Frogs – SSP117

Frogs

Continuing her 4th of July theme this month, Karen has chosen the 1972 cinematic classic “Frogs” starring a young Sam Elliott for our viewing enjoyment this week. Join Greg and Karen as they discuss the film while they enjoy a “Fancy Frog” cocktail. The recipe that Karen found on adultbar.com.au is below.

Fancy Frog Cocktail Recipe

• 1 1/2 oz vodka
• 1/2 oz orange liqueur
• 1/3 oz sugar syrup
• 1/3 oz bitters

Instructions:

  1. Fill glass with ice to chill.
  2. Add ice to shaker.
  3. Add all ingredients to shaker.
  4. Shake well.
  5. Strain into glass over ice.
  6. Tasty.

A Brief Synopsis: Unsurprisingly, grumpy Southern chemical baron Jason Crockett is not terribly concerned with the environment. When Pickett Smith, a wildlife photographer in the area, stumbles upon the snakebitten corpse of Crockett’s gardener, who was sent out to spray pesticide, he knows something is amiss. Smith attempts to warn Crockett and his family to postpone their Fourth of July celebrations as local animals begin behaving strangely, but Crockett stubbornly refuses.

Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:

  • What was that yellow outfit that Joan Van Ark was wearing?
  • Greg makes a rare Bruce Springsteen reference.
  • What is the world’s largest species of frog?
  • Karen gives some facts about Irish Setters.
  • Karen makes a reference to the 1960’s sitcom “Bewitched”.
  • How fast can an alligator run on land? What about swimming in the water?
  • We learn that Greg does not like snakes.
  • Greg does his Sam Elliott impression.
  • Karen teaches us about Spanish Moss.

Our rating of the film:

4 Cocktails Rating

This movie was so bad that it took us 4 cocktails to get through it.

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