The Rom Com Rewind Podcast

You People is a brand new Netflix Romantic Comedy directed by Kenya Barris. You People is the story of Ezra Cohen played by Jonah Hill. Ezra comes from a Jewish family, his mom Shelley played Julia Louise Dreyfus and dad Arnold played by David Duchovny very much try to set Ezra up with “a nice smart Jewish girl”. Ezra eventually meets Amira played by Lauren London, and THEY hit it off right away....

The Vow is a 2012 Romantic Drama. It’s the story of Paige Collins played by Rachel McAdams and her husband Leo played by Channing Tatum. Paige and Leo are married and spoiler alert, shortly after we meet them, there is a car crash, by which Paige loses her memory… she loses her memory of who Leo is, their marriage, their life together, their apartment, it’s all gone. The Vow is the story of Paige...

Chalet Girl is a 2011 romantic comedy directed by Phill Traill. We watched this on Netflix. It’s the story of Kim Matthew’s played by Felicity Jones. She is a former skateboard prodigy who after her mothers untimely death ends up working at a burger joint to help her dad pay the bills. When a new job offer roles around for her to manage a chalet in Austria for an extremely wealthy family run by Ri...

It Takes Two is a 1995 romantic comedy… this film is inspired by the 1881 Mark Twain novel the Prince and the Pauper as well as the 1949 book Lisa and Lottie. It Takes Two is the story of Amanda and Alyssa, played by Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. Amanda is a New York City orphan hoping to find a family of her own one day. She is cared for at her orphanage by the sweetest social worker Diane, played...

It's the first ever Rom Com Rewind Fantasy Draft!!  Here's how it works: Sarah and I are each going to draft 5 upcoming romantic comedies that SHOULD be released in 2023, we will have these romantic comedies on our 'Rom Com Fantasy Team'. When these films are released, we will take the Rotten Tomatoes critic score, audience score and that is the overall score of said film. Whoever has the higher s...

Christmas With You is a 2022 Netflix Holiday Romantic Comedy. It’s the story of Miguel, played by Freddie Prinz JR. He is a single father to Cristina played by Deja Monique Cruz. His daughter Cristina does an Instagram video singing along to Angelina played by Aimee Garcia, she’s a pop music mega star who has maybe turned a corner on her career, on the down swing a little bit, living off the forme...

The Family Stone is a 2005 comedy, drama, romance directed by Thomas Bezucha. This is the story of Everett stone played by Dermot Mulroney. He is bringing his girlfriend Meredith played by Sarah Jessica Parker to meet his family for the holidays. The Stone family is BIG, and tight nit, and very outspoken. Sybil Stone is the matriarch of the family, that’s Diane Keaton. We have Craig T Nelson playi...

Love Hard is a 2021 Netflix Romantic Comedy. It’s the story of Natalie Bauer played by Nina Dobrev. Natalie is a LA writer who runs a dating column in which she shares her disastrous dating app stories. After meeting and matching with a man named Josh Linn Natalie thinks she finally found the one. In a spurt of reckless abandon she travels to meet him in Lake Placid New York to surprise him for Ch...

Sleigh rides, precocious kids, big city boys going back to their small town roots to learn about the meaning of Christmas, small town entrepreneurs following their dreams, it's that time of the year. It is officially Hallmark Christmas Romantic Comedy season! Are you up to date on your Hallmark Rom Coms? Want to know the big picks for this year? Have a Hallmark Rom Com suggestion? All that and mor...

Is a 2009 romantic comedy based on the Shopaholic series of novels by Sophie Kinsella. This is the story of Becky Bloomwood played by Isla Fisher, a shopping addict in New York City. Becky works for a gardening magazine that, after it folds is stuck searching for a new journalism gig ALL THE WHILE her massive credit card debt piles up. After attempting to secure a job at fashion magazine Alette sh...

Falling For Christmas is the RETURN OF LINDSAY LOHAN. This is the 2022 Netflix Holiday Romantic Comedy.  It’s the story of Sierra Belmont, played by Lindsay Lohan. Sierra’s father owns a flagship ski resort in Aspen and Sierra is your typical, over the top spoiled rich girl. She does nothing for herself, she has house keepers, chefs, designers all to make her life as comfortable as possible. This...

It’s a 2019 Netflix Romantic Comedy directed by Roger Kumble. Falling INN Love is the story of Gabriela Diaz played by Christina Milian, she works at a San Francisco design firm. She has ambitions of working in renewable and green energy initiative’s however when the business folds she finds herself drinkenly applying to ‘win an inn’ in New Zealand. Miraculously she does win that inn, travels all...

Dirty Dancing… a 1987 romantic drama dance film.  The setting is 1963. It’s the story of ‘Baby’ Frances Houseman played by Jennifer Grey… a young woman on her way to a vacation resort with her parents Jack and Marjorie Houseman… Jerry Orbach and Kelly Bishop.  While at this resort Baby is immediately awestruck by Johnny Castle, the resident dance instructor and all around hunk played by Patrick Sw...

It's the Rom Com Rewind Halloween Special! What Romantic Comedies should rise from the grave? What Rom Coms could easily be altered to a horror/scary movie?? What is the Rom Com version of dressing up in a Halloween Costume? And how many dresses did the costume team make for Jennifer Lopez's next role? All that and more on this episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Freaky Friday is a 2003 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Mark Waters, based on Mary Rodgers's 1972 novel of the same name.  This is the story of Anna Coleman played by Lindsay Lohan and her mom Tess Coleman played by Jamie Lee Curtis. Anna and Tess have a tumultuous mother daughter relationship… Tess is a widow is a psychiatrist, an author, she is a very busy woman and she is dating a new...

Enchanted is a 2007 musical fantasy romantic comedy Directed by Kevin Lima, the PERFECT person to direct this, as he is responsible for a lot of Disney’s animated hits… The Goofy Movie, 101 Dalmatians, Tarzan, he was a writer for Aladdin, a character designer on the Little Mermaid, Visual Director on Beauty and the Beast; this guy knows Disney Fairytales. Enchanted begins as an animated story, we...

A Cinderella Story is a 2004 Teen Rom Com  It’s the story of Samantha Montgomery played by Hillary Duff. Sam is a high-school senior in LA and 8 years prior… her father Hal Montgomery unfortunately passed away… this left Sam in the care of her step mother, Fiona, played by Jennifer Coolidge. Fiona changed Hal’s diner irreparably, she forces Sam to wait on her hand and foot and she consistently fav...

The Other Woman is a 2014 Rom Com directed by Nick Cassavetes This is the story of Carly Whitten played by Cameron Diaz. She is a New York City Attorney and JUST started dating Mark King, played by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jamie Lannister from Game of Thrones).  Here’s the thing about our boy Mark, we learn quickly that Carly is NOT the only person he is dating… naw… he actually already has a WIFE,...

Begin Again is the story of formerly successful record label executive Dan Mulligan played by Mark Ruffalo. Dan has fallen on tough times, he hasn’t booked a successful artist on his record label in years, he is no longer living with his wife Miriam played by Catherine Keener, he has a strained relationship with his daughter Violet played by Hailee Steinfield, we believe Dan might also be abusing...

She’s All That is the 1999 CLASSIC… American Teen Romantic Comedy Directed by Robert Iscove. It’s the story of Zack Siller played by Freddie Prinz Jr. Zack and his friends are seniors at their South California high school. Zack, top of his class, school jock, locked in prom king win, all around all American all star high schooler. Until his girlfriend Taylor played by Jody Lyn O’Keefe reveals she...

Look Both Ways - a 2022 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Wanuri Kahiu and written by April Prosser.  It’s a VERY similar premise to Sliding Doors… 1998… Gwenyth Paltrow if you’re familiar? This is the story of Natalie Benett played by Lili Reinhart from Riverdale. Life brings all of us, singular moments that can change the entire trajectory of our existence. This film is really a ta...

Catch and Release is a 2006 romantic comedy, written and directed by Susannah Grant.  This is the story of Gray Wheeler played by Jennifer Garner. When we meet Gray, it is the day of her wedding, except Gray is NOT getting married to her fiancee Grady on this day. Today is now the day of HIS funeral. We don’t know what happened except that shortly before the wedding, Grady suddenly passed away and...

Employee of the Month is a 2006 Rom Com directed by Greg Coolidge. It’s the story of Zack Bradley played by Dane Cook. Zack works at a ‘Super Club’ which is basically just a Costco, he is your classic, bottom of the barrel slacker, he’s a box boy, spends most of his work days finding ways not to work and even has a hideout in the store with his 3 friends Iqbal, Dirk and Russell.  This tradition of...

By popular demand it's the Rom Com Rewind - Pop Culture Roundup! Jennifer Coolidge thinks she bagged about 200 guys from playing 'Stifler's mom. Reese Witherspoon talks Legally Blonde 3, The Dirty Dancing Sequel might contain Patrick Swayze's likeness. Sarah gets a full view of Tommy Lee's Instagram history! All that and more on this episode! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is 40 is the ‘sort of sequel’ as Judd Apatow puts it to the 2007 film Knocked Up. This is 40, released in 2012 is the story of Pete, played by Paul Rudd and Debbie, played by Leslie Mann. Pete and Debbie are married as they were in Knocked Up, but just as in Knocked Up life is not all totally perfect. They are both turning 40 they have daughters aged 8 and 13 who are a handful, they are strug...