Episode 164: The Big Chill

Jan 2, 2019

Summary:

 

"Have you ever cried naked sitting in the shower?" This week we revisit the American baby boomer comedy-drama the Big Chill on its 35th anniversary. Also discussed: the weird short-shorts men wore in the '80s, capitalism and the plausibility of swamp sex.

 

Show notes:

 

What the movies taught me about being a woman (New York Times)

 

'If Bobbie Talks, I'm Finished: How Les Moonves Tried To Silence an Accuser (New York Times)

 

Big Chill trailer

 

Kevin Kline's shorts in the Big Chill

 

Jeff Goldblum screencap in the Big Chill

 

In 'The Big Chill', Cynicism is the Illusion (Pop Matters)

 

Shag movie trailer

 

Phoebe Cates IMDb

 

Dumplin' trailer

 

Recommendations:

 

Andrea: Respectfulchild (music)

 

Lisa: Norseman (Netflix)

 

Music credits:

  

"Flutterbee" by Podington Bear
From Free Music Archive
CC BY 3.0

 

Theme song "Pyro Flow" by Kevin Macleod

From Incompetch

CC BY 3.0

Intro bed:"OLPC" by Marco Raaphorst

Courtesy of Free Music Archive

CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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