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Two friends revisit the chlorinated teen thriller they saw together in theaters exactly 20 years ago.
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In this episode
- A full breakdown of Swimfan, the 2002 Fatal Attraction for high schoolers
- Why the film's original title SwimFan85 was actually the better choice
- A nostalgic look at what made this psycho-sexual thriller stick in memory
- Three genuine fans dissecting every wild twist the movie throws at you
About this episode
It's Back to School month, so Mark welcomes longtime friend (and lifeguard!) Kit Sheehan back on the podcast to go on a journey deep into the school pool. They discuss a movie they saw together in the theater 20 years ago, probably on opening night at the mall: the "classic" chlorinated psycho-sexual teen thriller SWIMFAN (aka SwimFan85, a better original title), which was released on September 6, 2002. The two wonder who is the bigger swimfan here as they rave about the wild twists and turns of this Fatal Attraction 2.0 starring dreamboat Jesse Bradford, scary Scientologist Erika Christensen, and wholesome WB star Shiri Appleby. Plus, hear from pal Gaius Bolling, another swimfan, who chimes in with his appreciation of this steamy and slippery tale.
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About Release Date Rewind
Movie nerd, filmmaker, and anniversary celebrator Mark J. Parker brings a friend on each episode to discuss movies (and sometimes TV shows) that are hitting milestone anniversaries of release that month. Think 20th anniversary, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, you get it!
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