Episode 720: Downtown (1975)

The Projection Booth

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

4.6 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

When cult cinema maestro Jess Franco turns his lens to noir with Downtown (1975), you know you're in for a sleazy, surreal ride! Join Mike White, Heather Drain, and Jessica Shires as they unravel the tangled web of private eyes, femme fatales, and Franco’s unmistakable flair.

This Patreon-requested episode, brought to you by the fabulous Pat Radke, dives deep into one of Franco’s lesser-seen gems. Is Downtown a gritty noir, an erotic fever dream, or something in between? Tune in to find out as the crew discusses its place in Franco's prolific filmography, its unique style, and why it deserves more love.

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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.
0:21.6	Turn it off.
0:22.6	Turn it off.
0:25.6	Turn it off.
0:27.6	If you're the first or maybe more
0:40.3	maybe more than you might even
0:42.3	I'm not with when you photos from your gatton
0:45.3	There's enough professional photographers
0:47.3	And in photomaton
0:48.3	Can you get them
0:49.3	Can't you get them
0:50.3	You can't
0:51.3	You should my man
0:52.3	Hulenlos uplichten,
0:53.3	As said, it is delicate. You're,
0:55.0	I'm,
0:56.0	...they're doing me,
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