Episode 725: All the President's Men (1976)

The Projection Booth Podcast

The Projection Booth

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

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2025

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Summary

The Projection Booth dives deep into the shadowy corridors of power with Alan J. Pakula's All the President’s Men (1976), a landmark film about the Watergate scandal that brought down a presidency. This special episode, co-hosted by Robert Bellissimo and Andras Jones -- who requested the film for Patreon Request Month -- delves into the gripping story of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman), as they unravel the conspiracy that reached the highest levels of government.

With a razor-sharp script by William Goldman and Pakula’s masterful direction, the film captures the intensity of investigative journalism and the political paranoia of its time. Join us as we explore the making of this cinematic powerhouse, its relevance today, and the passion behind Redford’s drive to bring this story to the screen.

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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.
0:26.8	Turn it off.
0:31.5	Hey,
0:32.1	Andrew! All the President's men, the story of the two young reporters who cracked the Watergate conspiracy.
0:49.5	White House. Howard Hunt, please. He might be in Mr. Colston's office.
0:53.3	Mr. Charles Colson.
0:54.7	Did you know Howard Hunt?
0:57.4	Well, the White House said he was doing some investigative work.
1:00.1	What do you say?
1:01.3	They stumbled into Leeds.
1:02.9	Certainly, it comes as no surprise to you that Howard was with the CIA.
1:06.3	No, no, surprise at all.
1:08.2	They tripped over clues.
1:09.8	We'd like to see all the material requests about the White House.
1:13.0	All White House transactions are confidential.
1:15.8	His whole thing is a cover-up is right on our nose.
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