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Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Directed by Stuart Rosenberg•2h 7m•Published Oct 19, 2021•Episode length 2h 13m
Episode 92 - Cool Hand Luke
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Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Luke Jackson
George Kennedy
George Kennedy
Dragline
Luke Askew
Luke Askew
Boss Paul
Morgan Woodward
Morgan Woodward
Boss Godfrey
Harry Dean Stanton
Harry Dean Stanton
Tramp
Dennis Hopper
Dennis Hopper
Babalugats
Lou Antonio
Lou Antonio
Koko
Robert Drivas
Robert Drivas
Loudmouth Steve
Strother Martin
Strother Martin
Captain
Jo Van Fleet
Jo Van Fleet
Arletta

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Stuart Rosenberg
Stuart Rosenberg
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Overview

When petty criminal Luke Jackson is sentenced to two years in a Florida prison farm, he doesn't play by the rules of either the sadistic warden or the yard's resident heavy, Dragline, who ends up admiring the new guy's unbreakable will. Luke's bravado, even in the face of repeated stints in the prison's dreaded solitary confinement cell, "the box," make him a rebel hero to his fellow convicts and a thorn in the side of the prison officers.

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What we've got here, is failure to communicate. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan - Georgia got put in the box - as we review the 1967 Paul Newman classic, Cool Hand Luke. We're looking to eat 50 eggs in our 92nd episode as we discuss: The original format of the story and how it p…

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What we've got here, is failure to communicate. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan - Georgia got put in the box - as we review the 1967 Paul Newman classic, Cool Hand Luke.  We're looking to eat 50 eggs in our 92nd episode as we discuss:

  • The original format of the story and how it presented itself here.
  • Ethan's got a theory about the chain gang that made Ian and Liam do a literal double-take
  • Georgia passes on her thoughts on the film in a 3 minute manifesto that has us rolling in the aisles
  • What happens to the brain when you eat too much sushi
  • How much Cool Hand Luke made in the international market
  • How we even begin to consider the role of women in this film
  • Ian pitches a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut"
  • We reveal what film we're reviewing for our Halloween week episode
  • Whether or not Cool Hand Luke is the Best Film Ever.

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Timestamps for this episode:

  • 0:00 - Opening Banter
    9:15 - Shoutouts
    20:35 - Deep Dive
    1:21:50 - Endgame