While in the midst of filming the new GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY, Rian Johnson expressed open admiration for one of the film's inspiration points, Herbert Ross’ 1973 whodunnit THE LAST OF SHEILA, a film which in turn displays open contempt for its characters and the contemporary Hollywood scene they embody. This week we set sail with THE LAST OF SHEILA’S noxious friend group and observe the games they are compelled to play, to deduce what co-writers Stephen Sondheim and Anthony Perkins were attempting to unearth with this Hollywood satire-by-way-of-murder-mystery. Plus, our recent BADLANDS episode prompts a listener question about movies we hate by filmmakers we love, in Feedback.
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Outro music: “Company,” Original Broadway Cast
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