Episode 49: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981)

"Good evening, Fräulein!" The Return of the Great Adventure! Join John, Curtis, and special guest Dr Arya Aryan as they take on the Spielberg/Lucas 1981 adventure classic RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981), starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, John Rhys-Davies, Alfred Molina (!), and more. The boys discuss its importance as an action/adventure film, its depictions of the Middle East and Germans, American exceptionalism, badass Marion Ravenwood, Klaus Kinski, and more. Before the film discussion, they also talk about what they watched this week and what they added to their watchlists.  The lads will return to John Carpenter watch series next week with the Snake Plissken ("Call me Snake!") sequel ESCAPE FROM L.A., starring the great Kurt Russell and Steve Buscemi.  TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:50 Watchlist Additions   00:13:17 What We Watched This Week 00:36:36 RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) Discussion (favourite scenes, symbolism, hot takes, tasty bits) 01:21:00 Our Ratings 01:27:50 Coming Up Next! MOVIES WE WATCHED JOHN: 77 Minutes; Money Machine (2020); Thief (1981); The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974); Rewind (2019); CURTIS: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes; The Sea Beast; The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974); Indian Predator: The Butcher of Delhi (TV Series); Cadillac Man ARYA: Lost in Space (Netflix series) WATCHLIST ADDITIONS JOHN: A New Leaf (1971); Sound of Metal; Peeping Tom (1960) CURTIS: Higher Learning; Star Trek: Lower Decks (TV Series); A Few Good Men ARYA: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch; Siren (TV Series) CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: "The Map Room: Dawn" by John Williams; excerpts from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK Outro: "The Raiders March" by John Williams  Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Check out Arya Aryan's new book The Postmodern Representation of Reality in Peter Ackroyd's Chatterton with Cambridge Scholars here: https://www.cambridgescholars.com/product/978-1-5275-8496-9