Air Force One

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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With July 4th just around the corner, Amy and Paul are getting into the patriotic spirit by revisiting the 1997 high altitude thriller Air Force One. They dive into how Harrison Ford wasn’t the original choice to play the president, discuss how the film holds up today, and Amy’s real-life trip to Kazakhstan. You can join the Unspooled conversation on Paul’s Discord at https://discord.gg/ZwtygZGTa6 Follow Paul and Amy on Letterboxd for more of their movie hot takes! https://letterboxd.com/paulscheer/ https://letterboxd.com/theamynicholson/ Paul’s book Joyful Recollections of Trauma is out now! Find it at https://www.harpercollins.com/products/joyful-recollections-of-trauma-paul-scheer Check out more of Paul's writing on his Substack https://substack.com/@paulscheer Episodic Art by Kim Troxall: https://www.unspooledart.com/ Learn more about the show at Unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and on Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or where you listen to podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The £5 meal deal from McDonald's.
0:02.0	Get a cheeseburger or mayo chicken,
0:04.0	medium fries, four McNuggets
0:06.0	and a medium soft drink for guess what?
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0:46.2	Terms and conditions apply. The year is 1997. How long can they stay up there with the fuel they
0:52.7	have? That's a question of airspeed, wind, altitude.
0:56.0	We need an Air Force One pilot in here. Any educated guesses?
0:58.0	That's the way they might be going.
1:00.0	The movie, Air Force One.
1:05.0	Ah, unschooled.
1:08.0	Ah, unspooled.
1:30.3	Welcome to Unspooled. This is a podcast about good movies, critical hits, fan favorites, must-sees, and in case you missed them.
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