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Antony Rotunno
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Episode 37: Duel (1971)
This time round we present our second Steven Spielberg filmand one that was very much a forerunner to (and inspiration for) the more famous ‘Jaws’, as an ordinary man is forced to find inner resources and transcend his limitations in order to defeat a seemingly unstoppable force that can’t be reasoned with. By kind permission of Julian Charles of The Mind Renewed,the recording used here is from TMR’s 20th movie roundtable, featuring Antony as a guest alongside Julian, Frank Johnson and Mark Campbell. Dennis Weaver stars as David (every)Mann, a salesman driving his beloved red Plymouth Valiant through the California desert on his way to an important work appointment, when a predatory monster of a smoke-spewing truck inexplicably picks him as its unsuspecting prey. (from TMR shownotes) ‘Join us as we examine the tension, explore the film'sminimalist brilliance, and ask what "takeaways" might be gleaned from Spielberg's early TV/cinematic masterpiece’. 'Film Gold' is on all the main podcast platforms. Feedback to contrafib2001@gmail.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/filmgoldpod Twitter https://twitter.com/FilmGold75 Antony's website (blog, music, podcasts) https://www.antonyrotunno.com Antony’s John Lennon/Beatles and Psychology/Alt. Mediapodcasts https://glassoniononjohnlennon.com https://lifeandlifeonly.podbean.com Support Antony’s podcast work (Film Gold, Glass Onion: OnJohn Lennon and Life And Life Only) at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/antonyrotunno OR https://www.buymeacoffee.com/antonyrotunno ‘The Mind Renewed’ website/podcast https://themindrenewed.com/episodes/2022-25/1646-ep084 episode links ‘Duel’ original trailer & IMDB page https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m9aeCeHbiQ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023/ Steven Spielberg on the making of the film (3 parts) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luG6wuSQYUE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKKd8z-3GXo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wob0Y0KVvC8 David Mann calls Chief Brody (Duel vs Jaws) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UA0Y6SzEKrE
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