This is not the first podcast about Don’t Worry Darling.

But this is one of the few that discusses the film, and its transformation from a Black Mirror-esque spec script written by Dick Van Dyke’s grandsons into a beautiful but poorly paced film with a confusing message. And somehow, between those two, there was a solid, compelling script. But it was paired with a directorial intention that was fundamentally opposed to the story, and the film began to unravel from there.

CONTENT WARNING: this episode involves discussion of sexual assault, sexual violence, suicide and misogyny.

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CLIPS:

Don’t Worry Darling (New Line Cinema, 2022)

The Directors Cut Podcast: Don’t Worry Darling with Olivia Wilde and Reed Morano 

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Script to Screen: Booksmart with Katie Silberman (screenwriter)

Olivia Wilde & Katie Silberman: Don’t Worry Darling Q&A With Pete Hammond

MUSIC:

"Slow Burn", "Crinoline Dreams", "The Dread", "In Your Arms", "Thinking Music", "Echoes of Time V2", "Volatile Reaction", "Metaphysik", "Bossa Antigua", "Bleeping Demo", "Screen Saver", "Crypto", "Night In Venice", "Samba Isobel", "Unseen Horrors", "Lobby Time", "Shadowlands 1: Horizon", "Penumbra", "Leaving Home", "Floating Cities", "Expeditionary", "On The Cool Side", "Walking Along", "Clean Soul", "Vibing Over Venus", "This House", "Sunset Over Glengorm", "Black Vortex", & "Scissors"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 

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"Suspended Animation" by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com