Jeni Rae's 'Shanghai-noon' pun going completely unnoticed was criminal guys. Needs amending.

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

I can’t encourage her pun usage.

@daelen.cclark

11 ай бұрын

Wasn’t that a comedy from the 90’s?

If you want some good John Wayne movies: - The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - Fort Apache - The Cowboys - The Longest Day Also, a personal favorite of mine, The Quiet Man (though O'Hara and a lot of the supporting characters are far, far more interesting). However, I will never claim he was a good actor. John Wayne was an expert at playing John Wayne and in some movies, that's awesome; in a Western, John Wayne is a great character. Same for war movies. He did well enough in The Quiet Man. But yeah, I get why some people hate him. My mother loved him. I'm more in the camp of enjoying some of his works for what they are and ignoring most of his work.

@kyleh3615

4 ай бұрын

John Wayne was the worst part of the Longest day. Just bad casting because Gavin was younger on D day than ANY of the principle cast was at time of filming Sands of Iwo Jima The Flying Leathernecks They were expendable McClintock was great The Searchers

"John Wayne should't have played Genghis Khan, but the film looks nice." is exactly my review of the film too. Was it worth it? Helz naw! Is it fun watching while drunk? Helz yeah!

It takes a special mindset to look at a Geiger counter that is going ballistic near a confirmed nuclear test zone and to conclude the damn thing must be broken

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

And to do it so publicly then everyone together shrugging it off. Crazy.

@nickrustyson8124

Жыл бұрын

Granted in 1983 a Russian guy whose job it was to watch the computers to see if missiles are coming to the USSR and one day and bunch showed up, and you know what he thought, "Stupid fucking computer" and did nothing, turns out he was right those missiles were clouds, so that mindset did stop a nuclear apocalypse

"Teahouse of the August Moon" - it started out as a play, and was adapted for screen, starring Glenn Ford, and Marlon Brando playing an Okinawan. He is fairly respectful of the character in the role, and did research on the times and culture.

Your best podcast episode so far. I realy admire how much time and effort you put into your deep research, but to hear story from someone with evem bigger scope is really great. Thank you for your great content from Prague. Ps: Consider movie The Shop on Main Street (1965). Only Slovakian movie that won Oscar so far and what a shit show was story behind it and after.

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! We weren’t sure how it would work mixing up the formula like that but I think it turned out well.

Just got "Killing John Wayne" on Audible. Looking forward to listening to it.

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Not to enter in my "uh, actually" era but when regarding the casting of native americans (or lack thereof) they weren't mostly comprised of Mexicans (many of whom which migrated to America had partial native ancestry) but they did something even more tone deaf They'd cast people who during that time in America were considered "dark", not black, but people with so called swarthy features, meaning that: most of the "Indians" you see in those old timey movies? Italians and Eastern European Jews

@nickrustyson8124

Жыл бұрын

Plus if you think about it Mexicans are Natives

@nomadmarauder-dw9re

22 күн бұрын

Iron Eyes Cody. Italian.

If any of you guys know the band Dexy's Midnight Runners (most famous for their song Come On, Eileen) they're named after the Amphetamines popular with teens in the 50's, 60's and 70's who'd pop them to dance all night.

Nightmare of a production. The mystery of the sand is unreal

I’d have a look at Stalker they had reshoot all of it twice not to mention it also killed most of its crew by mistake.

@patryksarzaa4391

Жыл бұрын

Why lol

Huge fan of the channel. I like the idea of you covering older movies. I would suggest citizen kane, easy rider, forbidden planet, or any old rko film like gunga din. Speakng of rko, anything with Cary grant are among my favs along with casablanca, the blue dalhia, the thin man, etc. I could go an about the golden age of Hollywood for days.

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

Most of those are already on the list!

@nickrustyson8124

Жыл бұрын

Maximum Overdrive has to be one too, 1.) There was a accident on film the dude survived but he did lose a eye, and to make it worse, completely pointless reason for this guy to lose his eye, 2.) Working in what looks like a North Carolina Summer, 3.) Stephen King not only being coked out of his mind, but also 10 beers in by 8:30 am and from what I heard, he has to been like Hunter S Thompson level of drugged out, and 4.) A fucking Category 4 hurricane came thru during production

@nickrustyson8124

Жыл бұрын

Honestly reading how King was in this film and how he "used" it as a "learning" experience for later work, I kinda lost respect for him, because he also made the Shining Mini Series after Maximum Overdrive, the Shining mini series is so bad, making shit out of spite is normally pretty funny but this is man

Great podcast. The restaurant was The Big Hand Café.

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

St. George native?

@clinterekson

Жыл бұрын

Is it still there?

came here after the chapo trap house episode. this is great stuff, i love the hawk so much

Wow wow wow! this one was a wild ride. a different kind of $#!t show for sure. really makes you wonder where the hell all that sand went. another fantastic episode. A+ work guys.

Loved the history angle of this

I read this article in 2015 called How The West Was Wrong: The Making of John Wayne and it was a great look at the myth of him and the American Western.

Very insightful. Another stellar episode.

Wayne was impressed by Shakespeare and the fanciful dialog might have been for him a door into doing this. He cast Lawrence Harvey in The Alamo because he loved listening to English classical actors. Harvey took full advantage and recited Shakespeare to him that Wayne was transfixed by.

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

Probably explains why he said yes. But he definitely couldn’t pull it off.

@davidjames579

Жыл бұрын

@@ItWasAShtShow Also worth checking out his inexplicable cameo in Bibilical Epic The Greatest Story Ever Told where he plays a Roman Soldier overcome by the presence of Jesus. His line delivery is as flat as anything in The Conqueror. He really does sound like someone speaking in a language he doesn't know, having learnt his lines phonetically.

Fun drug fact: Dexedrine is still around and used for ADHD treatment (in much smaller doses than Wayne or other actors were taking). It's a central nervous system stimulant and is basically just adderall without the amphetamine. It was a party drug (especially in Europe) in the 60s and 70s. Dexy's Midnight Runners, band who did that song "Come On Eileen", were named after a slang reference to Dexedrine.

did you all not get "kick you in the butt" was a pun?

This episode was Clint-tastic!

I hope everyone is doing well and having a great day!

I've been curious about this ever since I saw Cinema Snob's review on this movie! Looking forward to hearing your take on it

This is the type of content I'm here for

Always a good day when a new Shit Show drops

I live in the fallout zone and pretty close to Snow Canyon. I always knew about the nuclear side of it but not the other side. Lovely podcast.

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

Stay safe! Check your Geiger counter frequently.

No animals technically died as a result of injuries they sustained during the making of this film… they were however later put-down and made into glue

John wayne voice: I'm Ghangis Khan pilgrim

Take a look at David Giancola's documentary Addicted to Fame about the production of Anna Nicole Smith's final film.

The Searchers is the best John Wayne movie. It helps that John Wayne isn't playing John Wayne.

I knew nothing about this movie except that it was terrible, wow the 50's were horrible, I too "a hard not worth it" actually that could be a hat, A Hard Not Worth It...the story of my life. 🥁🛎️ Thanks for sharing, I enjoyed the journey, keep it up❤

In my mind, Rae and I are friends. Not only because she makes me laugh all the time, but we can talk about being party princesses ...back in the day. 🎉

Hey y'all! Man I love listening to everything y'all do! Wish it were possible to get more as I'm on my second go around listening to the show, some 3rd time around. Hey I've got an idea... how about a Snyderverse update show? HA! KIDDING! Keep up the sh***y work!

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

There’s always our Patreon that has longer episodes…

"Khannnnnnnnnnn ! "

@russellgill5376

Жыл бұрын

Khannnnnnnnnnnnn!

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

Cumberbaaaaaaaaatcccchh!

This movie is infinitely more fun to watch than any of those non western war movies John Wayne made innthev50’s.

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

I had a blast watching it.

@KamillGran-ch5sb

Жыл бұрын

@@ItWasAShtShow is that tartar woman speaking?

I have been intrigued by this movie ever since the Medved brothers' 50 Worst. Had to buy it, was absolutely worth it. Also, John Wayne was not a great actor, but Stagecoach, The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance are some of American cinema's greatest achievements.

While making heavens gate they blow up a horse with dynamite for real in a battle scene, and when they needed blood they would just bleed a few bucks from one of the horses.

Clint

Oh good, we trucked some cancer sand to Culver City!

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

Funny how some people will complain about diversity in films like Disney, whining about how it should stay true to the original character, yet completely have amnesia when it comes to movies like this.

@Aster_Risk

Жыл бұрын

Remember, "diversity" is only bad when non-white people want it. 🙄

@YOSSARIAN313

11 ай бұрын

This movie was cringe, even in its time.

@lucascoval828

3 ай бұрын

​@@Aster_Risk You poor thing. How you must have suffered.

@lucascoval828

3 ай бұрын

No one has. Nobody. It was cringe then, it's cringe now. Like a black Cleopatra.

I’m shocked no one has tried to make a film about the making of this travesty!? If not a one for one maybe a parody or similar story with fictionalized characters? This screams Cohen Brothers! Would have made for a better film than Hail Ceasar. Lol

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

I've heard so many mixed opinions on Hail Caesar that makes want to see it, then a comment like this makes me not want to. But yes, I want to see a Disaster Artist like film about this movie.

@langleymneely

Жыл бұрын

@@ItWasAShtShow Hail Caesar is one of those films that works on paper and should be amazing but the execution falls short. Though it has a bunch of great performances. That was the film that made me a fan of Alden Ehrenreich before Solo.

For more information on the nuclear fallout the cast/crew may have been exposed to I’d recommend: kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZyFr5N-ldGYf8o.html

Nuclear. Not nucular. Nuclear.

I think John Wayne was lucky, looking like a typical manly man and in Hollywood at a time when there was still much less competition to be a star. Maybe he got popular because he had a voice like Christopher Walken or Gilbert Godfrey.

Have you seen the movie RRR ? It's the greatest movie. Make a video about RRR.

Algorithm.

not being that guy, I don’t get how anyone can honor john wayne knowing how racist he was & the fact that he believed in white supremacy. I get it was a different time, if bill cosby & others can be held accountable for what they did 30 years ago(which they should) then john wayne should be also. if he gets a pass then everyone that spews any kind of racism by that logic should be too. Do people really consider him a american hero? What does that say about people

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

Its hard to separate some people like that. John Wayne was a self admitted white supremacist... but he also brought cancer out of a taboo subject. Crosby was rapey POS... but he was also a trailblazer for African-Americans in media. Or more at home, do you hate your parents if they don't support your same causes? Sometimes you need to recognize the grey areas in life, you can have complex feelings and thoughts that are both bad and good.

@voxveritas333

Жыл бұрын

@@ItWasAShtShow But we should not give them a pass because it was in the past. Bad is bad. No forgiveness for being a jerk.

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

I’m not saying you have to. People contain multitudes. And we forget that they can change. A great example is Terry Crews. He’s been very open about how abusive and violent he was to his family, but he had a turning point and is absolutely apologetic about his past. And now champions great causes and is a good role model. We can forgive people.

@Anubis-hl6wh

Жыл бұрын

@@ItWasAShtShow i’m not discrediting change because as we all grow change is inevitable. During the oscars clint eastwood & others had to hold wayne back because he wanted to literally pull that Indian woman off stage As a black man reading a white person say that whites have to be sure if black’s are allowed any power or control over themselves is hard to look past. I love you guys content, I watch your videos over & over again but it’s hard accepting john wayne because of his ignorance & views towards minorities. I never followed him after I read the things he said in that article & what he was attempting at that oscars but I will research to see if he changed. I am a husband & a father & I believe in forgiveness. All of us done things we aren’t proud of & if he took it back then I apologize for comment. You guys are smart & know it’s not easy being a minority in america especially during those times

@Anubis-hl6wh

Жыл бұрын

@@ItWasAShtShow I didn’t see your first comment, It’s hard sometimes when someone is branded as a white supremest for me to acknowledge them. I’m in an interracial marriage so it’s difficult for me to tolerate any kind of racism or anyone who feels a person is lesser because of race. Unfortunately in the black community that’s how wayne is viewed but i’m my own person & will do the research to see for myself. I respect your views & what you were trying to illustrate. Besides reading his statements i’ve never looked into it any further because of my feelings on those types of things. I try to stay away from it but I like your show & if you can give him credibility then I can accept that, respect your opinion & not see him as a racist piece of s***

You obviously haven’t seen Cowboys, Big Jake, The Quiet Man, or another top film of John’s but you pick his worst film right on, so you know nothing about of which you are already judging, good job good to know ignorance is still kicking around

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

Listen Mrs. Wayne, we pick movies that were Sh*t Shows. Just because we don’t like your late husband doesn’t mean we’re ignorant.

Not a fan of jw 👎🏼👎🏼

@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770

Жыл бұрын

He was pretty racist.

John Wayne played John Wayne. I never could stand him. A political hack, and woman-hater.

@lucascoval828

11 ай бұрын

He wasn't Muslim.

John Wayne was a terrible actor.

John Wanye mega fan. i disliked this video. i have cried watching john wanye movies.

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

Did you cry during The Conqueror?

@stupidminotaur9735

Жыл бұрын

@@ItWasAShtShow no the 1 where john leads boys on a cattle drive

@ItWasAShtShow

Жыл бұрын

@@stupidminotaur9735 Then your dislike is meaningless.