Early Access: Episode 46 - Brewster's Millions (1985)
Added 2025-05-01 20:20:47 +0000 UTCComments
Patrick Willems has a great overview of it on YouTube. It’s completely a vibes movie, Willems has a quote from from Hill where he explains the plot as basically the themes from 50s teen songs strung together. That kind of mashup really worked better 30 years later. A
Brent Dragoo
2025-05-05 23:43:02 +0000 UTCIf anyone is into screenplays, Walter Hill’s draft of Alien is pretty fantastic. It’s extremely minimal, like if Cormac McCarthy wrote a script in haiku.
Brent Dragoo
2025-05-05 21:29:14 +0000 UTCI got to admit (and this might be a hot take), but I wasn’t a fan of 48 Hours. I might’ve gotten a bit too hyped to see this when I listened to the Harlem Nights episode. Eddie was hilarious without a doubt, but I really didn’t like Nolte frankly. I didn’t need to necessarily “like” his character, but he was far too unpleasant in a way that felt too try-hard and not worth watching. You have a good point of not needing the two leads to become best of friends by the end, but I do need to feel that the conclusion makes sense, and I didn’t buy that Murphy and Nolte would have gotten any respect for one another.
The Film Smith
2025-05-05 15:08:14 +0000 UTCThanks for the shoutout! Honored to have made it into an episode! Great deep-dive into Hill’s career & Brewster’s Millions! This ep definitely inspired me to seek out The Long Riders. Looking forward to the Hill follow-up!
Josh Brine
2025-05-05 02:59:20 +0000 UTCBill Mahercedes
Carlisle
2025-05-04 17:29:16 +0000 UTCI have to finish that show. I started watching it but only made it a few episodes in
A.W.
2025-05-04 17:00:44 +0000 UTCAnother fun fact that movie inspired the show Starsky and Hutch
JokersJuicyAss
2025-05-04 09:06:34 +0000 UTCThe whole Robert Evans/Ali McGraw/Getaway story is a side plot in the Paramount+ limited series, The Offer. It's actually all about Albert Ruddy ( Miles Teller) producing The Godfather. Very watchable and Matthew Goode basically steals the show as Evans.
Scott Ruisch
2025-05-03 17:49:07 +0000 UTCStreets of Fire is more a vibe movie than a plot movie. I love it’s vibe a music myself. I think they originally wanted Patrick Swayze in the Michael Pare part and I do wish he was the star instead if that’s true. I get the feeling that the world of Streets of Fire is set after a massive war and there isn’t a big population anymore so the cities are where people are now and they’re pretty lawless. Tom Cody comes back from whatever war that happened.
Trembling Colors
2025-05-03 00:49:04 +0000 UTCThere is a good 70s LA Buddy cop movie called Busting starring Eliot Gould and Robert Blake you guys should check out. And Joe, the movie I think you were thinking of where it was set to Star Steve McQueen but McQueen insisted Ali McGraw be involved was Friedkin’s Sorcerer.
Trembling Colors
2025-05-02 23:47:32 +0000 UTCHurry back! You were shouted out during this ep.
A.W.
2025-05-02 20:23:27 +0000 UTCI’m still catching up on the final season!
A.W.
2025-05-02 20:22:44 +0000 UTCJoe, I know you like What We Do In The Shadows. Did you see The Warriors after the final season where they homaged it in one of the episodes?
Nathan Kearney
2025-05-02 18:26:37 +0000 UTCI keep getting sidetracked trying to check these movies out. I'll be back to comment in a few weeks, and you all better respond goddamnit.
Thomas Bishop
2025-05-02 17:41:35 +0000 UTCLoved listening to this. Allan Graf is always great to see pop up. His specialty as a stuntman must be bus stunts because he was always showing up as the bus driver in various action movies.
cdpren
2025-05-02 06:11:51 +0000 UTC
