Episode 132: Empire of the Sun (1987)

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Directed by: Steven Spielberg 
Written by: Tom Stoppard 
Score by: John Williams 
Budget: $25 million
Gross: $66.7 million

Cast:

• Christian Bale as Jamie “Jim” Graham
• John Malkovich as Basie
• Miranda Richardson as Mrs. Victor
• Nigel Havers as Dr. Rawlins
• Joe Pantoliano as Frank Demarest
• Leslie Philips as Maxton
• Masato Ibu as Sergeant Nagata
• Emily Richard as Mary Graham

Talking Points:

1. What is our history with Spielberg war movies?
2. What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts on this viewing?

Spoiler-Talk: 

1. What are the themes of Empire of the Sun? 
2. How does this compare to the other movies this month?
3. Final thoughts.