72. Rat Race (2001): We Don’t Make Movies Like This Anymore

About this episode

Jonathan and Stephen revisit the chaos of Rat Race, analyzing its cast and comedic style.

"Scene Weekly" - Jonathan and Stephen revisit the all-out chaos of Rat Race , breaking down its stacked cast, nonstop slapstick, and anything-goes early-2000s comedy energy. Does the madness still hold up—or is it just gloriously unhinged?

People in this episode

Hosts: Jonathan, Stephen

Topics covered

• comedy
• film review
• early 2000s
• slapstick
• cast analysis

Keywords

• Rat Race
• comedy
• film review
• slapstick
• 2001

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Rat Race

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