Stop! That! Train!
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Stop that train is what you get if you took the gags, a minute silliness of airplane, crossed it with a lighthearted friendship of Barb and Star, and then filtered it through the body lens of RuPaul's Drag Race. In case it's not clear, this is a good thing.
It stars mother herself, RuPaul Charles, as the president of the United States, because of course it does. Along for the ridiculous ride on this runaway train is a cavalcade of drag race alumni and comedy heavy hitters who are all here to serve looks and bring the shade. I'm Glenn Weldon.
And I'm Aisha Harris, and today we're talking about Stop That Train on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.
You know, every day on Up First, NPR's Golden Globe-nominated morning news podcast, we bring you three essential stories. At the heart of each story are questions. What really happened? What really mattered? What happens next? At NPR, we stand for your right to be curious and to follow the facts. Follow Up First wherever you get your podcasts and start your day knowing what matters and why.
Joining us today on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour is entertainment host, culture commentator, and co-host of High Key, Ryan Mitchell. Welcome back, Ryan. Happy Pride, everybody. Happy Pride. And happy Stop That Train. The only reason I'm saying this is because every word comes with an exclamation point.
What is the premise of the film 'Stop! That! Train!'?
No jury in the world will convict you.
And to be honest, RuPaul would actually want you to say it like that. Absolutely. So I think you're doing a great service. Thank you.
I'm just trying to serve Mother, as they say. So Stop That Train stars drag queens Gigi B and Ginger Minj as train attendants Dee Dee and Tess.
I'm Tess. One time I ate a magnet and got stuck to a flagpole. Dee Dee, I was born with adult teeth.
Yes. They find themselves unemployed after the budget train line stank rail. goes out of business, and then they quickly land a new gig aboard the Glamazonian Express, a luxury high-speed railway. But a massive stormaganza threatens to make their first trip a bumpy ride. Enter President Gagwell, played by RuPaul, and traffic controller Donna Dusk, played by Rachel Bloom. They step in to help keep this train on its tracks and out of harm's way. Stop That Train is in theaters now. Ryan, tell it to me straight. How do we feel about Stop That Dream?
I'm going to tell it to you, Gay. Yes! Thank you. No, I absolutely loved this movie. I was not sure what I was going to get, to be quite honest. I was like, one, I'm shocked that this film is going to theaters. I thought it automatically in my brain was like, wait, it's going to go to a streamer or it's going to be on the World of Wonder app and everyone can kind of take it there. But to know that they sort of got this moment to have... in theaters at this huge large stage i'm like oh this is going to be something major and the cast is stacked but ultimately i do love it but it also feels like okay if you are a fan of rupaul's drag race honey you are watching a rusical in a rupaul's drag race challenge lock in because it's about to be a wild yes yes okay i love it lock in buckle up fashion your seatbelts all that stuff glenn tell it to me however you want to straight gay whichever way you want how do we feel
Yeah, I reviewed this movie for NPR and I started out by saying something very similar to what Ryan just said, which is this is a better than average acting challenge on a better than average episode of a better than average season of RuPaul's Drag Race. And, you know, for those who know what that means, that's going to give them an accurate assessment of whether or not they're going to go to the movies, stream it or avoid it like the plague.
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