This week we’re sitting down at the table and eating a big plateful of dinner scenes! Dinner scenes are prevalent in film and television. They work because it’s an excuse to get a lot of characters into one place where things that are both mundane and fraught with tension can happen.
SHOW NOTES
- “The Incredibles” (Richard’s Choice)
- “Dysfunctional Family Dinner” from “SNL” (Michael’s Choice)
- “Back to the Future” (Richard’s Choice)
- “Beetlejuice” (Joint Choice)
- “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” (Michael’s Choice)
- “Goodfellas” (Joint Choice)