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"An Angry Welshman" - First Blood & On The Run

Jul 16, 20201 hr 9 minSeason 2Ep. 5
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Episode description

It's fugitive week as Sylvester Stallone heads for the hills in First Blood, and Yuen Biao goes On The Run.

PLUS: wrestling, Bonjela, Diet Coke, hamster bottles, 2020 shite, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Yuen Wah, John Woo, The Prodigal Son, Knockabout, odd noises, a quick history of popular sub-genres in Hong Kong cinema, iffy stunt doubles, Dragons Forever, Eastern Condors, Tsui Hark, Ringo Lam, the Hui Brothers, Aces Go Places, the bleakness of Yuen Biao's weekend, toddlers in wheelbarrows, Kill Bill, machetes, VHS, a good first draft, the process of editing a movie, Predator, About Time, Oscar noms, war, Commando, cheesy editing, PTSD, body count, filing cabinets, Cobra, Tango and Cash, Rocky, Money Heist, Cocoon, In the Heat of the Night, Sidney Poitier, Smokey and the Bandit (again), prejudice, Denzel Washington, Transformers, Pete Hammond, Ratatouille, synesthesia, political commentary and Kieran's terrifying face.

Follow Kieran's progress via his video diaries: http://bit.ly/kieranbells

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