124 - Speed Racer
Episode description
Jeremy is joined by author and scriptwriter Paul Morris for a dissection of the 2008 sports adventure Speed Racer, written for the screen and directed by Lana and Lilly Wachowski, starring Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon, John Goodman, Matthew Fox and Roger Allam and based on the anime series of the same name. Their discourse on the subject takes in such subjects as varied as Dick Tracy, the lore of Godzilla, a world created by designers and skinning Danny DeVito.
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8V8sLlqJB2w&pp=ygULc3BlZWQgcmFjZXI%3D
Paul's latest Doctor Who audio productions for Big Finish - The White Ship from The Companion Chronicles: Families and full-length audio novel The Lord of Misrule, read by Jon Culshaw - are available here: https://www.bigfinish.com/contributors/v/Paul-Morris-2839
The first episode of the original anime series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHn6KCvRsdI&pp=ygUZc3BlZWQgcmFjZXIgZmlyc3QgZXBpc29kZQ%3D%3D
Michael Giacchino's soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWWT4fIi2xA&list=PLv0FiJBM6FWJ0KJUDE2haFvnFA01jfOiu
The making of Godzilla Minus One's Oscar-winning effects: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4pi1F25sxg&t=159s&pp=ygUaZ29kemlsbGEgbWludXMgb25lIGVmZmVjdHM%3D