EFFIN’ SPOILERS - “YAHEEEEAAAAEEEEAAAGGGH!” (1990) Tim thinks his life resembles a planet hopping, ultra-violent Paul Verhoeven sci-fi satire. Or maybe he’s just delusional. Find out for yourself as he and Bob get their butts to Mars to discuss the 1990 film TOTAL RECALL. BE FOREWARNED: THERE ARE SPOILERS IN THIS EPISODE ENTITLED “EFFIN’ SPOILERS”.
Episode Summary
00:00:00 - SPOILER WARNING
00:00:35 - INTRO - Stumbling over “indeed” / “Red, Red Wine"
00:01:48 - WIKI TWEAKS - Where’s the cast and some ants on MacGyver
00:07:49 - REPEAT VIEWING - Having to watch what your kids want to watch
00:13:56 - STORY RECALL - setting up TOTAL RECALL
00:20:03 - SPOILER - "Is this the real life or is it just fantasy?”
00:29:38 - THE ELABORATE RUSE - the efforts of maintaining a reality
00:33:30 - SYNTHETIC SYMPATHY - forcing the endearing protagonist
00:37:33 - HEAD TRIP - how the spoiler spoils the fiction
00:42:07 - USE YOUR FRIENDS - Tim warps his own reality
00:52:06 - RECALLING TOO MUCH - (almost) poking a hole in this theory
00:54:18 - TOTAL RE-WATCH - does TOTAL RECALL hold up?
00:57:29 - CLOSINGS - Contacts, plugs and no catchphrase / “Bohemian Rhapsody”
Watch the original theatrical trailer for 1990’s TOTAL RECALL HERE .
Take a look at the making of the film with Artisan Home video’s IMAGINING TOTAL RECALL HERE .
Go further behind the scenes with this in depth look at the films miniature work and visual effects of the film HERE .
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MUSIC FEATURED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
“Red, Red Wine” as covered by UB40 on their 1983 album “LABOUR OF LOVE”
“Bohemian Rhapsody” as performed by Queen on their 1975 album “A NIGHT AT THE OPERA”
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