Sorcerer (with Rory Dunn)

This week, we discover fear pays poor wages as we're joined by comedian and good old Saskatchewan boy Rory Dunn for an unseen classic from his extensive physical media collection, about desperate men on a dangerous mission. It's 1977's Sorcerer, directed by William Friedkin, and starring Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, Amidou, Ramon Bieri and Peter Capell. Gorgeously shot and backed by a synth score by Tangerine Dream, it's a white-knuckle thriller, as Friedkin follows up The Exorcist with a movie that feels just as tense and scary in an entirely different way. Plus, all three of us have been to the movies recently, with theatrical field reports on Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Hit Man. Other works referenced in this episode include The Saint, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Escape the Planet of the Apes, Conquest of the Planet of the Apes, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, The Wages of Fear, How to Blow Up a Pipeline, The Mandalorian, LOST, Thief, Star Wars, The French Connection and Jaws, among others. For more of Rory's opinions on film, check out his Substack over at https://movieslikerory.substack.com/. We'll be back next week with another classic, as it's finally time for Hayley to get around to watching Bogart and Bergman in 1942's Casablanca, a choice cut from her collection that is currently streaming in Canada on Crave and Starz. And a reminder that our canon consideration at the end of this month will be the Wachowskis' Speed Racer. Until then, we'll see you at the movies!