Episode 132 - Air Force One

Get off my plane!  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew: Ian, and Ethan (Georgia's crawling around the cargo hold and Liam's sleeping while watching the football) as we endeavor to fly TransAtlantic without incident in 1997's Die Hard on a Plane, Air Force One.  We're inferring about direct orders in our 132nd episode as we discuss:

• We discuss Quidditch and Quadball for 2 minutes as well as Marvel's Phases 5 & 6
• Who was first approached to play President James Marshall
• The one change that Glenn Close demanded before she agreed to play the vice president
• Which president liked this movie and which president liked this movie a little too much
• We discuss what exactly a 'direct order 'means
• Ian rages a bit about the film continuously defying its own internal logic
• How do Pyjamas turn into a full military uniform
• When is exposition natural and when is it forced
• Ian comes up with an acceptable secondary title for this film
• We ask whether Gary Oldman is note perfect or over the top as the film's villain
• Whether or not Air Force One is the Best Film Ever.

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Timestamps for this episode:

• 0:00 - Opening Banter
  3:35 - Reflections & Corrections
  6:05 - Shoutouts
  26:00 - Deep Dive
  1:49:15 - Endgame