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The Virgin Suicides (1999)

Sep 11, 20231 hr 9 minEp. 6
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Episode description

Which character’s which? On this episode of The Unbreakable Movie Chain we get lost in Sofia Copolla’s hazy, dreamlike debut feature The Virgin Suicides. Featuring sack-like prom dresses, questionable parenting, and Josh Hartnett’s Lego hair.

 

Also

  • David Fincher’s Zodiac, Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, and the indie-horror double whammy of Last Shift and its remake Malum.
  • Which film franchise has been Gould’s decorating companion?
  • Ed’s confusion over the literary awards circuit and it’s ability to bend time

 

To be perfectly frank, if the film doesn’t care about these boys, neither do I.” - Ed

There’s long hair, there’s short hair and there’s the other one.” - Gould

It’s a nonsense to refer to this as her breakthrough performance.” - Ed

 

CONTENT WARNING – As the title suggests, suicide is key to the plot of this film so we do touch on it.

SPOILER WARNING – Ed spoiled Zodiac, but it’s history so he says it doesn’t count. He also spoils an episode of classic 90s childrens horror series Eerie, Indiana.

 

 

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