PCG Ep 20: "The Cutters Started It!" 

This one was a true labor of love for us. You're so right about this film being perfection. I'm often driven to distraction by "holes in the script," and I feel confident saying there aren't any here. It's so funny you bring up the bike rack on Mike's car, because Dave and I spoke for maybe twenty minutes (off camera) just about that bike rack, what it means and its larger implications: Mike doesn't mind that the bike rack kind of makes his cool car look like a family car because he loves Dave and Dave's his boy. But also Mike might not care because when it comes to sports competition he "gets it" and considers himself part of Dave's team. Perhaps Mike fought it at first? "Not on my cool car!" Then several trophy wins later, competition-hungry Mike is fastening the rack onto the car with a, "Who's ass are we kicking today, Dave?" I cannot believe we forgot the stone-cutting scene! We talked about the soft side of Mr Stohler, and his hidden depth of character, and that scene has it in spades. Such a great scene, and I totally get your bar connection. I occasionally go back to visit my old DJ haunts, and I feel light years away from who I was when I did that gig. As perfect as he is in Breaking Away, Hart Bochner will ALWAYS be Ellis in Die Hard to me. And would you believe Hart actually improvised the word "Bubbe" in his scene with Hans? Genius! Thanks for the comment! So glad you enjoyed the episode, and any friend of Dave's is a good friend of mine.

@@PopCultureGraveyard haha yes on all of that re: the bike rack! I pictured something similar happening off screen as well. Funny how such a small thing really adds to the backstory without saying a word. Great, great stuff. OH! and Dad's line he sits with Dave on the campus' stone bench that he and his crew made. "You're not a Cutter. I'm a Cutter" Ugh! So good. A Dad just doing what he had to do to give his goofball kid a better life. Yeah, that one hits for me. And right backatcha Hollis! Thanks again for a great podcast(s) and hope to talk movies and records (I have 5k+ of 'em 🙃) in person sometime! Cheers!