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🎙 Podcast Episode 119

Interstellar

Join the Guys as they launch into Christopher Nolan’s 2014 sci-fi epic starring Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Michael Caine, and Matt Damon — a cosmic story about survival, sacrifice, time, gravity, and love stretching across the universe.

Release Date November 5, 2014
Runtime 169 minutes
Director Christopher Nolan
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3 Guys and a Flick — Episode 119

Interstellar (2014)

ⓘ Details

Movie TitleInterstellar
Release DateNovember 5, 2014 in the United States / November 7, 2014 wide release
TaglineMankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.
Runtime169 minutes
DirectorChristopher Nolan
Screenplay Written ByJonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan
Based OnOriginal screenplay inspired by scientific concepts developed with physicist Kip Thorne
Is It a Remake?No. It is an original science-fiction drama.
BudgetApproximately $165 million
Box OfficeApprox. $203.2 million domestic / Approx. $773.8 million worldwide including re-releases
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👥 Main Cast

Matthew McConaugheyCooper
Anne HathawayBrand
Jessica ChastainMurph
Bill IrwinTARS, Voice
Ellen BurstynOld Murph
Michael CaineProfessor Brand
Mackenzie FoyYoung Murph
John LithgowDonald
Casey AffleckTom
Timothée ChalametYoung Tom
Wes BentleyDoyle
Matt DamonMann
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🏆 Awards

⭐ Academy Award Winner — Best Visual Effects
⭐ Academy Award Nominee — Best Original Score, Hans Zimmer
⭐ Academy Award Nominee — Best Production Design
⭐ Academy Award Nominee — Best Sound Mixing
⭐ Academy Award Nominee — Best Sound Editing
⭐ AFI Award — Movie of the Year, 2014
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📖 Short Plot Summary

In a near future where Earth is becoming uninhabitable, former pilot Cooper is recruited by NASA to lead a mission through a wormhole near Saturn in search of a new home for humanity. Leaving his children behind, Cooper joins a crew exploring distant planets where time, gravity, and survival operate by terrifying rules. As the mission stretches across space and decades, Cooper’s bond with his daughter Murph may become the key to saving the human race.
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❝ Key Quotes

“We used to look up at the sky and wonder at our place in the stars.” — Cooper
“Do not go gentle into that good night.” — Professor Brand
“Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.” — Brand
“Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here.” — Cooper
“Because my dad promised me.” — Murph
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💡 Trivia

Director

  • Interstellar was directed by Christopher Nolan.
  • The screenplay was written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan.
  • The 3 Guys and a Flick ratings page lists the film as Episode 119 with Christopher Nolan as director.

Cast / Casting

  • Matthew McConaughey stars as Cooper, the pilot and father at the center of the story.
  • Anne Hathaway plays Amelia Brand, one of the astronauts searching for humanity’s next home.
  • Jessica Chastain and Mackenzie Foy play adult and young versions of Murph.
  • Bill Irwin voiced and helped perform TARS, the film’s memorable rectangular robot companion.

Soundtrack / Score

  • The score was composed by Hans Zimmer.
  • Zimmer received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Score.
  • The film’s organ-heavy music gives the space sequences a churchlike scale, blending awe, terror, and emotion.

Location

  • Filming took place in Alberta, Canada; Iceland; and Los Angeles.
  • Iceland locations were used for alien planet environments.
  • The film was released in multiple film formats, including 35mm, 70mm, and IMAX 70mm.

Behind-The-Scenes

  • Physicist Kip Thorne served as executive producer and scientific consultant.
  • The movie uses extensive practical effects, miniatures, and large-format photography alongside visual effects.
  • The black hole Gargantua was created using scientific equations and visual-effects simulations.
  • The film grossed approximately $773.8 million worldwide including re-releases against an estimated $165 million budget.

Nostalgia

  • Interstellar has grown into one of Christopher Nolan’s most passionately discussed films.
  • The docking sequence, Miller’s planet, and Cooper’s farewell to Murph are among the movie’s most remembered scenes.
  • The film’s 10th-anniversary IMAX re-release helped renew interest in its large-format presentation.

Easter Eggs

  • The poem “Do not go gentle into that good night” by Dylan Thomas is repeated throughout the film as a thematic warning against surrender.
  • TARS and CASE have designs that deliberately avoid typical humanoid robot shapes.
  • The bookcase sequence recontextualizes Murph’s “ghost” as a gravitational message from Cooper across time.

Misc.

  • Interstellar was released in the United States in November 2014.
  • The movie runs 169 minutes.
  • The film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
  • Your 3 Guys and a Flick ratings page lists Don at 4.00, Ken at 3.00, Jon at 4.00, and the Overall Rating as 3.67.
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🔗 Sources Cited

3 Guys and a Flick — Ratings IMDb — Interstellar IMDb — Full Cast & Crew IMDb — Awards IMDb — Quotes Box Office Mojo — Interstellar The Numbers — Interstellar Rotten Tomatoes — Interstellar Wikipedia — Interstellar
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