Special Report: Dead Man's Line (2018)

The Projection Booth

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

4.6 • 709 Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 87 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Mike talks with Alan Berry and Mark Enochs, the filmmakers behind Dead Man’s Line, a chilling dive into one of America’s most disturbing true-crime stories. The conversation traces how the directors reconstructed the life and legend of Tony Kiritsis, whose 1977 hostage standoff transfixed the nation and blurred the line between media spectacle and lived horror.

Berry and Enochs unpack their research, ethical choices, and the challenge of shaping archival chaos into a tense, humane documentary. They also discuss the struggles for distribution and the obligatory Hollywood remake, Dead Man's Wire, the 2026 release from director Gus Van Sant and writer Austin Kolodney.

Watch the full-length documentary, Dead Man's Line, for free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUcZXVT6888

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-projection-booth--5513239/support.

Become a supporter of The Projection Booth at http://www.patreon.com/projectionbooth

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Do you love movies?
0:02.0	So do I.
0:03.0	What's up y'all?
0:04.0	It's KB and I Love Movies, inviting you to listen to The Conversation, a film podcast where passion meets perspective and opinion.
0:15.0	From the old school to the new, I invite a guest on to discuss the movies that thrill us, challenge us, break our hearts,
0:23.1	or even blow our minds.
0:25.4	There's always new episodes dropping wherever you get your podcast.
0:29.3	So join the conversation.
0:31.2	We don't just watch movies.
0:33.0	We love talking about them too.
0:35.4	A conversation with KB Loves Movies, a part of someone's favorite productions podcast network.
0:47.0	Hello, filthy movie lovers.
0:49.8	My name is Gentry Austin.
0:51.9	Now I'm Casey Scott.
0:52.8	And we're the hosts of the Sin Syndicate,
0:56.0	film podcast for Something Weirdos, Anti-Critarian Bros, and Joseph Sarno Officianados.
1:04.0	Join us semi-weekly as we peer into the adults-only theaters and sticky-floored cinemas of the golden age of exploitation.
1:13.2	When the morals were loose, the laws were murky, and the intercourse was all simulated.
1:19.8	Find us now on the Someone's Favorite Productions Podcast Network. network.
1:41.3	Hello, this is Aaron West. I am the author of the A24 New Wave.
1:46.2	In this book, I look at A24's output, and I make the argument that we are in a new wave movement right now. A24 plays a major role. This book has a supplemental podcast where each
1:52.8	episode is a brief conversation about an A24 related topic, whether an actor, director, or even
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Projection Booth, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of The Projection Booth and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.