Episode 494: The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

Guest Co-Hosts: Eric J. Peterson Andrew J. Rausch

We continue Noirvember 2020 with a look at Peter Yates's The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973). Based on the novel by George V. Higgins, the film stars Robert Mitchum as the titular Coyle, an over-the-hill small time crook who’s trying to get by in the milieu of Boston’s underground. The film is rich with incredible character actors like Peter Boyle, Richard Jordan, Alex Rocco, and more.

Andrew J. Rausch and Eric J. Peterson join Mike to discuss the film as well as crime writing and the Boston beat.

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Links:
Buy The Friends of Eddie Coyle on Blu-Ray
Buy The Friends of Eddie Coyle by George V. Higgins
Read the Cinephilia article on the film

Music:
"Jackie Blue" - Ozark Mountain Daredevils

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Episode 414: Outland (1981)

Special Guest: James B. Sikking
Guest Co-Hosts: Jedidiah Ayres, Josh Hadley

Peter Hyams’s Outland (1981) plays like a Western in space with Sean Connery as Marshall W.T. O’Neil, the head lawman at a rough and tumble mining colony where a mysterious series of deaths puts him at odds with the powers that be including his own Deputy (James B. Sikking) and the colony's head honcho (Peter Boyle).

Jedidiah Ayres and Josh Hadley join Mike to discuss Peter Hyams's filmography, High Noon, and more.

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Links:
Read OUTLAND: Peter Hyams’ Sci-Fi Murder Mystery Western For The Ages by Roxanne Benjamin
Read Outland: The Press Kit
Buy Outland by Alan Dean Foster
Buy High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic by Gary Frankel

Music:
Original Score - Jerry Goldsmith
"High Moon" - Star One

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Episode 225: Fear and Loathing in the Projection Booth

Special Guest: Anita Thompson

"When the going gets weird... the weird turn pro."

We were somewhere around Episode 225 when the drugs began to take hold. And suddenly there was a discussion of a trio of films based on the the works and character of the late doctor of Gonzo Journalism, Hunter S. Thompson: Where the Buffalo Roam, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and The Rum Diary.

So, "buy the ticket, take the ride" and strap yourself in for this adventure into the savage heart of the American Dream!

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Bonus Interview: Laila Nabulsi

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Links:
Visit The Gonzo Foundation
Buy Where the Buffalo Roam on DVD
Buy Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas on DVD
Buy Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
Buy the Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas graphic novel
Buy The Rum Diary on DVD
Buy The Rum Diary by Hunter S. Thompson
Buy Hell's Angels: A Strange and Terrible Saga by Hunter S. Thompson
Buy Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 by Hunter S. Thompson
Buy Kingdom of Fear by Hunter S. Thompson
Buy The Great Shark Hunt by Hunter S. Thompson
Buy Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson on digital streaming
Buy Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride on DVD
Visit the Woody Creek Tavern website
Learn more about the Hunter S. Thompson Museum
Read Spirit of Hunter S. Thompson Lingers at His Favorite Colorado Bar
Read The Lost Legend of the Real Dr. Gonzo (Oscar Zeta Acosta)

Music:
"Combination of the Two" - Big Brother & the Holding Company
"One Toke Over the Line" - Brewer & Shipley
"Mama Told Me Not to Come" - Three Dog Night
"Viva Las Vegas" - Dead Kennedys

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