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Rupert Grint—sorry, Grimpert—​plays sidekick to a farting Forrest Gump-esque boy in the 2002 sci-fi family comedy THUNDERPANTS also starring Bruce Cook, Paul Giamatti, Stephen Fry, & Ned Beatty. LIVE from Dublin, the HDTGM crew discuss if farts are green, the child firing squad, the farting opera note, Keira Knightley's cameo, and so much more. Plus, Paul tells a classic childhood story of the time he asked a barber for an unconventional haircut. ALAN! ALAN! ALAN!

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