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628. Frame Rate: Phantom of the Paradise (Feat. Vanessa Guerrero)

Small Beans

Small Beans

Comedy

4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 27 September 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Michael and Abe are joined by Vanessa Guerrero to discuss 1974’s Phantom of the Paradise, directed by Brian De Palma. All three weigh in on this cult classic and bask in the glory of Beef. If you enjoy the campy, wild style of films like Rocky Horror Picture Show or Eraserhead, you should watch this movie. Features: Vanessa Guerrero: https://twitter.com/nessguerrero Michael Swaim: https://twitter.com/SWAIM_CORP Abe Epperson: https://twitter.com/AbeTheMighty Support Small Beans and access Additional Content: https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans Check our store to buy Small Beans merch! https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-small-beans-store?ref_id=22691

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody, Michael Swame here, and I'm doing it. I'm calling you to action.

0:04.5

I am sincerely asking that if you're able, you'll check us out over at patreon.com slash small beans

0:10.6

where if you upgrade to being a $5 a month or more patron, you get access to twice as many pods like Star Trek the next

0:17.7

Futurama, Spielboys, directorpiece theater, and one-upsmanship, and even more great stuff. So hey, come on in, the water's beans.

0:26.6

patreon.com slash small beans.

1:00.0

Realize that you all donated something awful. That's a part of you. I'm those nightmares coming true. I am your crime.

1:06.9

So sit and listen. Well, the fun begins because the bad guys win on frame rate. The show where we rate frames.

1:15.4

Was it the one you were thinking? No, I was thinking it was today. It's Thursday.

1:21.9

Oh, right. Well, I don't know when we're recording, but that wouldn't be good.

1:26.6

But we are recording. That's true. It's delicious. There's day. What's there's day? It's Thursday. It's Thursday.

1:33.0

I can pass that because yeah, Vanessa's a returning champion, you know,

1:36.5

or I guess a Guerrero will do plugs at the end. I'm Michael Swame. I'm a that person. I'm the other guy.

1:43.5

Now we can just talk. People, you may not know this movie. Vanessa jumped at it immediately, seeing it upon the list.

1:52.1

Actually, it's a good chance to plug. We've shown this on our small beans movie night stream. Most Mondays

1:58.7

at 6 p.m. Pacific on the small beans discord server in the movie night channel. You can watch a movie with us

2:04.3

and we talk over it about whatever we want. It's usually a lot of fun. I hope you'll join us.

2:08.4

It's open to anyone, even if you're not a patron. Okay. That said, Phantom of the Paradise is a

2:15.9

fucking insane Brian DePaul movie. And you may know him from movies that are not fucking insane,

2:21.6

like Scarface, Carrie, The Untouchables, Mission Impossible One. Vanessa, why were you so gleefully

2:28.1

excited to respond in all caps? Oh, yeah, Phantom of the Paradise. Yeah. Yeah, I was really all

2:36.2

caps about this one. This is one of my all time favorite movies. It's like my absolute.

2:46.0

Anytime I've been like at my lowest, like Phantom of the Paradise is like smelling salts to like

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