BONUS: Star 80 (1983) w/ Chris Woodward

BONUS: Star 80 (1983) w/ Chris Woodward

This week, we take a turn from Bogdanovich and check in on his cinematic analogs with Bob Fosse’s final film, Star 80. Fosse takes on Dorothy Stratten’s rise to stardom, meeting and falling in love with Bogdanovich (or, according to the film, “Aram Nicholas”), and the tragic murder at the hands of her husband.    We also discuss the atrocious television movie version starring Jamie Lee Curtis, how to spot a Bogdanovich analog if he isn’t wearing a bandana, Robert Redford’s final film choices, the legacy of the Jackass franchise, and why Peter got really into making calendars based on trees.    Further “Reading” * Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981) [https://youtu.be/H08td6f8SYQ?si=RHbyyuey49svGO3i] * By Bogdanovich (2011) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16cNmd1mAs0] * One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014) [https://tubitv.com/movies/100026930/one-day-since-yesterday?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed] * 20/20: Death of Playmate Pt. 1 [https://youtu.be/UjxQqU3dkmM?si=2YIdTeEk6e7jYGC8] (Full episode available on Hulu) * Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule * Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette * The Killing of the Unicorn by Peter Bogdanovich * Star 80 DVD listing [https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/Star-80-DVD/101898/] * Star 80 AFI Catalog [https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/58102] * “Death of a Playmate [http://www.teresacarpenter.com/voice_playmate.pdf]” by Teresa Carpenter for the Village Voice, November 1980 * “Star 80, A Sex-Symbol's Life and Death” [https://www.nytimes.com/1983/11/10/movies/screen-star-80-a-sex-symbol-s-life-and-death.html] by Vincent Canby for the New York Times (November 10, 1983) * Star 80 [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/star-80-1983] by Roger Ebert (November 10, 1983) * “Mariel Hemingway: Bob Fosse ‘Literally Chased Me Around a Couch’” [https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mariel-hemingway-bob-fosse_n_7033830] by Emily Tess Katz for Huffpost (April 9, 2015) * “Eric Roberts Says Bob Fosse Made Him Spend the Night in the Real ‘Star 80’ Murder Apartment” [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/eric-roberts-bob-fosse-star-80-murder-apartment-1236569194/] by Seth Abramovitch (April 20, 2026)   THE BOGDANOVICH ARCHIVE [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12bZVUeK3-vyWcgN-_TMag0G5JSWmsBjxim28db0jROM/edit?usp=sharing] Theme music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI [http://twitter.com/molecularlioneI]) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores! Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest [https://www.instagram.com/sortby_earliest/]   Chris Podside Picnic on Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/PodsidePicnic?utm_campaign=creatorshare_fan] letterboxd.com/c_w_w [https://letterboxd.com/c_w_w/] twitter.com/cww_0 [https://x.com/cww_0]   Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97 [https://letterboxd.com/jonahp97/] twitter.com/jon_ahhhh [http://www.twitter.com/jon_ahhhh]   Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb [https://letterboxd.com/journeyb/] instagram.com/journey_brad [http://www.instagram.com/journey_brad/]

They All Laughed (1981) w/ Drusilla Adeline

They all laughed… and so did we! We also cried, just a bit. This week, we finally hit a new decade for Bogdanovich as we explore his 1981 misunderstood masterpiece, They All Laughed. And to do this we’re joined by graphic designer, poster artist, and co-host of the arthouse horror podcast Bloodhaus, Drusilla Adeline! The film stars a stacked cast of both Old and New Hollywood: John Ritter, Colleen Camp, Dorothy Stratten, Audrey Hepburn, and the Saint of Singapore himself Ben Gazarra. Affairs, private detectives, roller skating, and even more Peter self-inserts abound. What can we say? We all really adored this movie.    We also discuss Peter playing pinball and eating at the buffet at the Playboy Mansion, Dan Akroyd’s cannibal directorial debut Nothing But Trouble, introducing a loved one to Twin Peaks, how so many people failed Dorothy Stratten, our continued reverence for Robby Müller’s cinematography, and envisioning Peter Bogdanovich discussing ethical non-monogamy.    Further “Reading” * By Bogdanovich (2011) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16cNmd1mAs0] * One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014) [https://tubitv.com/movies/100026930/one-day-since-yesterday?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed] * Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule * Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette * The Killing of the Unicorn by Peter Bogdanovich * They All Laughed DVD Release [https://www.blu-ray.com/dvd/They-All-Laughed-DVD/11530/] * If you, for whatever reason, are wondering what Tarantino put on his 2002 Sight and Sound list [https://web.archive.org/web/20020818024131/http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/topten/poll/voter.php?forename=Quentin&surname=Tarantino] * Bogdanovich talking about Dorothy Stratten [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/al9w5CU1Ao0] * Vincent Canby’s review for the NYT; November 20, 1981 [https://www.nytimes.com/1981/11/20/movies/they-all-laughed.html] * LA Times article about Bogdanovich having to declare bankruptcy due to self-distributing They All Laughed [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-12-19-ca-30586-story.html] * Dorothy Stratten on Johnny Carson; April 16, 1980 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SahoSvAAbH4] * WKRP in Cincinnati S04E10 Love, Exciting and New (Colleen Camp promoting They All Laughed appearance) [https://youtu.be/3miaksu7x5Y] * San Diego news report on the festival premiere of They All Laughed [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPyp_KAalEY] * Bobbie Wygant interviews Peter Bogdanovich for They All Laughed [https://youtu.be/o28HJCoizDw] * Q&A with Peter Bogdanovich & Alex Ross Perry for They All Laughed [http://www.sheilaomalley.com/?p=58449] (September 21, 2012) * “Slippery as the Dickens: Peter Bogdanovich on “They All Laughed’”by Peter Sobczynski [https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/slippery-as-the-dickens-peter-bogdanovich-on-they-all-laughed] for RogerEbert.com (October 13, 2016) * "Peter Bogdanovich’s Dying Wish Was for His Lost Classic ‘They All Laughed’ to Finally Be Seen" by Harrison Richlin [https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/peter-bogdanovich-they-all-laughed-streaming-1235049834/] for IndieWire (September 24, 2024) * You Must Remember This - “Dead Blondes, Episode 13: Dorothy Stratten" [https://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2017/4/20/dorothy-stratten-dead-blondes-episode-13] (April 25, 2017) * You Must Remember This - “Polly Platt, The Invisible Woman, Episode 6: Pretty Baby and a Playmate Murder” [https://www.youmustrememberthispodcast.com/episodes/2020/6/23/pretty-baby-and-a-playmate-murder-polly-platt-the-invisible-woman-episode-6] (June 29, 2020) * The Plot Thickens “I’m Still Peter Bogdanovich - Episode 6: Dorothy” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvQ5OcdXJ_Y] (May 26, 2020) * Wes Anderson interviews Peter Bogdanovich about They All Laughed (Pt. 1 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQPzzNhqGCo], Pt. 2 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnPJxu2TgW8], Pt. 3 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a55Tk0Jj6lE&t=7s])   THE BOGDANOVICH ARCHIVE [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12bZVUeK3-vyWcgN-_TMag0G5JSWmsBjxim28db0jROM/edit?usp=sharing] Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest [https://www.instagram.com/sortby_earliest/]   Drusilla Adeline bloodhauspod.com/ [https://www.bloodhauspod.com/] instagram.com/bloodhauspod/ [https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/] instagram.com/sister__hyde/ [http://www.instagram.com/sister__hyde/] sisterhydedesign.com/ [https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/] letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/ [https://letterboxd.com/sisterhyde/]   Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97 [https://letterboxd.com/jonahp97/] twitter.com/jon_ahhhh [http://www.twitter.com/jon_ahhhh]   Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb [https://letterboxd.com/journeyb/] instagram.com/journey_brad [http://www.instagram.com/journey_brad/]

BONUS: Hooper (1978) + A '70s Roundup

Before there was Tom Cruise, before there was Cliff Booth, even before there were just a few small beers, there was HOOPER! For our 1970s Bogdanovich wrapup, we chose a movie starring two-time colleague of Bogdanovich, Burt Reynolds, and directed by legendary stuntman Hal Needham: Hooper. The film also features a Bogdanovich analogue that may or may not be Needham and Reynolds letting out years of anger against Peter. Hooper is not only a guy we would love to grab a drink with (then take an Uber home), but a love letter to stunt work in film and a character study on the physical toll that work takes.  We also riff on a level that's freakin' sublime making puns with M. Night Shyamalan’s filmography and discuss Journey's like for the new film Mother Mary, Journey's utter dislike of The Fall Guy, ideas for the new Academy Award for Best Stunt Design, and baffling box office stats. Onward to the 1980s!    Further “Reading” * By Bogdanovich (2011) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16cNmd1mAs0] * Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule * Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette * But Enough About Me [https://archive.org/details/but-enough-about-me-a-memoir-burt-reynolds-jon-winokur-penguin-random-house-llc-/page/n97/mode/2up] by Burt Reynolds * Dick Van Dyke advertises the Hal Needham Stuntman Western Movie Set [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44bdbpb_44k] * Hooper original trailer [https://www.imdb.com/video/embed/vi2107097881/?autoplay=false&ref_=m_tt_ov_vi] * Quentin Tarantino honors Hal Needham at the 2012 Governors Awards [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JsYTFukcgw] THE BOGDANOVICH ARCHIVE [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12bZVUeK3-vyWcgN-_TMag0G5JSWmsBjxim28db0jROM/edit?usp=sharing] Follow Us! Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest [https://www.instagram.com/sortby_earliest/] Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97 [https://letterboxd.com/jonahp97/] twitter.com/jon_ahhhh [http://www.twitter.com/jon_ahhhh] Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb [https://letterboxd.com/journeyb/] instagram.com/journey_brad [http://www.instagram.com/journey_brad/]

Saint Jack (1979) w/ Conor Battles

Produced by Hugh Hefner and Roger Corman, lensed by Robby Müller, starring Ben Gazzara as an American pimp abroad in Singapore, and directed by Peter Bogdanovich after a multi-year filmmaking break, we’re closing out the decade with none other than Saint Jack (1979)! We are joined by special guest Conor Battles to discuss a film that is, shockingly, not as sleazy as you would think. Borne of Cybil Shepherd dropping her lawsuit against Playboy as a favor to Orson Welles and made by deceiving the Singaporean government about the plot, it's wild this one even exists! Now if only there were crew shirts for the fake movie up on Ebay… We also talk Matt Johnson, hatred for Sam Levinson, love for Roger Corman, more diabolical fits, the Shaw Brothers, YouTube shorts, and more. Our summer style may or may not be entirely inspired by Ben Gazzara’s costuming in Saint Jack. They’re just that good! Further “Reading” * By Bogdanovich (2011) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16cNmd1mAs0] * Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule * Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette * Cybil Disobedience [https://archive.org/details/cybilldisobedien00shep/page/n1/mode/2up] by Cybill Shepherd with Aimee Lee Ball * Kinda Hot: The Making of Saint Jack in Singapore by Ben Slater [https://culture360.asef.org/resources/kinda-hot-making-saint-jack-singapore-ben-slater/] * Saint Jack Scorpion Releasing Blu-ray [https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Saint-Jack-Blu-ray/70013/] * Talking Pictures (BBC) - Saint Jack Set Visit [https://vimeo.com/256576600?fl=pl&fe=sh] * Film 79 (BBC) - Barry Norman Interviews Peter Bogdanovich [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wE__KCwEJY] * Sneak Previews with Siskel and Ebert (S1E18) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p-nn5xJQxs] * The Plot Thickens: I’m Still Peter Bogdanovich - Episode 5: Bogdanovich, The Misunderstood [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjiLnHj6pTw] * The New World Pictures Podcast Ep. 87: Saint Jack featuring Ben Slater [https://www.newworldpicturespodcast.com/ep-87-saint-jack-featuring-ben-slater/] * Saint Jack (1979) - Historical & Modern Singapore Comparisons by Toh Hun Ping [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3b8w9IAMaw] * “Screen: 'Saint Jack,' Adventure Melodrama: Yesteryear's Exotics” by Vincent Canby [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/27/archives/screen-saint-jack-adventure-melodramayesteryears-exotics.html] for the New York Times (April 27,1979) * “Understated character study ‘Saint Jack’ paints an American pimp in Singapore” by Edwanike Harbour [https://tonemadison.com/articles/understated-character-study-saint-jack-paints-an-american-pimp-in-singapore/] for tonemadison (July 4, 2022) * “The Mysterious Authenticity of Peter Bogdanovich’s Saint Jack (1979)” by Ben Slater [https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2023/cteq/the-mysterious-authenticity-of-peter-bogdanovichs-saint-jack-1979/] for Senses of Cinema (June 2023) * “A Pimp with a Heart of Gold” By Liam Sherwin-Murray [https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2023/12/01/pimp-with-a-heart-of-gold/] for The Paris Review (December 1, 2023) * “The Counter-Imperialist: Reflections on Bogdanovich’s Saint Jack (1979) by a Singaporean” by Ron Yap [https://brightlightsfilm.com/counter-imperialist-essay-bogdanovichs-saint-jack-singapore/] for Bright Lights Film Journal (December 3, 2017) THE BOGDANOVICH ARCHIVE [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12bZVUeK3-vyWcgN-_TMag0G5JSWmsBjxim28db0jROM/edit?usp=sharing]   Follow Us! Conor Battles x.com/curfew_gull [http://x.com/curfew_gull] letterboxd.com/cbattles/ [http://letterboxd.com/cbattles/] The Journal of Stoogeological Studies: An Unauthorized Three Stooges Fanzine (first volume; second volume with Conor’s essay soon to come!) [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPM5JBPB] Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest [https://www.instagram.com/sortby_earliest/] Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97 [https://letterboxd.com/jonahp97/] twitter.com/jon_ahhhh [http://www.twitter.com/jon_ahhhh] Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb [https://letterboxd.com/journeyb/] instagram.com/journey_brad [http://www.instagram.com/journey_brad/]

Nickelodeon (1976) w/ Aine Geraghty

Arguably nobody loved classic Hollywood movies more than Peter Bogdanovich, and he tried to channel that love into a film about a ragtag gang of moviemakers in the early age of cinema: Nickelodeon. After back-to-back flops, Bogdanovich ended up back with Burt Reynolds, Tatum O’Neal, Ryan O’Neal; PLUS he introduced John Ritter to the world! It still didn’t work out for Pete at the box office or with critics… but again, this movie is nowhere near as bad as the world would lead you to believe. At least that’s what Jonah, Journey, and special guest The Girls Who Cried B-Horror co-host Aine  Geraghty think! In addition to Aine’s devotion to her beloved Burt Reynolds, we also talk about Journey finally meeting the fabled Napa Boys (and not really clicking with their vibe), Ryan O’Neal being quite the looker despite everything else about him, an upcoming slate of Peter impersonators, and no film escaping the watchful eye of the Letterboxd vegan alert film critic. Further “Reading” * By Bogdanovich (2011) * Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich by Andrew Yule * Picturing Peter Bogdanovich by Peter Tonguette * Cybil Disobedience [https://archive.org/details/cybilldisobedien00shep/page/n1/mode/2up] by Cybill Shepherd with Aimee Lee Ball * Opening Soon...at a Theater Near You with Siskel and Ebert (Dec. 1976) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTDakEBcjFU] * "'Nickelodeon': Not Much Movie for the Money” by Richard Eder [https://www.nytimes.com/1976/12/22/archives/nickelodeon-not-much-movie-for-the-money.html] for the New York Times (Dec. 22, 1976) * “‘Nickelodeon’ Has Only Flickering Joys” by Gene Siskel [https://chicagotribune.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-gene-siskel-movie-review/43514898/] for the Chicago Tribune (Dec. 24, 1976) * "Review: 'Nickelodeon'" by Roger Ebert [https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/nickelodeon-1976] for Chicago Sun-Times (December 27, 1976) * “Peter Bogdanovich’s Year of the Cat” by Alex Simon [https://thehollywoodinterview.blogspot.com/2010/05/peter-bogdanovich-hollywood-flashback.html] for Venice Magazine (2002) * “One Director Looks Backward, While Another Peers Underwater” by Dave Kehr [https://archive.ph/20140907031624/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/movies/homevideo/19kehr.html] for the New York Times (April 15, 2009) * “Review: The Last Picture Show and Nickelodeon Get Sony Double Feature DVD” by Fernando F. Croce [https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/the-last-picture-show-nickelodeon-directors-cut-double-feature/] for Slant (April 20, 2009) * "Q&A - Director Peter Bogdanovich Finally Gets Five Minutes of His Movie Back" by James Rocchi [https://archive.ph/o/ZIaZu/blogs.amctv.com/movie-blog/2009/05/peter-bogdanovich-interview.php] for AMC Blog (May 6, 2009)  * “Nickelodeon” by Rob Nixon [https://www.tcm.com/articles/247103/nickelodeon] for TCM (June 30, 2009) * “The Forgotten: "Nickelodeon" (1976)” by David Cairns [https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/the-forgotten-nickelodeon-1976] for Mubi Notebook (May 1, 2014) * VHS tape upload of the 2020 TCM presentation of the director’s cut of Nickelodeon, introduced by Bogdanovich [https://archive.org/details/nickelodeon-1976-tcm-airing-march-2020] * Tentative Blu-ray page for upcoming release [https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Nickelodeon-Blu-ray/144384/] Theme music by Ryan (twitter.com/molecularlioneI [http://twitter.com/molecularlioneI]) Support your local independent cinemas and video stores!   Follow Us! Aine  The Girls Who Cried B-Horror on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-girls-who-cried-b-horror/id1510471544] + Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/4MBvXsd5UfDN1ySkOYznM9?si=b6fd363c1a1840c4] letterboxd.com/ageraghty15 [https://letterboxd.com/ageraghty15/] instagram.com/geeway4ever [https://www.instagram.com/geeway4ever/] instagram.com/thegirlswhocriedbhorror [https://www.instagram.com/thegirlswhocriedbhorror/] instagram.com/goodsandwichsketch [https://www.instagram.com/goodsandwichsketch/]   Sort By: Earliest instagram.com/sortby_earliest [https://www.instagram.com/sortby_earliest/]   Jonah letterboxd.com/jonahp97 [https://letterboxd.com/jonahp97/] twitter.com/jon_ahhhh [http://www.twitter.com/jon_ahhhh]   Journey letterboxd.com/journeyb [https://letterboxd.com/journeyb/] instagram.com/journey_brad [http://www.instagram.com/journey_brad/]