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On the podcast this week, Steven and Sean are going on a thrilling, backwoods adventure with our new best friend and becoming the wrestlers we always dreamed we would be in the 2019 film from Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, The Peanut Butter Falcon.

We could all learn a thing or two about how to be decent people from Zak. All he ever wants to do with his life is become a pro wrestler and be the best family he can be to the people for whom he cares. No backhanded nonsense. No lying. Nothing but enthusiasm, empathy, and love. If he\\u2019s not the ideal we should all strive for, then I don\\u2019t know who else is worth emulating.

\\u201cSwell\\u201d might not be a weighty enough word to describe him, but it\\u2019s certainly a nice and appropriate one. Zak is just so damn swell.

You know who else is swell? Tyler and Eleanor. Tyler because he wants Zak to live up to his full potential and Eleanor because she wants to protect him from harm. They\\u2019re both wonderful because, by the end, they don\\u2019t see Zak as someone with a disability, or even someone who\\u2019s less capable. They see him as a friend, and they give him the love he deserves.

That\\u2019s another thing we should all be so lucky to receive.

This is a movie that has a sweetness about it. Its sweetness is also likely to sneak up on you. There are moments of gripping danger, along with antagonists who ridicule Zak for thinking he\\u2019s somehow less than they are. There are moments where you\\u2019ll think all is lost. You may even shout at the screen or let loose a few tears (which we\\u2019d completely understand). By the end, though, you\\u2019ll feel that golden light of having just watched something exceptional.

This film cares. This film shows truth and love. Of course, this film also follows the number one rule: PARTY!

(Recorded on February 01, 2021)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

The Peanut Butter Falcon - IMDb

The Peanut Butter Falcon trailer - YouTube

Shia LaBeouf - IMDb

Dakota Johnson - IMDb

Zack Gottsagen - IMDb

Starship Troopers - IMDb

Short Term 12 - IMDb

Brie Larson - IMDb

Rami Malek - IMDb

FKA twigs Sues Shia LaBeouf, Citing Abusive Relationship - The New York Times

Shia LaBeouf opens up about his mother\\u2019s rape, says he has PTSD - USA Today

Sexual abuse in the American film industry - Wikipedia

Lawless - IMDb

Lawless | More Movies Please! - Libsyn

FKA twigs

Shia LaBeouf arrested on public drunkenness charge - CNN

Jake Roberts - IMDb

Mick Foley - IMDb

Little Miss Sunshine - IMDb

Sunshine Cleaning - IMDb