Midway through our December to Dismember, we've got Shane Black's bank-breaking screenplay The Long Kiss Goodnight, a chance for America's Sweetheart Geena Davis to maybe redeem herself after Cutthroat Island.



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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 117: The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

(00:00:18) - Intro.

(00:01:33) - Does Geena Davis get her redemption arc with this one

(00:04:46) - Did the box office suffer from the stank of Cutthroat Island

(00:05:57) - Some Shane Black talk.

(00:10:13) - Talking Sam Jackson and Geena Davis' performances.

(00:15:18) - The rest of our cast, and some last thoughts before getting into the movie itself.

(00:21:05) - The slightly limp intro.

(00:25:55) - Enter Sam Jackson's Mitch Henessey. 

(00:27:53) - She's got some of that Fred Flintstone amnesia, apparently.

(00:30:16) - Mama's got a brand new murder bag, and Henessey just wants to be a dad.

(00:35:16) - All kinds of knife crime.

(00:40:37) - One-Eyed Jack comes calling.

(00:43:34) - Break!

(00:44:01) - We're back, and it's time for a little road trip.

(00:49:04) - Enter Brian Cox.

(00:52:12) - Giant guns in suitcases, and a shootout at the train station.

(01:03:04) - Amish water torture, followed by a night in Atlantic City.

(01:15:17) - Return to the suburbs.

(01:21:10) - Holding the phone company hostage, then off to ruin a false flag operation.

(01:29:31) - Timothy, you ARE the father!

(01:38:07) - This child has made a very poor choice, but now we have a race against time.

(01:46:52) - All good movies end with a Larry King segment.

(01:51:33) - Final thoughts.

(01:55:04) - Housekeeping for next week's movie, and our final film of 2024: Eastern Promises!

(01:58:00) - Outro.