Episode 86: Curtis's Canon #4 - ROLLING THUNDER (1977)

"Higher, man, higher! 'Til you hear the bones starting to crack!" This week, Curtis returns to his canon series with the 1977 midnight grindhouse/action/thriller film ROLLING THUNDER (1977), which is also one of Quentin Tarantino's favourite films. He is joined by BROFORCE: Magill, John, and Simon. The boys discuss what they watched this week and their latest additions to the watchlist before diving into The X-Files, the Vietnam War, William Devane, and more. Stay tuned next week as the team returns to the Ridley Scott watch series with SOMEBODY TO WATCH OVER ME (1987). TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:45 What We Watched This Week 00:47:30 Watchlist Additions 00:54:53 ROLLING THUNDER (1977) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits) 01:23:35 Our Ratings for ROLLING THUNDER 01:28:11 Coming Up Next! MOVIES WE WATCHED CURTIS: The Girl on the Train; Cold Hell; Tetsuo: The Iron Man JOHN: Brigsby Bear; Joe Dirt; Mad God; Evil Dead Rise; They Live; Terrorvision; Young Frankenstein; Star Wars (1977); Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back; Son of Godzilla MAGILL: The X-Files (TV Series) SIMON: Renfield; Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves; Mandy (TV Series) WATCHLIST ADDITIONS JOHN: Visiting Hours; One Crazy Summer; The Battle of Lake Changjin CURTIS: Dario Argento’s Dark Glasses; Werner Herzog: Radical Dreamer; Diving into the Unknown; Moonage Daydream; Diary of the Grizzly Man (TV Series); All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) KATIE: The Midnight Club (Netflix Series); A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: "Prevues of Coming Attractions" Music; excerpt from ROLLING THUNDER (1977) Outro: "Born in the USA (Demo Version, 1982)" by Bruce Springsteen Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Curtis: https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' https://curtisrunstedler.ca/ 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 Magill's website here: https://www.magillfoote.com/ And his podcast THE TRAIL RUNS COLD on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1IWYfBRGRlFXPJSpElzYJu