On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean are going on the most life-changingest, girl-meetingest, deep-pit-lookingest road trip of our entire lives in the 2016 film from Rob Burnett, The Fundamentals of Caring.
Don’t you just hate it when your life falls apart around you? Your beloved son dies, your partner leaves because of the strain of the aforementioned death, and now you’re dodging lawyers intent on hunting you down and serving you papers. Mondays, am I right?
Turns out Ben Benjamin (yep, that’s the character’s real name) hates that that, too. In an effort to combat his crushing loneliness and depression, he takes a course on how to become a certified caregiver. In doing so, he meets the acerbic, sarcastic, some would say “asshole” Trevor.
Trevor is confined to a wheelchair and has just about had it with the world. At least, that’s the façade he puts on to keep everyone from getting too close to him. Ben isn’t having any of his nonsense, and instead, gets Trevor out of the house and on a journey to see “the world’s deepest pit.”
They meet the sardonic Dot, a young woman hitchhiking her way out of her own problems. If you think Trevor isn’t going to fall in love with Dot, then friend, you need to see more movies. Luckily, you’re listening to the right podcast. We hope you enjoy this witty, heart-warming film as much as we did.
(Recorded on November 26, 2021)
Links to Stuff We Mentioned:
The Fundamentals of Caring - IMDb
The Fundamentals of Caring trailer - YouTube
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) - IMDb
Diegetic Sound and Non-Diegetic Sound: What’s the Difference? - MasterClass
Holding Out for a Hero | Bonnie Tyler - YouTube
Macho Man Randy Savage Slim Jim commercials - YouTube
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