What to watch for the weekend-Kevin Flannagan

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Alabama's morning News. I'm JT.

Speaker 2 (00:01):
The weekend is here in a couple of good new
movies opening up this weekend, and both of them based
on true stories. Kevin Flanger and our movie guys, here,
let's talk about this Channing Tatum movie.

Speaker 1 (00:11):
This roof Man is the name of it. What's going
on here?

Speaker 3 (00:15):
Yeah, so this is a fun story. Well, actually I
say fun. It's obviously a drama. It's a dark comedy,
and it's you know, it's got some hard taste to it.
But Channing Tatum and Kirsten Dunn starting this one. And
Tatum is a very charismatic character, as he plays so
well in a lot of these movies Percival Fun. He
ends up on the run from the police and he

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lives in the roof of a toyser rough store, which
is kind of interesting. Now you would think that's where
the movie gets the same roofman, but actually he was
living as a father, got some kids, trying to pay
some bills, chooses the wrong way to do it, and
he starts robbing McDonald. I think it's like back in
seventy three. Anyway, he does it by cutting a hole

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in the roof of the McDonald's going inside and robbing them.
So that's where the named roofman comes from. He actually
lives in the ceiling of this Toys or Us store
for six months while he's trying to figure out what
he's gonna do, move all of his life, come up
with a new plan. He ends up in a romantic
relationship with divorcee played by Kirsten Dunn, and so then
he gets in this whole turmoil of Okay, I'm this

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guy hiding out in the roof of a Toys of Us
and I'm starting a relationship with one of our employees.
I don't know how long this is going to work out.
But it's funny, it's pointing. It's also got some hard
things to watch as well since it's rated R. But anyway,
it's to do well this weekend. Will probably be the
big new opening film this weekend.

Speaker 1 (01:40):
All right, another movie with William may See. I like him.
He's really good.

Speaker 2 (01:44):
A true story based on I guess a boy that
was burned over one hundred percent of his body.

Speaker 1 (01:49):
It's called Soul on Fire. What's this all about?

Speaker 3 (01:52):
Yeah, so this is a This is a hard one
to start with because you know the movie begins with
this young kid who gets caught the house fire and
gets burned over one hundred percent of his body. Nobody
get him the chance of surviving except for a couple
of folks close to him who are very strong people
of faith and people of prayer. And he comes through that.

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His hands end up performed, and so he's kind of
that's the main awkwardness about him. This movie stars William H.
Macy and John Corbett, who are great, and then Joel Courtney.
Folks will remember Joe Courtney from a number of movies
he was actually in. He played at played a lot
of films as a young kid, but in this one

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he plays the guy who comes back from that and
builds a life. He actually ends up in the construction
business as a kid now with no hands that works,
ends up start a construction cup and other things. Folks
will recognize him this. Joe Buck's dad, Jack Buck, is
Saint Louis native and a sports announcer of his own right,
is played by William Macy. Also, Joe Buck's daughter, Natalie Buck,

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plays one of the women in the movie and does
a great job there as well. He got a very
Saint Louis feel got that sports feel, but a great
story of how faith can help you overcome whatever could
be the most to you. Think you've got hard things
in your life, now check out this movie and you'll
come home feeling pretty good about how your life's going.
So these are the two biggies over and Hey, there's
something for everybody's to the movies, so go out and enjoy

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them this weekend.