Today we visit with L.A. based writer/director James Sunshine, known for producing reality TV shows like Big Brother and Hell’s Kitchen.
He has a new film out now. Killing Mary Sue is a genre-bending action thriller that follows a corrupt senator plotting to eliminate his stepdaughter—only for her to uncover a lethal, almost supernatural knack for survival. Starring Sierra McCormick (American Horror Stories, The Vast of Night), Dermot Mulroney, Sean Patrick Flanery, and Martin Kove, this one’s got edge, attitude, and a killer cast.
TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrcUDJPU1mc
MORE: https://www.killingmarysue.com/
TODAY'S REASON TO PARTY! (special thanks to ListOfNationalDays.com)
Scotch Day
https://www.johnniewalker.com/en-us/whisky-cocktails/cocktails/the-spicy-citrus-southside-cocktail
SURVEYS, STUDIES & SUCH
Comedian Gilda Radner led a tongue-in-cheek study asking people whether they preferred toilet paper to hang “over” or “under.” Her playful finding? “Over” folks tended to score as more dominant, while “under” people came across as more submissive. Even something as trivial as TP orientation can feel revealing!
BIG SCREEN-LITTLE SCREEN
Illumination and Mattel Developing a New Animated Barbie Movie. Following the success of the 2023 live-action Barbie, a new animated feature is in development with Illumination and Mattel Studios, marking Barbie’s first big screen animated release.
Trailer for Stranger Things Season 5 Drops. The teaser for Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things debuted on July 16, 2025. The final season will stream in three parts—Nov 26, Dec 25, and Dec 31—with Hawkins under military quarantine and serious stakes for Eleven and her friends.
DID YA KNOW!?
The Moon is shrinking. But only very slightly – by about 50m (164ft) in radius over the last several hundred million years. Mysterious seismic activity, known as moonquakes, could be to blame.
JOKE OF THE DAY
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HEIDI)
SCOOP
OF THE DAY
A study shows that 17% of us have eaten an entire cake in one sitting.
Dr. Len Fisher at the University of Bristol tackled the drama of cookie dunking. After experiments, he concluded the goldilocks dunk time is about 3–5 seconds, and doing it at a slight angle reduces crumble. Even the most serious of cookie lovers learned something new!
QUOTE OF THE DAY
If you have a favorite quote.... you can send it to us at the bottom of the page at JohnAndHeidiShow.com
"Bye, Felicia." Friday, 1995
NEWS TO ME
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FUN
FACT FOR YOU:
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✓ At one time, denture makers added uranium to false teeth to give them a “healthy” glow.
✓ Men are 41% more likely than women to be stopped for speeding.
✓ About 6% of people experience sleep paralysis, the inability to move for several minutes after awakening.
✓ Hank Azaria has voiced more than 160 characters on “The Simpsons”.
✓ The German language has words to describe 30 different types of kisses.
WEIRD NEWS
The latest viral trend, “freeze branding,” has health experts seriously concerned. Inspired by livestock marking, it involves pressing a freezing metal brand—cooled with liquid nitrogen—onto human skin to create a permanent design. Dermatologist Dr. Andrea Suarez (aka Dr. Dray on TikTok) is urging people not to try it, warning that “you are not a horse.” While it’s relatively safe for animals, on humans it can cause full-thickness burns and lead to serious infections like cellulitis, which can result in sepsis or even bone inflammation if untreated.
QUESTION OF THE DAY
According to a survey, the average man has 11 of these, and the average woman has 5. What is it?
Answer: Hats
HEIDI HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL
(FROM HEIDI)
THE LIST
WHYZITS:
• Whyzit hotels provide free shampoo and mouthwash and shower caps and shoe-polishing cloths, but they never provide the one thing most travelers forget … toothpaste?
•
Whyzit
they don’t just cut the price of a product instead of offering a
rebate?
• Whyzit there are 5 syllables in the word
‘monosyllabic’?
• Whyzit your nose only itches when your hands are full?
• If ignorance is bliss, whyzit there aren’t more happy people?
• Whyzit so many animals are named after cars?
• Whyzit the probability of someone watching you is proportional to the stupidity of your action?
• Whyzit the Pillsbury Doughboy is so happy, considering he has no clothes, and is apparently NOT anatomically correct?
GOOD NEWS
Man
Breaks World Record After Running 465 Half-Marathons In One Year
https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/
