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(500) Days of Summer (2009)

Episode 236•Directed by Marc Webb•1h 35m•Published Jul 23, 2024•Episode length 2h 56m
IanIan
MeganMegan
GeorgiaGeorgia
Episode 236 - (500) Days of Summer
ComedyDramaRomance

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Tom
Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel
Summer
Geoffrey Arend
Geoffrey Arend
McKenzie
Chloë Grace Moretz
Chloë Grace Moretz
Rachel
Matthew Gray Gubler
Matthew Gray Gubler
Paul
Clark Gregg
Clark Gregg
Vance
Patricia Belcher
Patricia Belcher
Millie
Rachel Boston
Rachel Boston
Alison
Minka Kelly
Minka Kelly
Autumn
C
Charles Walker
Millie's New Husband

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Marc Webb
Marc Webb
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Overview

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.

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(Deep Dive begins at 15:35) It's always about measuring expectations so they line up with reality, am I right? Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Megan and Georgia, as we're heading to Los Angeles and violently yo-yoing between loving us and hating the world in the indie darling, (500) Days of Summer. We…

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(Deep Dive begins at 15:35)

It's always about measuring expectations so they line up with reality, am I right? Join your favorite TransAtlantic podcasters, Ian, Megan and Georgia, as we're heading to Los Angeles and violently yo-yoing between loving us and hating the world in the indie darling, (500) Days of Summer. We're doing choreographed dance sequences with animated  birds in our 236th episode as we discuss:

  • The significance of the birthday equinox
  • Who gets over break-ups easier, men or women
  • How do peeps feel about karaoke
  • Have we ever been on the hook for someone? How much responsibility does the one holding the other on the hook have to smarten the other party up
  • Ian goes 5 levels deep on a seemingly nothing scene inside Ikea (where were the meatballs?)
  • In what ways has this film aged terribly in just 15 years?
  • We discuss the trope of the manic pixie dream girl and how realistic this really is
  • What fingerprints from our last episode (When Harry Met Sally)  did we see in this film?
  • Whether or not (500) Days of Summer is the Best Film Ever

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