---
title: "The Flop House: Episode #37 \u2013 Seven Pounds"
url: "https:\/\/www.flophousepodcast.com\/2009\/05\/the-flop-house-episode-37-seven-pounds\/"
date: "2009-05-17T17:17:00+00:00"
episode_number: 37
movie: "Seven Pounds"
guests: "Dan McCoy, Elliott Kalan, Stuart Wellington"
---

# The Flop House: Episode #37 – Seven Pounds

When America said, “Surely they can’t make a dull movie starring Will Smith,” Hollywood responded, “Oh yeah?” and gave us [Seven Pounds](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0814314/) of proof. Meanwhile Dan exhibits his terrible taste in painters, Stuart explains how this movie would improve with the addition of Jeff Fahey, and Elliott reveals his sadistic side.

 0:00 – 0:31 – Introduction and theme
 0:34 – 27:04 – Will Smith. Rosario Dawson. A Jellyfish. How could this possibly go wrong? We discuss Seven Pounds.
 27:05 – 29:50 – Final judgments
 29:51 – 34:38 – The [sad](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0362225/) [bastards](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079781/) [recommend](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022158/).
 34:39 – 40:04 – Some last minute bitching and moaning about Seven Pounds, followed by goodbyes, theme and outtakes.

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 [Wikipedia synopsis of Seven Pounds](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seven_Pounds#Plot)