"*batteries not included with Amy Nicholson" is Episode 7 of the premium-content podcast, Doughboys Double, hosted by Mike Mitchell and Nick Wiger. "*batteries not included with Amy Nicholson" was released on April 17, 2017.
[🔓 This episode was later unlocked for free on to the main Doughboys feed on April 24, 2017. -ed.]
cooking scene from *batteries not included
Synopsis[]
The premiere of Dinner is the Movie! Film writer Amy Nicholson (MTV News, The Canon) lends her critical perspective to *batteries not included, the 1987 sci fi film where mysterious alien robots help resuscitate a crumbling diner.
Dinner Is The Movie 🍽️🎥[]
In Dinner is the Movie, the Doughboys have a deep-dive discussion about one film.
For this episode, they choose the 1987 film, *batteries not included.
*batteries not included
For a Doughboys-style rating, everyone gets ten popcorn kernels and they rate the film on how many of the kernels popped.
They also try to decide if the film goes into The Canon, which is the premise of Amy's podcast, The Canon. Amy doesn't want them to steal her premise though, and doesn't do that. She also adds Nick and Mitch's unpopped kernels to her 10, giving it an 18 kernel rating.
| guest / host | rating | The Canon? |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Wiger | 6 kernels | No |
| Mike Mitchell | 6 kernels | |
| Amy Nicholson | 10 + 8 kernels | - |
Quotes[]
| “ | Nick: We're Movie Dudes. Mitch: Hey. If you know us, you know we're Movie Dudes. |
” |
–The MovieBoys | ||
| “ | For people who haven't seen it, and you should stop right now and watch it, because it's amazing and possibly better than GoodFellas. | ” |
–Amy Nicholson re: *batteries not included | ||
| “ | Nick: I think Jessica Tandy was one of my favorite actresses when I was a kid. I was excited to see her in things. Mitch: "Moooom, can we go see the new Jessica Tandy movie..." |
” |
–The Doughboys | ||
| “ | Mitch: In the first 30 minutes of [the movie], they break so much shit, like over and over again. Everyone is breaking stuff. I feel like this is a movie Limp Bizkit could get behind. Nick: I think this is the kind of movie they would screen at Woodstock '95. |
” |
–The Doughboys | ||
#hashtags[]
- #CreditsNut vs. #CreditsNot
Restaurants[]
| restaurants referenced | location | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Callahan's | Santa Monica, CA | Nick mentions this diner he likes (and some movies were filmed in) |
Plugs[]
| podcasts / comics | notes |
|---|---|
| The Canon | Amy's plugs |
Photos (via @doughboyspod)[]
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