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🗓️ 15 April 2025
⏱️ 59 minutes
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On this episode of the Video Archives Podcast, Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary are on The Hunt for Red October. The soviets have developed a technologically-superior nuclear submarine that could begin World War III — and its heading straight for us. While the rest of the government is preparing for the attack, CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he believes Captain Ramius is planning to defect. Now, he has to prove it. Quentin and Roger discuss their first experiences watching the film, how John McTiernan perfectly cast these roles, and analyze both the strengths and weaknesses of the film.
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0:00.0 | On this episode of the Video Archives podcast, Invisible, silent, stolen. |
0:08.2 | Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avery are on The Hunt for Red October. |
0:12.9 | The Soviets have developed a technologically superior and nuclear submarine that could begin World War III, and it's heading straight for us. |
0:20.7 | While the rest of the government is preparing for the attack, CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a |
0:25.9 | different idea. He believes that Captain Rameas is planning to defect. Now he has to prove it. |
0:33.3 | Quentin and Roger discussed their first experiences watching the film, how John McTiernan |
0:38.0 | perfectly cast these roles, and analyze both these strengths and weaknesses of the film. |
0:44.0 | Then, over on Patreon, we've got two films that fit the video archives classic format. |
0:49.9 | First up, he's a boxer. She's a knockout, and together they score. |
1:01.0 | In 1981's body and soul, a young man struggles with the sudden success of becoming a boxing champion, and it's his girlfriend who is tasked with bringing him back down to earth. |
1:05.0 | The guys discuss the importance of movies made for black audiences, the real-life romance that spawned this film, and a superlative |
1:12.7 | appearance by The Greatest of All Time. |
1:16.0 | Lastly, we're in the Bronx with Death Promise. |
1:19.6 | You guys, I don't want to give anything away, but this is a regional kung fu film that should |
1:24.4 | be a total classic. A dojo takes on filthy rich landlords, sign me |
1:29.2 | up. I'm Gala Avery, and |
1:31.2 | joining us now, here's Quentin Tarantino |
1:33.6 | and Roger Avery. |
1:36.9 | And thank you, Gala. |
1:39.3 | This is |
1:41.0 | Quentin Tarantino. |
1:42.7 | I'm Roger Avery. |
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