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Join The Turtle Club!Want to help choose the movies we cover? Join our Patreon to become an official member of The Turtle Club! Huge shoutout to A-List member Davy the Human for using his powers to elect next week's movie: Bone Tomahawk.https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheMovieList Did you know the coolest getaway driver in cinematic history is secretly faking his entire personality? This week on The Movie List Podcast, Matt and Jon hit the gas on Edgar Wright’s 2017 action masterpiece, Baby Driver. We are going way past the standard IMDB trivia page to break down exactly how Wright turned a heist movie into a perfectly synchronized, 113-minute music video. Jon breaks down the insane practical stunt driving that almost gave the studio a heart attack, while Dr. Matt takes a medical look at Baby’s "double tinnitus" diagnosis. Plus, we dive into the wild "Human Sampler" theory that will completely change the way you watch this movie, the hilarious reason they couldn't use a Michael Myers mask, and exactly why the Chinese translation of this movie is Extreme Bandit Car. In this episode, we cover: The Human Sampler: How Baby steals his dialogue from Monsters, Inc., Fight Club, and the people around him.

Audio-Syncing Madness: How Edgar Wright pitched police sirens and bullet casings to match the key of the soundtrack.

One Take Only: The legendary practical alleyway drift that required zero CGI.

Atlanta Royalty: The hidden Big Boi and Killer Mike cameos and how Wright made the movie a love letter to the ATL.

The Ending: Was the rainbow real, or was it all a dream?

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