108. Evolution

As the world prepares to embrace its new Frozen Empire, lovingly brought to us by the good people at Ghost Corps, we take a look at a movie that was kind of Ivan Reitman’s unofficial Ghostbusters 3: 2001’s Evolution.

Um, so… yeah, this movie is something else, I tell you what. David Duchovny trying to be Bill Murray. Julianne Moore falling down. Selenium sulfide. A magical periodic table. But hey, Phil Tippett did the creature designs! And Seann William Scott’s always a fun addition.

Next week: The Producers (1968) with Harry Marks from Let’s All Go to the Lobby

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Time stamps:

00:03:07 — Our personal histories with Evolution and also Ghostbusters

00:09:24 — Pre-movie predictions

00:16:31 — History segment: The evolution of Evolution; career overviews of director Ivan Reitman and designer Phil Tippett

00:40:05 — In-depth movie discussion

01:34:57 — Final thoughts and star ratings

Artwork by Laci Roth.

Music by Rural Route Nine. Listen to their album The Joy of Averages on Spotify (https://bit.ly/48WBtUa), Apple Music (https://bit.ly/3Q6kOVC), or YouTube (https://bit.ly/3MbU6tC).

Songs by Rural Route Nine in this episode: 

“Winston-Salem” - https://youtu.be/-acMutUf8IM

“Snake Drama” - https://youtu.be/xrzz8_2Mqkg

“The Bible Towers of Bluebonnet” - https://youtu.be/k7wlxTGGEIQ

Sources:

“Don Jakoby wrote a science-based thriller but Hollywood had another idea” by Gloria Goodale | Christian Science Monitor, 2001 - https://bit.ly/3Tv6esj 

“Who you gonna call? Not Bill Murray for 'Ghostbusters 3'” by Courtney Garcia | NBC News, 2012 - https://nbcnews.to/3x6pxAW 

“The Writers Of ‘Evolution’ Reflect On The Film’s Adaptability 18 Years Later” by Josh Weiss | Forbes, 2019 - https://bit.ly/4a245f3