After the collapse of the Production Code, filmmakers now had the ability to put anything and everything in their movies, so they did. Today Alex and Jonathan discuss three films which take comedy beyond rational proportions and talk about The Producers (1967), Airplane! (1980), and The Mask (1994). We discuss the history of absurdist comedy, how blockbusters and parody influenced pop culture, and the introduction of CGI into comedy.
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- (10:04) – The Producers
- (29:03) – Airplane!
- (43:22) – The Mask
- (1:04:27) – Overall
- (1:10:18) – Coming Attractions
Resources referenced in this episode:
- Related previous episodes:
Coming Attractions – The Stoners
- Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989)
- The Big Lebowski (1998)
- The Hangover (2009)
Intro/outro music:
Ash by Mike Braudrick
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