Episode 611: The Baron (1977)

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The Projection Booth

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

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2023

⏱️ 177 minutes

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Summary

Black History Month continues with a look at Phillip Fenty’s 1977 film The Baron. Originally known as Baron Wolfgang Von Tripps, the film stars Calvin Lockhart as Jason, a filmmaker who is trying to complete his film on Von Tripps only to have everything go wrong. His money man, Coke Man (Charles McGregor), is in dutch with one of his connections in the mob while Jason’s people in California want to re-cast the movie with a white guy and remove him from the project.

Father Malone and David Walker join Mike to discuss the movie. Cinematographer Alan Metzger and director Phillip Fenty discuss their careers and making this often-overlooked film.

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0:00.0	Hold your ears, folks.
0:06.8	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.
0:20.0	Shut it off.
0:25.4	Turn it off.
0:27.6	Who are you, mister?
0:41.1	I'm Baron Wolfgang Von Trips.
0:43.8	Racing car driver and he rode to million.
0:47.8	Ah, sweet Caroline is going to be all right.
0:51.4	It's a great story.
0:52.6	It's really strong.
0:53.7	And Von Tripp, he's like a modern day superman.
0:57.0	You did an absolutely marvelous job.
1:00.0	But why live ourselves?
1:01.0	What do you mean?
1:02.0	Well, the big guy, he wants to start a little over again.
1:06.0	As a white movie.
1:07.0	And Jay, let me tell you, it's a much bigger ballgame everywhere. Really?
1:11.6	You see, people here are just seeing people who look like you.
1:14.6	When you're looking at this table, it makes me nervous.
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