On June 6th, 1944 the Allied invasion of nazi-occupied France took place, known colloquially as D-Day. This mission was also referred to as Operation Overlord, and Reel Poppycock is honoring that important WWII event on its 82nd anniversary by covering the 2018 film "Overlord."

Trevor considers himself an amateur World War 2 buff, and he was all too excited to cover another movie set during D-Day, as the Poppycock crew tackled "Saving Private Ryan" on this same date last year. "Overlord" is not the same type of genre re-defining classic that "Saving Private Ryan" is, but it is a semi-hidden gem, and well worth the watch. This podcast episode also delves deep into some lesser known aspects of true evil that the Axis countries of Germany and Japan would employ, while not sugarcoating some choices made by the Allies.

"Overlord" depicts Airborne troops, who have to fly through anti-aircraft fire, and then parachute into hostile territory. There is a lot of adherence to real historical events, but this movie *does* depict alternative history, and would that alternative version history prove too much to keep Ed from fully enjoying the film? And does KC think that Wyatt Russell, the son of their favorite Meat Shield, can pull off the same type of Meat Shielding as his Pops?

You'll just have to tune in to find out! A friendly reminder that one can remain vehemently against the military industrial complex, while still honoring the personal sacrifices of the troops. Peace, and cheers!

00:02:32 Reel Basic Facts

00:06:50 Ed isn't Smellin' what Pacino was Cookin' in "Scent of a Woman"

00:16:14 Trevor's WWII Historical Perspective

00:23:56 Bent Off Good Wine Like Who?

00:27:10 Poppycock (non-pop) Quiz

00:34:47 Chloe is Smoke, and RZA says "Bong Bong," what's new?

00:39:15 Alternate History features Integrated Airborne Units

00:46:38 KC Drops a Lil Poppycock

00:52:30 Un-Flappable Captain Bad America gets all up in dem Weird Guts

01:03:14 The Turn Awaits

01:12:27 Our Protagonists get Defiant, like "Defiance," and Aint Got No Time To Bleed neither

01:20:53 Meat Shield gets Meat Hooked

01:30:38 Get Lost in Meg Foster's Eyes

01:33:26 Poppycock Round-Up

01:48:19 Final Thoughts: F*ck nazis

{credit to all respective artists for song clips used in this episode, all rights reserved}

- "Bokeem Woodbine" by Nas; album: Magic 2; label: BMI/Universal

- "The Mistake is Loose" by Jed Kurzel; album: Overlord (Music from the Motion Picture) label: Paramount Music

- "Bridging the Gap" by Nas and Olu Dara; album: Street's Disciple; label: Sony Music

Still frame movie images for the slide show provided by: imdb.com

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