Episode 223: After Dark My Sweet (1990)

Special Guests: James Foley & Robert Redlin
Guest Co-Host: Robert Polito

Based on a novel by hardboiled scribe Jim Thompson, James Foley's After Dark My Sweet is a neo-noir from 1990 starring Jason Patric, Bruce Dern, and Rachel Ward. The film tells the tale of Kevin "Kid" Collins, a punchdrunk palooka who falls in with a kidnapping scheme.

We're joined by Professor Robert Polito, author of the definitive Jim Thompson biography, Savage Art.

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Bonus Interview: Bruce Dern

Listen to "Special Report: Bruce Dern on The Hateful Eight and Nebraska" on Spreaker.

Links:
Buy After Dark My Sweet on DVD
Buy After Dark My Sweet by Jim Thompson
Buy Savage Art: A Biography of Jim Thompson by Robert Polito

Music:
"Thirsty for Beer" - ElFilmMaker (AKA Tito & Tarantula)

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