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Aug 26, 2025 58 min

Ep 155 Dogfight

from The Pink Smoke podcast Hosted by The Pink Smoke

Ever since Dogfight was released in 1991 to middling reviews and invisible box office, it's slowly developed a following among viewers who appreciate Nancy Savoca's empathetic story of two young people making a meaningful connection at a pivotal point of the early 60's. Two such viewers are host Martin Kessler and his guest, film writer and programmer Vanya Garraway. They explore this very human film and the richness of its lead characters, an aspiring folk singer and a young soldier due to deploy to Vietnam who chooses her as his date for a party where the marine who brings the ugliest girl is rewarded. Over a single night, the couple find themselves challenging rigid gender roles and finding unexpected inner strength, leading to what Garraway refers to as "one of the most romantic scenes you'll ever see in cinema." Support our Patreon:www.patreon.com/thepinksmoke The Pink Smoke site:www.thepinksmoke.com Vanya Garraway on Twitter:@nostalgiaphile@PaidInSweat Paid in Sweatprod3.agileticketing.net/websales/pag…0abda7cb4e9& Movie Kessler on X:twitter.com/MovieKessler The Pink Smoke on X:twitter.com/thepinksmoke Intro music: Unleash the Bastards / “Tea for Two”Outro music: Marcus Pinn / “Vegas"

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