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'You’ve Got Mail' With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins

August 31, 2017 · You've Got Mail (1998) · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 54:52

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Amanda Dobbins▶ 13:48The montage of New York with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan walking around the Upper West Side, walking past each other with The Cranberries playing
Juliet Litman▶ 15:34When Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan first meet in person in the bookstore, with the little girl spelling 'F-O-X'

What's Aged the Best

Amanda Dobbins▶ 17:48The movie's predictions coming true: gentrification/chain stores replacing independent businesses, Barnes & Noble being replaced by other chains, and meeting romantic partners through online text communication
Juliet Litman▶ 20:40Kathleen Kelly's apartment - a sunny Upper West Side junior one-bedroom that looks like Anthropologie and could be a dream apartment today

Apex Mountain

Amanda Dobbins▶ 45:21When Harry Met Sally... — Not apex for Tom Hanks (despite his great streak), not apex for Nora Ephron (When Harry Met Sally had bigger impact), but gives Meg Ryan's edge to When Harry Met Sally over You've Got Mail
Juliet Litman▶ 44:00Meg Ryan — Peak Meg Ryan - You've Got Mail is her apex mountain

Picking Nits

Amanda Dobbins▶ 48:10Agrees with the Zabar's scene criticism, noting the movie is very white and that scene sticks out due to lack of representation otherwise
Juliet Litman▶ 47:35The Zabar's scene where Sarah Ramirez is given a weird, unidentified accent and portrayed as an ethnic cashier with a loose grasp of English - calls it cheap and uncomfortable

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Amanda Dobbins▶ 50:46Discussed that independent bookstores can exist (referencing cheese store comparison), suggested Chappelle was transitioning to movies, and believes the Foxes are doing fine but took a financial hit
Juliet Litman▶ 50:35What are the economics of the shop around the corner? Why is Dave Chappelle in this movie? Would the Foxes still be rich today?

Movies Referenced (29)

Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

10 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins▶ 4:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Philadelphia (1993)

3 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 5:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman▶ 18:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Toy Story (1995)

3 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 5:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Apollo 13 (1995)

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman▶ 5:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Black Swan (2010)

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman▶ 23:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Forrest Gump (1994)

2 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 5:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Keeping the Faith (2000)

2 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins▶ 3:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Pitch Perfect (2012)

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 35:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Point Break (1991)

2 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 53:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman▶ 23:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

A Few Good Men (1992)

1 mentions · Juliet Litman▶ 53:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (3)

Chris Corner

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman · Known for The Saint, Open Your Eyes▶ 21:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Darren Aronofsky

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman · Known for The Fountain, Requiem for a Dream▶ 23:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rob Reiner

1 mentions · Juliet Litman · Known for This Is Spinal Tap, The Wolf of Wall Street▶ 34:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (33)

Tom Hanks

42 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman · Known for Cast Away, Big, Forrest Gump▶ 4:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Meg Ryan

21 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman · Known for When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle, You've Got Mail▶ 4:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Harry Connick Jr.

9 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman · Known for Hope Floats▶ 7:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Parker Posey

7 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins▶ 32:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dave Chappelle

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman · Known for A Star Is Born▶ 26:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Greg Kinnear

5 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins · Known for As Good as It Gets, Little Miss Sunshine▶ 29:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Steve Zahn

5 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Joy Ride▶ 33:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jeiron Session

4 mentions · Juliet Litman · Known for Run All Night▶ 0:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Carrie Fisher

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Juliet Litman · Known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi▶ 21:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jonah Hill

3 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins · Known for 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, The Wolf of Wall Street▶ 0:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kate Hudson

3 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Almost Famous, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Bride Wars▶ 41:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ryan Gosling

3 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Blue Valentine, La La Land, Drive▶ 39:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (4)

Nora Ephron

28 mentions · Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Julie & Julia, When Harry Met Sally...▶ 6:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Black Caviar

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 35:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joan Didion

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Star Is Born▶ 10:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Judd Apatow

1 mentions · Juliet Litman · Known for The King of Staten Island, Knocked Up▶ 0:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗