{"id":3885,"date":"2026-03-17T19:22:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/?p=3885"},"modified":"2026-03-17T19:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T19:23:51","slug":"ep-442-the-rules-of-attraction-2002","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-442-the-rules-of-attraction-2002\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep. 442 &#8211; The Rules of Attraction (2002)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/RulesOfAttraction_poster.jpg?w=840&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RulesOfAttraction_poster\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Episode 442: The Crew\u2019s gonna need to watch an episode of Dawson\u2019s Creek after watching Roger Avary\u2019s The Rules of Attraction. This anti teen-comedy is super bleak with mostly unlikable characters, but Avary packs this low budget film with every visual trick in the book, from split screen to reversing the footage. The Crew discusses\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/aquariusweapon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If you like our music intro, head over to Soundcloud and hear more amazing music from aquariusweapon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6Cp6DU5BYz-6P3LwHVGgqQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aquariusweapon can also be found on YouTube.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Contact: <a href=\"mailto:moviecrewpod@gmail.com\">moviecrewpod@gmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3516\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3885-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/?powerpress_pinw=3885-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-movie-crew\/id979304850?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outerboxproductions.com%2Ftmcpodcast%2F%3Fp%3D3885\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1ia0IwQyKitVqhXwDm7vFB?si=vGysYIQgR7ysygYvXjKZRQ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/a59d9e7d-4786-4a0f-b1e5-9f9e061d3240\/the-movie-crew-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Film\/The-Movie-Crew-p1027157\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Episode 442: The Crew\u2019s gonna need to watch an episode of Dawson\u2019s Creek after watching Roger Avary\u2019s The Rules of Attraction. This anti teen-comedy is super bleak with mostly unlikable characters, but Avary packs this low budget film with every visual trick in the book, from split screen to reversing the footage. The Crew discusses\u2026 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-442-the-rules-of-attraction-2002\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ep. 442 &#8211; The Rules of Attraction (2002)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3518\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3885-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/?powerpress_pinw=3885-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/themoviecrew\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"ep442_RulesOfAttraction.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-movie-crew\/id979304850?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.outerboxproductions.com%2Ftmcpodcast%2F%3Fp%3D3885\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1ia0IwQyKitVqhXwDm7vFB?si=vGysYIQgR7ysygYvXjKZRQ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/a59d9e7d-4786-4a0f-b1e5-9f9e061d3240\/the-movie-crew-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_amazon\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Amazon Music\" rel=\"nofollow\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Film\/The-Movie-Crew-p1027157\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcast"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5UBA8-10F","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2776,"url":"https:\/\/www.outerboxproductions.com\/tmcpodcast\/ep-296-fatal-attraction-1987\/","url_meta":{"origin":3885,"position":0},"title":"Ep. 296 &#8211; Fatal Attraction (1987)","author":"Brian Elkins","date":"03\/03\/2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Episode 296: The Crew\u2019s eating rabbit stew while watching Adrian Lyne\u2019s Fatal Attraction. 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