Escape Hatch (formerly Dune Pod)

Time Bandits (1981)

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In our latest episode, regular hosts Haitch and Jason are joined by podcasting legend and host of Sword & Laser, Veronica Belmont. We discuss Terry Gilliam’s 1981 classic sci-fi/fantasy film, Time Bandits. We cover the struggle between seemingly all powerful beings, try to figure out what Gilliam’s problem is with wrapped plastic, and Veronica sings! Twice.

Chapters

  • Introduction (00:00:00)
  • Dune News (00:06:48)
  • Roundtable Discussion (00:18:26)
  • Your Letters (01:12:35)

    • Notes and Links

    • Free IMAX Preview on Wednesday 7/21! Jason and Haitch will be at the Metreon in SF to meetup with other Duneheads, and then we’ll drop an emergency pod on Thursday.
    • Runtime definitely confirmed! Maybe! Johnny Sobczak had the scoop: per Denmark, 155 minutes (2 hours, 35 minutes). Read more here.
    • Timmy & Tilda Rock Cannes! There with Wes Anderson for The French Dispatch. They looked amazing!
    • Read the episode transcript! Our transcript is available here.
    • Join the Dune Pod Discord Server! Hang out with Haitch, Jason, guest hosts, and other friends of the pod. New members this week: eli.show, Ogrover, DnHorgn, Edan Carr, Zakal, KeithJF82, MattC, Piasma TBird, and Brother Mark! Check out the invite here.
    • Dune Pod is a TAPEDECK Podcasts Jawn! Dune Pod is a member of TAPEDECK Podcasts, a collaboration of podcasts, featuring tons of talent you have heard on Dune Pod, including: 70mm (a podcast for film lovers), Bat & Spider (low rent horror and exploitation films), Cinenauts (exploring the Criterion Collection), Lost Light (Transformers comics and movies), Will Run For (obsessing about running), and Film Hags (a podcast about movies hosted by four hag friends). Check these pods out!.
    • Tim O’Reilly’s 1977 biography Frank Herbert
    • See the movies we’ve watched and are going to watch on Letterboxd
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      Music by Tobey Forsman of Whipsong Music
      Cover art by @ctcher
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