TMR 019 – The Untouchables

Total Movie Recall

Jan 18, 2016•59 min

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Episode description

The Untouchables (1987)

d. Brian De Palma

Starring:
Kevin Costner
Sean Connery
Andy Garcia
Robert De Niro
Billy Drago

This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan throw Italian and Irish racial slurs around like its 1929. Steve tells us about growing up as a little street scamp on the mean streets of Chicago, Ryan is the only lapsed Baptist in the world with a patron saint, and the guys run their Sean Connery impressions straight into the ground.

After building an empire with bootleg alcohol, legendary crime boss Al Capone (Robert De Niro) rules Chicago with an iron fist. Though Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) attempts to take Capone down, even his best efforts fail due to widespread corruption within the Windy City's police force. Recruiting an elite group of lawmen who won't be swayed by bribes or fear, including Irish-American cop Jimmy Malone (Sean Connery), Ness renews his determination to bring Capone to justice.

Things discussed in the show:

Giorgio Armani & Hugo Boss Nazi uniforms

Chicago cops

The Revenant, Leonardo DiCapro

The Hateful Eight

Best of Enemies - Gore Vidal (Caligula), William F. Buckley Jr.

Ayn Rand

Katharine Hepburn

The Bourne Identity - Matt Damon, Clive Owen

Matt Stone & Trey Parker - BASEsketball, South Park

Run Lola Run

Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy