Lorenzo's Oil with Bilge Ebiri

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check Productions / Talkhouse

Comedy, Tv & Film, Film Reviews, Society & Culture

4.7 • 6.7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2020

⏱️ 131 minutes

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Summary

Hard to believe we're already halfway through our George Miller series! This week Bilge Ebiri (Vulture) returns to talk about one of his favorite films, 1992's Lorenzo's Oil. Starring Susan Sarandon and Nick Nolte...with an Italian accent that somehow works...Oil may have disappointed at the box office but still got a screenplay and best actress Oscar nomination. Turns out medical dramas really work when they're made by actual doctors...who happen to be as talented as George Miller. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X! Buy some real nerdy merch. Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	.
0:21.0	Tell your brain to tell your arm to tell your hand to move your little podcast.
0:27.4	I'm like hearing up just like even here.
0:30.2	That is the best scene to the movie.
0:32.2	Yes, that's probably the best scene.
0:33.8	Now you said to me as I was getting ready to read off my butt.
0:37.8	I'm the new can talk, Bill.
0:39.4	I'm like, you said it better be an Italian accent.
0:41.6	Now I love doing a naughty impression.
0:43.4	I've done it too many times on this podcast.
0:45.6	Yeah, you have.
0:47.0	You've done it many times, but usually you're doing Hulk or warrior, older, naughty, bad dad,
0:51.4	nickname.
0:52.4	Right.
0:53.4	Exactly.
0:54.4	I'm your father.
0:55.4	Right.
0:56.4	Right.
0:57.4	That's true.
0:58.4	I mean, right dad.
0:59.4	He really goes above and beyond.
1:01.0	We're going to get into this, but there's like a chaotic, neutral, lawful, good, kind of
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