Back in the early 1900s, a new pandemic happened out of nowhere with odd symptoms, that was never solved or cured. It just went away. Which means it's right up our alley.
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# Encephalitis Lethargica: The Mysterious Sleeping Sickness
Josh and Chuck dive into one of medicine's greatest unsolved mysteries—encephalitis lethargica, a bizarre epidemic that struck without warning in 1916, devastated millions across the globe, and then mysteriously vanished without explanation. They explore the terrifying symptoms that left patients frozen like statues for decades while remaining conscious inside their own minds, the desperate attempts by early neurologists to identify the cause, and the remarkable true story behind the movie Awakenings, where a groundbreaking treatment finally allowed some of these "sleeping" patients to wake up—only to face heartbreaking consequences they weren't prepared for.
Awakenings
1990
2h 0m
★ 7.8
"If you were hearing these symptoms and think, hey, that sounds awfully familiar. I think I saw a movie about that. Then you're correct. — Chuck reveals that the movie Awakenings is based on Oliver Sacks' book about his work with encephalitis lethargica patients in the 1960s."
— Chuck
Beetlejuice
1988
1h 32m
★ 7.4
"And then, yeah, all the way through to Beetlejuice. — Chuck lists Beetlejuice as another successful Winona Ryder film from her career."
— Chuck
Heathers
1989
1h 43m
★ 7.3
"Heather's, dude, is one of the all-time great movies. — Chuck lists Heathers as one of Winona Ryder's great movies and calls it one of the all-time greats."
— Chuck
Patch Adams
1998
PG-13
1h 55m
★ 7.3
"I even watched, I accidentally watch Patch Adams first, and I wanted to watch Awakening so bad. — Josh mentions accidentally watching Patch Adams before Awakenings and notes that Patch Adams was not as good."
— Josh
Stranger Things
2016
★ 8.6
"She does a great job in Stranger Things. Oh, she's awesome in everything she's ever been in. — Josh praises Winona Ryder's performance in Stranger Things while discussing her acting career."
— Josh
Tremors
1990
1h 36m
★ 6.9
"Did you also watch tremors by accident? No, that would have been very pleasant. That's one of my favorite movies. — Josh jokingly asks if Chuck watched Tremors by accident and expresses it as one of his favorite movies."
— Josh
Zoolander
2001
1h 29m
★ 6.2
"I watched Zoolander recently. A picture is worth a thousand words. — Josh references watching Zoolander recently and uses a scene from the movie to illustrate his point about flu symptoms."
— Josh
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