Pleasantville
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The boys are back for their Reality Distortion Month covering Gary Ross's Pleasantville. They discuss the various racial undertones of the film, despite not having any actors of color in the picture. Episode 122: Pleasantville (1998) Directed by: Gary Ross Written by: Gary Ross Score by: Randy Newman Budget: $60 million Grossed: $49.8 million Cast: Tobey Maguire as David Reese Witherspoon as Jennifer Jeff Daniels as Bill Johnson Joan Allen as Betty Parker William H. Macy as George Parker J. T. Walsh as Big Bob Paul Walker as Skip Martin Marley Shelton as Margaret Henderson Giuseppe Andrews as Howard Jenny Lewis & Marisa Ribisi as Christin & Kimmy Jane Kaczmarek as David & Jennifer’s mother Don Knotts as the TV Repairman Denise Dowse as the Health Teacher Kevin Connors & Natalie Ramsey as Bud & Mary Sue Parker David Tom as Whitey Dawn Cody, Maggie Lawson & Andrea Taylor as Betty Jean, Lisa Anne & Peggy Jane Justin Nimmo as Mark Davis Talking Points: What is your history with Pleasantville? What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts? Spoiler-Talk: What are the themes of Pleasantville? How does this film relate to WandaVision? Final thoughts. Next EP: Dark City (1998) w/ special guest Nick Hishmeh Fun Facts: This was the first film created by scanning and digitizing film footage to manipulate the colors.
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The boys are back for their Reality Distortion Month covering Gary Ross's Pleasantville. They discuss the various racial undertones of the film, despite not having any actors of color in the picture. Episode 122: Pleasantville (1998) Directed by: Gary Ross Written by: Gary Ross Score by: Randy Newman Budget: $60 million Grossed: $49.8 million Cast: Tobey Maguire as DavidReese Witherspoon as JenniferJeff Daniels as Bill JohnsonJoan Allen as Betty ParkerWilliam H. Macy as G...
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