April 19, 2021
The Apartment / Bunnahabhain 12
Bob and Brad continue their mini-series of Best Picture winners with the 1950 backstage drama All About Eve, and boy do they have some hot takes today. Brad comes in hot with an "I don't like this movie" review that threatens to derail the whole episode, but eventually our hosts do find points of agreement.
Meanwhile, they sip on Old Ezra 7 Barrel Strength, a fan-favorite bourbon, and this time it's Bob's turn for a negative review almost as fiery as the whiskey itself.
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In 1960 director, Billy Wilder
and star Jack Lemmon gave the
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world a peek into the sleazy
world of high class.
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Manhattan in 2021.
We return to the Ila region for
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a single malt.
Scotch the film is the
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apartment.
The whiskey is banana hovind 12
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and we'll review them both.
This is the film and whiskey
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podcast.
Welcome to the film and whiskey
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podcast, where each week, we
review a classic movie and a
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glass of whiskey.
I'm Bob book, I'm Brad G and
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this week we are looking at the
1960 Best Picture Winner, Billy
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Wilder's, the apartment Brad.
I have been waiting to talk.
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About this movie for years.
And I purposely did not put it
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in our first few seasons because
I you're still a wild card, man.
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You're such a wild card.
I never know what you're going
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to think of a movie.
The way you said that have you
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just like never spoken of this
movie a single time.
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You've just like watched it and
know I've a kylin I've just been
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running on the journal, your
thoughts.
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I've been running down the
street just like shaking people
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and say have you seen it?
Have you seen the other are not
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know.
Honestly Brad this is Is this is
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one of my favorite films of all
time and watching it again.
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I you know, I haven't washed it
since we started doing the
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podcast because I wanted to wait
and watch it with the more
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critical eye.
Again, I can't wait to get into
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talking about it.
I sincerely hope you liked it,
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but before we get into any of
those questions, the most
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important question, Brad, had
you seen had you heard of the
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movie, the apartment prior to
watching it for our podcast,
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Bro?
You've got me on two weeks in a
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row of movies that I'd never
even heard of, man.
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You know, I'm kind of surprised
you.
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I heard of this one especially
since you have been such a big
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fan of the to Billy Wilder
movies that we've done to this
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point.
I thought maybe you would have
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gone and looked kind of looked
through his filmography at some
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point but bro, know if we win
I'm taking minimal effort some
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sort of cinephile, Didi's, get
degrees.
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That's dude, I gotta say man, is
we got the same piece of papers.
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That's right.
All right, so you had not even
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heard of the apartment.
I'm really glad that you went
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into this kind of old and I am
waiting with baited breath to
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hear what you thought of it.
Brad, why don't you just give us
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kind of initial Impressions on
the movie?
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What do you think of it?
I, you know, if All About Eve is
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one of the most underwhelming
Best Picture winners ever.
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I would have to put the
apartment in, probably, like, I
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don't know the top 20 to 30
percent of Best Picture winners,
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I've ever seen.
There you go, like it's solid.
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I like, I can 100% understand
why this Back best picture.
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You know, I think if you put it
up against some of the other
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greats, it would, it would
clearly lose.
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But in the year where, you know,
obviously I don't know what the
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heck was going on in cinema in
1960, but in a year where there
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weren't any other like, massive
contenders, this is just I think
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it's just one of the best films
comedic dramas I've ever seen in
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my life and more emphasis on the
drama.
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You know the comedic elements.
Just barely lighten it up enough
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to make it almost feel like real
life.
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Yeah.
More than like a drama.
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Does that make sense?
Absolutely.
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And Brad I would, I don't want
to correct you right off the bat
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here.
But you did have some idea of
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what was going on in cinema, in
the year 1960, because you and I
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watched Alfred Hitchcock's
Psycho just last season and that
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was the other, you know, kind of
really big popular controversial
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movie that came out in the year
1960.
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So, you know, this is better
than psycho.
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Just looking at those two movies
side-by-side, I really do think
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that this might be kind of an
underrated Needed year for
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Cinema, in terms of really kind
of pushing the medium forward.
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And talking about things that
hadn't been talked about, you
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know, just from Some Like It Hot
to this movie, I feel like Billy
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Wilder, really took a deep dive
into some themes that you, you
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just didn't see explored in
mainstream entertainment in that
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time period.
Yeah, I mean you're jumping in
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here with like really heavy
themes of infidelity of suicide
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of a man trying to On his way to
the top, I guess.
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And you just see all these
things, kind of crashing into
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one another, you know, all in
order to tell a simple love
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story.
But I just can't imagine this
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coming out in 1960.
Honestly, Bob, as I was watching
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this, I had two main thoughts
and I'll get to the second one
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eventually.
But my first, main thought was
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this, if you have ever watched
the TV show, Mad Men, the entire
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show was based off of this
movie.
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But have you ever watched mad I
have?
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Yeah, yeah I mean tell me that
I'm wrong.
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No, I will show was based off
the whole vibe is just it's
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right here.
The blueprint was laid.
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Yeah.
And so I think that what you see
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here is, I don't want to call it
like an expose but I think that
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what Wilder was doing was just
this criticism of like men who
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are in power and think that they
can get whatever they want and
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he did that by putting this
unassuming nice guy kind of a
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guy.
Against them.
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And in the end, the nice guy
wins.
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Yeah.
And he's not a sleaze ball, and
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he gets the girl, and it's just
a really cute unique and
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surprisingly deep film.
Well, before we get any further
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Brad, because my sneaking
suspicion will be that, not many
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people will have seen this movie
coming into listening to this
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episode, and I already would
wholeheartedly say, go watch
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this movie, you will not be
disappointed.
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I think this is the kind of
movie even like you said, Brad
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that you may not I come away
from it, loving it, as much as I
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do, where I'm ranking it in like
my top 10 favorite movies ever.
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But I don't really know of
anyone that would watch this
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movie and walk away.
Not having been entertained.
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This just seems like a
crowd-pleasing kind of movie.
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Yeah.
I, you know, for a movie that
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deals with like, incredibly deep
subjects and honestly is almost
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gratuitous in the way that it
shows it for 4 1960, you know,
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which really I would say for
1950s Cinema like Like I would
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say this is one of the more
entertaining films we watched in
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a while.
Yeah, well I mean like now it's
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61 years old and I feel like
some of these scenes especially,
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I mean truly hold up in 2021 and
we'll get to a pretty harrowing
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sequence later on but it
reminded me of a movie that is
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more recent and I think actually
this movie may have done it
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better but before we get into
all that it is time for us to
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talk.
Brad explains.
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This is the part of the podcast,
where Brad breaks down the plot
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of the movie that he Is just
seen often for the first time.
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Obviously that is the case
today.
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Brad.
As you know, we have
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implemented, a strict 60-second
timer on Brad explains this
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year.
Can you walk us through the plot
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of the movie, the apartment in
under one minute?
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Jack Lemmon is a nice guy.
Fred MacMurray is Shirley
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MacLaine is in love with the and
he'd ruins her life.
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She tried to commit suicide.
Jack, Lemmon saves her.
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They fall in love.
Whoo!
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Ooh, all right, you did it in 15
seconds.
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Now I'm gonna, I'm gonna require
you to go a bit deeper because
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because the one of the big parts
of this movie is the kind of
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like you said, I don't want to
expose, or even satire, but the
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portrayal of corporate America
in the late 1950s early 60s.
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Like, I don't think you can
really talk about this movie
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without talking about the
endless rows and rows of desks
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on this floor, that, that Jack
Clemons character Baxter.
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Works on like the idea of
corporate America, and these
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upper level Executives who think
they're entitled to everything
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really kind of permeates the
whole movie.
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Oh yeah.
No II called him a.
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I thought we all knew that that
was just like code for Corporate
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America and America.
Yeah, right on, man.
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Absolutely, no.
I honestly, I think that it, I
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don't know it as somebody in
2021 watching this film.
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I feel like it's almost just
taken for granted that like
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High-powered businesses business
executives are just like either
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like average to terrible people.
Like I don't know if there's any
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of them that are really that
good.
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And so there's already such a
distrust of corporate America on
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the average citizens end that I
do feel like it dulls the edge
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of this movie a little bit, but
I can appreciate the fact that
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this is probably one of the
first like honest attempts at
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saying, hey, like this isn't
okay.
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Like all of these people who are
working in this company are real
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people and just because you guys
can go and have your Lover's
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tryst at this dude's apartment
because he's a bachelor, doesn't
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make him worth promoting.
It doesn't make you guys get P.
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Like it's just all bad.
All bad all around Brad.
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As always.
You continue to be incredibly
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eloquent.
It bad all bad.
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It's bad for you bad.
All right it's okay.
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I do want to jump in here and
kind of Round out, Brad explains
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a little bit.
So the the essential plot of the
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movie is that Jack.
Lemons character Baxter is kind
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of a lower level employee
working for this giant Insurance
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firm in New York City and he is
climbing the corporate ladder by
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allowing his superiors.
And people in Administration, in
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this building, to use his
apartment to have affairs in.
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He is lending out his key.
And what I really love about the
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place that the movie starts
Brad, is that you can tell from
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the Beginning of this movie that
we are coming into this
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situation when it's already
spiraling out of control, you
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know what I mean?
Like we don't see the first time
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Jack Lemmon kind of gives his
apartment over to somebody.
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We don't see that slippery
slope, we see Jack Lemmon, you
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know, even though the opening
narration where he's talking
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about how his apartment, so,
great for a bachelor and you
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sound, so chipper, but the way
they're framing it with the
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camera, is this, incredibly
lonely?
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Like there's just an expanse
around him and Jack Lemon is
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just walking down the street
with no one around him and you
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can tell that he is already
feeling this intense loneliness
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and regret for what he's doing
with his apartment to the point
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where, you know, he's basically
been kicked out of his own
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apartment because his boss needs
to you know have an affair and
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he ends up sleeping on a park
bench.
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And I really liked that Wilder
allows us as the audience to be
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dropped right into that
situation when it's already
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falling apart and not have to
feel like he needs to walk.
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Us through and give us, you
know, tip us off at every
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instance like oh, this is bad.
You can just tell from the
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beginning.
This guy is in over his head.
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One might say that he drops us
and media rests.
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That's very true.
Boom.
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Brad learned a Latin phrase
today.
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Hey man, I learned that like a
while ago.
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Now, I love one of my favorite
Parts about the opening and
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ending of this film.
I, I love whenever a movie
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bookends things, right?
Yeah.
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And I love that at the start of
this film, you see, Jack Lemmon
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get the wrong key.
You know, the dude leaves the
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wrong key and it's actually the
key to the executive washroom
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but like he gets this key and
it's almost like a symbol of
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like, well one day I'll have
this key and it won't just be
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accidentally left underneath,
you know, my carpet.
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And at the end of the film, what
happens?
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He gives him the key to the
executive washroom back so that
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he can win his love.
Yeah.
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And I just I loved how they
bookended this movie with that,
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you know, kind of Plot device if
you will, Brad, I feel like we
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are slowly, revealing tidbits of
information, about this film to
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our listeners.
And I feel like we should
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probably just go ahead and
completely spoil the whole
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thing.
You know, we do spoilers on this
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podcast.
So, if we haven't already given
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away enough, we're going to go
ahead and just give the whole
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thing away here.
Jack Lemmon is kind of secretly
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pining for has a crush on the
elevator girl played by Shirley
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MacLaine.
Her name is Miss kubelik and
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unbeknownst to Jack.
Lemmon one of the most senior
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Executives in the building, the
guy who's in charge of
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personnel.
Essentially, the HR, you know,
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vice president of this company
is having an affair with Miss
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cubic and you come to find it
out about halfway through the
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movie.
It all kind of clicks into place
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for Baxter and the second half
of the movie is him dealing with
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the Fallout of before black of a
better term, you know, aiding
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and abetting this affair not
just you know the Fallout for
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himself and his emotions but
Fallout in terms of what's
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happening with with Fran, Miss
kubelik internally and by the
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end of the film, you know, he
does he quits the job.
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He gets the girl like everything
gets patched up but Brad you
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even texted me at one point
today and said you were about
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halfway through the movie and
you were right at the scene that
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I think is maybe the most
crucial and pivotal scene of the
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whole movie and what happens is
Jack Lemmon allows his boss to
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use the apartment for an affair.
He finds a little pocket mirror
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that That has been left behind
and he returns it to his boss.
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Sheldrake played by Fred
MacMurray, and a few days after
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that they're having the office
Christmas party.
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And he shows miscue Bullock his
brand new office because he
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keeps getting promoted
miraculously and he's saying a
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look at this incredible office
that I have.
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And she pulls out this pocket
mirror and he recognizes that
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it's hers because it's cracked
down the middle and it all
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clicks into place for him.
He didn't know that she was the
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one that his boss was.
Affair with.
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She doesn't know that he is the
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Yeah, I mean, what we're talking
about here, Bob is just an
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amazing script, right?
And, you know, they're talking
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and he's shown her his office
and he sees this and he kind of,
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you can see his entire tone
shift, you know, which once
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again, one of the signs of a
great actor, is their ability to
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move, like, facially from one
emotion to the other.
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And you see him like, like,
Almost audibly shift in this
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tone to like, sadness and
realization.
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And she kind of asked him.
What's wrong?
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And he tries to catch himself.
He goes, oh well, your mirror.
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It's broken and she goes.
Yes, I know.
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I like it that way, makes me
look the way I feel, and it's
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just little moments like that
throughout this film that like,
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they're not funny.
They're like, they're dramatic,
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like, obviously Wilder is known
for his comedy and, you know,
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something like Could hot.
It just cuts to the core.
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You see the depth of sadness in
Franz heart and in her
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self-image and in her
understanding of who she is.
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And you just feel that desire
that Jack Lemmon has to like
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figure out what the heck is
going.
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Absolutely and and you feel
these two different people
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having two different tensions,
right?
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Because Fran is finding out that
her lover and boss is actually
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just a Serial you know,
romanticize Iran has had Add
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tons of flings and Baxter is
finding out that his Crush has
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been taken in by an older sleaze
ball and neither of them know
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what to do about it.
And they awkwardly, leave the
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room and it just it's just
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Perfect.
Best scene of the film.
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You know, I want to touch on a
couple things that you said,
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Brad Pitt.
The first thing that keeps
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coming to my mind is the way
that Billy Wilder draws out and
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really makes clear to the
audience, the kind of pervading
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sense of loneliness in this V
and I talked about it with
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Baxter a little bit.
Obviously Fran played by Shirley
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MacLaine is feeling it as well,
but I think that everything in
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this movie really highlights,
the the fact that these are two
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very lonely people and that by
the time that you get to like
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that big office party scene, he
has done such a good job of
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establishing their motivations
that you notice the contrast
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between everybody outside of
Baxter's do off.
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His door who are having this
like raucous, debaucherous
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party.
And the fact that these two
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people can be standing right
next to that and they, and they
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are still so profoundly alone.
I think that Scorsese might have
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something to say about, you
know, that looking like a
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debaucherous party because for
him, this is like the most tame
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thing.
That's very true spread.
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That's very true.
I would like to see this mashed
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up with Wolf of Wall Street,
somehow I was going to say
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that's an easy easy man.
Nothing you could do.
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Yeah, Brett.
I mean I just I was really
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struck by the cinematography in
this movie and it was shot in
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black and white on purpose at a
time when most movies were being
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shot in color.
I think it really does kind of
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continue to highlight.
Like I said, the loneliness of
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these characters, they went
super wide with the widescreen
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and I think that was intentional
as well.
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I don't know.
Brad.
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Did you find that the
photography, you know, the
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cinematography stuck out to you?
I think one of my favorite
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scenes was literally the very
opening one when you you see
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Baxter working and then you
slowly cut from one scene of him
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and everybody bustling around
him to him by himself with empty
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row after row after row.
Like obviously a lot of
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different movies have used that
trick of the Mindless drone and
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you show you know, row after row
of secretaries working or like
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assembly workers at a factory
and you just, you know, show
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them mindlessly working.
But I feel like this was one of
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the most beautiful ones because
it homes Deeply in on Jack
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Lemmon and just his predicament
in life of being a nobody and
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Brad.
I think that we should talk
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about the three main
performances in this movie and
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since we're already talking
about Jack Lemmon let's dive
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into his performance.
Here I have to say Jack Lemmon
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is one of my favorite actors of
all time and and part of that is
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because for as incredible of an
actor is he is he always seems
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authentically Jack Lemmon I
don't know how else to phrase
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it, it's kind of like Like Tom
Hanks where, you know, you will
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suspend disbelief to watch him
be, you know, Captain Sully or
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Captain Phillips or whoever it
might be in these movies that
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you're watching but at the end
of the day you you trust him,
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you know, him because he is Tom
Hanks and you you know, you have
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this attachment to him.
And with Jack Lemmon by all
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accounts, he was as authentic of
a person in real life as he was,
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you know, playing a character
like Baxter and I think that
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that authenticity A city that
earnestness really really helps
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him here in this performance.
Please miss cubic, you gotta
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promise me.
You won't do anything foolish,
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who care?
I would I can't I ever fall in
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love with somebody nice like you
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Well that's the way crumbles
cookie wise Yeah, I mean I think
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that, you know, we talked we
mentioned the script for a
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minute here that this is like a
really witty and sharp script
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but I don't think that it would
go anywhere if it wasn't for the
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performance of Jack Lemmon like
and there's so many little
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moments throughout the film.
But like when he was in his
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bathroom after Shirley MacLaine
has attempted suicide and you
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see him slowly like grabbing
things that she could try and
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kill herself with.
And like hiding them and you see
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him keep looking back into the
room with care and you just feel
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the seriousness of the
situation, you know?
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And as somebody who has had
friends, who have desired to
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commit suicide and have
attempted like, for me in that
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moment watching him, I like, I
understood him.
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Yeah, understood that motivation
of.
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I just want to care for my
friend, and I think that's one
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of the most important things in
this movie is that, is that
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backs.
Really views Fran as a friend
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and potential love interest and
it's not just a love interest.
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I don't know.
Did you get that sense?
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Yeah, for sure.
And Jack Lemmon is one of the
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few actors that I think can
really go from being kind of
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this lovable.
I don't as a clown but you know,
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there are moments where he's
being goofball goofball.
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Yeah I mean but there are
moments where he's being very
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performative even for the people
in the movie like when he's
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trying to cheer up Shirley
MacLaine and he's cooking
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spaghetti and straining.
Get through a tennis racket and
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you know humming a fake little
Italian song.
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And then there's moments where
you know, you watch him in just
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this state of despondency where
he's drinking himself into a
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stupor in a bar and it's all
completely believable.
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And even from one scene, to the
net, like, you know, that scene
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where he's in the office with
Fran cubic and he finds the
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mirror or, you know, she pulls
out the mirror, right before
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that.
He decides he wants to model
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this dumb hat that he got for
himself and it's like It's the
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best little sight gag in the
whole movie because the hat
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looks horrible, and he stands
there with his bowler on his
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head and he holds it for a beat
and she's clearly not into it
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because she's thinking about how
heartbroken she is.
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And it really highlights, not
just how Billy Wilder is able to
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balance, you know, the comedy in
the tragedy.
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So, so effortlessly, but like
you said how much he had to rely
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on Jack, Lemmon to make those
transitions so seamless.
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Well, I think the best way to To
illustrate, this is to contrast
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it with Some Like It.
Hot like the beauty of Some
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Like, It Hot, is that the comedy
steers?
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Like it just veers right into
the Absurd, right?
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It's just over the top and
ridiculous and you have Jack
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Lemmon at the height of his
powers just being flat-out.
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Funny.
And the difference of this movie
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is that his comedy is always
grounded in reality, like tell
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me that you couldn't imagine
some Bachelor using a tennis
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racket to strain his Getty like
it's 100% believable and the way
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he does, it is charming and
relaxed.
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And you can feel this sense of
like, oh, well, like I'm in my
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element.
I'm in my home.
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I'm caring for a woman that I
see as a friend.
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And as somebody, I kind of like,
and I just everything about his
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performance, kept the core of
the movie, which is this drama
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of, you know, Fran and her
desire to find love their
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everything about His performance
keeps that feeling real and if
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he had veered into the Absurd at
all, you know, which credit to
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Billy Wilder for directing him.
Well, that, if he had gone over
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the top in an instant, I think
it would have discredited the
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entire, like core of the film.
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And countering him, you know,
are balancing him out.
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I guess in some ways, is Shirley
MacLaine as Fran, she is 26
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years old, in this movie, she's
only been acting in movies for
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five years.
At this point, she is kind of A
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really quickly ascending star in
Hollywood and watching this
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movie, this time, Brad, I've
probably seen this movie 10
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times through.
I have always always been blown
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away by Jack, Lemmon watching it
this time I was like how did I
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miss how incredible she is in
this movie?
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Because she is acting in such a
naturalistic way that I forgot
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at many points of the movie that
I was watching someone pretend
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to be be somebody else.
She's so perfectly embodies this
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heartbroken depressed person and
every single line reading that
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she does is so authentic and not
only that but she knows to not
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be showy about any of it and she
knows that, you know, Jack
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Lemmon has the these sillier
more showy performance in this
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movie and so she has to balance
him out by being a little more
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subdued and Sadly, it's not the
kind of performance that you
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really take note of, unless you
have seen the movie a few times,
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I feel like and this time
through I'm thinking to myself
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my gosh this might be one of the
best female performances I've
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ever seen in a movie and I have
been overlooking it all these
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years.
I just walked out of me, quit
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through that, big fat, John
right in my face.
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The nerve.
Anyway.
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I guess that's the way it
crumbles.
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Cookie wise.
Are you talking about?
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I'd spell it out for you only, I
can't spell well, you know that
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was Bob.
It's the fact that in a time
441
00:25:21,000 --> 00:25:24,400
where it feels like every single
movie was trying to make their
442
00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:28,200
female leads a Marilyn Monroe,
you know?
443
00:25:28,200 --> 00:25:31,300
And I say this with all respect
because I actually really like,
444
00:25:31,300 --> 00:25:34,300
Marilyn Monroe in her movies but
they are trying to make their
445
00:25:34,300 --> 00:25:38,400
leads ditzy and dumb and not
only their leads, but I feel
446
00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,800
like women were portrayed in a
pretty terrible way in general
447
00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:46,200
as being just Ridiculously
stupid and unaware of men's
448
00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:49,500
intentions with them and just
buying any lie that they were
449
00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:54,800
fed, I think that Shirley
MacLaine in this film, portrays
450
00:25:54,800 --> 00:26:00,400
a more real woman who was caught
up in the lies of a manipulative
451
00:26:00,400 --> 00:26:03,800
just jerk.
And you get the sense that she's
452
00:26:03,800 --> 00:26:06,900
a real girl.
You don't ever get the sense
453
00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:09,300
that she is faking.
Anyway.
454
00:26:09,300 --> 00:26:11,300
And I honestly Bob, I've talked
about this before on the
455
00:26:11,300 --> 00:26:15,300
podcast, Authenticity.
I think that's what you're
456
00:26:15,300 --> 00:26:19,000
looking for in a lot of
different films and in this one
457
00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:24,000
you have two characters that
just come across so perfectly
458
00:26:24,000 --> 00:26:28,100
authentic of being who they are
going to be Shirley MacLaine
459
00:26:28,100 --> 00:26:31,300
knocks it, out of the freaking
Park in this movie.
460
00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:34,400
And I really think one of my
favorite scenes for her is the
461
00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:38,600
very final one, where she comes
into Jack Clemons apartment and
462
00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:41,500
just matter-of-factly starts
playing gin rummy, hmm.
463
00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:45,000
And like She's she's kind of
playing Coy kind of playing
464
00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:48,900
hard-to-get even though he knows
for 100% that he has her and
465
00:26:48,900 --> 00:26:53,000
when she doesn't answer him when
he says that I love you, it's
466
00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:56,600
just this like fun playful
little acknowledgement of like,
467
00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:58,800
yeah, I know you love me.
Let's play some Gin Rummy.
468
00:26:59,300 --> 00:27:02,300
It's just it's just perfect.
Yeah, I mean I was watching
469
00:27:02,300 --> 00:27:06,300
little moments like when
sheldrake her boss or you know
470
00:27:06,300 --> 00:27:09,600
the the executive that she's
sleeping with his secretary
471
00:27:09,900 --> 00:27:12,200
basically Corners her and
confronts her.
472
00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:14,900
The information that he's been
doing this with girls for years
473
00:27:14,900 --> 00:27:18,600
now and that she herself was one
of them and watching Shirley
474
00:27:18,600 --> 00:27:23,500
MacLaine react is, it's such a
like, it was almost cringey.
475
00:27:23,700 --> 00:27:25,100
Like, it was like watching
those.
476
00:27:25,100 --> 00:27:27,900
Those are really hard to watch
episodes of the office in some
477
00:27:27,900 --> 00:27:31,500
ways because she plays it, so
naturally, like, she's trying to
478
00:27:31,500 --> 00:27:33,900
laugh it off and she's turning
her head away and saying like,
479
00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:38,400
you know, you have to excuse me
and it's the way she embodies
480
00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:42,200
the embarrassment.
It's so perfectly done that.
481
00:27:42,300 --> 00:27:45,700
You like like I said, I forgot I
was watching an actress at some
482
00:27:45,700 --> 00:27:48,900
point and that I think is the
highest compliment I can
483
00:27:48,900 --> 00:27:52,300
possibly give to somebody well.
And when you talk about
484
00:27:52,300 --> 00:27:55,600
authenticity and disability you
know like you said of Shirley
485
00:27:55,600 --> 00:28:00,300
MacLaine to just keep the
audience drawn in with just how
486
00:28:00,300 --> 00:28:03,500
real her performances.
I think you have Fred MacMurray
487
00:28:03,500 --> 00:28:09,300
as the foil to that of just
being the most sleazy over the
488
00:28:09,300 --> 00:28:14,300
top villain that I think that
this Movie kind of needed like
489
00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,600
with all of the groundedness of
the other characters.
490
00:28:17,900 --> 00:28:20,500
I don't think it would have
served the film to have a
491
00:28:20,500 --> 00:28:24,100
executive who genuinely had a
terrible marriage and was like
492
00:28:24,100 --> 00:28:27,400
genuinely struggling.
All this like it really needed
493
00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,200
to have a corporate
high-powered.
494
00:28:29,900 --> 00:28:33,700
Honestly, in a certain sense, no
name, nobody who's just out for
495
00:28:33,700 --> 00:28:35,300
his own.
Well and I thought the Fred
496
00:28:35,300 --> 00:28:38,100
MacMurray was great at that.
I completely agree and I'm going
497
00:28:38,100 --> 00:28:40,200
to say that it's going to sound
like an insult Brad, but I hope
498
00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:43,100
you understand what I mean when
I say this I think it actually
499
00:28:43,100 --> 00:28:47,900
benefited the movie to have Fred
MacMurray in this role, because
500
00:28:47,900 --> 00:28:53,200
he is not as good of an actor as
the other two, like, in the late
501
00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:56,000
50s, early 60s, you really
started to see some of these
502
00:28:56,000 --> 00:28:58,900
older actors, who had been, you
know, making movies in the 30s
503
00:28:58,900 --> 00:29:02,300
and 40s started to be in films
with these people that were
504
00:29:02,300 --> 00:29:04,700
coming out of the Actors Studio
in New York, and we're into
505
00:29:04,700 --> 00:29:07,700
method acting and it was like,
watching two completely
506
00:29:07,700 --> 00:29:11,400
different clashing styles of
acting on screen and sometimes
507
00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,200
it worked and sometimes And it
was really obvious, and I think
508
00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,800
this is one of those times,
where, you know, Fred MacMurray
509
00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,200
is just kind of a wooden actor.
He doesn't have a lot of range
510
00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,600
and I think I thought that works
really well in Double Indemnity
511
00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,300
when he's playing this
hard-boiled, kind of guy and
512
00:29:25,300 --> 00:29:27,800
here it works really well too.
Because, you know, we keep using
513
00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:31,900
the word, but he's just a dick
and he plays the really, really
514
00:29:31,900 --> 00:29:36,000
well, but he doesn't overdo it
and I think there are a lot of
515
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,300
people who would have either
tried to play it to
516
00:29:38,300 --> 00:29:41,700
naturalistically, or tried to
play it to hammy, and he doesn't
517
00:29:41,700 --> 00:29:42,900
do either one.
Of those things.
518
00:29:42,900 --> 00:29:45,200
And I think the movie really
benefits because of that.
519
00:29:45,300 --> 00:29:48,000
Honestly, I think one of the
scenes that illustrates that
520
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:52,500
movement or that almost the
Baton being passed from Fred
521
00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:56,300
MacMurray generation on to Jack.
Clemons generation is the very
522
00:29:56,300 --> 00:29:58,300
final scene between the two of
them.
523
00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:02,900
When Jack Lemmon quits, there's
this one singular moment that I
524
00:30:02,908 --> 00:30:07,800
just loved way, where Fred
MacMurray goes now.
525
00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:10,600
I thought you were a bright man.
See, I thought you were, you
526
00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,100
were understanding your place in
this world.
527
00:30:12,300 --> 00:30:15,000
See you?
You just give me the key right
528
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:15,900
now.
You see?
529
00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:19,900
And sorry.
Mr. Chaudhary What do you mean?
530
00:30:19,900 --> 00:30:22,200
Sorry, you're not going to bring
anybody to my apartment.
531
00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,000
I'm not just bringing anybody.
I'm bringing this Cube lie.
532
00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:28,100
Especially, not miss Cube lie.
How's that again?
533
00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:33,200
No key.
Baxter.
534
00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,800
I picked you for my team because
I thought you were a very bright
535
00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,000
young man.
Do you realize what you're
536
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,100
doing?
Not to me, but to yourself,
537
00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:43,600
normally, it takes years to work
your way up to the 27th floor,
538
00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,600
but it only takes 30 seconds to
be out on the street again.
539
00:30:47,500 --> 00:30:52,100
You dig?
I dig, he looks up into Jack
540
00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:55,000
Clemons eyes and obviously, I'm
exaggerating some but he goes,
541
00:30:55,200 --> 00:31:00,100
You Dig and Jack.
Lemmon goes, oh yeah.
542
00:31:00,100 --> 00:31:02,800
I dig.
And like, it just felt like
543
00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:08,300
this, like, symbolic moment of,
like, you dig was a terrible,
544
00:31:08,300 --> 00:31:11,700
terrible line.
And like, jet the way Jack
545
00:31:11,700 --> 00:31:14,400
Lemmon just throws it back at
him casually.
546
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,300
I just felt like that was a
moment where I was just like, I
547
00:31:17,300 --> 00:31:19,000
just, I loved every second of
this.
548
00:31:19,300 --> 00:31:21,800
There was a moment in this movie
and you know will censor this
549
00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:25,100
for the the wide release but
patreon you'll get an earful
550
00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:27,900
here.
There's a moment where I just
551
00:31:27,900 --> 00:31:29,800
looked at the screen and I
wanted my breath.
552
00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:33,400
There's no one else in the room.
Oh, just like you mother like I
553
00:31:34,100 --> 00:31:38,200
I said it out loud to the screen
and it's the moment where a
554
00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,800
sheldrake Fred MacMurray.
And Miss kubelik are in the
555
00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:43,600
apartment together for the first
time.
556
00:31:43,900 --> 00:31:47,200
And she gets him, a Christmas
present, and it's a, it's a
557
00:31:47,208 --> 00:31:51,500
recording, it's an LP.
Of The Pianist in the restaurant
558
00:31:51,500 --> 00:31:53,600
that they go to.
And the first thing he does is
559
00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:55,800
he says, well you know, we
better leave that here.
560
00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:58,500
Meaning I can't take this home
to my wife, I'll have to explain
561
00:31:58,500 --> 00:32:01,600
things and she goes, yeah, we
better leave it here and then he
562
00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:05,200
says well you know II didn't get
you anything but here's a
563
00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:07,100
hundred dollars and he pulls a
hundred dollar bill out of his
564
00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:10,700
wallet and the way they frame it
Brad they cut back to her on the
565
00:32:10,700 --> 00:32:13,900
couch and it is like at eye
level with her sitting on the
566
00:32:13,908 --> 00:32:15,800
couch.
So you basically just see like
567
00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:19,100
Fred mcmurray's waste he's and
you just see this, huh?
568
00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:22,600
Two dollar bill kind of like
fall into frame while she's
569
00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:27,700
looking at him with this.
Look of just utter contempt and
570
00:32:27,700 --> 00:32:33,300
and hatred, and it was the most
crushing thing to watch him drop
571
00:32:33,300 --> 00:32:37,100
this hundred dollar bill at her.
It basically has a way of saying
572
00:32:37,100 --> 00:32:40,800
like you are nothing but a cheap
whore to me and it like that
573
00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:44,600
scene and that the way they
framed it, visually, I think
574
00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:47,800
will forever be burned in my
mind, and the way that she
575
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:51,600
stands up and like, takes her It
off and and he just goes,
576
00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:54,500
although we don't really have
any time for that and he and
577
00:32:54,500 --> 00:32:57,200
she, I don't remember exactly
how she says it, but she
578
00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:00,000
basically says, well, if you
already paid for it, I figured,
579
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,800
I might as well.
See ya.
580
00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:06,400
And you're just like, oh man,
and he just kind of goes on,
581
00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:09,600
don't talk like that.
Okay, bye, right.
582
00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:13,200
Yeah, he's I mean, all three of
them are great in this movie,
583
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:14,900
Brad.
I don't think we're saying
584
00:33:14,900 --> 00:33:16,400
anything, like revolutionary
here.
585
00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,500
There's movies really good, the
acting is phenomenal.
586
00:33:18,500 --> 00:33:19,300
The script is great.
Rate.
587
00:33:19,300 --> 00:33:22,800
The direction is fantastic.
I think it's time for us to hit
588
00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,300
pause and drink some whiskey.
So what do you say?
589
00:33:25,300 --> 00:33:28,700
We sip on some single malt
scotch and try this Buna haben
590
00:33:28,700 --> 00:33:31,200
12?
Yes, let's drink it.
591
00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:18,900
Alright, today we are checking
out Buna Haven. 12-year Brad.
592
00:34:18,900 --> 00:34:22,199
This might be the most fun to
say, name of any whiskey we've
593
00:34:22,199 --> 00:34:26,100
ever had on this show.
I love the Scottish people and
594
00:34:26,100 --> 00:34:30,100
their names.
And this one Buna haben is one
595
00:34:30,100 --> 00:34:32,800
that I'm going to say at least
50 times in this segment.
596
00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:35,199
So just prepare yourself.
I don't know man.
597
00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:42,199
The nectar nectar might have
been that might be our best.
598
00:34:42,199 --> 00:34:45,199
We probably should run a segment
on Instagram with the just the
599
00:34:45,199 --> 00:34:47,800
best names of whiskey.
That's right time.
600
00:34:47,900 --> 00:34:50,100
That's true.
I broke logic is right up there,
601
00:34:50,100 --> 00:34:51,699
too.
That's right, man.
602
00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:55,100
All right, so Buna, hob and 12
year is an interesting whiskey
603
00:34:55,100 --> 00:34:56,800
Brad.
This is an I'll, uh, scotch.
604
00:34:56,800 --> 00:35:01,200
And as we know, Ila scotches are
usually very heavily peated.
605
00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:05,100
Think Laphroaig, but Boone, aha
Van Gogh's, an opposite route.
606
00:35:05,100 --> 00:35:08,000
They really don't heavily Peach
their Scotch at all.
607
00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:11,200
In fact, as I know Agnes, I'm
not getting many, you know, any
608
00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:12,700
Pete at all.
So it may be completely
609
00:35:12,700 --> 00:35:16,300
unpainted for all.
I know, this particular
610
00:35:16,300 --> 00:35:19,800
expression of Buna, haben 12 was
kind of revamped back in the
611
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:25,200
year 2010, they upped the proof
on it to 46.3%.
612
00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:28,100
So we're looking at a basically,
a 92 and a half proof whiskey
613
00:35:28,100 --> 00:35:30,400
here.
It's non chill filtered and they
614
00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:32,500
have not added any coloration to
it.
615
00:35:32,700 --> 00:35:34,600
One thing we've really never
talked about on this show, is
616
00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:39,000
that unlike bourbon with Scotch.
They can actually add caramel
617
00:35:39,300 --> 00:35:42,300
Alluring to Scotch whisky to
make it look darker in the
618
00:35:42,308 --> 00:35:44,600
glass, and it doesn't affect
anything.
619
00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:46,900
They have to put on the label.
It's still considered Scotch.
620
00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:49,500
So there's actually been a
pretty big movement in the
621
00:35:49,500 --> 00:35:53,300
scotch world to stop doing that
and just present, you know, the
622
00:35:53,300 --> 00:35:55,200
whiskey, the way that it's
supposed to look in the glass.
623
00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,700
So it has a much lighter look in
the glass, but that's just
624
00:35:57,700 --> 00:36:01,500
because they haven't added any
coloration to it, dude.
625
00:36:01,500 --> 00:36:03,500
They just need to listen to The
Beatles, man.
626
00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,600
Let it be, let it be let it be.
That's right.
627
00:36:06,700 --> 00:36:09,100
And there's our copyright strike
for this episode.
628
00:36:09,700 --> 00:36:12,500
Kaboom, you're welcome.
Well Brad, let's get into
629
00:36:12,500 --> 00:36:13,700
drinking this.
I'm really excited.
630
00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:16,500
This is the second week in what
three weeks now.
631
00:36:16,500 --> 00:36:19,200
Brad, that we are drinking
Scotch, so I'm excited to get
632
00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:20,600
back into drinking some single
malt.
633
00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,800
Scotch whiskey, what are you
picking up on the nose of this
634
00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:24,500
Buna?
Haben?
635
00:36:24,500 --> 00:36:28,100
12-year, honestly, I think that
you can still get a little bit
636
00:36:28,100 --> 00:36:31,200
of that smoke.
And it's not, you know, I'm not
637
00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,700
to calling this a peated scotch,
but there's a little bit of that
638
00:36:33,700 --> 00:36:36,900
smokiness for me.
It's actually coming across a
639
00:36:36,900 --> 00:36:41,300
little bit, alcohol forward.
There's some hints of saline
640
00:36:41,300 --> 00:36:45,500
flowers and a little bit of just
generic sweetness.
641
00:36:46,900 --> 00:36:51,200
But yeah, it's a nice pleasant.
Smelling knows that I'll give a
642
00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:53,500
7 out of 10.
Are you ready for this Brad?
643
00:36:53,500 --> 00:36:57,600
Because a couple weeks ago we
did a burl our 16 and a burl our
644
00:36:57,600 --> 00:36:58,400
18.
Mmm.
645
00:36:58,500 --> 00:37:01,200
And while I remember yes, and
while I liked both of those
646
00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:05,300
whiskies, you were much more.
What's the word effusive in your
647
00:37:05,300 --> 00:37:08,600
praise and I was a little bit
more reserved and Brad, I think
648
00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:11,500
the tables are To be turned this
time because I want ahead and
649
00:37:11,500 --> 00:37:13,000
took all my notes on this
already.
650
00:37:13,500 --> 00:37:16,500
I love this whiskey.
I love it.
651
00:37:16,500 --> 00:37:21,100
Brad, this nose is beautiful.
I mean, if you just kind of, let
652
00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:23,000
it air out a little bit in the
glass because it's been in our
653
00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:27,200
sample bottle for a while, it
has layers of butterscotch.
654
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,300
And caramel, you can get a
little bit of that malt on it,
655
00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:33,800
but for me, it was stone fruit.
I got a lot of Peach on this.
656
00:37:33,900 --> 00:37:36,700
I got dark chocolate notes.
Just on the nose of this.
657
00:37:36,700 --> 00:37:39,100
I found this to be incredibly
complex.
658
00:37:39,700 --> 00:37:43,000
It's still very light and you
can tell like you said, Brad
659
00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:44,800
that there is some alcohol on
it.
660
00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:46,000
I didn't find it to be
offensive.
661
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:47,700
I didn't find it to be alcohol
forward.
662
00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:50,200
I love this knows.
I'm actually going to give us an
663
00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:51,500
eight and a half on the nose.
Brad.
664
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:55,100
Yeah.
That is pretty high up there and
665
00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:58,800
a lot of words that you just
said, but when I get into the
666
00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:02,100
taste, I think that honestly
it's kind of at a similar point
667
00:38:02,100 --> 00:38:04,200
for me.
There's a few hints of vanilla
668
00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:07,800
there that are kind of under
written by really strong saline.
669
00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:12,400
Taste that I'm getting I'm not
getting blown away by any one
670
00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:17,100
particular note, its kind of
vaguely sweet and kind of
671
00:38:17,100 --> 00:38:19,400
pleasureful.
And so I'll just I'll call it a
672
00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:21,700
7 out of 10.
One thing that I've been doing
673
00:38:21,700 --> 00:38:23,900
the last few weeks, Brad, when
we're tasting Whiskey's,
674
00:38:23,900 --> 00:38:26,200
especially because, you know,
sometimes we record right after
675
00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:29,200
dinner, we might have some funky
taste still on our, on our
676
00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:31,300
palettes.
I had Chinese food tonight, so I
677
00:38:31,308 --> 00:38:34,300
was like, I got to find
something to reset my palate
678
00:38:34,300 --> 00:38:37,300
here.
I have a very standard Bourbon
679
00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:41,000
and a very standard sky.
Atch that I just take like a
680
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:44,500
thimble full basically just to
kind of get acclimated to the
681
00:38:44,500 --> 00:38:47,500
flavor of scotch again before I
dove into this one.
682
00:38:47,500 --> 00:38:50,600
And so for me it's Cutty Sark
which is not a very good scotch
683
00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:53,700
and you know, it's just, hey,
here's alcohol and maltiness.
684
00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:56,900
And there you go.
And I followed it with this
685
00:38:56,900 --> 00:39:01,100
about 10 minutes later.
Brad for me, this was very sweet
686
00:39:01,100 --> 00:39:04,000
right from the jump.
I thought it was sweet with just
687
00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:06,200
a hint of of that saline you're
talking about.
688
00:39:06,300 --> 00:39:08,000
It had a really nice spice on
it.
689
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:13,200
When I breathe out afterwards, I
had nutmeg and clove, I just
690
00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:16,100
really thought that it's not a
complex flavor, but there is
691
00:39:16,100 --> 00:39:19,400
just layers and layers of
richness to this man.
692
00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:23,400
Like I got a ton of brown sugar,
I got a ton of butterscotch and
693
00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:26,800
yet it still stayed very, very
light on the palate.
694
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:30,200
This is one of the best scotches
I've had on this show and
695
00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:34,200
probably two seasons Brad, like
I Thinking back, the only ones
696
00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:36,700
that really stand out to me that
I liked immediately better than
697
00:39:36,700 --> 00:39:38,800
this.
We're keen to Ruben and
698
00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,300
Laphroaig lore.
I'm going to give this a nine
699
00:39:41,300 --> 00:39:44,200
and a half on the palate.
Dude.
700
00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:46,200
I think you need to start
writing some copy for Buna
701
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:49,600
Harbour, hey, this you are all
about this stuff.
702
00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:53,500
Like I said, I like it's fine.
It's just not blowing me away in
703
00:39:53,500 --> 00:39:56,300
any way.
I think when I get to the Finish
704
00:39:56,400 --> 00:40:00,300
it's a little bit nutty, kind of
on the finish with a little bit
705
00:40:00,300 --> 00:40:02,100
of that floral Aroma coming
through it.
706
00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:05,100
It's a solid finish.
But once again, nothing has
707
00:40:05,100 --> 00:40:06,600
blown me away.
I'll give it a seven and a half
708
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:08,800
out of ten.
Yeah, I think if there is one
709
00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:11,600
area where this is not great,
it's the Finish.
710
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:16,100
It's a bit more of just kind of
a standard scotchie finish Oak.
711
00:40:16,500 --> 00:40:19,400
It actually soured for me a
little bit on the finish and
712
00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:21,700
then I got quite a bit of smoke
on the backend Brad.
713
00:40:21,700 --> 00:40:23,300
So you're right.
It is lightly peated.
714
00:40:23,300 --> 00:40:26,800
I think it definitely carries a
smokiness with it but overall
715
00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:29,000
still Pleasant not alcohol
forward.
716
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:31,400
Not harsh.
It doesn't dry the mouth.
717
00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:33,000
Thought it was definitely.
Ring.
718
00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:34,800
I thought it was a good finish
like you.
719
00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,700
I'm gonna give it a seven and a
half out of ten.
720
00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:39,400
Yeah and that brings us to our
overall balance.
721
00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:41,400
I think this is a well-balanced
whiskey.
722
00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:44,800
I personally though just feel
like there's a need for more
723
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:47,300
complexity here that I was not
getting.
724
00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:49,300
So I'm just going to stick right
where I'm at man.
725
00:40:49,300 --> 00:40:50,600
I'm gonna give it a seven out of
ten.
726
00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:53,100
It's solid it's just not blown
me away.
727
00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:55,000
I think this is a beautiful
whiskey.
728
00:40:55,100 --> 00:40:58,100
Like I would not be very often
that I would use the word
729
00:40:58,100 --> 00:41:01,700
beautiful to describe a whiskey
and I think in some ways we have
730
00:41:01,700 --> 00:41:04,400
been a little bit Old because a
lot of the scotches we've been
731
00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:08,800
trying, Brad have been finished
in other types of casks to give
732
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:11,200
it a little bit more sweetness,
a little bit more maturity.
733
00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:13,700
So like I don't know if I would
stack this right next to a
734
00:41:13,700 --> 00:41:17,100
Glenmorangie Keen to Reuben,
because that has a very
735
00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:20,600
particular flavor that's been
sort of, you know, I don't say
736
00:41:20,600 --> 00:41:23,500
added to it, but, you know,
infused into it.
737
00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:27,000
And if you like this up next to
like a regular Glenmorangie,
738
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:29,000
like, I know that's a Highland,
not a Nyla.
739
00:41:29,300 --> 00:41:32,500
But this thing has so much more
depth so much.
740
00:41:32,700 --> 00:41:34,200
Our richness.
It's very sweet.
741
00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:37,600
It's really decadent.
I would choose this over like a
742
00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:40,900
Glenmorangie 10-year any day of
the week, I think it's
743
00:41:40,900 --> 00:41:44,200
incredibly well-balanced.
I'm gonna give it a 9 out of 10
744
00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:46,500
on the balance.
I mean, I don't mean to throw
745
00:41:46,500 --> 00:41:50,100
you under the bus here but this
is double matured and X Bourbon
746
00:41:50,100 --> 00:41:53,300
and X Sherry, Cask, quite right.
But that is essentially what
747
00:41:53,300 --> 00:41:55,800
most scotches do.
Like we did that with a burl are
748
00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:58,200
a couple weeks ago, X, bourbon,
barrels, and X.
749
00:41:58,200 --> 00:42:02,400
Sherry, Sherry butts are pretty
much the standard for maturing
750
00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:03,100
skin.
Scotch.
751
00:42:03,700 --> 00:42:07,100
Okay.
Yeah, I mean I am not, I guess
752
00:42:07,100 --> 00:42:08,700
I'm just not getting what you're
getting Bob.
753
00:42:08,900 --> 00:42:10,600
I just think it's kind of bland
Lee.
754
00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:14,300
Sweet and has a few interesting
notes and it's just okay.
755
00:42:14,300 --> 00:42:17,500
And you know, that's when we get
to the value, you know, this
756
00:42:17,500 --> 00:42:22,700
sells for $55 and confusingly
enough 83 cents.
757
00:42:22,700 --> 00:42:24,000
Yeah.
In the state of Ohio, I don't
758
00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:27,800
understand that price could you
know use any of the just make a
759
00:42:27,808 --> 00:42:31,100
55?
No no no 83.
760
00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:34,800
I wonder if that works out to be
like an even number when they
761
00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:37,900
had tax on to it or something.
I mean, maybe the like what
762
00:42:37,900 --> 00:42:39,600
happens when they change the tax
rate?
763
00:42:39,700 --> 00:42:42,500
Exactly.
Now I just, it's, I love when
764
00:42:42,500 --> 00:42:44,100
you find little anomalies like
that.
765
00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:48,100
But honestly, for me, when you
have a world with Keen to Reuben
766
00:42:48,300 --> 00:42:52,600
for like five dollars less than
this, I just can't consider this
767
00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:56,000
a great value.
Like it's, it's fine, it's good.
768
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,800
I would drink it.
If it was offered to me.
769
00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:04,100
But at $56, I can only give it a
4 out of Non-value a 4 out of
770
00:43:04,100 --> 00:43:08,300
10.
Yeah like it's it's just I can't
771
00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:11,500
I've said this a million times
already Bob, it's just fine.
772
00:43:11,500 --> 00:43:13,500
Yeah.
Like it's like it's it's good
773
00:43:13,500 --> 00:43:17,400
interest but in the world of
scotch for me I'm only gonna buy
774
00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:21,200
a scotch if I'm just really
Blown Away by it and I really
775
00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:25,100
like scotch and so you know,
even at the fifty, sixty seventy
776
00:43:25,100 --> 00:43:28,100
dollar range, unless it's blown
me away.
777
00:43:28,100 --> 00:43:30,300
I don't want to spend that much
money, man.
778
00:43:30,500 --> 00:43:34,500
I mean, I will say that.
That I think this has a ton more
779
00:43:34,500 --> 00:43:38,400
character, a ton more sweetness,
a ton more flavor than the
780
00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:40,700
aberle.
Our 16 that we tried two weeks
781
00:43:40,700 --> 00:43:42,900
ago.
Like, I'd think this this would
782
00:43:42,900 --> 00:43:45,900
stack up if we did these
side-by-side again, I actually
783
00:43:45,900 --> 00:43:48,400
would venture to say that you
might pick this over the a burl,
784
00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:52,400
our 16 and again we're comparing
different regions of scotch
785
00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:57,000
here, speyside to Isla but for
me Brad I really do think that
786
00:43:57,000 --> 00:44:00,500
at this price point.
The only whiskey, the only
787
00:44:00,500 --> 00:44:03,600
Scotch I should say.
That I think is a better value
788
00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:07,200
is the key to Ruben and Ohio has
actually raised the price of
789
00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:10,100
Buna, haben and lowered the
price of keen sir Reuben.
790
00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:13,600
So I always say a year ago, you
could flip flop.
791
00:44:13,600 --> 00:44:15,500
The prices of the to this would
have been about five dollars
792
00:44:15,500 --> 00:44:18,600
cheaper at least in the Kingdom.
Ruben, Brad for me.
793
00:44:18,600 --> 00:44:20,200
I think it's a 9 out of 10 on
value.
794
00:44:20,300 --> 00:44:22,800
This is, this is one of the
better scotches that I can think
795
00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:29,100
of, for $55 or less and we are
going to come out in extremely
796
00:44:29,100 --> 00:44:30,600
different places on this
whiskey.
797
00:44:30,900 --> 00:44:34,100
I'm coming out too.
Day, 43 and a half out of 50 on
798
00:44:34,100 --> 00:44:39,400
this ya, Baba, I'm coming out to
a 32.5 on this.
799
00:44:39,800 --> 00:44:45,400
Alright, so that is bringing us
out to a 76 out of 100 or a 38
800
00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:48,500
out of 50.
So, it is over that 35, Mark,
801
00:44:48,500 --> 00:44:51,300
where we typically say that it's
worth trying, it's worth buying.
802
00:44:51,700 --> 00:44:55,000
I actually would say that in the
rarest of instances for me,
803
00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:58,100
being the Cheapskate that I am,
I would recommend both, I think
804
00:44:58,100 --> 00:45:00,700
it's worth buying a bottle of
this at $55.
805
00:45:00,900 --> 00:45:03,300
I would absolutely.
We recommend trying it at a bar
806
00:45:03,300 --> 00:45:06,500
because it's going to be less
than $10 to try this Brad.
807
00:45:06,500 --> 00:45:08,800
Where would you come out in
terms of recommendations?
808
00:45:10,500 --> 00:45:15,100
Yeah, this is true.
Yeah, yeah, I mean if you really
809
00:45:15,100 --> 00:45:18,300
want to try it that's fine.
I don't think it's particularly
810
00:45:18,300 --> 00:45:20,400
worth grabbing but go for it if
you want to.
811
00:45:20,900 --> 00:45:23,400
Would you like, would you
recommend someone to try this at
812
00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:24,900
a bar?
Would you say pass on it all
813
00:45:24,900 --> 00:45:28,200
together?
I honestly Bob, there's very few
814
00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:30,800
whiskies that.
I would say, don't try it, got
815
00:45:30,800 --> 00:45:32,700
it.
But honestly like, you know,
816
00:45:32,707 --> 00:45:35,700
there's probably maybe out of
all the Whiskey's wherever ever
817
00:45:35,700 --> 00:45:38,200
drank.
There's probably only 10 to 15
818
00:45:38,200 --> 00:45:39,500
that.
I'd be like, man.
819
00:45:39,700 --> 00:45:41,400
I would even pass on it at the
bar.
820
00:45:41,500 --> 00:45:43,100
I get that.
Yeah, I'd say, go for it.
821
00:45:43,100 --> 00:45:46,400
Like, if you enjoy Scotch, if
you enjoy especially sweet,
822
00:45:46,400 --> 00:45:47,800
Scotch go for it.
Yeah.
823
00:45:47,800 --> 00:45:49,500
It's solid.
It's a good poor.
824
00:45:50,100 --> 00:45:53,900
But overall buying a bottle.
No, not as much.
825
00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:55,800
All right man.
So we're divided on that one.
826
00:45:55,900 --> 00:45:58,400
Hopefully we're not too divided
on our movie of the day.
827
00:45:58,600 --> 00:46:00,200
So what do you say we get back
into talking about the
828
00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:02,700
apartment.
Let's get to it.
829
00:46:44,900 --> 00:46:46,000
All right.
That was Buna.
830
00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:48,600
Haben 12, a whiskey.
That Bob and I are pretty
831
00:46:48,600 --> 00:46:51,900
daggone split on.
I don't often come out 11 points
832
00:46:51,900 --> 00:46:54,300
away from each other on her
whiskeys.
833
00:46:54,500 --> 00:46:55,800
Yeah man.
I was really shocked to see
834
00:46:55,800 --> 00:46:58,700
that.
Yeah, you know it was fine is
835
00:46:58,700 --> 00:47:02,000
fine but on my gosh yeah it was
really good.
836
00:47:02,100 --> 00:47:05,300
It was not anything.
You say fine, one more time.
837
00:47:06,600 --> 00:47:08,600
Hey Brad.
I like I just have to double
838
00:47:08,600 --> 00:47:10,600
check my notes Here.
Was it?
839
00:47:10,600 --> 00:47:14,400
Fine?
Ah it wasn't, it wasn't fine.
840
00:47:14,600 --> 00:47:16,700
It was just fine.
You know.
841
00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:19,300
Do you remember the episode of
How I Met Your Mother?
842
00:47:19,600 --> 00:47:22,300
Where robin keeps talking about
that painting of Lily's?
843
00:47:22,300 --> 00:47:24,500
It's hanging in the, in the
coffee shop.
844
00:47:24,700 --> 00:47:28,000
He goes, oh, it's really neat.
The colors are neat and Ted's
845
00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:30,000
like, I'm sorry, just to
clarify.
846
00:47:30,100 --> 00:47:33,100
Would you say that it's more
neat or Neato burrito?
847
00:47:34,700 --> 00:47:35,800
Yeah.
That's where I'm at.
848
00:47:35,800 --> 00:47:38,400
With this Brad.
This was, he was Neato burrito.
849
00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:42,900
Bob.
All right, man, let's get back
850
00:47:42,900 --> 00:47:46,400
to talking about the apartment.
Dude, I have a burning thought
851
00:47:46,400 --> 00:47:50,100
on my mind that's been sitting
on me since I was like, I don't
852
00:47:50,100 --> 00:47:51,900
know about an hour into the
film.
853
00:47:51,900 --> 00:47:54,000
Oh, is this a scorching-hot brad
G?
854
00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:59,800
Take Jim Carrey modeled his
whole acting career off of
855
00:47:59,800 --> 00:48:04,800
trying to be kind of like Jack.
Lemmon oh man, are you Brad
856
00:48:04,800 --> 00:48:09,700
listen to me like 100% agreement
with you?
857
00:48:10,200 --> 00:48:14,300
Like if you listen to the way
Jim or Jim Carrey Jack Lemmon.
858
00:48:14,500 --> 00:48:16,900
And I mumble some of his lines
in this movie, like, when he's
859
00:48:16,900 --> 00:48:20,700
depressed, or when he's drunk,
it is Jim Carrey's.
860
00:48:20,700 --> 00:48:24,800
Whole performance in Eternal
Sunshine, but he is trying to do
861
00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:27,500
the yes, dude.
Yeah, 100%.
862
00:48:27,500 --> 00:48:30,800
And like the, the physical
characteristics that he has
863
00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:34,100
like, when we haven't even
talked about this part of the
864
00:48:34,100 --> 00:48:35,900
film, and I think it's
brilliant.
865
00:48:35,900 --> 00:48:39,600
The one time that Baxter tries
to get a woman and it's a
866
00:48:39,607 --> 00:48:43,300
married woman and he's like
you're worried he's about to
867
00:48:43,300 --> 00:48:47,800
dive into the vein of Of sleazy
high-powered executive that
868
00:48:47,800 --> 00:48:50,800
moment he turns on the music and
he's kind of dancing around.
869
00:48:50,800 --> 00:48:55,000
The apartment, is the moment
where I was like, oh it's Jim
870
00:48:55,000 --> 00:48:57,900
Carrey.
Like the way he was moving
871
00:48:57,900 --> 00:49:01,400
around the apartment, I was just
immediately, like, oh, it's
872
00:49:01,400 --> 00:49:04,100
Liar.
Liar, it's Bruce Almighty.
873
00:49:04,300 --> 00:49:06,600
It's everything I've ever seen
Jim Carrey.
874
00:49:06,600 --> 00:49:09,800
And I honestly, like it's this
is not a knock on Jim Carrey.
875
00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:12,600
I really like him as an actor
know, for sure, for sure.
876
00:49:12,700 --> 00:49:17,800
I just was struck The comparison
and my rated just popped it,
877
00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:20,400
dude.
I'm going to share, maybe the
878
00:49:20,400 --> 00:49:22,000
nerdiest story I can share with
you.
879
00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:25,900
And when you've seen as many
movies, as I've seen, like, my
880
00:49:25,900 --> 00:49:30,300
brain constructs, like, pretend
remakes of movies.
881
00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:32,400
And I think sometimes like if
they were ever going to remake
882
00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:34,300
this, who would I want to be in
it?
883
00:49:34,300 --> 00:49:37,000
And we actually played this game
a little bit with, I think the
884
00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:38,800
Great Escape way back in season
one.
885
00:49:39,500 --> 00:49:41,800
So when I first saw this movie I
was in high school.
886
00:49:41,800 --> 00:49:45,900
So it was around 2004 2005 this
The movie called The Terminal
887
00:49:45,900 --> 00:49:48,100
had just come out with Tom.
Hanks, I don't if you've ever
888
00:49:48,100 --> 00:49:52,000
seen, it's a Spielberg movie and
the lead actors in that movie
889
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:56,400
was Catherine Zeta-Jones and she
was playing a flight attendant
890
00:49:56,600 --> 00:50:00,300
who was having an affair with, I
think a pilot or something like
891
00:50:00,500 --> 00:50:04,000
that, you never see the guy in
the movie, but she played to a
892
00:50:04,008 --> 00:50:07,100
tee, the Shirley MacLaine part
of this movie.
893
00:50:07,500 --> 00:50:10,100
And I just remember thinking to
myself, oh my gosh, like,
894
00:50:10,100 --> 00:50:12,700
Catherine Zeta-Jones, might be a
few years older than Shirley
895
00:50:12,700 --> 00:50:16,100
MacLaine was at this point.
But I was like, if they ever
896
00:50:16,100 --> 00:50:20,100
wanted to remake the apartment,
like, you have Jim Carrey and
897
00:50:20,100 --> 00:50:24,300
2004 era, Catherine Zeta-Jones,
like right there for the taking.
898
00:50:24,400 --> 00:50:28,800
And I just, I'm pissed in
retrospect that no one read my
899
00:50:28,800 --> 00:50:31,300
mind.
And made that remake, bro.
900
00:50:31,300 --> 00:50:33,800
I'm telling you, man, once we
start the film and whiskey
901
00:50:33,900 --> 00:50:38,000
Studio, we will just make all of
those remakes that we've always
902
00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:41,200
order to make.
We're just gonna cast them as 65
903
00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:43,100
year olds.
Yeah, just do it anyway.
904
00:50:43,100 --> 00:50:46,100
Yeah, Jim Carrie will be lights
out.
905
00:50:47,800 --> 00:50:51,500
Wow, I Brad, I'm really happy
that you noticed that as well.
906
00:50:51,500 --> 00:50:55,300
Because I have been thinking
that to myself for like, what 15
907
00:50:55,300 --> 00:50:58,700
16 years now is that also what
you yell at people on the
908
00:50:58,700 --> 00:51:03,200
street, I do I shake them and
Isaiah remedy making chip.
909
00:51:03,200 --> 00:51:08,000
Carriage we make any Apartments
I just have this image of you
910
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:11,500
being George Bailey running down
the snowy streets of Akron
911
00:51:12,500 --> 00:51:15,300
shaking people.
Yeah like when he when he's
912
00:51:15,300 --> 00:51:18,500
accosting the pretend version of
Mary that's coming out of the
913
00:51:18,508 --> 00:51:21,000
library it's like trying to kiss
her that's made out of that
914
00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:24,600
version.
Don't you see Jim Carrey is Jack
915
00:51:24,600 --> 00:51:30,200
Lemmon oh man Brad I think this
is a good time for us to move
916
00:51:30,200 --> 00:51:34,100
into our final scores and I am
interested to hear what you have
917
00:51:34,100 --> 00:51:36,500
to say here because at the
beginning of the episode, Said
918
00:51:36,500 --> 00:51:39,400
that you thought it was a really
solid movie that it was in the
919
00:51:39,408 --> 00:51:41,700
top, you know, 20% kind of a
thing.
920
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:44,300
It doesn't sound like you're
ready to go, all in, and give it
921
00:51:44,300 --> 00:51:46,200
like a nine and a half, or a 10
out of 10.
922
00:51:46,500 --> 00:51:49,300
So share your final score with
us, but but also, can you
923
00:51:49,600 --> 00:51:51,900
enlighten me a little bit on
what you think might be some of
924
00:51:51,900 --> 00:51:54,300
the flaws or the drawbacks of
the movie here?
925
00:51:55,000 --> 00:51:57,400
I do think that there are a few
points throughout the film,
926
00:51:57,400 --> 00:52:01,200
where it drags a little bit
like, you know, the moment of
927
00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:03,900
the start of the movie, when
he's making all these phone
928
00:52:03,900 --> 00:52:07,600
calls to the different, guys, to
try and And rescheduled dates
929
00:52:07,600 --> 00:52:11,100
like it's a gag and it's funny
but it kind of drags a little
930
00:52:11,100 --> 00:52:14,400
bit and there was just one or
two other moments throughout the
931
00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:19,700
movie where I just felt myself
wanting a little bit faster of a
932
00:52:19,700 --> 00:52:24,000
pace and not in a comedic sense
just in a genuine like, okay,
933
00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:25,400
let's get to the next part.
Like what?
934
00:52:25,400 --> 00:52:29,100
Like, we need to keep moving.
But overall, I really don't have
935
00:52:29,100 --> 00:52:30,500
much to complain about this
film.
936
00:52:30,500 --> 00:52:33,700
I think it's really solid.
I'm going to compare to Some
937
00:52:33,700 --> 00:52:36,200
Like It Hot again because I gave
Some Like It Hot a 10/10.
938
00:52:37,100 --> 00:52:40,700
And I think, you know, I'm gonna
give the apartment a 9 out of
939
00:52:40,700 --> 00:52:43,800
10.
I think the reason that it's not
940
00:52:43,800 --> 00:52:46,800
getting a 9 and a half, or a 10
out of 10, for me, is the fact
941
00:52:46,800 --> 00:52:50,800
that like, in the vein of
comedies, I think Some Like It
942
00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:54,100
Hot just stands Head and
Shoulders above.
943
00:52:54,100 --> 00:52:58,800
Most, any comedy ever, written
directed and acted filmed like
944
00:52:58,800 --> 00:53:01,600
it is so far above that.
For me, it's just a 10 out of
945
00:53:01,600 --> 00:53:05,500
10, and I honestly think that
the apartment might be the
946
00:53:05,500 --> 00:53:07,000
better move.
Movie overall.
947
00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:12,000
But in the end, there are a lot
of really beautiful dramas out
948
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:15,000
there that I can compare this to
and go.
949
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:19,200
Yeah, this is like one of the
better entries in the heartfelt.
950
00:53:19,200 --> 00:53:23,300
Meaningful drama Department with
a little bit of Comedy thrown
951
00:53:23,300 --> 00:53:25,000
in, I don't know.
Does that make sense?
952
00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:29,000
Yeah, no I totally understand.
And I get your critique, you
953
00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:31,200
know, when we watch the movies
for the podcast you and I both
954
00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:33,700
take notes while we're watching
a movie and I will freely admit
955
00:53:33,700 --> 00:53:36,800
that there were a couple parts
of the movie that I It more
956
00:53:36,800 --> 00:53:39,800
convenient to take notes during
so you're right there probably
957
00:53:39,800 --> 00:53:43,600
is and it's not very much like
if they trimmed maybe even like
958
00:53:43,600 --> 00:53:46,400
three minutes off the run time,
I think it would be a little bit
959
00:53:46,400 --> 00:53:50,800
tighter but for me it's just
like, man, this movie hits a
960
00:53:50,808 --> 00:53:55,000
level of emotional depth that I
don't think has really been
961
00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:58,300
surpassed in some ways by movies
that have tried to do it since
962
00:53:58,300 --> 00:54:00,600
then.
And the scene that I was talking
963
00:54:00,600 --> 00:54:02,500
about earlier Brad, that I
called a really harrowing
964
00:54:02,500 --> 00:54:06,100
sequence is that whole sequence
in Jack Clemons apartment after
965
00:54:06,100 --> 00:54:10,100
he He discovers that Fran has,
you know, tried to overdose on
966
00:54:10,100 --> 00:54:13,100
pills, he calls the doctor over
and they have to basically keep
967
00:54:13,100 --> 00:54:16,900
her from dying the whole night
and Wilder just puts us in that
968
00:54:16,900 --> 00:54:20,900
apartment and does not shy away
from the horrible.
969
00:54:20,900 --> 00:54:25,100
After-effects of, you know, the
actions of this dick sheldrake,
970
00:54:25,600 --> 00:54:29,500
and watching that sequence.
I was reminded of a very similar
971
00:54:29,500 --> 00:54:32,300
sequence in the movie.
Almost Famous, which we're going
972
00:54:32,300 --> 00:54:33,700
to be reviewing here in, just a
few months.
973
00:54:33,700 --> 00:54:36,100
And Brad, you've seen the
director's cut of that movie.
974
00:54:36,100 --> 00:54:38,900
So, You've at least seen that
scene before, but, you know, a
975
00:54:38,908 --> 00:54:41,400
main character in that movie
tries to commit suicide, they
976
00:54:41,400 --> 00:54:43,900
have to pump her stomach out.
It's very similar to the
977
00:54:43,900 --> 00:54:48,200
apartment and yet that movie
Cuts away Way quicker than this
978
00:54:48,200 --> 00:54:50,600
one does.
And I'm not saying that just,
979
00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:53,800
you know, forcing people to
watch something harrowing makes
980
00:54:53,800 --> 00:54:58,100
it better, but I think that it's
really a testament to how well
981
00:54:58,100 --> 00:55:01,500
made this movie was that in 60
years.
982
00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:05,000
I don't know if that scene has
been topped in terms of what
983
00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:08,200
they're trying to do.
And so, for all those reasons,
984
00:55:08,700 --> 00:55:11,900
for the reasons of, you know, it
being a comedy and a tragedy,
985
00:55:12,200 --> 00:55:15,900
and a romance and working at
all, three, it's a nearly
986
00:55:15,900 --> 00:55:18,600
perfect movie for me.
I'm going to give it a 10 out of
987
00:55:18,600 --> 00:55:21,100
10, honestly.
Bob, I was worried that you were
988
00:55:21,107 --> 00:55:23,100
going to mention Pulp Fiction
there when you're talking about
989
00:55:23,100 --> 00:55:25,100
overdosing seen.
Oh gosh, not that one.
990
00:55:25,100 --> 00:55:29,000
Not that one.
But honestly, I will say, there
991
00:55:29,000 --> 00:55:32,100
is a moment when the doctor was
just slapping her.
992
00:55:32,600 --> 00:55:38,100
That I was worried that like a
Only one viewer might watch that
993
00:55:38,200 --> 00:55:41,400
and just think that it's like
over the top and, you know,
994
00:55:41,700 --> 00:55:46,300
abusive and on, you know,
unnecessary and I will say this
995
00:55:46,300 --> 00:55:50,100
as somebody who has watched,
people had their stomachs pumped
996
00:55:50,400 --> 00:55:53,200
and been brought back from the
brink of death, you know, after
997
00:55:53,200 --> 00:55:56,400
suicide attempts or alcohol
poisoning or things like that.
998
00:55:57,100 --> 00:55:59,500
Nah dude, that doctor was being
gentle.
999
00:55:59,600 --> 00:56:02,900
Yeah, like, being 100% honest
like that.
1000
00:56:02,900 --> 00:56:06,100
I mean it was a gruesome scene.
It was brutal, it was honest.
1001
00:56:06,300 --> 00:56:08,200
East.
And that's what I really loved
1002
00:56:08,200 --> 00:56:10,000
about it.
Once again, this movie is not
1003
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:14,100
shying away from the reality of
what's happening.
1004
00:56:14,100 --> 00:56:17,100
When these, you know, sleaze
balls are just taking advantage
1005
00:56:17,100 --> 00:56:20,400
of women.
Well, on that really happy and
1006
00:56:20,400 --> 00:56:22,800
shiny.
And positive note, we would like
1007
00:56:22,800 --> 00:56:24,600
to hear what you think about
this movie.
1008
00:56:24,600 --> 00:56:27,100
I, I mean, Brad, I assume nine
out of ten.
1009
00:56:27,100 --> 00:56:29,300
You gave it your going to
recommend that people should go
1010
00:56:29,300 --> 00:56:31,200
watch this movie.
Oh yeah, dude.
1011
00:56:31,200 --> 00:56:34,300
I mean, if you can get it at a
bar, if you can, you know, just
1012
00:56:34,300 --> 00:56:35,300
going to shut up.
Oh sorry.
1013
00:56:35,300 --> 00:56:37,500
We're talking about movie.
Yeah.
1014
00:56:37,500 --> 00:56:39,400
Yeah.
You should you should totally
1015
00:56:39,400 --> 00:56:41,800
watch this movie 5.
It's it's great.
1016
00:56:42,400 --> 00:56:45,300
And if you have seen the movie
or if you wanted, if we have
1017
00:56:45,300 --> 00:56:48,600
persuaded you to go watch it.
Hit us up after the fact, you
1018
00:56:48,600 --> 00:56:52,600
can find us on social media on
Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
1019
00:56:52,700 --> 00:56:55,600
at film whiskey.
Honestly, Bob, I'm just going to
1020
00:56:55,607 --> 00:56:59,000
make another pitch.
Don't go see All About Eve.
1021
00:56:59,600 --> 00:57:03,000
I just want to remind everybody
that that is not a movie worth
1022
00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:06,100
watching, whereas the apartment
is eminently.
1023
00:57:06,200 --> 00:57:09,800
We a better film and much more
worth watching than All About
1024
00:57:09,800 --> 00:57:11,800
Eve.
So now that, that public service
1025
00:57:11,800 --> 00:57:13,800
announcement is over.
If you want to give us some
1026
00:57:13,800 --> 00:57:18,100
feedback verbally auditorily,
give us a phone call.
1027
00:57:18,300 --> 00:57:21,100
You can leave us a voicemail on
our website which is anchored on
1028
00:57:21,200 --> 00:57:27,500
FM / film, whiskey, Brad, I am
ready for this with every ounce
1029
00:57:27,500 --> 00:57:31,100
of my being next week.
We're coming at you with the
1030
00:57:31,100 --> 00:57:34,100
only movie to this day to
feature a man, free falling and
1031
00:57:34,100 --> 00:57:36,200
bouncing off a propeller into
icy cold water.
1032
00:57:36,300 --> 00:57:41,000
There's 1997's Best Picture
Winner Titanic.
1033
00:57:41,500 --> 00:57:44,500
I cannot wait.
I will see you next week.
1034
00:57:44,500 --> 00:57:47,900
Brad as we discussed that
Masterpiece, but until then, I'm
1035
00:57:47,900 --> 00:57:52,200
Bob book, I genuinely had no
idea what movie you were talking
1036
00:57:52,200 --> 00:57:56,700
about.
If I just said like Happy Feet
1037
00:57:56,700 --> 00:57:58,800
or like anything else, like the
cold Eames?
1038
00:58:00,200 --> 00:58:05,700
Yes, the Santa Claus has.
Oh man, I am bread.
1039
00:58:05,700 --> 00:58:08,100
G'yahhhh.
And guys, I'm so pumped for next
1040
00:58:08,100 --> 00:58:09,800
week.
Titanic should be a great time.
1041
00:58:10,100 --> 00:58:11,100
We'll see you next week.
00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:05,200
In 1960 director, Billy Wilder
and star Jack Lemmon gave the
2
00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:08,100
world a peek into the sleazy
world of high class.
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00:00:08,100 --> 00:00:12,800
Manhattan in 2021.
We return to the Ila region for
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00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:15,800
a single malt.
Scotch the film is the
5
00:00:15,800 --> 00:00:19,200
apartment.
The whiskey is banana hovind 12
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00:00:19,500 --> 00:00:24,000
and we'll review them both.
This is the film and whiskey
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00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:44,600
podcast.
Welcome to the film and whiskey
8
00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:47,600
podcast, where each week, we
review a classic movie and a
9
00:00:47,608 --> 00:00:51,700
glass of whiskey.
I'm Bob book, I'm Brad G and
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00:00:51,700 --> 00:00:56,100
this week we are looking at the
1960 Best Picture Winner, Billy
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00:00:56,100 --> 00:00:59,900
Wilder's, the apartment Brad.
I have been waiting to talk.
12
00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:04,599
About this movie for years.
And I purposely did not put it
13
00:01:04,599 --> 00:01:08,700
in our first few seasons because
I you're still a wild card, man.
14
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You're such a wild card.
I never know what you're going
15
00:01:10,800 --> 00:01:13,900
to think of a movie.
The way you said that have you
16
00:01:13,900 --> 00:01:17,700
just like never spoken of this
movie a single time.
17
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You've just like watched it and
know I've a kylin I've just been
18
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running on the journal, your
thoughts.
19
00:01:22,500 --> 00:01:24,600
I've been running down the
street just like shaking people
20
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and say have you seen it?
Have you seen the other are not
21
00:01:28,300 --> 00:01:30,400
know.
Honestly Brad this is Is this is
22
00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,800
one of my favorite films of all
time and watching it again.
23
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I you know, I haven't washed it
since we started doing the
24
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podcast because I wanted to wait
and watch it with the more
25
00:01:38,100 --> 00:01:40,500
critical eye.
Again, I can't wait to get into
26
00:01:40,500 --> 00:01:43,600
talking about it.
I sincerely hope you liked it,
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but before we get into any of
those questions, the most
28
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important question, Brad, had
you seen had you heard of the
29
00:01:50,100 --> 00:01:53,300
movie, the apartment prior to
watching it for our podcast,
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00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,100
Bro?
You've got me on two weeks in a
31
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row of movies that I'd never
even heard of, man.
32
00:01:58,500 --> 00:01:59,800
You know, I'm kind of surprised
you.
33
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I heard of this one especially
since you have been such a big
34
00:02:02,300 --> 00:02:05,900
fan of the to Billy Wilder
movies that we've done to this
35
00:02:05,900 --> 00:02:07,100
point.
I thought maybe you would have
36
00:02:07,100 --> 00:02:09,500
gone and looked kind of looked
through his filmography at some
37
00:02:09,500 --> 00:02:14,400
point but bro, know if we win
I'm taking minimal effort some
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00:02:14,400 --> 00:02:17,000
sort of cinephile, Didi's, get
degrees.
39
00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:22,900
That's dude, I gotta say man, is
we got the same piece of papers.
40
00:02:23,300 --> 00:02:26,900
That's right.
All right, so you had not even
41
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heard of the apartment.
I'm really glad that you went
42
00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:32,600
into this kind of old and I am
waiting with baited breath to
43
00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,500
hear what you thought of it.
Brad, why don't you just give us
44
00:02:35,500 --> 00:02:37,800
kind of initial Impressions on
the movie?
45
00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:41,100
What do you think of it?
I, you know, if All About Eve is
46
00:02:41,100 --> 00:02:44,000
one of the most underwhelming
Best Picture winners ever.
47
00:02:44,500 --> 00:02:48,600
I would have to put the
apartment in, probably, like, I
48
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don't know the top 20 to 30
percent of Best Picture winners,
49
00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,500
I've ever seen.
There you go, like it's solid.
50
00:02:55,600 --> 00:03:01,200
I like, I can 100% understand
why this Back best picture.
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You know, I think if you put it
up against some of the other
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greats, it would, it would
clearly lose.
53
00:03:07,000 --> 00:03:09,800
But in the year where, you know,
obviously I don't know what the
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00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,400
heck was going on in cinema in
1960, but in a year where there
55
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weren't any other like, massive
contenders, this is just I think
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it's just one of the best films
comedic dramas I've ever seen in
57
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my life and more emphasis on the
drama.
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You know the comedic elements.
Just barely lighten it up enough
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to make it almost feel like real
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More than like a drama.
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Does that make sense?
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And Brad I would, I don't want
to correct you right off the bat
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here.
But you did have some idea of
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what was going on in cinema, in
the year 1960, because you and I
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watched Alfred Hitchcock's
Psycho just last season and that
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was the other, you know, kind of
really big popular controversial
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movie that came out in the year
1960.
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So, you know, this is better
than psycho.
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Just looking at those two movies
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that this might be kind of an
underrated Needed year for
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Cinema, in terms of really kind
of pushing the medium forward.
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And talking about things that
hadn't been talked about, you
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know, just from Some Like It Hot
to this movie, I feel like Billy
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Wilder, really took a deep dive
into some themes that you, you
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just didn't see explored in
mainstream entertainment in that
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time period.
Yeah, I mean you're jumping in
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here with like really heavy
themes of infidelity of suicide
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of a man trying to On his way to
the top, I guess.
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things, kind of crashing into
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one another, you know, all in
order to tell a simple love
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story.
But I just can't imagine this
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coming out in 1960.
Honestly, Bob, as I was watching
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this, I had two main thoughts
and I'll get to the second one
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eventually.
But my first, main thought was
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this, if you have ever watched
the TV show, Mad Men, the entire
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show was based off of this
movie.
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But have you ever watched mad I
have?
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Yeah, yeah I mean tell me that
I'm wrong.
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No, I will show was based off
the whole vibe is just it's
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right here.
The blueprint was laid.
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Yeah.
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here is, I don't want to call it
like an expose but I think that
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what Wilder was doing was just
this criticism of like men who
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are in power and think that they
can get whatever they want and
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he did that by putting this
unassuming nice guy kind of a
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guy.
Against them.
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And in the end, the nice guy
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Yeah.
And he's not a sleaze ball, and
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he gets the girl, and it's just
a really cute unique and
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surprisingly deep film.
Well, before we get any further
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Brad, because my sneaking
suspicion will be that, not many
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people will have seen this movie
coming into listening to this
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episode, and I already would
wholeheartedly say, go watch
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this movie, you will not be
disappointed.
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I think this is the kind of
movie even like you said, Brad
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that you may not I come away
from it, loving it, as much as I
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do, where I'm ranking it in like
my top 10 favorite movies ever.
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But I don't really know of
anyone that would watch this
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movie and walk away.
Not having been entertained.
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This just seems like a
crowd-pleasing kind of movie.
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Yeah.
I, you know, for a movie that
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deals with like, incredibly deep
subjects and honestly is almost
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gratuitous in the way that it
shows it for 4 1960, you know,
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which really I would say for
1950s Cinema like Like I would
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say this is one of the more
entertaining films we watched in
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a while.
Yeah, well I mean like now it's
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61 years old and I feel like
some of these scenes especially,
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I mean truly hold up in 2021 and
we'll get to a pretty harrowing
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sequence later on but it
reminded me of a movie that is
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more recent and I think actually
this movie may have done it
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better but before we get into
all that it is time for us to
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talk.
Brad explains.
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This is the part of the podcast,
where Brad breaks down the plot
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of the movie that he Is just
seen often for the first time.
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Obviously that is the case
today.
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Brad.
As you know, we have
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implemented, a strict 60-second
timer on Brad explains this
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year.
Can you walk us through the plot
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of the movie, the apartment in
under one minute?
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Jack Lemmon is a nice guy.
Fred MacMurray is Shirley
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MacLaine is in love with the and
he'd ruins her life.
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She tried to commit suicide.
Jack, Lemmon saves her.
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They fall in love.
Whoo!
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Ooh, all right, you did it in 15
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Now I'm gonna, I'm gonna require
you to go a bit deeper because
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because the one of the big parts
of this movie is the kind of
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like you said, I don't want to
expose, or even satire, but the
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portrayal of corporate America
in the late 1950s early 60s.
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Like, I don't think you can
really talk about this movie
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without talking about the
endless rows and rows of desks
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on this floor, that, that Jack
Clemons character Baxter.
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Works on like the idea of
corporate America, and these
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upper level Executives who think
they're entitled to everything
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really kind of permeates the
whole movie.
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Oh yeah.
No II called him a.
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I thought we all knew that that
was just like code for Corporate
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America and America.
Yeah, right on, man.
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Absolutely, no.
I honestly, I think that it, I
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don't know it as somebody in
2021 watching this film.
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I feel like it's almost just
taken for granted that like
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High-powered businesses business
executives are just like either
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like average to terrible people.
Like I don't know if there's any
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of them that are really that
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And so there's already such a
distrust of corporate America on
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the average citizens end that I
do feel like it dulls the edge
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of this movie a little bit, but
I can appreciate the fact that
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this is probably one of the
first like honest attempts at
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saying, hey, like this isn't
okay.
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Like all of these people who are
working in this company are real
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people and just because you guys
can go and have your Lover's
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tryst at this dude's apartment
because he's a bachelor, doesn't
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make him worth promoting.
It doesn't make you guys get P.
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Like it's just all bad.
All bad all around Brad.
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As always.
You continue to be incredibly
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eloquent.
It bad all bad.
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It's bad for you bad.
All right it's okay.
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I do want to jump in here and
kind of Round out, Brad explains
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a little bit.
So the the essential plot of the
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movie is that Jack.
Lemons character Baxter is kind
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of a lower level employee
working for this giant Insurance
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firm in New York City and he is
climbing the corporate ladder by
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allowing his superiors.
And people in Administration, in
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this building, to use his
apartment to have affairs in.
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He is lending out his key.
And what I really love about the
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place that the movie starts
Brad, is that you can tell from
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the Beginning of this movie that
we are coming into this
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situation when it's already
spiraling out of control, you
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know what I mean?
Like we don't see the first time
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Jack Lemmon kind of gives his
apartment over to somebody.
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We don't see that slippery
slope, we see Jack Lemmon, you
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know, even though the opening
narration where he's talking
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about how his apartment, so,
great for a bachelor and you
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sound, so chipper, but the way
they're framing it with the
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camera, is this, incredibly
lonely?
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Like there's just an expanse
around him and Jack Lemon is
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just walking down the street
with no one around him and you
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can tell that he is already
feeling this intense loneliness
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and regret for what he's doing
with his apartment to the point
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where, you know, he's basically
been kicked out of his own
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apartment because his boss needs
to you know have an affair and
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he ends up sleeping on a park
bench.
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And I really liked that Wilder
allows us as the audience to be
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dropped right into that
situation when it's already
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falling apart and not have to
feel like he needs to walk.
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Us through and give us, you
know, tip us off at every
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instance like oh, this is bad.
You can just tell from the
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beginning.
This guy is in over his head.
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One might say that he drops us
and media rests.
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That's very true.
Boom.
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Brad learned a Latin phrase
today.
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Hey man, I learned that like a
while ago.
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Now, I love one of my favorite
Parts about the opening and
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ending of this film.
I, I love whenever a movie
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bookends things, right?
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And I love that at the start of
this film, you see, Jack Lemmon
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get the wrong key.
You know, the dude leaves the
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wrong key and it's actually the
key to the executive washroom
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but like he gets this key and
it's almost like a symbol of
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like, well one day I'll have
this key and it won't just be
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accidentally left underneath,
you know, my carpet.
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And at the end of the film, what
happens?
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He gives him the key to the
executive washroom back so that
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he can win his love.
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And I just I loved how they
bookended this movie with that,
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you know, kind of Plot device if
you will, Brad, I feel like we
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are slowly, revealing tidbits of
information, about this film to
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our listeners.
And I feel like we should
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probably just go ahead and
completely spoil the whole
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thing.
You know, we do spoilers on this
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podcast.
So, if we haven't already given
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away enough, we're going to go
ahead and just give the whole
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thing away here.
Jack Lemmon is kind of secretly
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pining for has a crush on the
elevator girl played by Shirley
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MacLaine.
Her name is Miss kubelik and
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unbeknownst to Jack.
Lemmon one of the most senior
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Executives in the building, the
guy who's in charge of
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personnel.
Essentially, the HR, you know,
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vice president of this company
is having an affair with Miss
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cubic and you come to find it
out about halfway through the
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movie.
It all kind of clicks into place
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for Baxter and the second half
of the movie is him dealing with
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the Fallout of before black of a
better term, you know, aiding
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and abetting this affair not
just you know the Fallout for
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himself and his emotions but
Fallout in terms of what's
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happening with with Fran, Miss
kubelik internally and by the
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end of the film, you know, he
does he quits the job.
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He gets the girl like everything
gets patched up but Brad you
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even texted me at one point
today and said you were about
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halfway through the movie and
you were right at the scene that
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I think is maybe the most
crucial and pivotal scene of the
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whole movie and what happens is
Jack Lemmon allows his boss to
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use the apartment for an affair.
He finds a little pocket mirror
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that That has been left behind
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Sheldrake played by Fred
MacMurray, and a few days after
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that they're having the office
Christmas party.
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And he shows miscue Bullock his
brand new office because he
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keeps getting promoted
miraculously and he's saying a
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look at this incredible office
that I have.
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And she pulls out this pocket
mirror and he recognizes that
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it's hers because it's cracked
down the middle and it all
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clicks into place for him.
He didn't know that she was the
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one that his boss was.
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She doesn't know that he is the
one whose apartment she was in.
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Yeah, I mean, what we're talking
about here, Bob is just an
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amazing script, right?
And, you know, they're talking
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and he's shown her his office
and he sees this and he kind of,
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you can see his entire tone
shift, you know, which once
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again, one of the signs of a
great actor, is their ability to
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move, like, facially from one
emotion to the other.
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And you see him like, like,
Almost audibly shift in this
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tone to like, sadness and
realization.
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And she kind of asked him.
What's wrong?
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And he tries to catch himself.
He goes, oh well, your mirror.
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It's broken and she goes.
Yes, I know.
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I like it that way, makes me
look the way I feel, and it's
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just little moments like that
throughout this film that like,
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they're not funny.
They're like, they're dramatic,
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like, obviously Wilder is known
for his comedy and, you know,
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something like Could hot.
It just cuts to the core.
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You see the depth of sadness in
Franz heart and in her
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self-image and in her
understanding of who she is.
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And you just feel that desire
that Jack Lemmon has to like
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figure out what the heck is
going.
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Absolutely and and you feel
these two different people
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having two different tensions,
right?
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Because Fran is finding out that
her lover and boss is actually
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just a Serial you know,
romanticize Iran has had Add
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tons of flings and Baxter is
finding out that his Crush has
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been taken in by an older sleaze
ball and neither of them know
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what to do about it.
And they awkwardly, leave the
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room and it just it's just
pitch.
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Perfect.
Best scene of the film.
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You know, I want to touch on a
couple things that you said,
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Brad Pitt.
The first thing that keeps
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coming to my mind is the way
that Billy Wilder draws out and
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really makes clear to the
audience, the kind of pervading
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sense of loneliness in this V
and I talked about it with
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Baxter a little bit.
Obviously Fran played by Shirley
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MacLaine is feeling it as well,
but I think that everything in
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this movie really highlights,
the the fact that these are two
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very lonely people and that by
the time that you get to like
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that big office party scene, he
has done such a good job of
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establishing their motivations
that you notice the contrast
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between everybody outside of
Baxter's do off.
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His door who are having this
like raucous, debaucherous
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party.
And the fact that these two
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people can be standing right
next to that and they, and they
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are still so profoundly alone.
I think that Scorsese might have
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something to say about, you
know, that looking like a
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debaucherous party because for
him, this is like the most tame
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thing.
That's very true spread.
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That's very true.
I would like to see this mashed
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up with Wolf of Wall Street,
somehow I was going to say
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that's an easy easy man.
Nothing you could do.
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Yeah, Brett.
I mean I just I was really
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struck by the cinematography in
this movie and it was shot in
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black and white on purpose at a
time when most movies were being
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shot in color.
I think it really does kind of
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continue to highlight.
Like I said, the loneliness of
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these characters, they went
super wide with the widescreen
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and I think that was intentional
as well.
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I don't know.
Brad.
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Did you find that the
photography, you know, the
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cinematography stuck out to you?
I think one of my favorite
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scenes was literally the very
opening one when you you see
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Baxter working and then you
slowly cut from one scene of him
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and everybody bustling around
him to him by himself with empty
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row after row after row.
Like obviously a lot of
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different movies have used that
trick of the Mindless drone and
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you show you know, row after row
of secretaries working or like
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assembly workers at a factory
and you just, you know, show
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them mindlessly working.
But I feel like this was one of
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the most beautiful ones because
it homes Deeply in on Jack
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Lemmon and just his predicament
in life of being a nobody and
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Brad.
I think that we should talk
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about the three main
performances in this movie and
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since we're already talking
about Jack Lemmon let's dive
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into his performance.
Here I have to say Jack Lemmon
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is one of my favorite actors of
all time and and part of that is
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because for as incredible of an
actor is he is he always seems
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authentically Jack Lemmon I
don't know how else to phrase
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it, it's kind of like Like Tom
Hanks where, you know, you will
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suspend disbelief to watch him
be, you know, Captain Sully or
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Captain Phillips or whoever it
might be in these movies that
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you're watching but at the end
of the day you you trust him,
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you know, him because he is Tom
Hanks and you you know, you have
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this attachment to him.
And with Jack Lemmon by all
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accounts, he was as authentic of
a person in real life as he was,
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you know, playing a character
like Baxter and I think that
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that authenticity A city that
earnestness really really helps
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him here in this performance.
Please miss cubic, you gotta
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promise me.
You won't do anything foolish,
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who care?
I would I can't I ever fall in
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love with somebody nice like you
Yeah.
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Well that's the way crumbles
cookie wise Yeah, I mean I think
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that, you know, we talked we
mentioned the script for a
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minute here that this is like a
really witty and sharp script
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but I don't think that it would
go anywhere if it wasn't for the
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performance of Jack Lemmon like
and there's so many little
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moments throughout the film.
But like when he was in his
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bathroom after Shirley MacLaine
has attempted suicide and you
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see him slowly like grabbing
things that she could try and
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kill herself with.
And like hiding them and you see
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him keep looking back into the
room with care and you just feel
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the seriousness of the
situation, you know?
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And as somebody who has had
friends, who have desired to
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commit suicide and have
attempted like, for me in that
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moment watching him, I like, I
understood him.
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Yeah, understood that motivation
of.
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I just want to care for my
friend, and I think that's one
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of the most important things in
this movie is that, is that
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backs.
Really views Fran as a friend
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and potential love interest and
it's not just a love interest.
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I don't know.
Did you get that sense?
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Yeah, for sure.
And Jack Lemmon is one of the
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few actors that I think can
really go from being kind of
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this lovable.
I don't as a clown but you know,
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there are moments where he's
being goofball goofball.
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Yeah I mean but there are
moments where he's being very
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performative even for the people
in the movie like when he's
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trying to cheer up Shirley
MacLaine and he's cooking
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spaghetti and straining.
Get through a tennis racket and
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you know humming a fake little
Italian song.
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And then there's moments where
you know, you watch him in just
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this state of despondency where
he's drinking himself into a
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stupor in a bar and it's all
completely believable.
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And even from one scene, to the
net, like, you know, that scene
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where he's in the office with
Fran cubic and he finds the
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mirror or, you know, she pulls
out the mirror, right before
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that.
He decides he wants to model
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this dumb hat that he got for
himself and it's like It's the
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best little sight gag in the
whole movie because the hat
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looks horrible, and he stands
there with his bowler on his
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head and he holds it for a beat
and she's clearly not into it
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because she's thinking about how
heartbroken she is.
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And it really highlights, not
just how Billy Wilder is able to
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balance, you know, the comedy in
the tragedy.
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So, so effortlessly, but like
you said how much he had to rely
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on Jack, Lemmon to make those
transitions so seamless.
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Well, I think the best way to To
illustrate, this is to contrast
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it with Some Like It.
Hot like the beauty of Some
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Like, It Hot, is that the comedy
steers?
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Like it just veers right into
the Absurd, right?
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It's just over the top and
ridiculous and you have Jack
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Lemmon at the height of his
powers just being flat-out.
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Funny.
And the difference of this movie
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is that his comedy is always
grounded in reality, like tell
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me that you couldn't imagine
some Bachelor using a tennis
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racket to strain his Getty like
it's 100% believable and the way
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he does, it is charming and
relaxed.
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And you can feel this sense of
like, oh, well, like I'm in my
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element.
I'm in my home.
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I'm caring for a woman that I
see as a friend.
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And as somebody, I kind of like,
and I just everything about his
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performance, kept the core of
the movie, which is this drama
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of, you know, Fran and her
desire to find love their
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everything about His performance
keeps that feeling real and if
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he had veered into the Absurd at
all, you know, which credit to
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Billy Wilder for directing him.
Well, that, if he had gone over
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the top in an instant, I think
it would have discredited the
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entire, like core of the film.
Yeah.
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And countering him, you know,
are balancing him out.
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I guess in some ways, is Shirley
MacLaine as Fran, she is 26
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years old, in this movie, she's
only been acting in movies for
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five years.
At this point, she is kind of A
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really quickly ascending star in
Hollywood and watching this
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movie, this time, Brad, I've
probably seen this movie 10
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times through.
I have always always been blown
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away by Jack, Lemmon watching it
this time I was like how did I
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miss how incredible she is in
this movie?
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Because she is acting in such a
naturalistic way that I forgot
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at many points of the movie that
I was watching someone pretend
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to be be somebody else.
She's so perfectly embodies this
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heartbroken depressed person and
every single line reading that
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she does is so authentic and not
only that but she knows to not
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be showy about any of it and she
knows that, you know, Jack
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Lemmon has the these sillier
more showy performance in this
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movie and so she has to balance
him out by being a little more
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subdued and Sadly, it's not the
kind of performance that you
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really take note of, unless you
have seen the movie a few times,
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I feel like and this time
through I'm thinking to myself
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my gosh this might be one of the
best female performances I've
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ever seen in a movie and I have
been overlooking it all these
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years.
I just walked out of me, quit
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through that, big fat, John
right in my face.
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The nerve.
Anyway.
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I guess that's the way it
crumbles.
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Cookie wise.
Are you talking about?
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I'd spell it out for you only, I
can't spell well, you know that
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was Bob.
It's the fact that in a time
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where it feels like every single
movie was trying to make their
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female leads a Marilyn Monroe,
you know?
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And I say this with all respect
because I actually really like,
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Marilyn Monroe in her movies but
they are trying to make their
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leads ditzy and dumb and not
only their leads, but I feel
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like women were portrayed in a
pretty terrible way in general
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as being just Ridiculously
stupid and unaware of men's
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intentions with them and just
buying any lie that they were
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fed, I think that Shirley
MacLaine in this film, portrays
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a more real woman who was caught
up in the lies of a manipulative
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just jerk.
And you get the sense that she's
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a real girl.
You don't ever get the sense
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that she is faking.
Anyway.
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And I honestly Bob, I've talked
about this before on the
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podcast, Authenticity.
I think that's what you're
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looking for in a lot of
different films and in this one
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you have two characters that
just come across so perfectly
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authentic of being who they are
going to be Shirley MacLaine
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knocks it, out of the freaking
Park in this movie.
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And I really think one of my
favorite scenes for her is the
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very final one, where she comes
into Jack Clemons apartment and
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just matter-of-factly starts
playing gin rummy, hmm.
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And like She's she's kind of
playing Coy kind of playing
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hard-to-get even though he knows
for 100% that he has her and
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when she doesn't answer him when
he says that I love you, it's
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just this like fun playful
little acknowledgement of like,
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yeah, I know you love me.
Let's play some Gin Rummy.
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It's just it's just perfect.
Yeah, I mean I was watching
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little moments like when
sheldrake her boss or you know
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the the executive that she's
sleeping with his secretary
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basically Corners her and
confronts her.
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The information that he's been
doing this with girls for years
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now and that she herself was one
of them and watching Shirley
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MacLaine react is, it's such a
like, it was almost cringey.
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Like, it was like watching
those.
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Those are really hard to watch
episodes of the office in some
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ways because she plays it, so
naturally, like, she's trying to
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laugh it off and she's turning
her head away and saying like,
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you know, you have to excuse me
and it's the way she embodies
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the embarrassment.
It's so perfectly done that.
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You like like I said, I forgot I
was watching an actress at some
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point and that I think is the
highest compliment I can
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possibly give to somebody well.
And when you talk about
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authenticity and disability you
know like you said of Shirley
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MacLaine to just keep the
audience drawn in with just how
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real her performances.
I think you have Fred MacMurray
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as the foil to that of just
being the most sleazy over the
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top villain that I think that
this Movie kind of needed like
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with all of the groundedness of
the other characters.
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I don't think it would have
served the film to have a
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executive who genuinely had a
terrible marriage and was like
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genuinely struggling.
All this like it really needed
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to have a corporate
high-powered.
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Honestly, in a certain sense, no
name, nobody who's just out for
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his own.
Well and I thought the Fred
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MacMurray was great at that.
I completely agree and I'm going
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to say that it's going to sound
like an insult Brad, but I hope
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you understand what I mean when
I say this I think it actually
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benefited the movie to have Fred
MacMurray in this role, because
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he is not as good of an actor as
the other two, like, in the late
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50s, early 60s, you really
started to see some of these
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older actors, who had been, you
know, making movies in the 30s
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and 40s started to be in films
with these people that were
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00:29:02,300 --> 00:29:04,700
coming out of the Actors Studio
in New York, and we're into
505
00:29:04,700 --> 00:29:07,700
method acting and it was like,
watching two completely
506
00:29:07,700 --> 00:29:11,400
different clashing styles of
acting on screen and sometimes
507
00:29:11,400 --> 00:29:14,200
it worked and sometimes And it
was really obvious, and I think
508
00:29:14,200 --> 00:29:16,800
this is one of those times,
where, you know, Fred MacMurray
509
00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,200
is just kind of a wooden actor.
He doesn't have a lot of range
510
00:29:20,200 --> 00:29:22,600
and I think I thought that works
really well in Double Indemnity
511
00:29:22,600 --> 00:29:25,300
when he's playing this
hard-boiled, kind of guy and
512
00:29:25,300 --> 00:29:27,800
here it works really well too.
Because, you know, we keep using
513
00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:31,900
the word, but he's just a dick
and he plays the really, really
514
00:29:31,900 --> 00:29:36,000
well, but he doesn't overdo it
and I think there are a lot of
515
00:29:36,000 --> 00:29:38,300
people who would have either
tried to play it to
516
00:29:38,300 --> 00:29:41,700
naturalistically, or tried to
play it to hammy, and he doesn't
517
00:29:41,700 --> 00:29:42,900
do either one.
Of those things.
518
00:29:42,900 --> 00:29:45,200
And I think the movie really
benefits because of that.
519
00:29:45,300 --> 00:29:48,000
Honestly, I think one of the
scenes that illustrates that
520
00:29:48,000 --> 00:29:52,500
movement or that almost the
Baton being passed from Fred
521
00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:56,300
MacMurray generation on to Jack.
Clemons generation is the very
522
00:29:56,300 --> 00:29:58,300
final scene between the two of
them.
523
00:29:58,600 --> 00:30:02,900
When Jack Lemmon quits, there's
this one singular moment that I
524
00:30:02,908 --> 00:30:07,800
just loved way, where Fred
MacMurray goes now.
525
00:30:07,800 --> 00:30:10,600
I thought you were a bright man.
See, I thought you were, you
526
00:30:10,600 --> 00:30:12,100
were understanding your place in
this world.
527
00:30:12,300 --> 00:30:15,000
See you?
You just give me the key right
528
00:30:15,000 --> 00:30:15,900
now.
You see?
529
00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:19,900
And sorry.
Mr. Chaudhary What do you mean?
530
00:30:19,900 --> 00:30:22,200
Sorry, you're not going to bring
anybody to my apartment.
531
00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:25,000
I'm not just bringing anybody.
I'm bringing this Cube lie.
532
00:30:25,100 --> 00:30:28,100
Especially, not miss Cube lie.
How's that again?
533
00:30:28,800 --> 00:30:33,200
No key.
Baxter.
534
00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,800
I picked you for my team because
I thought you were a very bright
535
00:30:35,800 --> 00:30:38,000
young man.
Do you realize what you're
536
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:40,100
doing?
Not to me, but to yourself,
537
00:30:40,800 --> 00:30:43,600
normally, it takes years to work
your way up to the 27th floor,
538
00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:46,600
but it only takes 30 seconds to
be out on the street again.
539
00:30:47,500 --> 00:30:52,100
You dig?
I dig, he looks up into Jack
540
00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:55,000
Clemons eyes and obviously, I'm
exaggerating some but he goes,
541
00:30:55,200 --> 00:31:00,100
You Dig and Jack.
Lemmon goes, oh yeah.
542
00:31:00,100 --> 00:31:02,800
I dig.
And like, it just felt like
543
00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:08,300
this, like, symbolic moment of,
like, you dig was a terrible,
544
00:31:08,300 --> 00:31:11,700
terrible line.
And like, jet the way Jack
545
00:31:11,700 --> 00:31:14,400
Lemmon just throws it back at
him casually.
546
00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:17,300
I just felt like that was a
moment where I was just like, I
547
00:31:17,300 --> 00:31:19,000
just, I loved every second of
this.
548
00:31:19,300 --> 00:31:21,800
There was a moment in this movie
and you know will censor this
549
00:31:21,800 --> 00:31:25,100
for the the wide release but
patreon you'll get an earful
550
00:31:25,100 --> 00:31:27,900
here.
There's a moment where I just
551
00:31:27,900 --> 00:31:29,800
looked at the screen and I
wanted my breath.
552
00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:33,400
There's no one else in the room.
Oh, just like you mother like I
553
00:31:34,100 --> 00:31:38,200
I said it out loud to the screen
and it's the moment where a
554
00:31:38,200 --> 00:31:41,800
sheldrake Fred MacMurray.
And Miss kubelik are in the
555
00:31:41,800 --> 00:31:43,600
apartment together for the first
time.
556
00:31:43,900 --> 00:31:47,200
And she gets him, a Christmas
present, and it's a, it's a
557
00:31:47,208 --> 00:31:51,500
recording, it's an LP.
Of The Pianist in the restaurant
558
00:31:51,500 --> 00:31:53,600
that they go to.
And the first thing he does is
559
00:31:53,600 --> 00:31:55,800
he says, well you know, we
better leave that here.
560
00:31:56,400 --> 00:31:58,500
Meaning I can't take this home
to my wife, I'll have to explain
561
00:31:58,500 --> 00:32:01,600
things and she goes, yeah, we
better leave it here and then he
562
00:32:01,600 --> 00:32:05,200
says well you know II didn't get
you anything but here's a
563
00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:07,100
hundred dollars and he pulls a
hundred dollar bill out of his
564
00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:10,700
wallet and the way they frame it
Brad they cut back to her on the
565
00:32:10,700 --> 00:32:13,900
couch and it is like at eye
level with her sitting on the
566
00:32:13,908 --> 00:32:15,800
couch.
So you basically just see like
567
00:32:15,800 --> 00:32:19,100
Fred mcmurray's waste he's and
you just see this, huh?
568
00:32:19,200 --> 00:32:22,600
Two dollar bill kind of like
fall into frame while she's
569
00:32:22,600 --> 00:32:27,700
looking at him with this.
Look of just utter contempt and
570
00:32:27,700 --> 00:32:33,300
and hatred, and it was the most
crushing thing to watch him drop
571
00:32:33,300 --> 00:32:37,100
this hundred dollar bill at her.
It basically has a way of saying
572
00:32:37,100 --> 00:32:40,800
like you are nothing but a cheap
whore to me and it like that
573
00:32:40,800 --> 00:32:44,600
scene and that the way they
framed it, visually, I think
574
00:32:44,600 --> 00:32:47,800
will forever be burned in my
mind, and the way that she
575
00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:51,600
stands up and like, takes her It
off and and he just goes,
576
00:32:51,600 --> 00:32:54,500
although we don't really have
any time for that and he and
577
00:32:54,500 --> 00:32:57,200
she, I don't remember exactly
how she says it, but she
578
00:32:57,200 --> 00:33:00,000
basically says, well, if you
already paid for it, I figured,
579
00:33:00,000 --> 00:33:01,800
I might as well.
See ya.
580
00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:06,400
And you're just like, oh man,
and he just kind of goes on,
581
00:33:06,400 --> 00:33:09,600
don't talk like that.
Okay, bye, right.
582
00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:13,200
Yeah, he's I mean, all three of
them are great in this movie,
583
00:33:13,600 --> 00:33:14,900
Brad.
I don't think we're saying
584
00:33:14,900 --> 00:33:16,400
anything, like revolutionary
here.
585
00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:18,500
There's movies really good, the
acting is phenomenal.
586
00:33:18,500 --> 00:33:19,300
The script is great.
Rate.
587
00:33:19,300 --> 00:33:22,800
The direction is fantastic.
I think it's time for us to hit
588
00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,300
pause and drink some whiskey.
So what do you say?
589
00:33:25,300 --> 00:33:28,700
We sip on some single malt
scotch and try this Buna haben
590
00:33:28,700 --> 00:33:31,200
12?
Yes, let's drink it.
591
00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:18,900
Alright, today we are checking
out Buna Haven. 12-year Brad.
592
00:34:18,900 --> 00:34:22,199
This might be the most fun to
say, name of any whiskey we've
593
00:34:22,199 --> 00:34:26,100
ever had on this show.
I love the Scottish people and
594
00:34:26,100 --> 00:34:30,100
their names.
And this one Buna haben is one
595
00:34:30,100 --> 00:34:32,800
that I'm going to say at least
50 times in this segment.
596
00:34:32,800 --> 00:34:35,199
So just prepare yourself.
I don't know man.
597
00:34:35,400 --> 00:34:42,199
The nectar nectar might have
been that might be our best.
598
00:34:42,199 --> 00:34:45,199
We probably should run a segment
on Instagram with the just the
599
00:34:45,199 --> 00:34:47,800
best names of whiskey.
That's right time.
600
00:34:47,900 --> 00:34:50,100
That's true.
I broke logic is right up there,
601
00:34:50,100 --> 00:34:51,699
too.
That's right, man.
602
00:34:52,100 --> 00:34:55,100
All right, so Buna, hob and 12
year is an interesting whiskey
603
00:34:55,100 --> 00:34:56,800
Brad.
This is an I'll, uh, scotch.
604
00:34:56,800 --> 00:35:01,200
And as we know, Ila scotches are
usually very heavily peated.
605
00:35:01,200 --> 00:35:05,100
Think Laphroaig, but Boone, aha
Van Gogh's, an opposite route.
606
00:35:05,100 --> 00:35:08,000
They really don't heavily Peach
their Scotch at all.
607
00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:11,200
In fact, as I know Agnes, I'm
not getting many, you know, any
608
00:35:11,200 --> 00:35:12,700
Pete at all.
So it may be completely
609
00:35:12,700 --> 00:35:16,300
unpainted for all.
I know, this particular
610
00:35:16,300 --> 00:35:19,800
expression of Buna, haben 12 was
kind of revamped back in the
611
00:35:19,800 --> 00:35:25,200
year 2010, they upped the proof
on it to 46.3%.
612
00:35:25,200 --> 00:35:28,100
So we're looking at a basically,
a 92 and a half proof whiskey
613
00:35:28,100 --> 00:35:30,400
here.
It's non chill filtered and they
614
00:35:30,400 --> 00:35:32,500
have not added any coloration to
it.
615
00:35:32,700 --> 00:35:34,600
One thing we've really never
talked about on this show, is
616
00:35:34,600 --> 00:35:39,000
that unlike bourbon with Scotch.
They can actually add caramel
617
00:35:39,300 --> 00:35:42,300
Alluring to Scotch whisky to
make it look darker in the
618
00:35:42,308 --> 00:35:44,600
glass, and it doesn't affect
anything.
619
00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:46,900
They have to put on the label.
It's still considered Scotch.
620
00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:49,500
So there's actually been a
pretty big movement in the
621
00:35:49,500 --> 00:35:53,300
scotch world to stop doing that
and just present, you know, the
622
00:35:53,300 --> 00:35:55,200
whiskey, the way that it's
supposed to look in the glass.
623
00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,700
So it has a much lighter look in
the glass, but that's just
624
00:35:57,700 --> 00:36:01,500
because they haven't added any
coloration to it, dude.
625
00:36:01,500 --> 00:36:03,500
They just need to listen to The
Beatles, man.
626
00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,600
Let it be, let it be let it be.
That's right.
627
00:36:06,700 --> 00:36:09,100
And there's our copyright strike
for this episode.
628
00:36:09,700 --> 00:36:12,500
Kaboom, you're welcome.
Well Brad, let's get into
629
00:36:12,500 --> 00:36:13,700
drinking this.
I'm really excited.
630
00:36:13,700 --> 00:36:16,500
This is the second week in what
three weeks now.
631
00:36:16,500 --> 00:36:19,200
Brad, that we are drinking
Scotch, so I'm excited to get
632
00:36:19,200 --> 00:36:20,600
back into drinking some single
malt.
633
00:36:20,600 --> 00:36:23,800
Scotch whiskey, what are you
picking up on the nose of this
634
00:36:23,800 --> 00:36:24,500
Buna?
Haben?
635
00:36:24,500 --> 00:36:28,100
12-year, honestly, I think that
you can still get a little bit
636
00:36:28,100 --> 00:36:31,200
of that smoke.
And it's not, you know, I'm not
637
00:36:31,200 --> 00:36:33,700
to calling this a peated scotch,
but there's a little bit of that
638
00:36:33,700 --> 00:36:36,900
smokiness for me.
It's actually coming across a
639
00:36:36,900 --> 00:36:41,300
little bit, alcohol forward.
There's some hints of saline
640
00:36:41,300 --> 00:36:45,500
flowers and a little bit of just
generic sweetness.
641
00:36:46,900 --> 00:36:51,200
But yeah, it's a nice pleasant.
Smelling knows that I'll give a
642
00:36:51,200 --> 00:36:53,500
7 out of 10.
Are you ready for this Brad?
643
00:36:53,500 --> 00:36:57,600
Because a couple weeks ago we
did a burl our 16 and a burl our
644
00:36:57,600 --> 00:36:58,400
18.
Mmm.
645
00:36:58,500 --> 00:37:01,200
And while I remember yes, and
while I liked both of those
646
00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:05,300
whiskies, you were much more.
What's the word effusive in your
647
00:37:05,300 --> 00:37:08,600
praise and I was a little bit
more reserved and Brad, I think
648
00:37:08,600 --> 00:37:11,500
the tables are To be turned this
time because I want ahead and
649
00:37:11,500 --> 00:37:13,000
took all my notes on this
already.
650
00:37:13,500 --> 00:37:16,500
I love this whiskey.
I love it.
651
00:37:16,500 --> 00:37:21,100
Brad, this nose is beautiful.
I mean, if you just kind of, let
652
00:37:21,100 --> 00:37:23,000
it air out a little bit in the
glass because it's been in our
653
00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:27,200
sample bottle for a while, it
has layers of butterscotch.
654
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:30,300
And caramel, you can get a
little bit of that malt on it,
655
00:37:30,500 --> 00:37:33,800
but for me, it was stone fruit.
I got a lot of Peach on this.
656
00:37:33,900 --> 00:37:36,700
I got dark chocolate notes.
Just on the nose of this.
657
00:37:36,700 --> 00:37:39,100
I found this to be incredibly
complex.
658
00:37:39,700 --> 00:37:43,000
It's still very light and you
can tell like you said, Brad
659
00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:44,800
that there is some alcohol on
it.
660
00:37:44,800 --> 00:37:46,000
I didn't find it to be
offensive.
661
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:47,700
I didn't find it to be alcohol
forward.
662
00:37:47,800 --> 00:37:50,200
I love this knows.
I'm actually going to give us an
663
00:37:50,200 --> 00:37:51,500
eight and a half on the nose.
Brad.
664
00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:55,100
Yeah.
That is pretty high up there and
665
00:37:55,100 --> 00:37:58,800
a lot of words that you just
said, but when I get into the
666
00:37:58,800 --> 00:38:02,100
taste, I think that honestly
it's kind of at a similar point
667
00:38:02,100 --> 00:38:04,200
for me.
There's a few hints of vanilla
668
00:38:04,800 --> 00:38:07,800
there that are kind of under
written by really strong saline.
669
00:38:07,800 --> 00:38:12,400
Taste that I'm getting I'm not
getting blown away by any one
670
00:38:12,400 --> 00:38:17,100
particular note, its kind of
vaguely sweet and kind of
671
00:38:17,100 --> 00:38:19,400
pleasureful.
And so I'll just I'll call it a
672
00:38:19,400 --> 00:38:21,700
7 out of 10.
One thing that I've been doing
673
00:38:21,700 --> 00:38:23,900
the last few weeks, Brad, when
we're tasting Whiskey's,
674
00:38:23,900 --> 00:38:26,200
especially because, you know,
sometimes we record right after
675
00:38:26,200 --> 00:38:29,200
dinner, we might have some funky
taste still on our, on our
676
00:38:29,200 --> 00:38:31,300
palettes.
I had Chinese food tonight, so I
677
00:38:31,308 --> 00:38:34,300
was like, I got to find
something to reset my palate
678
00:38:34,300 --> 00:38:37,300
here.
I have a very standard Bourbon
679
00:38:37,600 --> 00:38:41,000
and a very standard sky.
Atch that I just take like a
680
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:44,500
thimble full basically just to
kind of get acclimated to the
681
00:38:44,500 --> 00:38:47,500
flavor of scotch again before I
dove into this one.
682
00:38:47,500 --> 00:38:50,600
And so for me it's Cutty Sark
which is not a very good scotch
683
00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:53,700
and you know, it's just, hey,
here's alcohol and maltiness.
684
00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:56,900
And there you go.
And I followed it with this
685
00:38:56,900 --> 00:39:01,100
about 10 minutes later.
Brad for me, this was very sweet
686
00:39:01,100 --> 00:39:04,000
right from the jump.
I thought it was sweet with just
687
00:39:04,000 --> 00:39:06,200
a hint of of that saline you're
talking about.
688
00:39:06,300 --> 00:39:08,000
It had a really nice spice on
it.
689
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:13,200
When I breathe out afterwards, I
had nutmeg and clove, I just
690
00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:16,100
really thought that it's not a
complex flavor, but there is
691
00:39:16,100 --> 00:39:19,400
just layers and layers of
richness to this man.
692
00:39:19,400 --> 00:39:23,400
Like I got a ton of brown sugar,
I got a ton of butterscotch and
693
00:39:23,400 --> 00:39:26,800
yet it still stayed very, very
light on the palate.
694
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:30,200
This is one of the best scotches
I've had on this show and
695
00:39:30,200 --> 00:39:34,200
probably two seasons Brad, like
I Thinking back, the only ones
696
00:39:34,200 --> 00:39:36,700
that really stand out to me that
I liked immediately better than
697
00:39:36,700 --> 00:39:38,800
this.
We're keen to Ruben and
698
00:39:38,800 --> 00:39:41,300
Laphroaig lore.
I'm going to give this a nine
699
00:39:41,300 --> 00:39:44,200
and a half on the palate.
Dude.
700
00:39:44,200 --> 00:39:46,200
I think you need to start
writing some copy for Buna
701
00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:49,600
Harbour, hey, this you are all
about this stuff.
702
00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:53,500
Like I said, I like it's fine.
It's just not blowing me away in
703
00:39:53,500 --> 00:39:56,300
any way.
I think when I get to the Finish
704
00:39:56,400 --> 00:40:00,300
it's a little bit nutty, kind of
on the finish with a little bit
705
00:40:00,300 --> 00:40:02,100
of that floral Aroma coming
through it.
706
00:40:02,100 --> 00:40:05,100
It's a solid finish.
But once again, nothing has
707
00:40:05,100 --> 00:40:06,600
blown me away.
I'll give it a seven and a half
708
00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:08,800
out of ten.
Yeah, I think if there is one
709
00:40:08,800 --> 00:40:11,600
area where this is not great,
it's the Finish.
710
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:16,100
It's a bit more of just kind of
a standard scotchie finish Oak.
711
00:40:16,500 --> 00:40:19,400
It actually soured for me a
little bit on the finish and
712
00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:21,700
then I got quite a bit of smoke
on the backend Brad.
713
00:40:21,700 --> 00:40:23,300
So you're right.
It is lightly peated.
714
00:40:23,300 --> 00:40:26,800
I think it definitely carries a
smokiness with it but overall
715
00:40:26,800 --> 00:40:29,000
still Pleasant not alcohol
forward.
716
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:31,400
Not harsh.
It doesn't dry the mouth.
717
00:40:31,400 --> 00:40:33,000
Thought it was definitely.
Ring.
718
00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:34,800
I thought it was a good finish
like you.
719
00:40:34,800 --> 00:40:36,700
I'm gonna give it a seven and a
half out of ten.
720
00:40:37,400 --> 00:40:39,400
Yeah and that brings us to our
overall balance.
721
00:40:39,400 --> 00:40:41,400
I think this is a well-balanced
whiskey.
722
00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:44,800
I personally though just feel
like there's a need for more
723
00:40:44,800 --> 00:40:47,300
complexity here that I was not
getting.
724
00:40:47,600 --> 00:40:49,300
So I'm just going to stick right
where I'm at man.
725
00:40:49,300 --> 00:40:50,600
I'm gonna give it a seven out of
ten.
726
00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:53,100
It's solid it's just not blown
me away.
727
00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:55,000
I think this is a beautiful
whiskey.
728
00:40:55,100 --> 00:40:58,100
Like I would not be very often
that I would use the word
729
00:40:58,100 --> 00:41:01,700
beautiful to describe a whiskey
and I think in some ways we have
730
00:41:01,700 --> 00:41:04,400
been a little bit Old because a
lot of the scotches we've been
731
00:41:04,400 --> 00:41:08,800
trying, Brad have been finished
in other types of casks to give
732
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:11,200
it a little bit more sweetness,
a little bit more maturity.
733
00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:13,700
So like I don't know if I would
stack this right next to a
734
00:41:13,700 --> 00:41:17,100
Glenmorangie Keen to Reuben,
because that has a very
735
00:41:17,100 --> 00:41:20,600
particular flavor that's been
sort of, you know, I don't say
736
00:41:20,600 --> 00:41:23,500
added to it, but, you know,
infused into it.
737
00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:27,000
And if you like this up next to
like a regular Glenmorangie,
738
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:29,000
like, I know that's a Highland,
not a Nyla.
739
00:41:29,300 --> 00:41:32,500
But this thing has so much more
depth so much.
740
00:41:32,700 --> 00:41:34,200
Our richness.
It's very sweet.
741
00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:37,600
It's really decadent.
I would choose this over like a
742
00:41:37,600 --> 00:41:40,900
Glenmorangie 10-year any day of
the week, I think it's
743
00:41:40,900 --> 00:41:44,200
incredibly well-balanced.
I'm gonna give it a 9 out of 10
744
00:41:44,200 --> 00:41:46,500
on the balance.
I mean, I don't mean to throw
745
00:41:46,500 --> 00:41:50,100
you under the bus here but this
is double matured and X Bourbon
746
00:41:50,100 --> 00:41:53,300
and X Sherry, Cask, quite right.
But that is essentially what
747
00:41:53,300 --> 00:41:55,800
most scotches do.
Like we did that with a burl are
748
00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:58,200
a couple weeks ago, X, bourbon,
barrels, and X.
749
00:41:58,200 --> 00:42:02,400
Sherry, Sherry butts are pretty
much the standard for maturing
750
00:42:02,400 --> 00:42:03,100
skin.
Scotch.
751
00:42:03,700 --> 00:42:07,100
Okay.
Yeah, I mean I am not, I guess
752
00:42:07,100 --> 00:42:08,700
I'm just not getting what you're
getting Bob.
753
00:42:08,900 --> 00:42:10,600
I just think it's kind of bland
Lee.
754
00:42:10,600 --> 00:42:14,300
Sweet and has a few interesting
notes and it's just okay.
755
00:42:14,300 --> 00:42:17,500
And you know, that's when we get
to the value, you know, this
756
00:42:17,500 --> 00:42:22,700
sells for $55 and confusingly
enough 83 cents.
757
00:42:22,700 --> 00:42:24,000
Yeah.
In the state of Ohio, I don't
758
00:42:24,000 --> 00:42:27,800
understand that price could you
know use any of the just make a
759
00:42:27,808 --> 00:42:31,100
55?
No no no 83.
760
00:42:32,200 --> 00:42:34,800
I wonder if that works out to be
like an even number when they
761
00:42:34,800 --> 00:42:37,900
had tax on to it or something.
I mean, maybe the like what
762
00:42:37,900 --> 00:42:39,600
happens when they change the tax
rate?
763
00:42:39,700 --> 00:42:42,500
Exactly.
Now I just, it's, I love when
764
00:42:42,500 --> 00:42:44,100
you find little anomalies like
that.
765
00:42:44,400 --> 00:42:48,100
But honestly, for me, when you
have a world with Keen to Reuben
766
00:42:48,300 --> 00:42:52,600
for like five dollars less than
this, I just can't consider this
767
00:42:52,600 --> 00:42:56,000
a great value.
Like it's, it's fine, it's good.
768
00:42:56,000 --> 00:42:57,800
I would drink it.
If it was offered to me.
769
00:42:58,200 --> 00:43:04,100
But at $56, I can only give it a
4 out of Non-value a 4 out of
770
00:43:04,100 --> 00:43:08,300
10.
Yeah like it's it's just I can't
771
00:43:08,600 --> 00:43:11,500
I've said this a million times
already Bob, it's just fine.
772
00:43:11,500 --> 00:43:13,500
Yeah.
Like it's like it's it's good
773
00:43:13,500 --> 00:43:17,400
interest but in the world of
scotch for me I'm only gonna buy
774
00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:21,200
a scotch if I'm just really
Blown Away by it and I really
775
00:43:21,200 --> 00:43:25,100
like scotch and so you know,
even at the fifty, sixty seventy
776
00:43:25,100 --> 00:43:28,100
dollar range, unless it's blown
me away.
777
00:43:28,100 --> 00:43:30,300
I don't want to spend that much
money, man.
778
00:43:30,500 --> 00:43:34,500
I mean, I will say that.
That I think this has a ton more
779
00:43:34,500 --> 00:43:38,400
character, a ton more sweetness,
a ton more flavor than the
780
00:43:38,400 --> 00:43:40,700
aberle.
Our 16 that we tried two weeks
781
00:43:40,700 --> 00:43:42,900
ago.
Like, I'd think this this would
782
00:43:42,900 --> 00:43:45,900
stack up if we did these
side-by-side again, I actually
783
00:43:45,900 --> 00:43:48,400
would venture to say that you
might pick this over the a burl,
784
00:43:48,400 --> 00:43:52,400
our 16 and again we're comparing
different regions of scotch
785
00:43:52,400 --> 00:43:57,000
here, speyside to Isla but for
me Brad I really do think that
786
00:43:57,000 --> 00:44:00,500
at this price point.
The only whiskey, the only
787
00:44:00,500 --> 00:44:03,600
Scotch I should say.
That I think is a better value
788
00:44:03,600 --> 00:44:07,200
is the key to Ruben and Ohio has
actually raised the price of
789
00:44:07,200 --> 00:44:10,100
Buna, haben and lowered the
price of keen sir Reuben.
790
00:44:10,200 --> 00:44:13,600
So I always say a year ago, you
could flip flop.
791
00:44:13,600 --> 00:44:15,500
The prices of the to this would
have been about five dollars
792
00:44:15,500 --> 00:44:18,600
cheaper at least in the Kingdom.
Ruben, Brad for me.
793
00:44:18,600 --> 00:44:20,200
I think it's a 9 out of 10 on
value.
794
00:44:20,300 --> 00:44:22,800
This is, this is one of the
better scotches that I can think
795
00:44:22,800 --> 00:44:29,100
of, for $55 or less and we are
going to come out in extremely
796
00:44:29,100 --> 00:44:30,600
different places on this
whiskey.
797
00:44:30,900 --> 00:44:34,100
I'm coming out too.
Day, 43 and a half out of 50 on
798
00:44:34,100 --> 00:44:39,400
this ya, Baba, I'm coming out to
a 32.5 on this.
799
00:44:39,800 --> 00:44:45,400
Alright, so that is bringing us
out to a 76 out of 100 or a 38
800
00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:48,500
out of 50.
So, it is over that 35, Mark,
801
00:44:48,500 --> 00:44:51,300
where we typically say that it's
worth trying, it's worth buying.
802
00:44:51,700 --> 00:44:55,000
I actually would say that in the
rarest of instances for me,
803
00:44:55,000 --> 00:44:58,100
being the Cheapskate that I am,
I would recommend both, I think
804
00:44:58,100 --> 00:45:00,700
it's worth buying a bottle of
this at $55.
805
00:45:00,900 --> 00:45:03,300
I would absolutely.
We recommend trying it at a bar
806
00:45:03,300 --> 00:45:06,500
because it's going to be less
than $10 to try this Brad.
807
00:45:06,500 --> 00:45:08,800
Where would you come out in
terms of recommendations?
808
00:45:10,500 --> 00:45:15,100
Yeah, this is true.
Yeah, yeah, I mean if you really
809
00:45:15,100 --> 00:45:18,300
want to try it that's fine.
I don't think it's particularly
810
00:45:18,300 --> 00:45:20,400
worth grabbing but go for it if
you want to.
811
00:45:20,900 --> 00:45:23,400
Would you like, would you
recommend someone to try this at
812
00:45:23,400 --> 00:45:24,900
a bar?
Would you say pass on it all
813
00:45:24,900 --> 00:45:28,200
together?
I honestly Bob, there's very few
814
00:45:28,200 --> 00:45:30,800
whiskies that.
I would say, don't try it, got
815
00:45:30,800 --> 00:45:32,700
it.
But honestly like, you know,
816
00:45:32,707 --> 00:45:35,700
there's probably maybe out of
all the Whiskey's wherever ever
817
00:45:35,700 --> 00:45:38,200
drank.
There's probably only 10 to 15
818
00:45:38,200 --> 00:45:39,500
that.
I'd be like, man.
819
00:45:39,700 --> 00:45:41,400
I would even pass on it at the
bar.
820
00:45:41,500 --> 00:45:43,100
I get that.
Yeah, I'd say, go for it.
821
00:45:43,100 --> 00:45:46,400
Like, if you enjoy Scotch, if
you enjoy especially sweet,
822
00:45:46,400 --> 00:45:47,800
Scotch go for it.
Yeah.
823
00:45:47,800 --> 00:45:49,500
It's solid.
It's a good poor.
824
00:45:50,100 --> 00:45:53,900
But overall buying a bottle.
No, not as much.
825
00:45:54,000 --> 00:45:55,800
All right man.
So we're divided on that one.
826
00:45:55,900 --> 00:45:58,400
Hopefully we're not too divided
on our movie of the day.
827
00:45:58,600 --> 00:46:00,200
So what do you say we get back
into talking about the
828
00:46:00,200 --> 00:46:02,700
apartment.
Let's get to it.
829
00:46:44,900 --> 00:46:46,000
All right.
That was Buna.
830
00:46:46,000 --> 00:46:48,600
Haben 12, a whiskey.
That Bob and I are pretty
831
00:46:48,600 --> 00:46:51,900
daggone split on.
I don't often come out 11 points
832
00:46:51,900 --> 00:46:54,300
away from each other on her
whiskeys.
833
00:46:54,500 --> 00:46:55,800
Yeah man.
I was really shocked to see
834
00:46:55,800 --> 00:46:58,700
that.
Yeah, you know it was fine is
835
00:46:58,700 --> 00:47:02,000
fine but on my gosh yeah it was
really good.
836
00:47:02,100 --> 00:47:05,300
It was not anything.
You say fine, one more time.
837
00:47:06,600 --> 00:47:08,600
Hey Brad.
I like I just have to double
838
00:47:08,600 --> 00:47:10,600
check my notes Here.
Was it?
839
00:47:10,600 --> 00:47:14,400
Fine?
Ah it wasn't, it wasn't fine.
840
00:47:14,600 --> 00:47:16,700
It was just fine.
You know.
841
00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:19,300
Do you remember the episode of
How I Met Your Mother?
842
00:47:19,600 --> 00:47:22,300
Where robin keeps talking about
that painting of Lily's?
843
00:47:22,300 --> 00:47:24,500
It's hanging in the, in the
coffee shop.
844
00:47:24,700 --> 00:47:28,000
He goes, oh, it's really neat.
The colors are neat and Ted's
845
00:47:28,000 --> 00:47:30,000
like, I'm sorry, just to
clarify.
846
00:47:30,100 --> 00:47:33,100
Would you say that it's more
neat or Neato burrito?
847
00:47:34,700 --> 00:47:35,800
Yeah.
That's where I'm at.
848
00:47:35,800 --> 00:47:38,400
With this Brad.
This was, he was Neato burrito.
849
00:47:38,400 --> 00:47:42,900
Bob.
All right, man, let's get back
850
00:47:42,900 --> 00:47:46,400
to talking about the apartment.
Dude, I have a burning thought
851
00:47:46,400 --> 00:47:50,100
on my mind that's been sitting
on me since I was like, I don't
852
00:47:50,100 --> 00:47:51,900
know about an hour into the
film.
853
00:47:51,900 --> 00:47:54,000
Oh, is this a scorching-hot brad
G?
854
00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:59,800
Take Jim Carrey modeled his
whole acting career off of
855
00:47:59,800 --> 00:48:04,800
trying to be kind of like Jack.
Lemmon oh man, are you Brad
856
00:48:04,800 --> 00:48:09,700
listen to me like 100% agreement
with you?
857
00:48:10,200 --> 00:48:14,300
Like if you listen to the way
Jim or Jim Carrey Jack Lemmon.
858
00:48:14,500 --> 00:48:16,900
And I mumble some of his lines
in this movie, like, when he's
859
00:48:16,900 --> 00:48:20,700
depressed, or when he's drunk,
it is Jim Carrey's.
860
00:48:20,700 --> 00:48:24,800
Whole performance in Eternal
Sunshine, but he is trying to do
861
00:48:24,800 --> 00:48:27,500
the yes, dude.
Yeah, 100%.
862
00:48:27,500 --> 00:48:30,800
And like the, the physical
characteristics that he has
863
00:48:30,800 --> 00:48:34,100
like, when we haven't even
talked about this part of the
864
00:48:34,100 --> 00:48:35,900
film, and I think it's
brilliant.
865
00:48:35,900 --> 00:48:39,600
The one time that Baxter tries
to get a woman and it's a
866
00:48:39,607 --> 00:48:43,300
married woman and he's like
you're worried he's about to
867
00:48:43,300 --> 00:48:47,800
dive into the vein of Of sleazy
high-powered executive that
868
00:48:47,800 --> 00:48:50,800
moment he turns on the music and
he's kind of dancing around.
869
00:48:50,800 --> 00:48:55,000
The apartment, is the moment
where I was like, oh it's Jim
870
00:48:55,000 --> 00:48:57,900
Carrey.
Like the way he was moving
871
00:48:57,900 --> 00:49:01,400
around the apartment, I was just
immediately, like, oh, it's
872
00:49:01,400 --> 00:49:04,100
Liar.
Liar, it's Bruce Almighty.
873
00:49:04,300 --> 00:49:06,600
It's everything I've ever seen
Jim Carrey.
874
00:49:06,600 --> 00:49:09,800
And I honestly, like it's this
is not a knock on Jim Carrey.
875
00:49:09,800 --> 00:49:12,600
I really like him as an actor
know, for sure, for sure.
876
00:49:12,700 --> 00:49:17,800
I just was struck The comparison
and my rated just popped it,
877
00:49:18,200 --> 00:49:20,400
dude.
I'm going to share, maybe the
878
00:49:20,400 --> 00:49:22,000
nerdiest story I can share with
you.
879
00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:25,900
And when you've seen as many
movies, as I've seen, like, my
880
00:49:25,900 --> 00:49:30,300
brain constructs, like, pretend
remakes of movies.
881
00:49:30,400 --> 00:49:32,400
And I think sometimes like if
they were ever going to remake
882
00:49:32,400 --> 00:49:34,300
this, who would I want to be in
it?
883
00:49:34,300 --> 00:49:37,000
And we actually played this game
a little bit with, I think the
884
00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:38,800
Great Escape way back in season
one.
885
00:49:39,500 --> 00:49:41,800
So when I first saw this movie I
was in high school.
886
00:49:41,800 --> 00:49:45,900
So it was around 2004 2005 this
The movie called The Terminal
887
00:49:45,900 --> 00:49:48,100
had just come out with Tom.
Hanks, I don't if you've ever
888
00:49:48,100 --> 00:49:52,000
seen, it's a Spielberg movie and
the lead actors in that movie
889
00:49:52,000 --> 00:49:56,400
was Catherine Zeta-Jones and she
was playing a flight attendant
890
00:49:56,600 --> 00:50:00,300
who was having an affair with, I
think a pilot or something like
891
00:50:00,500 --> 00:50:04,000
that, you never see the guy in
the movie, but she played to a
892
00:50:04,008 --> 00:50:07,100
tee, the Shirley MacLaine part
of this movie.
893
00:50:07,500 --> 00:50:10,100
And I just remember thinking to
myself, oh my gosh, like,
894
00:50:10,100 --> 00:50:12,700
Catherine Zeta-Jones, might be a
few years older than Shirley
895
00:50:12,700 --> 00:50:16,100
MacLaine was at this point.
But I was like, if they ever
896
00:50:16,100 --> 00:50:20,100
wanted to remake the apartment,
like, you have Jim Carrey and
897
00:50:20,100 --> 00:50:24,300
2004 era, Catherine Zeta-Jones,
like right there for the taking.
898
00:50:24,400 --> 00:50:28,800
And I just, I'm pissed in
retrospect that no one read my
899
00:50:28,800 --> 00:50:31,300
mind.
And made that remake, bro.
900
00:50:31,300 --> 00:50:33,800
I'm telling you, man, once we
start the film and whiskey
901
00:50:33,900 --> 00:50:38,000
Studio, we will just make all of
those remakes that we've always
902
00:50:38,000 --> 00:50:41,200
order to make.
We're just gonna cast them as 65
903
00:50:41,200 --> 00:50:43,100
year olds.
Yeah, just do it anyway.
904
00:50:43,100 --> 00:50:46,100
Yeah, Jim Carrie will be lights
out.
905
00:50:47,800 --> 00:50:51,500
Wow, I Brad, I'm really happy
that you noticed that as well.
906
00:50:51,500 --> 00:50:55,300
Because I have been thinking
that to myself for like, what 15
907
00:50:55,300 --> 00:50:58,700
16 years now is that also what
you yell at people on the
908
00:50:58,700 --> 00:51:03,200
street, I do I shake them and
Isaiah remedy making chip.
909
00:51:03,200 --> 00:51:08,000
Carriage we make any Apartments
I just have this image of you
910
00:51:08,000 --> 00:51:11,500
being George Bailey running down
the snowy streets of Akron
911
00:51:12,500 --> 00:51:15,300
shaking people.
Yeah like when he when he's
912
00:51:15,300 --> 00:51:18,500
accosting the pretend version of
Mary that's coming out of the
913
00:51:18,508 --> 00:51:21,000
library it's like trying to kiss
her that's made out of that
914
00:51:21,000 --> 00:51:24,600
version.
Don't you see Jim Carrey is Jack
915
00:51:24,600 --> 00:51:30,200
Lemmon oh man Brad I think this
is a good time for us to move
916
00:51:30,200 --> 00:51:34,100
into our final scores and I am
interested to hear what you have
917
00:51:34,100 --> 00:51:36,500
to say here because at the
beginning of the episode, Said
918
00:51:36,500 --> 00:51:39,400
that you thought it was a really
solid movie that it was in the
919
00:51:39,408 --> 00:51:41,700
top, you know, 20% kind of a
thing.
920
00:51:42,000 --> 00:51:44,300
It doesn't sound like you're
ready to go, all in, and give it
921
00:51:44,300 --> 00:51:46,200
like a nine and a half, or a 10
out of 10.
922
00:51:46,500 --> 00:51:49,300
So share your final score with
us, but but also, can you
923
00:51:49,600 --> 00:51:51,900
enlighten me a little bit on
what you think might be some of
924
00:51:51,900 --> 00:51:54,300
the flaws or the drawbacks of
the movie here?
925
00:51:55,000 --> 00:51:57,400
I do think that there are a few
points throughout the film,
926
00:51:57,400 --> 00:52:01,200
where it drags a little bit
like, you know, the moment of
927
00:52:01,200 --> 00:52:03,900
the start of the movie, when
he's making all these phone
928
00:52:03,900 --> 00:52:07,600
calls to the different, guys, to
try and And rescheduled dates
929
00:52:07,600 --> 00:52:11,100
like it's a gag and it's funny
but it kind of drags a little
930
00:52:11,100 --> 00:52:14,400
bit and there was just one or
two other moments throughout the
931
00:52:14,400 --> 00:52:19,700
movie where I just felt myself
wanting a little bit faster of a
932
00:52:19,700 --> 00:52:24,000
pace and not in a comedic sense
just in a genuine like, okay,
933
00:52:24,000 --> 00:52:25,400
let's get to the next part.
Like what?
934
00:52:25,400 --> 00:52:29,100
Like, we need to keep moving.
But overall, I really don't have
935
00:52:29,100 --> 00:52:30,500
much to complain about this
film.
936
00:52:30,500 --> 00:52:33,700
I think it's really solid.
I'm going to compare to Some
937
00:52:33,700 --> 00:52:36,200
Like It Hot again because I gave
Some Like It Hot a 10/10.
938
00:52:37,100 --> 00:52:40,700
And I think, you know, I'm gonna
give the apartment a 9 out of
939
00:52:40,700 --> 00:52:43,800
10.
I think the reason that it's not
940
00:52:43,800 --> 00:52:46,800
getting a 9 and a half, or a 10
out of 10, for me, is the fact
941
00:52:46,800 --> 00:52:50,800
that like, in the vein of
comedies, I think Some Like It
942
00:52:50,800 --> 00:52:54,100
Hot just stands Head and
Shoulders above.
943
00:52:54,100 --> 00:52:58,800
Most, any comedy ever, written
directed and acted filmed like
944
00:52:58,800 --> 00:53:01,600
it is so far above that.
For me, it's just a 10 out of
945
00:53:01,600 --> 00:53:05,500
10, and I honestly think that
the apartment might be the
946
00:53:05,500 --> 00:53:07,000
better move.
Movie overall.
947
00:53:07,000 --> 00:53:12,000
But in the end, there are a lot
of really beautiful dramas out
948
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:15,000
there that I can compare this to
and go.
949
00:53:15,000 --> 00:53:19,200
Yeah, this is like one of the
better entries in the heartfelt.
950
00:53:19,200 --> 00:53:23,300
Meaningful drama Department with
a little bit of Comedy thrown
951
00:53:23,300 --> 00:53:25,000
in, I don't know.
Does that make sense?
952
00:53:25,000 --> 00:53:29,000
Yeah, no I totally understand.
And I get your critique, you
953
00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:31,200
know, when we watch the movies
for the podcast you and I both
954
00:53:31,200 --> 00:53:33,700
take notes while we're watching
a movie and I will freely admit
955
00:53:33,700 --> 00:53:36,800
that there were a couple parts
of the movie that I It more
956
00:53:36,800 --> 00:53:39,800
convenient to take notes during
so you're right there probably
957
00:53:39,800 --> 00:53:43,600
is and it's not very much like
if they trimmed maybe even like
958
00:53:43,600 --> 00:53:46,400
three minutes off the run time,
I think it would be a little bit
959
00:53:46,400 --> 00:53:50,800
tighter but for me it's just
like, man, this movie hits a
960
00:53:50,808 --> 00:53:55,000
level of emotional depth that I
don't think has really been
961
00:53:55,000 --> 00:53:58,300
surpassed in some ways by movies
that have tried to do it since
962
00:53:58,300 --> 00:54:00,600
then.
And the scene that I was talking
963
00:54:00,600 --> 00:54:02,500
about earlier Brad, that I
called a really harrowing
964
00:54:02,500 --> 00:54:06,100
sequence is that whole sequence
in Jack Clemons apartment after
965
00:54:06,100 --> 00:54:10,100
he He discovers that Fran has,
you know, tried to overdose on
966
00:54:10,100 --> 00:54:13,100
pills, he calls the doctor over
and they have to basically keep
967
00:54:13,100 --> 00:54:16,900
her from dying the whole night
and Wilder just puts us in that
968
00:54:16,900 --> 00:54:20,900
apartment and does not shy away
from the horrible.
969
00:54:20,900 --> 00:54:25,100
After-effects of, you know, the
actions of this dick sheldrake,
970
00:54:25,600 --> 00:54:29,500
and watching that sequence.
I was reminded of a very similar
971
00:54:29,500 --> 00:54:32,300
sequence in the movie.
Almost Famous, which we're going
972
00:54:32,300 --> 00:54:33,700
to be reviewing here in, just a
few months.
973
00:54:33,700 --> 00:54:36,100
And Brad, you've seen the
director's cut of that movie.
974
00:54:36,100 --> 00:54:38,900
So, You've at least seen that
scene before, but, you know, a
975
00:54:38,908 --> 00:54:41,400
main character in that movie
tries to commit suicide, they
976
00:54:41,400 --> 00:54:43,900
have to pump her stomach out.
It's very similar to the
977
00:54:43,900 --> 00:54:48,200
apartment and yet that movie
Cuts away Way quicker than this
978
00:54:48,200 --> 00:54:50,600
one does.
And I'm not saying that just,
979
00:54:50,800 --> 00:54:53,800
you know, forcing people to
watch something harrowing makes
980
00:54:53,800 --> 00:54:58,100
it better, but I think that it's
really a testament to how well
981
00:54:58,100 --> 00:55:01,500
made this movie was that in 60
years.
982
00:55:02,000 --> 00:55:05,000
I don't know if that scene has
been topped in terms of what
983
00:55:05,000 --> 00:55:08,200
they're trying to do.
And so, for all those reasons,
984
00:55:08,700 --> 00:55:11,900
for the reasons of, you know, it
being a comedy and a tragedy,
985
00:55:12,200 --> 00:55:15,900
and a romance and working at
all, three, it's a nearly
986
00:55:15,900 --> 00:55:18,600
perfect movie for me.
I'm going to give it a 10 out of
987
00:55:18,600 --> 00:55:21,100
10, honestly.
Bob, I was worried that you were
988
00:55:21,107 --> 00:55:23,100
going to mention Pulp Fiction
there when you're talking about
989
00:55:23,100 --> 00:55:25,100
overdosing seen.
Oh gosh, not that one.
990
00:55:25,100 --> 00:55:29,000
Not that one.
But honestly, I will say, there
991
00:55:29,000 --> 00:55:32,100
is a moment when the doctor was
just slapping her.
992
00:55:32,600 --> 00:55:38,100
That I was worried that like a
Only one viewer might watch that
993
00:55:38,200 --> 00:55:41,400
and just think that it's like
over the top and, you know,
994
00:55:41,700 --> 00:55:46,300
abusive and on, you know,
unnecessary and I will say this
995
00:55:46,300 --> 00:55:50,100
as somebody who has watched,
people had their stomachs pumped
996
00:55:50,400 --> 00:55:53,200
and been brought back from the
brink of death, you know, after
997
00:55:53,200 --> 00:55:56,400
suicide attempts or alcohol
poisoning or things like that.
998
00:55:57,100 --> 00:55:59,500
Nah dude, that doctor was being
gentle.
999
00:55:59,600 --> 00:56:02,900
Yeah, like, being 100% honest
like that.
1000
00:56:02,900 --> 00:56:06,100
I mean it was a gruesome scene.
It was brutal, it was honest.
1001
00:56:06,300 --> 00:56:08,200
East.
And that's what I really loved
1002
00:56:08,200 --> 00:56:10,000
about it.
Once again, this movie is not
1003
00:56:10,000 --> 00:56:14,100
shying away from the reality of
what's happening.
1004
00:56:14,100 --> 00:56:17,100
When these, you know, sleaze
balls are just taking advantage
1005
00:56:17,100 --> 00:56:20,400
of women.
Well, on that really happy and
1006
00:56:20,400 --> 00:56:22,800
shiny.
And positive note, we would like
1007
00:56:22,800 --> 00:56:24,600
to hear what you think about
this movie.
1008
00:56:24,600 --> 00:56:27,100
I, I mean, Brad, I assume nine
out of ten.
1009
00:56:27,100 --> 00:56:29,300
You gave it your going to
recommend that people should go
1010
00:56:29,300 --> 00:56:31,200
watch this movie.
Oh yeah, dude.
1011
00:56:31,200 --> 00:56:34,300
I mean, if you can get it at a
bar, if you can, you know, just
1012
00:56:34,300 --> 00:56:35,300
going to shut up.
Oh sorry.
1013
00:56:35,300 --> 00:56:37,500
We're talking about movie.
Yeah.
1014
00:56:37,500 --> 00:56:39,400
Yeah.
You should you should totally
1015
00:56:39,400 --> 00:56:41,800
watch this movie 5.
It's it's great.
1016
00:56:42,400 --> 00:56:45,300
And if you have seen the movie
or if you wanted, if we have
1017
00:56:45,300 --> 00:56:48,600
persuaded you to go watch it.
Hit us up after the fact, you
1018
00:56:48,600 --> 00:56:52,600
can find us on social media on
Facebook, Twitter or Instagram
1019
00:56:52,700 --> 00:56:55,600
at film whiskey.
Honestly, Bob, I'm just going to
1020
00:56:55,607 --> 00:56:59,000
make another pitch.
Don't go see All About Eve.
1021
00:56:59,600 --> 00:57:03,000
I just want to remind everybody
that that is not a movie worth
1022
00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:06,100
watching, whereas the apartment
is eminently.
1023
00:57:06,200 --> 00:57:09,800
We a better film and much more
worth watching than All About
1024
00:57:09,800 --> 00:57:11,800
Eve.
So now that, that public service
1025
00:57:11,800 --> 00:57:13,800
announcement is over.
If you want to give us some
1026
00:57:13,800 --> 00:57:18,100
feedback verbally auditorily,
give us a phone call.
1027
00:57:18,300 --> 00:57:21,100
You can leave us a voicemail on
our website which is anchored on
1028
00:57:21,200 --> 00:57:27,500
FM / film, whiskey, Brad, I am
ready for this with every ounce
1029
00:57:27,500 --> 00:57:31,100
of my being next week.
We're coming at you with the
1030
00:57:31,100 --> 00:57:34,100
only movie to this day to
feature a man, free falling and
1031
00:57:34,100 --> 00:57:36,200
bouncing off a propeller into
icy cold water.
1032
00:57:36,300 --> 00:57:41,000
There's 1997's Best Picture
Winner Titanic.
1033
00:57:41,500 --> 00:57:44,500
I cannot wait.
I will see you next week.
1034
00:57:44,500 --> 00:57:47,900
Brad as we discussed that
Masterpiece, but until then, I'm
1035
00:57:47,900 --> 00:57:52,200
Bob book, I genuinely had no
idea what movie you were talking
1036
00:57:52,200 --> 00:57:56,700
about.
If I just said like Happy Feet
1037
00:57:56,700 --> 00:57:58,800
or like anything else, like the
cold Eames?
1038
00:58:00,200 --> 00:58:05,700
Yes, the Santa Claus has.
Oh man, I am bread.
1039
00:58:05,700 --> 00:58:08,100
G'yahhhh.
And guys, I'm so pumped for next
1040
00:58:08,100 --> 00:58:09,800
week.
Titanic should be a great time.
1041
00:58:10,100 --> 00:58:11,100
We'll see you next week.