2002: Bubba Ho-Tep, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, The Cat Returns

2002: Bubba Ho-Tep, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, The Cat Returns

From Year Of The Film by Toby Little, Greg Marsh & Russell Bailey

February 7, 2025 · 1h 34m

About this episode

The episode discusses notable films from 2002, including Bubba Ho-Tep, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, and The Cat Returns, along with industry updates and a film quiz.

This week we're going way back into the mists of time...five years before the iPhone 1...to a land that narrowly escaped destruction at the hands of the Y2K bug. Yes, it's 2002, the year that catapulted The Rock to stardom as the worst CGI scorpion man ever. As ever we've got a fantastic selection of films to chew over, along with regular features Industry Corner (which will become relevant at some point, presumably), a whirlwind update of what was rockin' the film industry in 2002, and of course the ultra-competitive, incredibly well organised Film Quiz Super League. Comments, film recommendations of your own, fact checks and any other correspondence direct to comments@yearofthefilm.com Follow us on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/yearofthefilm/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Hosts: Toby Little, Greg Marsh, Russell Bailey

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Books & works: Bubba Ho-Tep, Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, The Cat Returns

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