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Ep. 143: Gunga Din (1939) or ‘The History of High Adventure Part I’
Zach welcomes aboard regular Ballyhoo contributor Matt Willocks (Pulp Cinematic Universe) and new contributor Ken Sowder on board the beginning of a journey through the history of the high adventure genre.
On this episode, the trio take a trip to the Alabama Hills of California in 1939 to witness George Steven’s influential RKO epic, GUNGA DIN!
Join our daring adventurers as they study the text’s of the films production and the historical context surrounding the characters and settings, travail dangerous roads as they sift through the plot and it’s influential tropes, uncover the essential reckonings of the films imagery and central point of view, and finally emerge from an arduous journey with knowledge of the many ways it has influenced the world of cinema and the adventure genre in particular.
Plus: George Lucas finally snaps back.
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Zach welcomes aboard regular Ballyhoo contributor Matt Willocks (Pulp Cinematic Universe) and new contributor Ken Sowder on board the beginning of a journey through the history of the high adventure genre.
On this episode, the trio take a trip to the Alabama Hills of California in 1939 to witness George Steven’s influential RKO epic, GUNGA DIN!
Join our daring adventurers as they study the text’s of the films production and the historical context surrounding the characters and settings, travail dangerous roads as they sift through the plot and it’s influential tropes, uncover the essential reckonings of the films imagery and central point of view, and finally emerge from an arduous journey with knowledge of the many ways it has influenced the world of cinema and the adventure genre in particular.
Plus: George Lucas finally snaps back.
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