Legends Podcast #609; Battle Royale (2000)

We're continuing the Most Dangerous Month with a Japanese cult classic that was effectively banned in the United States for over a decade. Based on the controversial 1999 novel by Koushun Takami, concerns over the film's violent content and recent school shootings made it difficult to find a distributor, as well as complicated rights issues around the film's international release. Featuring a group of schoolchildren forced to fight to the death, Quentin Tarantino called the film one of his favorites and its influences can be felt in properties like The Hunger Games and Squid Game - and games like PUBG and Fortnite. Now we're taking a class trip to the island for Battle Royale!    For more geeky podcasts visit GonnaGeek.com   You can find us on iTunes under ''Legends Podcast''. Please subscribe and give us a positive review. You can also follow us on Twitter @LegendsPodcast or even better, send us an e-mail: [email protected] You can find all our contact information here on the Network page of GonnaGeek.com Our complete archive is always available at www.legendspodcast.com, www.legendspodcast.libsyn.com