Episode 87: Ridley Scott Watch Series #5: SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (1987)

This week on on the podcast we return to the Ridley Scott Watch Series to discuss the 1987 neo-noir film SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME, starring Tom Berenger, Lorraine Bracco, and Mimi Rogers. We chat about the return back to familiar genre beats that Scott explored in BLADE RUNNER, albeit in a 1980s New York City setting. We also discuss this film's place in the contemporaneous cinema landscape in relation to the 80s erotic thriller boom. According to Letterboxd, SOMEONE... is the least popular feature film in the Ridley Scott filmography (WHITE SQUALL heads stay WINNING). Is this forgotten flick worth checking out? We debate and give our scores. Before talking about the film, we discuss our latest additions to our watchlists and what recent stuff we watched. Next week we return with another entry in the series, the Michael Douglas-led action thriller BLACK RAIN! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction Watchlist Additions 00:04:41 Arnold [TV - Netflix] (Curtis) 00:05:13 Asteroid City (Curtis) 00:05:32 Bunker 717 (Curtis) 00:05:53 One Ranger (Curtis) 00:06:33 Hackers (Quinn) 00:07:08 Secret Sunshine (Quinn) 00:08:22 Kung Fu Stuntmen (John) 00:09:42 On the Society File of Shanghai (John) 00:10:42 My Own Private Idaho (John) What We Watched This Week 00:12:32 Scream VI (Quinn) 00:15:26 Awake [2021] (John) 00:18:23 The Road [2009] (John) 00:23:17 Star Wars: The Force Awakens (John) 00:27:30 Cloud Atlas (John) 00:20:30 Blackberry (John) 00:34:43 The Wizard of Gore (John) 00:36:24 The Hot Spot (Curtis) 00:37:23 Sherlock Holmes [2009] (Curtis) 00:38:20 Sex Actually with Alice Levine [Season Two] (Curtis) 00:39:22 SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME Discussion 01:04:23 Our Ratings 01:19:30 Coming Up Next! CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: Someone to Watch Over Me - Sting Outro: Suspicious Minds - Fine Young Cannibals Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/ 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 them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.