211 - The Last of the Mohicans (1936) / Northwest Passage / Kit Carson

The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary

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🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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On this episode of the Video Archives Podcast Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary uncover Quentin’s latest obsession: 1936’s The Last of the Mohicans. In this classic tale written by James Fenimore Cooper, two sisters and a British commander are abducted by the Hurons and can only be rescued by the last of the Mohicans. What ensues is a romantic tale of epic proportions set in the midst of the French and Indian War. After giving a brief history lesson on director George B. Seitz, Quentin and Roger discuss exactly what has drawn them to this title, the different iterations they’ve watched, and how Randolph Scott may have won Quentin over.

Then, over on Patreon — we continue the conversation with another film adapted from a classic book: Northwest Passage. Two friends join Rogers’ Rangers during the French and Indian War. Quentin and Roger talk about the history of this film along with the intense brutality of some of the fight sequences. Then, we’re back with director George B. Seitz — but this time, in the Wild West with Kit Carson. Quentin and Roger discuss the action sequences, what it was like viewing this on 16mm, and the delicate balance of the love triangle in this film.

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0:00.0	On this episode of the Video Archives podcast, Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery uncover Quentin's
0:08.0	latest obsession, 1936's The Last of the Mohicans. In this classic tale written by James
0:15.4	Fenimore Cooper, two sisters and a British commander are abducted by the Hurons and can only be rescued by
0:21.6	the last of the Mohicans.
0:23.6	What ensues is a romantic tale of epic proportions set in the midst of the French and Indian
0:29.6	War.
0:30.6	After giving a brief history lesson on director George B. Sites, Quentin and Roger discuss
0:35.6	exactly what has drawn them to this title, the different
0:38.7	iterations they've watched, and how Randolph Scott may just have won Quentin over.
0:44.8	Then, over on Patreon, we continue the theme with a studio film of Epic Proportions, Northwest
0:51.4	Passage, directed by King Vidor.
1:00.1	Based on the Kenneth Roberts novel, two friends join Rogers Rangers during the French and Indian War.
1:06.2	Quentin and Roger talk about the history of this film along with the intense brutality of some of the sequences.
1:14.9	Then, to top it all off, we're back with director George B. Sites, but this time in the Wild West, Kit Carson.
1:24.1	Quentin and Roger discussed the action sequences, what it was like viewing this on 16mm and the delicate balance of the love triangle in this film.
1:30.3	I'm Gala Avery, and joining us now, here's Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery. Thank you, Gala Raquel Avery. This is Quentin Jerome Tarantino. And Roger Roberts Avery. And we are
1:42.0	officially saying, Kill the bakalaf.
1:45.4	Welcome to another exciting episode of the Video Archives podcast.
1:51.8	Before we start, I wanted to just actually say a healthy shout out to one of our customers,
1:59.8	one of our season past members, did very, very well at the Oscars recently.
2:07.5	He won, like, four Oscars, three Oscars.
2:09.8	He won three Oscars.
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