Ep. 053 - Life Stinks (1991)

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In the post Reagan era, an era that produced a Wall Street persona, as well as films such as Trading Places and Brewster’s Millions, Mel Brooks’ Life Stinks looks to tackle both the struggle of the less fortunate, as well as the flaw in American capitalism and the way in which the rich play games with their fortune, much to the disadvantage of the poorer populations in America. Join the vulgarians Jason, Paco and Terry as they pick apart the nuances, as well as the flaws that an auteur such as Mel Brooks seeks in helming one of his more earnest projects. In this case, Brooks definitely tries, but he might have done better with just sending a telegram. Maybe write to your congressperson? *shrug emoji* . . Thank you all for listening! Please remember to rate, review and subscribe wherever you’re hearing us. . Many thanks to Matthew Roland Pharris for our artwork. You can find him/follow him and his amazing work on Instagram @pestopasta44 . You can find us/follow us on Twitter @AuteursVulgar, and on Instagram @vulgarauteurspodcast . You are also welcome to email us at [email protected] about anything, and we mean ANYTHING. We have a spam folder, so don’t get too excited. . We love you all! Go hug yourself

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