Episode 256: Looker (1981)

The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth

Film Reviews, Film Interviews, Film History, Tv & Film

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2016

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

In Looker, writer/director Michael Crichton examined the allure of advertising. Model/filmmaker Marjorie Conrade and writer Heather Drain join Mike in discussing digitized images, beauty standards, subliminal messages and mustaches.
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0:00.0	You're listening to an Airwave Media podcast.
0:04.9	Christopher Media. Let's make some noise.
0:07.6	I want it.
0:09.2	You probably think I'm beautiful, Dr. Roberts, but I'm not.
0:13.1	I want it.
0:14.7	My nose is 0.2 millimeters too narrow, and my cheekbones are 0.4 millimeters too high.
0:23.3	I want it too. I they want a certain look I did surgery on several girls a few
0:28.6	months back commercial actresses and there been some suicides you don't know what's
0:34.9	going on this is more than commercials.
0:40.3	They're killing all the girls that are perfect.
0:44.3	DMI measured some girls for possible surgery.
0:47.7	We were conducting an experiment.
0:51.0	Hi, I'm Cindy.
0:53.0	I'm the perfect female type, 18 to 25.
0:55.9	Here you see a typical computer model being made.
0:58.9	Hi, I'm Cindy.
1:00.9	I'm the perfect female type, 18 to 25.
1:04.3	What have you got me mixed up in?
1:06.2	I have a right to know if somebody's trying to kill me.
1:31.7	Okay. right to know if somebody's trying to kill me. Welcome to the projection booth.
1:32.7	I'm your host, Mike White.
1:34.7	Joining me is Ms. Heather Drain.
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