Canoodle Podcast

Episode 17: While You Were Sleeping

Lucy Moderatz (Sandra Bullock), a lonely Chicago “L” token collector, has a secret and hopeless crush on Peter Callaghan (Peter Gallagher), a handsome commuter who passes her booth every day. While working a shift on Christmas Day, Lucy witnesses Peter getting mugged and falling off the train platform. Without thinking, Lucy jumps onto the tracks and rescues an unconscious Peter from being hit by an oncoming train, saving his life. At the hospital, Lucy is mistaken for Peter’s fiancée and unwittingly becomes entangled with his raucous family. While Lucy is enjoying the holidays with the Callaghan Clan, she gets closer with Jack (Bill Pullman), Peter’s suspicious but intrigued brother. Will Lonely Lucy finally find love? And, if so, which brother will she choose? 1995 —Written by Daniel G. Sullivan and Fredric Lebow. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Sources Include: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/While_You_Were_Sleeping_ [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/While_You_Were_Sleeping_](film) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/While_You_Were_Sleeping_(film)] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114924/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114924/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1] https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63086/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-while-you-were-sleeping [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63086/20-things-you-might-not-know-about-while-you-were-sleeping] https://www.buzzfeed.com/declancashin/i-was-gonna-marry-that-guy [https://www.buzzfeed.com/declancashin/i-was-gonna-marry-that-guy]

Episode 16: Never Been Kissed

When Josie Geller (Drew Barrymore), a bright but socially-awkward magazine editor, gets an undercover assignment to pose as a high school student, she leaps at the chance to prove herself as a reporter. However, Josie quickly learns that life in high school isn’t any easier the second time around and she becomes a target for the cool-but-cruel popular kids. As the pressure to write the story grows, so does Josie’s attraction to her handsome and kind-hearted English teacher, Sam Coulson (Michael Vartan). Things start looking up when Josie’s brother, Rob (David Arquette), helps her win the cool kids over. But will her quest for the story jeopardize her chance at true love? 1999 — written by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein. Directed by Raja Gosnell. Sources include: Google Movie Synopsis [https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GCEU_enUS892US892&sxsrf=ALeKk00U7kp_RllZrQQYt6-rXd3a3WaQqw%3A1602794875063&ei=e7WIX9-wA9attQbn-KTwDA&q=never+been+kissed+summary&oq=never+been+kissed+summary&gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzIFCAAQyQM6CgguELADEEMQkwI6BwguELADEEM6BwgAELADEEM6CggAEMkDEBQQhwI6AggAOgIILjoECAAQQ1CHmANYvp4DYMqgA2gBcAB4AIABhgKIAYwIkgEFMC42LjGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6yAEKwAEB&sclient=psy-ab&ved=0ahUKEwif2rOZvLfsAhXWVs0KHWc8Cc4Q4dUDCA0&uact=5] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151738/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151738/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Been_Kissed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Been_Kissed]

Episode 15: Something’s Gotta Give

Harry Sanborn (Jack Nicolson) loves the ladies and definitely has a type: beautiful, sexy, and half his age. When he suffers a heart attack while on a weekend beach getaway with his latest squeeze, he unexpectedly finds himself under the care of Erica Barry (Diane Keaton) — a quirky and accomplished playwright who just happens to be his girlfriend’s mother. Harry and Erica find love by the sea but Harry’s return to real life threatens their newfound happiness. Will they find their way back to each other or will Harry become just another character Erica’s latest Broadway hit? 2003 — Written and directed by Nancy Meyers. Sources include: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something%27s_Gotta_Give_(film) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something%27s_Gotta_Give_(film)] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337741/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337741/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1] Google Movie Synopsis [https://www.google.com/search?q=something%27s+gotta+give+synopsis&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS757US757&oq=something%27s+gotta+give+syn&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0l3.6643j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8]

Episode 14: Hitch

Alex “Hitch” Hitchens (Will Smith) has found success discreetly helping bashful bachelors find true love in New York City. Albert Brennaman (Kevin James), a sweet but hapless accountant with his heart set on “out-of-his-league” celebrity heiress Allegra Cole (Amber Valletta), may be his biggest challenge yet. But, while Albert surprisingly impresses Allegra, Hitch stumbles repeatedly in his pursuit of Sara Melas (Eva Mendes) — a smart, cynical gossip columnist. Things get even more complicated when Sara becomes fixated on getting the scoop on Allegra’s unlikely new romance. Can this Date Doctor heal his own romantic wounds or will both relationships be D.O.A.? 2005 — written by Kevin Bisch and directed by Andy Tennant. Sources include: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitch_(film) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitch_(film)] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386588/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386588/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0] Google Hitch Synopsis [https://www.google.com/search?q=hitch+movie+synopsis&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS757US757&oq=hitch&aqs=chrome.0.69i59j46j69i57j46l2j69i61l3.1894j0j1&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8]

Episode 13: Moonstruck

Loretta Castorini (Cher) learned the hard way not to marry for love. Now a 37 year-old widow, she vows that her bad luck will finally change and agrees to marry Johnny, a mild-mannered businessman (Danny Aiello). Before leaving on a trip to Sicily to visit his dying mother, Johnny asks Loretta one simple favor — to invite his estranged brother, Ronny (Nicolas Cage) to their wedding. Things get more complicated when Loretta and Ronny meet and are wildly attracted to each other. Is it love? Or is it just the moon playing tricks on them? 1987 — written by John Patrick Shanley and directed by Norman Jewison. Sources include: https://operawire.com/opera-meets-film-puccinis-la-boheme-as-a-psychological-barometer-in-moonstruck/ [https://operawire.com/opera-meets-film-puccinis-la-boheme-as-a-psychological-barometer-in-moonstruck/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonstruck [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonstruck] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093565/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093565/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1] https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/84010/13-enchanting-facts-about-moonstruck [https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/84010/13-enchanting-facts-about-moonstruck] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093565/trivia [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093565/trivia] https://www.thewrap.com/moonstruck-nailed-italian-americans-cher-photos/ [https://www.thewrap.com/moonstruck-nailed-italian-americans-cher-photos/] https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000333/?ref_=tt_cl_t1 [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000333/?ref_=tt_cl_t1]