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Episode 059: Rollerball

Episode 059: Rollerball

FromMartini Giant


Episode 059: Rollerball

FromMartini Giant

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Length:
166 minutes
Released:
Feb 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

James Caan has had an incredibly varied career, from mobster classics like The Godfather and Thief, to light-hearted comedies like Wes Anderson's breakout Bottle Rocket and Jon Favreau's Elf. But one of his best is also one of his least-remembered and strangest films - Norman Jewison's dark-future sports epic, Rollerball from 1975. Caan's patented tender-tough-guy demeanor is the moral backbone of this dystopian drama - and MG argues that's what makes its weird blend of 2001, 1984, and The Longest Yard work, turning it into something truly unique in 70s sci-fi!
Released:
Feb 4, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Martini Giant loves movies like you love movies. Three industry professionals, Chris Nichols, Daniel Thron, and Erick Schiele gather biweekly to talk obsessively about their favorite films, share insider stories on moviemaking, and drink some mighty fine cocktails. In this podcast, there's no kind of film we don't love, and everything is on the table from Infinity War and A Star is Born to Alphaville and Eraserhead. So if you like your opinions served up as strong as your drinks, then sidle up to the bar, my friend, and enjoy the expertly mixed, lovingly crafted hot takes of Martini Giant.