Episode 604: Danger Diabolik (1968)

The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth

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

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2022

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

We wrap up 2022 with a look at Mario Bava’s 1968 pop sensation Danger: Diabolik. Based on the fumetti by Angela and Luciana Guisanna, the film stars John Phillip Law as the titular Diabolik, an atomic age superthief who gets the girl, gets the gold,, and spoils the lives of every policeman in Italy including Michel Piccoli as Inspector Ginko.

Father Malone and Samm Deighan join Mike in discussing the film as well as the '90s cartoon and recent film trilogy that's currently underway.

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks. It's showtime.
0:08.6	People pay good money to see this movie.
0:10.9	When they go out to a theater, they want cold sodas, hot popcorn, and no monsters in the projection booth.
0:17.3	Everyone pretend podcasting isn't boring.
0:20.2	Shut it off.
0:25.4	Turn it off.
0:27.6	Turn it off.
0:31.6	Hey, Andrew! Me Diabolic, a bank robin hood who baffles the cops.
0:57.6	He recognizes. A bank robin hood who baffles the cops. He robs from the rich to give to the girls.
1:01.2	Ask Eva.
1:02.4	Oh, you shouldn't have done it.
1:05.3	She can't get a good night's sleep
1:07.0	unless she's covered with money.
1:38.8	Thank you. She's covered with money. ...and she's covered with money. Master's Sports Car Racer. Master sports car racer. Master Skin Diver
1:55.0	Master Skin Diver Master lover
2:03.6	Master lover
2:06.6	Master
2:12.6	ask Eva Ask you about. Ha, ha, ha ha ha ha ha. ... Dieobolic. The absolute gold-plated end. Ask Eva. Welcome to the projection booth. I'm your host Mike White. Join me once again is Ms. Sam Deegan.
3:05.7	Hello. Also back in the booth is Father Malone.
3:09.4	With this suit, I can swim through the center of the sun.
3:12.5	We wrap up 2022 with a look at Mario Baba's 1968 pop sensation, Danger Diabolique, based on the Fumetti by Angela and Luciana Wissana.
3:24.5	The film stars John Philip Law as the titular Diabolique,
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