (Margot is ‘Stereotypical Barbie’) with all the other Barbies and of course the Ken’s. Mainly played by Ryan Gosling and Simu Liu. Oh, and Allan played by Michael Cera. But s...

Just Go With It is a 2011 Romantic Comedy directed by Dennis Dugan who is a Happy Madison All Star. He directed Big Daddy, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Grown Ups.   Just Go With It is the story of Danny Maccabee played by Adam Sandler. Danny is a successful plastic surgeon and he has a gambit with women where you pretends to be married to a horrible woman in order to disarm ladies and conv...

Maybe I Do is a new 2023 Romantic Comedy on Netflix written and Directed by Michael Jacobs based on his own play Cheaters. This is the story of Michelle and Allen played by Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey. Well it’s not exactly the story of them… it’s the story of how they pulled a group of cheaters together. We also meet Howard and Monica played by Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon, they are in a hote...

Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is a 2016 Romantic Comedy directed by Jake Szymanski. Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates is the story of Mike and Dave Stangle, played by Zach Efron and Adam Devine. These two are your classic family black sheep, their constant antics ruin every family gathering. To this end their younger sister Jeanie played by Sugar Lyn Beard is getting married, but Mike and Dave a...

Splash is a 1984 fantasy romantic comedy directed by Ron Howard.  Splash is the story of Allen Bauer played by Tom Hanks who we first meet as an eighty year old on a boat tour at Cape Cod. He has a boat accident, falls off but encounters a young girl under the water who allows him to breathe underwater. Years later Allen is a co-owner of a wholesale fruit and vegetable business in New York City. H...

Love, Simon is a 2018 Romantic Comedy Drama directed by Greg Berlanti and based on the novel Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. Love Simon is the story of Simon Spier played by Nick Robinson, who is a highschooler living in a suburb of Atlanta Georgia. Simon is gay but he is not ‘out’ yet. Love, Simon takes us on the journey of Simon as he is challenged with being true to himsel...

Part 2 of our XO Kitty episode.  XO Kitty is a brand new Netflix Romantic Comedy Series, it’s a spinoff of the To All The Boys Series written by Jenny Han. The original film Trilogy was the story of Lara Jean, this is the story of her younger sister Kitty Song Covey played by Anna Cathcart. Kitty is dating this guy she met in South Korea named Dae. Kitty applies to go to the same school as Dae in...

Somethings Gotta Give is a 2003 Romantic Comedy Drama, Produced and Directed by Nancy Meyers. Meyers has been responsible for The Parent Trap, The Holiday. It’s Complicated, What Women Want, Father of the Bride, she is Romantic Comedy Royalty. Something’s Gotta Give is the story of Harry Sanborn played by Jack Nicholson and Erica Barry played by Diane Keaton. When we meet Harry Sanborn he is actua...

XO Kitty is a brand new Netflix Romantic Comedy Series… it’s a spinoff of the To All The Boys Series written by Jenny Han. The original film Trilogy was the story of Lara Jean… this is the story of her younger sister Kitty Song Covey played by Anna Cathcart. Kitty is dating this guy she met in South Korea named Dae… Kitty applies to go to the same school as Dae in South Korea. Kitty gets IN but no...

Welcome to The Rom Com Rewind Podcast, where we revisit and deconstruct the most beloved romantic comedies of all time. In this episode, we're diving into the action-packed romantic comedy "This Means War" and uncovering the layers of its thrilling love triangle. Join us as we explore the high-stakes world of two CIA agents, Tuck (Tom Hardy) and FDR (Chris Pine), who unknowingly find themselves da...

Mamma Mia! Is a 2008 jukebox musical romantic comedy directed by Phyllida Lloyd based off the 1999 musical of the same name, this film is based on the songs of pop group ABBA. Mamma Mia is the story of Sophie Sheridan played by Amanda Seyfried. Sophie lives on the FICTIONAL Greek island of Kalokairi with her mother Donna played by Meryl Streep and her soon to be husband Sky played by Dominic Coope...

Ghosted is a 2023 Romantic Action Adventure Comedy directed by Dexter Fletcher. This is the story of Cole Turner played by Chris Evans. Cole lives near Washington DC where he helps his parents at their family farm. At a local farmers market Cole runs into Sadie, played by Ana De Armas. After a flirty but anxious meet cute Cole and Sadie hit it off, have one great night and a fantastic next morning...

John Tucker Must Die is a 2006 teen romantic comedy directed by Betty Thomas.  This is the story of teenager Kate Spencer played by Brittany Snow. Kate and her mom Lori played by Jenny McCarthy live just outside of Portland, Oregon. They are kinda nomads, they move constantly, Lori can’t hold down a relationship with a guy, Kate has moved from school to school… but NOW she goes to a school with Jo...

Ruby Sparks is a 2012 romantic fantasy, written by Zoe Kazan and directed by Valerie Faris and Johnathan Dayton, those two were responsible for Little Miss Sunshine. This is the story of Calvin, played by Paul Dano. Calvin is an anxious, young, novelist, he found MASSIVE success on his first novel, became an instant sensation and how is struggling to find inspiration. Calvin’s therapist encourages...

We’re the Millers is a 2013 American CRIME comedy directed by Rawson Thurber, he also directed Dodgeball, Central Intelligence, Red Notice. We’re the Millers is the story of David Clark played by Jason Sudekis. David is a low level marijuana dealer in Denver and he gets into some trouble with his boss Brad Gurdlinger played by Ed Helms after David gets robbed and all his cash and merchandise is st...

Say Anything is a 1989 romantic comedy…it’s a cult classic, directed by Cameron Crowe (Jerry McGuire, Elizabethtown, Almost Famous, Aloha) It’s the story of Lloyd Dobbler played by John Cusack.. Lloyd is your classic, noble, nice guy, slight underachiever, doesn’t know what he wants senior in high school… However as we approach graduation Lloyd falls for the class valedictorian Diane Court played...

Your Place Or Mine is a 2023 romantic comedy directed by Aline Brosh McKenna… This is the story of Debbie and Peter played by Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher. Debbie is a single mom to her son Jack. They live in LA, she’s an accountant at a middle school, very tightly wound, very much your typical helicopter over bearing parent to Jack. Then we have Peter who is a successful business consulta...

The Accidental Husband is a 2008 Romantic Comedy directed by Griffin Dunne. This is the story of Patrick Sullivan played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Patrick is a firefighter in New York City and is extremely excited to get married, and start his life with his fiance Sofia, played by Justina Machado. However after Sofia calls into love expert radio show hosted by Doctor Emma Lloyd played by Uma Thurman...

It's a Rom Com Rewind Special: the Pop Culture Roundup on the 2023 Oscars. Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Brendan Fraser, Jamie Lee Curtis, that awkward Ashley Graham/Hugh Grant interview. The 2023 Academy Awards gave the us so many satisfying wins, controversial scenes, meme-able moments and awkward interactions that we had to dedicate an entire episode on this. See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Bend it like Beckham is a 2002 Sports Romantic Comedy directed by Gurinder Chadha… it’s the story of Jesminder or Jess Bhamra played by Parminder Nagra. Jes comes from a British Indian, Punjabi, Sikh family living in London. Jess is OBSESSED with football but her parents Mohaan and Suhki very much want her to focus on other priorities. But, Jess meets Juliette played by Keira Knightly who is on a...

Meet Bill is a 2007 romantic comedy directed by Bernie Goldmann. Meet Bill is the story of Bill, played by Aaron Eckhart. Bill is a dissatisfied middle aged man who works for his father in law, Mr Jacoby’s - bank. No one takes him seriously, he’s the black sheep of the family, he is the VP of human resources, he’s really pushed off to the side in many different ways.  We quickly find out that Bill...

Shotgun Wedding is a brand new Amazon Prime Romantic Comedy directed by Jason Moore. This is the story of Tom played by Josh Duhamel and Darcy played by Jennifer Lopez. It’s the night before their wedding on a private island in the Philippines. We meet Tom’s mom Carol played by Jennifer Coolidge, Darcy’s parents Renata and Robert played by Sonia Braga and Cheech Marin. All is going kind of well, i...

The Princess Bride is a 1987 fantasy adventure romance comedy… directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner who was also responsible for Spinal Tap… much like Spinal Tap The Princess Bride has made it’s way into cult classic territory. It’s setup as a grandfather reading a tale to his sick grandson. Peter Falk played the grandfather, Fred Savage the grandson. The tale is that of Princess Buttercup playe...

Bad Moms is a 2016 Romantic Comedy. This is the story of Amy Mitchell played by Mila Kunis. Amy is your classic, overworked, overcommitted, trying to do everything and hold a family together mom. Her kids are Jane who is way too high strung about school… and Dylan… who can’t do anything for himself… and her husband Mike played by David Walton… turns out is cheating on her, online, via video chats…...