---
title: "Episode #56 \u2013 Whiteout"
url: "https:\/\/www.flophousepodcast.com\/2010\/03\/episode-56-whiteout\/"
date: "2010-03-06T22:14:00+00:00"
episode_number: 56
movie: "Whiteout"
guests: "Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan"
---

# Episode #56 – Whiteout

Tomorrow, celebrate cinematic excellence at [The Oscars](https://www.flophousepodcast.com/2010/03/dan-live-blogs-oscars-for-writers-guild.html), but today, celebrate cinematic feculence with our discussion of [Whiteout](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0365929/). Meanwhile, Dan gets a strong hook contender, Elliott demonstrates his punning prowess, and Amanda tells the world’s best talking doll story.

 0:00 – 0:31 – Introduction and theme
 0:31 – 5:00 – We reintroduce guest co-host Amanda Melson, and spend nearly five full minutes reminiscing about the New York comedy scene in a way that’s almost completely alienating to outsiders.
 5:01 – 39:12 – You know your movie’s in trouble when even an ice ax-wielding killer and Kate Beckinsale in her underwear can’t generate any excitement
 39:13 – 43:10 – Final judgments
 43:11 – 48:00 – Flop House Movie Mailbag
 48:01 – 53:48 – The [sad](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1226774/) [bastards](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1035736/) [recommend](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762073/).
 53:49 – 54:52 – Goodbyes, theme, and outtakes.

 If you don’t want to enter the “GIVE DAN A HOOK” contest, but still want to hear the DVD commentary we did for John Ott’s short horror film, STULL, you can just [purchase the thing outright, by going here.](https://www.createspace.com/278336)

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 [Wikipedia synopsis of Whiteout](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whiteout_%282009_film%29)