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Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, and this week with special guest Jenn Gannon, The Bottom 100 is a subset of The 250. It is a journey through the worst 100 movies of all-time, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users.

This time, Guy Ritchie’s Swept Away.

Amber Leighton is a spoiled socialite who insists on turning a Mediterranean holiday into a nightmare for everybody she encounters. This includes deckhand Giuseppe Esposito, a working class man with a very different view of the world. Circumstances conspire to maroon Amber and Guiseppe alone together on a remote tropic island, forcing them to renegotiate their relationship.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 100th worst movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

Show Notes:

• Recorded 18th June 2021.
• Note: Due to the COVID-19 situation, this episode was recorded remotely. We suspect, going forward that a lot of our episodes will be until the crisis resolves.
• Note: This episode was edited by Andrew.
• Swept Away at The Internet Movie Database.
• The IMDB Bottom 100 as it appeared at time of recording.
• Follow Jenn on Twitter.
• Read Jenn’s articles for sources like The Irish Times, The Irish Independent and The Journal.
• Madonna and Guy Ritchie talk to The Guardian about the genesis and development of Swept Away, September 2002.
• Madonna and Guy Ritchie talk to Larry King Live about making Swept Away together, October 2002.
• Rupert Everett writes about his friendship with Madonna, and his opinion of Guy Ritchie, for The Daily Mail, September 2006.
• Christopher Ciccone talks to Good Morning America about the strain that Guy Ritchie placed on his relationship with Madonna, June 2009.
• Guy Ritchie reflects on the experience of making Swept Away to Yahoo! Movies, May 2017.
• Scott Tobias considers Swept Away in relation to the original film for The A.V. Club, October 2002.
• Madonna talks to Entertainment Weekly about making Swept Away less explicitly sexual than the original, September 2002.
• Lynette Holloway at The New York Times attempts to situate Swept Away in the context of Madonna’s contemporary career, March 2003.
• Eamonn Forde at The Guardian looks back on how Napster killed the music industry at the turn of the millennium, May 2019.
• Gary Susman at Entertainment Weekly reports on the financial and cultural success of Madonna’s world tour, June 2004.
• Larry Rudolph talks to Billboard about the infamous kiss between Britney Spears and Madonna at the Video Music Awards, October 2014.
• Bradley Stern looks back on Guy Ritchie’s music video for Madonna’s What It Feels Like For a Girl for Pop Crush, March 2016.
• Eden Miller reviews the What It Feels Like For a Girl music video for PopMatters, 2000.
• Jon Pareles discusses Madonna’s Drowned World tour for The New York Times, July 2001.
• Nico DeMattia looks back at BMW Films for BMW Blog, November 2019.
• Karina Longworth looks back on Madonna’s early years in Hollywood with Sean Penn for You Must Remember This, September 2014.
• Karina Longworth looks back on Madonna’s early years in Hollywood with Warren Beatty for You Must Remember This, September 2014.
• Julius Kassendorf at The Solute looks back on the place of Swept Away within Madonna’s cinematic career, December 2014.
• Elizabeth Banks interviews Madonna for The Hollywood Reporter, December 2016.
• Elizabeth Banks talks to Philadelphia Magazine about working on Swept Away, July 2006.
• Bruce Greenwood talks to Film Monthly about working on Swept Away, October 2002.
• Bruce Greenwood reflects on his life and career with Zoomer magazine, July 2018.
• Bruce Greenwood looks back on some of his most memorable screen roles for The A.V. Club, February 2012.
• Owen Glieberman reviews Swept Away for Entertainment Weekly, October 2002.
• Mary McNamara at The Los Angeles Times offers an overview of the critical response to Swept Away, October 2002.
• Madonna responds to the reviews of Swept Away in The New York Post, October 2002.
• The Los Angeles Times reports on the success of Swept Away at the annual Razzie awards, March 2003.
• IGN reports on the box office failure of Swept Away, November 2002.
• The Los Angeles Times reports on the decision not to release Swept Away theatrically in Britain, November 2002.
• Noel Murray reviews Guy Ritchie’s commentary on Swept Away for The A.V. Club, July 2004.
• Donal Lynch at The Irish Independent reports on Guy Ritchie’s decision to cut Madonna out of Revolver, September 2005.
• Matthew Vaughn talks to The Irish Times about how the experience of Swept Away inspired him to direct Layer Cake, October 2004.
• Madonna talks to The Los Angeles Times about transitioning into directing herself, October 2008.
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