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The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.3 • 5.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

It’s the mid-’70s, and Hollywood is still scared of Vietnam. But a series of dark and wildly entertaining B movies brings the war to the big screen, with explosive results. Other films we talk about in this episode include ‘M*A*S*H’ (1970), ‘Soldier Blue’ (1970), ‘Brotherhood of Death’ (1976), ‘Taxi Driver’ (1976), and ‘Rolling Thunder’ (1977). Host: Brian Raftery Producers: Devon Manze, Mike Wargon, Amanda Dobbins, and Vikram Patel Sound Design: Bobby Wagner Mixing and Mastering: Scott Somerville Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, here at The Ringer we're known for our talk shows, but you might not know
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0:09.6	If you're looking for an unmissable sports history show, you'll love Icons Club.
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0:18.6	warrant blockbuster movies of their own.
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0:25.2	about how social media is inventing an all-new level of stardom.
0:29.0	One that's not always as glamorous as it looks.
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0:36.3	anything.
0:37.5	Just don't bet on finding a better podcast about gambling, because you won't win.
0:41.1	Thanks for listening.
0:44.0	A quick note about this episode.
0:46.1	A few of the movie clips you'll be hearing feature offensive terms used to describe people
0:49.6	of color.
0:50.6	They're included here to illustrate how certain perspectives and norms of the late 60s
0:54.6	and early 70s were represented in the films of that era.
1:05.2	Imagine you're sitting in a movie theater in the spring of 1970.
1:08.9	For the last few years, you've been inundated with bad news about Vietnam, the rising body
1:14.2	counts, the raging anti-war protests.
1:17.6	The growing belief that the US was stuck in an unpopular, unwinnable battle.
1:22.3	The war Hollywood had been mostly dodging for years.
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