Rentadick

It’s Milligan and Bentine back together again! (sort of!) Joining Tyler this episode it’s the welcome return of former guest, writer and film academic Dr Adrian Smith, who has written the viewing notes to accompany the recent release on blu ray of the 1972 British film Rentadick. A film which strains every sinew to be a sex comedy but never quite pulls it off, Rentadick qualifies for inclusion on this podcast because both Spike and Mike appear! With the original concept devised by Cleese & Chapman we look back at the film’s protracted and difficult journey from script to screen and find out how an Oscar winner came to direct it; inevitably there is talk about Python, including their involvement with Birdseye peas; we also give three hearty cheers for the appearance of Richard Briers in the movie, who offers much in the way of comic relief; naturally we examine the two former Goons and where they fit in - plus we mull over the acting chops of your dad’s old favourite Julie Ege, scratch our heads over a grown man in a mouse costume and discover that one of the film’s stars is currently appearing in the latest Marvel movie! Adrian is the co-host of two film podcasts, Second Thoughts and Wild Wild Podcast, details of which can be heard at the end of this week’s episode and he is on Twitter @retroramblings