Ep. 179: Beyond Therapy featuring Dirk Marshall

It's #HAHAugust III y'all.  A time for us to kick up our heels and have a good laugh.  We couldn't think of a better way to kick off a month of belly laughs than with 1987's BEYOND THERAPY.  Even the name of the movie (and stage play) is funny.  It's full of super funny actors too including Julie Hagerty (AIRPLANE!), Jeff Goldblum (TRANSYLVANIA 6-500), and Christopher Guest (WAITING FOR GUFFMAN). It's directed by Robert Altman (NASHVILLE) who showed us Heuy Lewis's dong in SHORT CUTS.  NOTE: we talked about this for a second in the episode, but it was cut for time. Sorry.

BEYOND THERAPY is about unbelievable people looking for love with the help of their equally unbelievable therapists in an unbelievable New York setting because the movie was actually shot in Paris.  Anyway, it's a stage play that became a movie that everyone on the set thought would be amazing, but, pieced together as a whole, failed to live up to expectations.  It's like a Reuben sandwich where corned beef is replaced with bologna.  If that doesn't make sense, listen to the episode for additional explanations.

Joining us is returning guest Dirk Marshall from the VH US podcast (https://www.vh-us.com/), who gave BEYOND THERAPY five stars on Letterboxd.  We went into this episode looking for a proper explanation.  Dirk counter attacked us with a charming and surprisingly entertaining SHREK impression. 

We know this episode is a bit on the lengthy side but trust us, it's worth it.  Besides talking about the film, BEYOND THERAPY and its stage counterpart, we learn that both Dirk and Ryan have performed scenes from the stage play.  Marc and Erica, discuss their upcoming 2 person Zoom rendition of BEYOND THERAPY that will be performed exclusively for job interviews.  We talk about Reuben sandwiches and the much-beloved REUBEN REUBEN.  Dirk shares his deep admiration for DESIGNING WOMEN And, we highlight an upcoming episode for the GrammerCast. 

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