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Speaker 1: I am all in. Oh that's just you. I am

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Speaker 1: all in with Scott Patterson and I Hurt Radio podcast.

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Speaker 1: So let me tell you something, man. Uh, I watched

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Speaker 1: didn't really age well in some spots. Let's face it. Uh,

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Speaker 1: but we're talking about flashdance, right, We're talking about flash dance.

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Speaker 1: I mean, when you've got Adrian line Um directing a film, Uh,

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Speaker 1: it's it's it's it's it's hard not to watch it.

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Speaker 1: I mean, the guy really knows where to put a camera. Uh,

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Speaker 1: I thought Jennifer Beals was an exciting, fresh, compelling talent,

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Speaker 1: very gentle yet powerful performance. Um, a true movie star.

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Speaker 1: I'm mystified as to why, or at the time when

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Speaker 1: get your impressions of it, Scott. This is gonna be

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Speaker 1: the first time you and I butt heads. I am

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Speaker 1: not a fan of this movie. I I know, I know.

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Speaker 1: I'm sorry. This is where the frontier pushes back, uh,

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Speaker 1: we we we You and I love the Goonies and

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Speaker 1: But I'm not a dance I'm not a dance guy.

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Speaker 1: I'm not a Broadway musical like. I don't like that

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Speaker 1: what a feeling by Irene Cara or care I don't

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Speaker 1: know how to pronounce her name. That song, the Flash

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Speaker 1: you flashdance and we'll see you next time. All the best,