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I'm Kelly Crossley and this is the Cali Crossley Show. In the spirit of WGBH as pledge drive. We're launching our first annual fund raising Film Festival with our film contributor gerund daily leading the way. We're taking a tour through some of Tinseltown's finest fundraising flicks from the early 30s to the 21st century. We'll look at the commonalities among all these movies movies that center around the sacrifices that mere mortals make to save a beloved institution from duck soup to It's A Wonderful Life. We're talking about the stuff of box office bailouts where a community comes together to rescue something that's too small to succeed from a tiny nation to a humble Savings and Loan. And as we pull the reels of fundraising films we're asking you to pitch in to call us with the movies that come to mind when we talk about the intersection of cellular and cash. Up next show me the money. Hollywood's take on fundraising. First the news. From NPR News in Washington I'm Lakshmi Singh. House Democrats

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pleasure. Now before we dive in listeners we're taking your calls. What films come to mind when you think of fund raising of raising money of bailing something out. We're at 8 7 7 3 0 1 89 70. That's 8 7 7 3 0 1 89 70 Guerin. A couple of films that you mentioned seemed ripped from the headlines this week. Just say it's kind of freaking me out. You know that's that's what I did I mean you know there are continuities that continually go back and forth in our popular culture so it's not surprising. Well first of all not that you're in at looking into a crystal ball but why does Hollywood do fund raising films do you think. Well there's I mean first of all it's a great tension builder and that's one of the things that you want inside a Hollywood movie you have to have something that builds tension and if you look at the films and term and break it down and you look at it as the three act play you'll notice that in a lot of these fundraising films there is two characters and they're

each act has a new problem. The first act is usually something small and personal then a second act or something where the two people have a problem to stew some out and then there is the big problem which is surmounted in the third act where what they learn in Act 1 and act 2 and working together an act to come together and act three. OK well you just described any number of films on your list but I have to start with the one with one of the ones that seem ripped from the headlines and that's one called America on. And it's a 1976 movie and the title says it all. The country is flat broke. I know a way to raise money. For them. I'm. An American. And we can see maturity so. We get to

see the extras. And I call and make a pledge. That I don't think President Obama wants to hear that this week. I know that but you know here's I think this bill was made in the late 70s when there's a lot of things that were bad happening to the country who seem to have gotten beyond it. But you know the thing is this is not a really great film. I mean it's a great trailer but it's not a really good film but incredibly prescient Here's some of the things that this film actually predicted. First of all the country's going broke and it's going to be foreclosed on by wealthy Native Americans who have made a lot of money. You don't know why but they're all the same the really wealthy Native Americans I was it that came true. China becomes a capitalist power and is dominating the world. Nike becomes a multinational company. The USSR collapses. Reality TV is all over the place and US is dependent on oil. These are wild predictions and that's not very good film but very funny trailer.

Now when you said it was a very good film did it wasn't received well at the time. Not really but when you know when we start talking about this topic you mentioned earlier what was the first thing that popped in your mind. Me was America thought because I did know the film and it's like perfect for what we're talking about fundraising. OK. We think that you listeners have films that come to mind when you start thinking about fundraising maybe not one quite as prescient as America thought on but give us a call at 8 7 7 3 0 one eighty nine seventy eight 7 7 3 0 1 89 70 and share your favorite fund raising film. OK so that one was one about the country being flat broke. And oddly there's one even older than that a film that you suggest that seems to strike a similar theme. This is from the 1933 classic Duck Soup starring the Marx Brothers. In this scene the wealthy Mrs. Tisdale negotiates bailing out fre Donia a bankrupt nation. Gentlemen I've already known for you know your mum how I talk to my husband left me. I

consider that money you know. And now you're asking what I know about 20 million dollars with 20 million dollars in the trash. We cannot an immediate induction of the text. People are asking why. I'm sorry but I'm kind of aggrieved people but government have been mismanaged. I returned the money but only on condition that if they can't even come and pick it up I'm going to have you ask me to give up my office. Yes you like me you precious like that. I feel if you don't you need to read a proposition. He noticed a man like rivers chief I am the P-5 plus. Well my goodness. Well Rufus T Firefly for those who don't know is Groucho Marx and for Dhoni as home of the Sprit and land of the knave. I mean it's one of those great classic Marx Brothers films. Interestingly enough when the film came out it was not considered a good Marx Brothers film. It was considered a minor one. It was the last one that they were doing on their paramount contract. But as we've seen because it was so well written and the boys did a great job of satirizing government waste and you

know these dour jurors who are bailing people and that's kind of a theme you're going to see in some of these movies that there's somebody a single person who is not particularly happy bailing out something to like somehow enhance their lives by helping other people. And this now is a classic as well as we've said what makes a classic. Well makes it a classic is because we're looking at how much fun it makes of things that are out there. There's one scene when they make fun of the Hays Code which is very much in style right then which is all about how you could what you couldn't couldn't do sexually. And there's a scene where apparently I think it's Chico is in bed with a girl and they can't show that so they show Chico Shiah shoes the woman shoes and then a pair of horse shoes. And then it pans up and it shows Chico in bed with the horse and the girl on the couch. So it's those kinds of scenes where they make fun of all the different elements of 30 society and clued in. Again a government that was dealing with a huge depression a huge economic issue and they were like well everyone's whining is the

government going to go bankrupt. Now duck soup of course start the very popular Marx Brothers we should mention that America thon which was in 1076 movie we just heard from star John Ritter Harvey Korman and Fred Willard these were at that time maybe in 1076 not as much household names as they were become later. Right. But I'm wondering if because of the popularity of the Marx Brothers this film was therefore very popular at the time it was popular at a time but again people it was it was the critics and the actual reception it got was diminished because they thought it was a lesser one because of the Paramount contract and it's only over time that as we look back we see how brilliant and how sad how good the satire really is that it's become one of the great classic Marx Brothers films. We had a note from my Facebook page from Dave that he says Nashville in a weird disconnected sort of way is a fund raising film that comes to mind for him what do you think. Well I love Nashville in fact one of my favorite quotes of all time is comes from Nashville and I use it all the time has nothing to do with fundraising with it. I saw money in it at all. Well there's money

it's a political film it's an election film and I'm not quite sure I mean they do have a lot of concerts and events going on throughout the film I quote I'm quite I don't quite see the fund raising connection there. OK well Andrew suggests you HFA film from 1989 he said It's Weird Al Yankovic's only starring role in a cult classic. And I should note that the synopsis is a local public station gets a new owner and the station becomes a hit with all sorts of hilarious sight gags and wacky humor. That's that's much more on yeah that that is a real cult film. And it's again not very large not a lot of people know about it. So it was a David. He obviously knows his movies. OK Dave if you want to call and defend Nashville please feel free to do so we're 8 7 7 3 0 1 8 9 7. Though I note you said it was a weird disconnected kind of way and that's what Karen responded to. So let's talk about commonalities in all of these things must it. We haven't seen in the in the two that we listen to thus far but it seems to me that a fund raising film at least from my standpoint has to be a little bit heart wrenching. I like a little heart

wrench. Is that just me. No I think that's what it does it does pull at the heartstrings. Yeah there is. There's lots of commonalities and I think the first we could probably talk about is community because again we live in a in a world where there is lots of disparate parts of the community and you can take a look at. It's a Wonderful Life is a perfect example of where the community comes together at the end when one person's life has been questioned by himself such to the point that he looks at the dark side of life which is committing suicide. But at the end every element of the community bar one which would be Mr. Potter comes together to help him with money. And that's really what a lot of these films are all about. Let's take a listen to It's A Wonderful Life. And this is a classic film from 1946. And in this scene George Bailey is getting a bailout of a lifetime. Very good choice very good you go. While you are in trouble because they somehow have everybody in there is going to question just how do you

sort of tell you what is right but I have read my spare letter or and yeah your request was never mind you but you did write it but I guess I was right. Was Quiet quiet. I get this it's from London. Oh Mr. Gower cable Johnny Cash stuff. My office instructed to advance you up to $25000 stock are you hard and Merry Christmas Sam Wainwright was. That's a wonderful thing it is one of these and what it really speaks to is the optimism coming out of World War 2 and the optimism of having your individuality individuality having impact and community. It's really interesting the samurai way is in London in one thousand forty six. Again speaking to the post World War 2 optimism at the time even though the film is incredibly dark when you think about

it. All right well we have a caller Tina from glass to go ahead. Hi I'm nominate The Mouse That Roared. OK Karen's laughing I laugh because it's a great Peter Sellers vehicle and it's about a small country in need of money. Absolutely terrified needed money. So what they decided to do is there's only one way to make money and that's to invade the United States lose and then they'll give you all the money you need. So it's a great joy. Well thank you very much Tina you're very on top of it. Thank you so much. And I probably know you too. That's pretty good. Yes it is very good. And Peter Sellers is great in it. Wonderful that's the I never I don't I think I've seen that but I've never watched it was also a book it was a film made off of a book. Oh OK. Karen you have some ideas for what the titles of our NPR film festival I would be where where the title says it all you say well yeah.

The actual topic within these films those are really say a lot but when you think about a fund raiser I mean it's always about Apocalypse Now. You know there's a clear and present danger. You know the speakers are in a panic room asking you to come with money in their big borrow and steal anyway I think something's got to give at some point. But they're not going to give up the ship. This is really just Pretty Persuasion. OK it's a last abduction. The money's not going to go into a black hole. They're not going to take the money and run. We're going to use other people's money to keep the station on the air and then we're going to give the devil his due. We're going to make a killing and thank you and good night and folks those are all titles a real film. I had a lot of fun putting that together. I see that you did you really enjoy yourself. Well we're enjoying our conversation here and we'd like to hear from you. 8 7 7 3 0 1. Eighty nine seventy is our number. Call in with your ideas for fund raising films. It's our first annual fund raising Film Festival with Guerin daily our film contributor and listeners it's time for you to pitch in. What movies do you want to put on our radio marquee. Give us a call at 8 7 7 3 0 1

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tuning in we are in the middle of our first annual fund raising Film Festival with our film contributor Guerin daily as our guide. He's gone into the film archive and surfaced his list for some of the best films about people pitching in to raise money for something they dearly care about. And we want to add you to this list. We're 8 7 7 3 0 170 that's 8 7 7 3 0 1 89 70. What are your favorite money movies. Do you have a favorite quote from a movie about money. That's 8 7 7 3 0 1 8 9 7 8 7 7 3 0 1 89 70. And of course you can write us on our Facebook page or send us a tweet. We also have a bonus question. Can you name a film that features public radio or a public radio moment. Last segment Andrew sent us a note on a Facebook page and he noted UHF 1989 film and that featured a public radio station so maybe there's another one you know about 8 7 7 3 0 1 89 70. And right now we're going to take a call then from Providence Go

ahead please. Yes this one I think you know my vote in for the Blues Brothers. Now why did you pick that movie. It's just it's a classic. There's definitely a serious situation going on even though the Blues Brothers are huge fans have been known to go and help out. OK thanks but if they go they go on a crazy journey to take care of it. Chris what do you think Aaron about been suggested. That's a very good suggestion. The plot is the Blues Brothers this is Dan Akroyd and John Belushi are two petty criminals who are in dark suits dark glasses who went to an all Catholic school and the Catholic schools in trouble so they go on a mission from God to be able to put together the best blues band to raise money to save the church and change the school and you know it's there are more car crashes in this and when John land is made it made the film everyone kept saying Why did you have so many police cars being destroyed and he

goes well it's just fun. Maybe there's a whole Catholic school church theme here but I'm thinking of Sister Act. That's exactly what you told our would be Goldberg I can think of one until now. Yeah there are a lot of my friends also bells of St. Mary's is another good one which is on my list which is a great great movie one a couple of years ago nominee for a couple of years. But interestingly enough it has one of those names I was talking about before and that is where one person who has a lot of money has devoted his life or her life to making it a coup and amassing money is near the end of their life and they finding it a little on the hollow side. So in The Bells of St. Mary's Ingrid Bergman is going after Henry Travers who is a wealthy businessman and many people remember Henry Travers as Clarence the angel. And it's a wonderful life who's a rich businessman and I believe we have a quote from that. Yes. So here this is from the 1947 film The Bishop's Wife. I'm sorry bells of St. Mary's. This is I'm sorry 1945 film The bells of St. Mary starring Ingrid

Bergman bang Crosby and Henry Travers. This is St. Mary's. They have got a problem. So they just styled forall Nally father all knowledge that is not all the situation as well and I have. Made sister Benedict a real magical Father O'Malley but possessing a rare warm them persuasiveness that really gets things done. Come to any conclusion. It's. Going to surprise you and I do want people to like me so I was wondering. If you would accept my building. So there's a perfect example I mean he wants to be like he wants to he wants to fill his life with something more than money and that's a theme if you're going to see it it's in a lot of films where somebody again has has a lot of wealth. And for them to make a contribution back to the community they give the money to the community. And again it's this is a tradition you go back to John D Rockefeller. He did the same thing with at the end of his life. Bill Gates is doing the same thing

with their life they've got massive money now they're giving back to the community. Well and I would I would note that just yesterday Mark Zuckerberg the founder of Facebook and you can send us a comment on our Facebook page by the way. Just announced that he's going to give away his money. He said it's time if you accumulate a lot of money you should give back to those who need it and that's what he plans to do so he's doing like 16 billionaires in their effort to give back money to people who are less fortunate so going to the next race especially at this time of year I think it's wonderful Yeah and he's our I should mention he's already given a big donation to the Newark school public school system already Excel. We have another caller Angela from Lincoln Go ahead please. I'd like to name any risky business. A excellent example of racism. Why. Well because it plays on D I guess. Baser desires people in a capitalistic society and reallocate funds where it needs

to be. Oh well you know you came up with something really good there Angela because what risky business is it's a classic story. When I was talking about those three acts when there's one problem and then there's a two problem of people working together. Then there's a bigger third Brahman the third act and people working together to solve that problem. That is a classic example of what they do in Hollywood with these films. The twist is of course that they're using sin to be able to do their good deed. And of course you've got Tom Cruise in one of his best and I think it's Rebecca to Mornay is the female lead. Yeah and who can forget Angela that slut that song where he slammed across the living room in his socks right. OK I thank you so much. Our number 8 7 7 3 0 1 8 9 7 8 7 7 3 0 1 8 8 9 7 8 please call in and give us your money Movie movies. I'm interested in people's favorite quotes about money in movies I'm sure there people have quotes. And of course the bonus question in the films that have public

broadcasting at its center. Please call in with that. Now before I was mentioning the bishop's wife. Yes which is another kind of heartwarming Faith-Based if you will I mean well there's people in the faith who are characters in the movie and there are two versions of this but we're going to hear a clip from the original one this is 1947 film the bishop's wife about a bishop trying to get a new cathedral built for him. It's MORNING EDITION. Did anything come in because Mr. Mrs Jake their student loan how contribution is unfair Will my $15 $15 and headed down to 10. That's a letter from explaining that this year with so many I know same that it all right. I think especially on the day the ship wrecked I'm taking a look at the office. I'll be down to the meetings. Now that was a bishop's wife starring Cary Grant David Nevin and Loretta Young right.

Again we got a bishop here and there I mean this is a Christmas film I think it's one of the more underappreciated Christmas films. David Nevin is a bishop who has risen up in the ranks and he's now a bishop he was a he was a priest or the equivalent of being a priest and he's trying to build something an edifice for the glory of God. There again there's a dowager in this but in the process he's kind of lost his bearings he's lost his moorings and he spoke on doing building the building and not building faith and not building community. Dudley played by Cary Grant comes down to earth to help him. Loretta Young plays David Nevins wife. And in it the film is all about regaining faith regaining hope and rebuilding the community and as a result of that the dowager and giving him the money to build the edifice that's going to glorify God. So it's very heartwarming in that regard a little stuffy at times but still a very good film and a very good film about showing how community and the different people in the

community come together. Now the preacher's wife was the remake of this which starred Whitney Houston the singer and also Denzel Washington as an angel. Right. OK Della such a role made for him and it was a similar kind of theme except exactly saying you know I guess that the minister in that case was trying to make a decision about whether to give in to the commercial sales people who wanted the church space to turn it into a scene. It doesn't really matter what the issue is. That's almost it's almost like the Hitchcock McGuffin you know it's just something that moves the plot forward. It's really what it is it's all about the internal struggles that a person may have when facing those kind of choices and what these films really say is our kids guess what. Money isn't everything. Community is everything. Give back to the community and then you'll be able to get those things that you really want. Now we just heard from somebody who from Cape Cod who recommended a white Christmas. Yeah I think White Christmas is on my alternate list. And that what that's interesting about it. Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye are helping veterans and this case their old general who's down

on his luck. So that's a very good choice as well. It was on my alternate list and I just want to make a point here that a number of these have a holiday theme right. Do they do better. If it if they have a holiday thing. Well of course you know when they're released during the holidays unless they get they kind of get snowballed like it's a wonderful life in a lot of people think that that is wonderful life bombed at the box office. It didn't but there was a big blizzard the day that it came out and killed the box office and the way the backslashes were back then so and it was nominated for five Oscars. And but it cost so much and it didn't make it back that's why I got the reputation of being a bum. But you're right people have a feeling about this time of year. There's a time when you can actually you know the entire culture the media everyone seems to be focusing on being generous and being open and when that happens you know they'll go see movies to kind of reinforce that. OK. CALLER We have a caller Sharon from weren't Rhode Island Go ahead please. Oh Shah not Sharon. That's OK. OK.

I just remember and i told me. You from the 90s called Empire Records. Yeah I remember that show too. Now why did you pick that one. I picked that because of the beginning of the movie. They find out that their small store is going to become a big chain. So one of the employees takes all the money out of the pool and goes to Atlantic City to try and win more money so they can buy the store and he loses all of it. And the movies just sort of their last days scrambling to try and keep their store and at the end they just kind of have a fundraiser concert and to start selling all their stuff and in the end they get to own their store. OK so it's not it's not a sad ending because you were going to the sad place there for the happy ending. Oh OK very good we like that. You've heard of that. Oh yeah thank you very much. John's right it was it was a film that came out and I think it was 91 or 92. Maybe I may be wrong about those years but it was one that the people in the business really liked and the few people who when saw really enjoyed it as well. So Sean's very correct

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If you're just tuning in we're in the middle of our first annual fund raising Film Festival with our film contributor Guerin daily as our guide. He's gone into the film archives and put together his list for some of the best films about people pitching in to raise money for something they care about. We want to add you to the less we're at 8 7 7 3 0 1 89 70 8 7 7 3 0 1 89 70 and our bonus question. Can you name a film that features public radio or a public radio moment. 8 7 7 3 0 1 89 70. That's 8 7 7 3 0 one eighty nine seventy one go right to the calls. Gail from Westford Go ahead please. Yes I'm not sure if this movie would qualify but it came to mind immediately which is trading places with Dan Akroyd. Oh yeah I love them and parents they're bored and they look for something to bet on and I bet that there's a homeless guy on the street could trade places with Dan Akroyd very rich living in this totally different world and that it would succeed or fail but

I just thought that was it just a example about how it isn't about the money. And yeah I don't know. Thank you very much Gail what do you think. I'm not sure I I think I think Gail has got picked a very good movie but I'm not sure it's a fund raising from. Although when I saw the film I had a completely different look and look on our juice futures from there on in. And it's all about how it's going to manipulate and and but yeah it's a good movie about showing that money isn't everything but money can help and change people's lives. So there's a dual message in that movie and the homeless guy was played by Eddie Murphy we should remind people. Mark from Boston Go ahead please. Yes I'm I was thinking of the movie about I think of it. Probably no good if you get put on the list but I think it's a movie the money pit. Tom Hanks to Chile to all that's a depressing one to say. MARTIN Oh everybody it's very funny but I mean my goodness you know I mean you know Mark that was one of those films I wanted to put into my film fest

where the title says it all because that's the one where you could actually use and that God. But the actual plot it doesn't really work. Yeah you know anybody owning a house just winces any time you hear the name of that Marx thanks a lot. Alright next caller Cynthia from Sterling Go ahead please. I am thinking another one that's not necessarily about the fund raising part but just the financial desperation I guess is Fun With Dick and Jane. Yeah no there's no no. What's your version when you look in thinking of oh I actually have seen both and you have personally. Alieni I thought first I have sort of a special affiliation with that one but they were both really good at I when I went back and saw the original version with Jane Fonda. And I'm not sure George Segal and what's the ferrite like going on there. Well it's not really a fundraiser what it is it's a suburban couple and the first one with Jane Fonda and George Segal and in the second one Leoni and Jim Carey

who has this beautiful suburban house with all the attendant problems money problems and they get laid off and so they have to decide to go rob some bank so I say OK well let's fund raising of a different story. Yeah I think Bank of America would appreciate that and I wouldn't. OK well here's one from your list and that is one of my personal favorites. This is Calendar Girls. Yes the trailer of a 2003 movie Calendar Girls starring Helen Mirren. But this year. Already And Chris Christie Jim see charity is closer to home. I'd like to read something that I knew was from John wrote the flowers if you like the women if you know the last stage of their growth is the most glorious and the only way to raise more money than ever before. Is to go further than anyone who imagine my plan and I count them for just. A MINUTE. But. Simoni. That's about. It really. Is that he's watching such a state. I didn't hear him use the phrase sleep in bras.

I love that movie and it's a very good movie and you know here's something that I notice is in the later years of the more recent films that deal with fundraising. It's based on true stories and this is based on a true story as well. And I just love the idea of Helen Mirren and all these gals dropping their knickers and posing on it for a counter to make money which they do but it's also about friendship and the strains that friendship have when they reach the success that this had became a media celebrity they ended up being on the job. Leno's show I believe it was. But and again they do come back to being who they really are because they really just small town girls. But that's based on a true story there's another one that I really like too it's called The Music of my heart with Meryl Streep and I've seen that. Yeah it's a very good film where she is a divorcee who goes into an inner city school to teach kids music disk the program gets cut and then they hold a concert and it's true story. And they had some of the greatest

fiddle players I think it's not Perlman was in there and one of my heroes a guy by the name of Mark O'Connor who is a quite tremendous fiddle player Nashville musician a very few people know about you know that one didn't do well it's one of those movies I loved but it didn't do well but and I remember recall at the time that Meryl Streep said it was a role that she just wanted to play because of the true story. Yeah you know that's an example of what happens when I if I recall my history correct that was when Miramax was in a very difficult position financially and they really didn't have the resources to get behind it and promote the film accurately as well as they could have and I think not too long after that Max was sold to Disney. Well here we have a caller. Paris two from Shrewsbury. Hi hi. Yes and I was thinking I was in Hello Dolly I read Streisand character Dolly Levi. So you could get married you want to marry. Very very rich and

mighty a lot like you you're if you're worth anything on that. Ready to rock. Oh great it's a great line actually. Excellent question. Great film a great musical to a Tommy Tune isn't it I mean just it's got so many screens so many good songs in it and Streisand's terrific. Wow that is really I you know I don't think I ever know I've seen that film and I don't think I paid attention that line I will now. That's a really important line. OK now Karen you've seen thousands and thousands untold hours of films which is your favorite. Oh oh well that's that's I mean. You're I hate it when I get put out I put on that that I mean I love bells of St. Mary I love you know what I love the list that I have here I think I would have to go with It's A Wonderful Life. OK. You know and I like it for a lot of reasons because I remember seeing it when I was a kid on TV and late night and it kind of opened me up to what the power of film could really do I think was about eight or nine of the time. And it just had that impact I mean I think it kind of changed my life.

So it's a very subjective reason and you know the whole point of it is that it's a life changing that life can be life changing if you look at a different way. Yeah. All right Scott from Providence Go ahead please. Hamlet too. OK. Why. Because it's about a group about a drama program at school that's about to be shut down because of budget problems and the drama club kid aspires to put on an elaborate production to uh prove that the drama club is worth saving. Excellent that's what they do on glee every week I think thank you very much. It's and is able to is a very very funny film and it's a film that came out I think was Sundance and everyone thought it was going to do incredibly well because there's this real counterculture thing. And Scott was right. It's very funny and it is about raising money and it's really over the top and I think it's Steve Cooper Scott. I can't remember who started it but I never really

did well. But Glee is a perfect example of those kinds of films that were made in the 30s and the 40s and 50s. They're really the television show now it's time I think we did all of it yeah. So I mean that that you know that connection is there in a different medium. Oh interesting. Well so you think your favorite is it's a wonderful life. Yeah I think modern Now I have to I think I still have to go with Calendar Girls though I have to say the callers have brought up a number of ones that I like the Blues Brothers. You know I forgot about that. Yeah I've got to go with that a little bit. Yeah I love that. That's a wonderful film. Yeah. And I think it helps to be able to see some of this reality on film. It just opens us up. We've been talking to our film contributor gerund daily. He's the host of the gerund Daily Show on 15 50 W in TV and he's always bailing us out. Karen what would the Calla Crossley Show do without you. Well you probably make lots of money. You make a big time.

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