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281 - STRAIGHT TIME (1978) + RAISING ARIZONA (1987) ft. Wyatt Duncan

Jun 17, 20232 hr 41 min
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Hosts Josh and Jamie and special guest Wyatt Duncan discuss two very different approaches to the sad daily realities of American ex-cons with a double feature of Ulu Grosbard's methodical, tragic, and gritty depiction of the lifetime criminal mindset STRAIGHT TIME (1978) starring Dustin Hoffman and the Coen brothers' lighter, more absurdist, empathetic Looney Tune version in RAISING ARIZONA (1987) with Nic Cage and Holly Hunter. Next week's episode is a patron-exclusive bonus episode on 80s pop adventure films: RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) + ROMANCING THE STONE (1984) you can get access to that episode (and all past + future bonus episodes) by subscribing to our $5 tier on Patreon: www.patreon.com/sleazoidspodcast Intro // 00:00-13:57 STRAIGHT TIME // 13:57-1:26:37 RAISING ARIZONA // 1:26:37-2:36:30 Outro // 2:36:30-2:40:52 MERCH: www.teepublic.com/stores/sleazoids?ref_id=17667 WEBSITE: www.sleazoidspodcast.com/ Pod Twitter: twitter.com/sleazoidspod Pod Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/SLEAZOIDS/ Josh's Twitter: twitter.com/thejoshl Josh's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/thejoshl Jamie's Twitter: twitter.com/jamiemilleracas Jamie's Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/jamiemiller
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