This week, dear listeners, we bring you part 2 of our Robert Aldrich extravaganza! Once again, we are joined by Aldrich super-expert, fellow podcaster Noel Thingvall. Join us as we finish drinking an excellent bottle of wine, finish talking about an excellent director, and cap the whole thing by talking about Care Bears. Show notes …


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This week, dear listeners, we bring you part 2 of our Robert Aldrich extravaganza! Once again, we are joined by Aldrich super-expert, fellow podcaster Noel Thingvall. Join us as we finish drinking an excellent bottle of wine, finish talking about an excellent director, and cap the whole thing by talking about Care Bears.


Show notes behind the cut!



Robert Aldrich movies mentioned:

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

The Dirty Dozen (1967)

The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)

The Killing of Sister George (1968)

Too Late the Hero (1970)

The Grissom Gang (1971)

Ulzana’s Raid (1972)

Emperor of the North (1973)

The Longest Yard (1974)

Hustle (1975)

Twilight’s Last Gleaming (1977)

The Choirboys (1977)

The Frisco Kid (1979)

…All the Marbles (1981)


Other movies mentioned:

The Flight of the Phoenix (remake)

Runaway Train

M*A*S*H

The Longest Yard (remake)

The Care Bears Movie

Rock and Rule


People mentioned:

Robert Aldrich

Dennis Quaid

Liam Neeson

George Kennedy

Ernest Borgnine

Telly Savalas

Richard Jaeckel

Walter Hill

John Milius

Akira Kurosawa

Ernest Borgnine

Lee Marvin

Burt Reynolds

Eddie Albert

Adam Sandler

Joseph Wambaugh

Gene Wilder

Harrison Ford


Links to Noel’s other projects:

I Love Hate Remakes

Monthly Midnight Movie Exchange

Masters of Carpentry

The Noel Network


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