Show Notes
Author/historian Daniel Bessner discusses his favorite dystopian films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Vanishing Point (1971)
Mad Max (1971)
Casablanca (1941)
Looper (2012)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
Chronicle (2012)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Black Panther (2018)
Knives Out (2019)
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
Children of Men (2010)
Idiocracy (2006)
The Matrix (1999)
The Animatrix (2003)
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
They Live (1988)
Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
Minority Report (2002)
Magnolia (1999)
War of the Worlds (2005)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Escape From LA (1996)
Escape From New York (1981)
Robocop (1987)
The Warriors (1979)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
12 Monkeys (1995)
Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1988)
The Fisher King (1991)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
Brazil (1985)
Time Bandits (1981)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Gattaca (1997)
Mad Max (1979)
The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Other Notable Items
Our Patreon!
Our pals at Movies Unlimited
The Hollywood Food Coalition
The American Cinematheque in Los Angeles
Spike Lee
George Miller
Steven Seagal
Daniel’s American Prestige podcast
Lawrence Summers
Daniel’s “Life and Death of Hollywood" article in Harper’s Bazaar
Rian Johnson
Bruce Willis
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Josh Trank
Ryan Coogler
Dante Alighieri
Barack Obama
Poker Face TV series (2023- )
Laura Dern
Carrie Fisher
Clive Owen
Julianne Moore
Lana Wachowski
Lily Wachowski
Slavoj Zizek
Keith David
Rowdy Roddy Piper
Joe Pantoliano
John Carpenter
Harlan Ellison
Tom Cruise
The Mission: Impossible film franchise
Philip K. Dick
Steven Spielberg
Max von Sydow
Kurt Russell
Peter Fonda
“Theme From New York, New York” song by Frank Sinatra (1977)
12 Monkeys TV series (2015-18)
Bruce Willis
Brad Pitt
Terry Gilliam
Henry Jaglom
The Occupy Wall Street movement
V for Vendetta graphic novel series by Alan Moore and David Lloyd (1982-89)
Ethan Hawke
Jude Law
Ernest Borgnine
Nicholas Hoult
Tom Hardy
Charlize Theron
George Miller
Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road book by Kyle Buchanan (2022)
The Star Wars franchise
The Indiana Jones franchise
Mel Gibson
Daniel’s American Prestige interview with Glen Lowry
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