Episode 543 · Film year 1971
The Mephisto Waltz (1971)
- Special Guest
- Jacqueline Bisset
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Rahne Alexander, Andrew Nette
Show notes
#Shocktober2021 continues with a look at Paul Wendkos’s The Mephisto Waltz (1971). Based on the novel by Fred Mustard Stewart, the film stars Alan Alda as Myles Clarkson, a pianist turned author along with Jacqueline Bisset as Myles’s wife Paula who isn’t a big fan of Myles’s new friend, the crotchety professional pianist Duncan Ely (Curd Jürgens), who harbors a dark secret.
Rahne Alexander (opens in a new tab) and Andrew Nette (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss the film, its similarities to Rosemary's Baby, and how this and other supernatural flicks paved the way to the '80s "satanic panic".
Rahne Alexander (opens in a new tab) and Andrew Nette (opens in a new tab) join Mike to discuss the film, its similarities to Rosemary's Baby, and how this and other supernatural flicks paved the way to the '80s "satanic panic".
Labels: Alan Alda Andrew Nette Jacqueline Bisset Paul Wendkos Rahne Alexander Satanic Panic Shocktober
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Music credits
- "A New Miles" - Jerry Goldsmith
- "The Mephisto Waltz" - Franz Liszt
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