Episode 88: Ridley Scott Watch Series #6: BLACK RAIN (1989)

"Nobody's going to help a gaijin." Continuing the Ridley Scott watch series, John and Curtis take on the underrated 1989 action film BLACK RAIN, starring Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia, Ken Takahura, Kate Capshaw, and the late but great Yūsaku Matsuda as the villainous "wild dog" Koji Sato. The boys talk about what they watched this week and their latest watchlist additions before discussing the movie. They chat about the action sequences, steamy Japan, cultural clashes, what makes this movie "dadcore," and find out why Scott didn't want to film in Japan again after BLACK RAIN. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:02:06 What We Watched This Week 00:15:03 Watchlist Additions 00:20:27 BLACK RAIN (1989) Discussion (hot takes, tasty bits) 00:47:35 Our Ratings for BLACK RAIN 00:56:43 Coming Up Next! MOVIES WE WATCHED CURTIS: Lars and the Real Girl; Wasabi JOHN: Beef (TV Series); The King of Comedy; The Adventures of Mark Twain; American Underdog WATCHLIST ADDITIONS CURTIS: Sisu; The Starling Girl; The Idol (HBO Series); Black Rain (1989 Japanese film) JOHN: Phantom of the Paradise; The Legend of 1900; Vhyes CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: Excerpt from VHS Trailer for BLACK RAIN (1989) Outro: "The Final Confrontation" by Hans Zimmer (BLACK RAIN OST) 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.