Hi, I'm Gilbert Gottfried and this is Gilbert and Frank's amazing colossal obsession.

I almost said colossal and where we are whatever we pay pick movies that you might be interested or might not have seen or

not know about or that flew under the radar. I guess I'm going to go first this week since you went first

last week and we've gone completely out of order but who's paying attention. Another film from 1979 a

year that I'm currently obsessed with that I want to talk about is a film made involving three was

made by an involving three torture geniuses. The film is called Being There. Oh yes it's not exactly an

obscure movie but it was made like I said in the in the 70s. It's based on a novel by a guy named

Jersey Kuzinsky who was a fascinating character who was a holocaust survivor. He wound up committing suicide. I

know that'll set you up for a bit. He died at 57. He was a fascinating guy looking up. Yeah he

also wrote and that was made into a movie with William Hickey. Bill Hickey. Which one? The paint he wrote

the painted bird. Oh I was it where where the lead characters like an astronaut or something.

Get our crack research team on that one. Yeah but but an interesting man who who came to a set and

and this is this movie is based on his book. It's a satire political satire of sorts about how would

you describe this plot. It's about a simpleton who is mistaken for a sage. He's a gardener who's

been living in a mansion who's been living a protected life and has been sheltered away as a recluse

and just watching TV. It's only connection. Yeah and I mean that's where the satire comes in. I

mean it's it's a political satire. It works on many levels. Part of it is a satire of television

culture of people who I didn't form people who only get their knowledge from pop culture like us.

It's a wonderful a smart movie directed by trouble genius number two, the great Hal Ashby.

Oh yes. And if you don't know about Hal Ashby Google him another guy who died young at 59

burned out from from from drug use directed many many great American films the landlord shampoo

bound for glory. The last detail. Wow. A little obscure picture called Harold and Maud.

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