Episode 457: The Big Dig (1969)

Special Guest: Rafi Kishon
Guest Co-Hosts: Maurice Bursztynski, Yaniv Eidelstein

Our appreciation of 1969 continues with a look at The Big Dig. Also known as The Blaumilch Canal, the film was written and directed by Ephraim Kishon and stars Bomba Tzur as the titular Blaumilch, an escaped mental patient with a mania for digging. When he finds a jack hammer in downtown Tel Aviv he kicks off a chain of events that demonstrates the absurdity of bureaucracy.

Yaniv Eidelstein and Maurice Bursztynski join Mike to discuss this delightful Israeli film as well as other entries in Kishon's filmography. Special guest Rafi Kishon recounts growing up with his father's work.

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Links:
Buy The Big Dig on DVD
Buy Look Back, Mrs Lot! or, Anything Can Happen in Israel by Ephraim Kishon
Read 5 films, short and satirical: Homage to Ephraim Kishon as he would have like
Read Book honors Israeli author Kishon decade after death

Music:
בלדה לאיש הפשוט - Edna Goren
דוגי-דיג - Edna Goren

Watch:

Blaumilch English preview from Yaniv Eidelstein on Vimeo.

Episode 147: Big Gus, What's the Fuss? (1973)

Special Guest: Lloyd Kaufman

Also known as Ha-Balash Ha'Amitz Shvartz (AKA Brave Detective, Schwartz) this early film co-directed by Lloyd Kaufman and Ami Artzi has been described by Kaufman as being "more harmful to the Jews than Mein Kampf." We'll see if that's true or a slight exaggeration on this first episode of 2014.

We're joined again by Yaniv Eidelstein, who gives us the scoop on many of the cast and crew of this mad cap Israeli film.

Music
Hava Nagila - Dick Dale

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Links:
Visit the official Lloyd Kaufman website
Visit the official Troma website
Visit the official Yaniv Eidelstein website
Buy Big Gus, What's the Fuss? from the Troma Store
Visit the Return to Nuke 'Em High official website
Help get Return to Nuke 'Em High I & II on the big screen
Listen to our episode on An American Hippie in Israel
Here's more about American Hippie on Trailers from Hell

Watch:


Check out Yaniv and Shmuel Wolf Channel 10 interview (with English subtitles)