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EPISODE · Aug 3, 2026 · 56 MIN

Directorial Debuts

from And the Winner Should Have Been... · host Bob and Mark

Back much quicker with our 75th episode. That's about all the fanfare we had planned. This episode we're discussing the debut features from a variety of directors. Most of the movies are rather older, but if you don't believe in statutes of limitation on such things, beware the fearsome SPOILERS! that lurk in the podcast ahead. 00:00 Intro and topic 01:42 Selecting the films 04:21 Mark's first choice: Eraserhead 07:30 All the Dunes episode 11:42 Bob's first choice: sex, lies, and videotape 20:47 Mark's second choice: Following 26:57 Takeshi's Castle 27:56 Bob's second choice: Violent Cop 34:52 Mark and Bob's third choice: The Duellists 48:32 Other contenders 52:33 Wrapping up Intro and Outro music excerpted without alteration other than length and volume from AcidJazz by Kevin McLeod under a Creative Commons (CC BY 3.0) license: ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode

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