EPISODE · May 28, 2019 · 1H 24M
Thunderball (1965)
from Ruined Childhoods · host Dan Wiener and Jon Richardson
In the final installment of “May the Fourth be with You”, Dan and Jon go back to the fourth installment of the James Bond franchise, Thunderball. They debate the ethics of Bond’s womanizing, whether “for Queen and country” or otherwise, and discuss the impact of Thunderball and its 1983 remake, Never Say Never Again, on the Johnny English and Austin Powers films. Also: Dan and Jon express their cautious optimism around the Terminator: Dark Fate teaser and assess Sylvester Stallone’s recent comments about continuing the Rocky franchise.Next episode: SpeedNext episode’s recast: Scent of a Woman
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In the final installment of “May the Fourth be with You”, Dan and Jon go back to the fourth installment of the James Bond franchise, Thunderball. They debate the ethics of Bond’s womanizing, whether “for Queen and country” or otherwise, and discuss the impact of Thunderball and its 1983 remake, Never Say Never Again, on the Johnny English and Austin Powers films. Also: Dan and Jon express their cautious optimism around the Terminator: Dark Fate teaser and assess Sylvester Stallone’s recent comments about continuing the Rocky franchise.Next episode: SpeedNext episode’s recast: Scent of a Woman
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