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BONUS: Duck, You Sucker! (1971)

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An episode that functions as both an exploration of unrealized Bogdanovich directorial efforts and an excuse to record our very first in person episode! We dive into Sergio Leone’s underrated movie, also known as A Fistful of Dynamite, which Bogdanovich was originally slated to direct. Bogdanovich left the film for a number of reasons (who knew that he wasn’t a fan of Leone’s close-ups?) and we were left with a fascinating and firmly Leone helmed James Coburn and Rod Steiger spaghetti Western. Is this the only Western that opens with a Mao Zedong quote?

 

In this episode we discuss Atlanta tourist attractions, the return of Gore Verbinski, Bogdanovich being messy (shocking), and Steely Dan tattoos. Plus, a preview of our Mad Max double feature, Jonah misremembering the title of MVP 2: Most Vertical Primate multiple times, and consistent (and correct) affirmation on how Boston is the greatest city in the world.

 

Next Episode: The Last Picture Show (1971)

 

Further “Reading”

  • Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule 
  • ‘Peter Bogdanovich’s ‘What’s Up, Doc?’ brought screwball back to life’ by Sven Mikulec for Cinephelia Beyond’ 
  • November 1973 NY Mag Bogdanovich article about Duck, You Sucker! and Leone
  • ‘Filmmaker Interview with Antonia Bogdanovich’ by William Hemingway for UK Film Review (April 15, 2024)
  • ‘Antonia Bogdanovich on Reviving a Dream with “Sleep No More”’ by Stephen Saito for MoveableFest (July 30, 2024) 
  • ‘Interview: Peter Bogdanovich’ by Noah R. Taylor for That Shelf (April 3, 2012)
  • A Fistful of Dollars prologue
  • Duck, You Sucker! Blu-ray by Kino Lorber
  • Duck, You Sucker! Blu-ray by Eureka
  • Patreon preview for Pod Casty For Me’s episode on Duck, You Sucker!
  • You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 2 - Peter Bogdanovich and the Woman Behind the Auteur”

    • Theme music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI)

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