In the movie, 80 for Brady. Four best friends take a road trip to the Super Bowl so they

can see their favorite quarterback play in person. The film stars Lily Tomlin, Jane

Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field, and Tom Brady himself. I'm Stephen Thompson, and today

we are talking about 80 for Brady on pop culture happy hour from NPR.

Joining me today is Daisy Rosario, senior supervising producer of Audio at Slate, where she is

relaunching Dear Prudence Slates Advice Podcast. Welcome back Daisy.

Thank you for having me Stephen.

Also joining us today is writer Ella Saron, whose book Viva Lola Espinoza will be out in

April and is available for pre-order now. Hello Ella.

Hi.

It is a pleasure to have you both. So sometimes it is hard to sum up a film's many nuances

in just a few moments. This is not one of those times. 80 for Brady is based on a group

of real life friends, all of whom were over 80 at the time who formed a group called

Over 80 for Brady, named of course for their favorite NFL quarterback Tom Brady, whom you

might remember from his most recent retirement last week. In 80 for Brady, their story is

very heavily fictionalized. The film has four friends traveling to the 2017 Super Bowl

to see what turned out to be a thrilling game between the New England Patriots and the

Atlanta Falcons. Of course, they experience many obstacles and antics along the way.

If you have thought to yourself, is there a scene in 80 for Brady in which these women

accidentally take drugs? Then you are on the right track. You've got four legends of

stage and screen. You've got one superstar quarterback who just happens to serve as a producer

on 80 for Brady. And you've got a boatload of cameos, many of which are spoiled in the

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