The Whole Nine Yards (2000)

Episode 101 (January 26, 2024)

We take a trip to Montreal, to check in with the mild-mannered Dr. Nicholas “Oz” Oseransky (Matthew Perry) and his scary neighbor, Jimmy the Tulip (Bruce Willis). Can you even imagine what shenanigans these two get up to? We’ll tell you all about them in our discussion of the 2000 hitman/dental comedy The Whole Nine Yards. Most of this episode is a fierce argument about whether or not all the Matthew Perrying Matthew Perry does in this movie is good or bad.

Time stamps:
00:03:40 — Our personal histories with The Whole Nine Yards (and with Friends)
00:15:09 — Pre-movie predictions
00:19:12 — History segment: Career overviews of director Jonathan Lynn and star Matthew Perry
00:36:45 — In-depth movie discussion
01:16:41 — Final thoughts and star ratings

Artwork by Laci Roth.

Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).

Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode:
“Your Ambition” – https://youtu.be/ZHudVTCkrQY
“Winston-Salem” – https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM
“Snake Drama” – https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg
“The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” – https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ

Source:
“Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing” by Matthew Perry – https://amzn.to/3SDGI57