{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Mixed Nuts (1994)","description":"This Christmas, Shat The Movies takes a detour into one of the strangest holiday comedies ever made with Mixed Nuts, Nora Ephron\u2019s chaotic 1994 remake of the French farce Le P\u00e8re No\u00ebl est une ordure. We\u2019re revisiting this deeply uncomfortable Christmas movie in honor of the late Rob Reiner, who helped define smart, character-driven comedies\u2014even when they didn\u2019t always work. Gene and Big D unpack how a film with an absurdly stacked cast\u2014Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Rita Wilson, Adam Sandler, Juliette Lewis, and Liev Schreiber\u2014somehow became a cult curiosity instead of a holiday classic. They debate whether Mixed Nuts was simply ahead of its time, fatally misjudged in tone, or doomed by trying to balance farce, mental health, and Christmas cheer in the same gift box. Along the way, the guys reflect on why&amp;nbsp;Mixed Nuts now plays less like a failed holiday romp and more like a bizarre time capsule of transitional Hollywood. Is this a Christmas movie worth reclaiming\u2014or one best left buried under the tree? Subscribe Now  Android: https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/android Apple\/iTunes: https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/apple  Help Support the Podcast  Contact Us: https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/contact Commission Movie: https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/support Support with Paypal: https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/paypal Support With Venmo: https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/venmo Shop Merchandise: https:\/\/www.shatpod.com\/shop Theme Song - Die Hard by Guyz Nite: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/guyznite  ","author_name":"Shat the Movies: 80's &amp; 90's Best Film Review","author_url":"https:\/\/shatpod.com\/movies\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39536085\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/d83508\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39536085"}