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You've Got Mail (1998)

Directed by Nora Ephron•1h 59m•Published Dec 19, 2023•Episode length 3h 06m
Episode 205 - You’ve Got Mail
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Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan
Kathleen Kelly
Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks
Joe Fox
Greg Kinnear
Greg Kinnear
Frank Navasky
Parker Posey
Parker Posey
Patricia Eden
Heather Burns
Heather Burns
Christina Plutzker
Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle
Kevin Jackson
Jean Stapleton
Jean Stapleton
Birdie Conrad
Steve Zahn
Steve Zahn
George Pappas
Dabney Coleman
Dabney Coleman
Nelson Fox
John Randolph
John Randolph
Schulyer Fox

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Nora Ephron
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Overview

Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.

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(Deep Dive begins at 47:45) The odd thing about this form of communication is you're more likely to talk about nothing than something. at the BFE we call those nothings 'tangents.' Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Megan (Georgia's waiting on snail mail while Ethan's trying to connect wi…

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(Deep Dive begins at 47:45)

The odd thing about this form of communication is you're more likely to talk about nothing than something. at the BFE we call those nothings 'tangents.'  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, Liam, and Megan (Georgia's waiting on snail mail while Ethan's trying to connect with a dial-up modem) as we're heading New York City on the precipice of the 21st century in our 3rd of the Hanks/Ryan trilogy, Shakespeare in Love. We're going to the mattresses in our 205th episode as we discuss: 

  • What is it about the Meg/Tom combo that seems to work
  • How would this movie have worked very differently just a few years later
  • How expensive were early day laptops
  • Why is Dave Chapelle in this movie?
  • Why wasn't Parker Posey more of a thing?
  • Also, why does she turn in this movie?
  • We rate our Hanks/Ryan trilogies from best to worst
  • Whether or not You've Got Mail is the Best Film Ever

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