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"You're not going to kill anyone else are you?"On this episode we're looking at the film that attempted to turn Sir Anthony Hopkins into the next James Bond, WHEN EIGHT BELLS TOLL (1971).To see if we should award Old Tony a license to thrill is Richard Kirkham from the cryptically titled Kirkham A Movie A Day.Episode 148.NB - Unfortunately, this episode suffers from some audio issues. Hopefully, they're not too distracting. 

“Fifty bucks and the monkey can watch”On this show we’re taking a look an animated film that celebrates the Eighties maverick cop genre, CHUCK STEEL: NIGHT OF THE TRAMPIRES (2018).Our guest on this episode is a podcaster on the edge, a maverick broadcaster who plays by his own rules, is Matt Poirier from the DTV Connoisseur.Episode 147Twitter: @chopperfireballWebsite: explodinghelicopter.comInstagram: explodinghelicopter

“Most human problems can be solved with an appropriate charge of high explosive”During the 1980s, it seemed as if Hollywood sent every one of its action stars on unsanctioned missions to Vietnam to rescue American POWs. But before Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone got in on the MIA rescuing act, it was the more unlikely figure of Gene Hackman who first went in to get ‘our boys’ back. So, on this show, we’re looking at the film that kicked off an entire sub-genre of the Eighties Namsploitation movie boom, UNCOMMON VALOR (1983).We’re joined by Todd Liebenow from the Forgotten Filmcast to discuss Nam movie tropes, the film’s wildly eclectic cast, and whether America got to win this time.Show notesDirector:  Ted KotcheffCast: Gene Hackan, Patrick Swayze, Randall ‘Tex’ Cobb, Fred Ward, Reb Brown, Robert Stack, Tim Thomerson, Harold SylvesterPlot: Ten years after his son went M.I.A. in Vietnam, U.S. Marine retired Colonel Jason Rhodes assembles a private rescue team to find Americans held in P.O.W. camps in Laos.Episode 146.Follow Exploding HelicopterTwitter: @chopperfireballWebsite: explodinghelicopter.comInstagram: explodinghelicopter

“Strange... I seem to remember... that the cathedral was on the other side of the square.”On this episode of Exploding Cable Car we take a look at the classic war epic WHERE EAGLES DARE (1968).We discuss inept interrogation tactics, Richard Burton’s bad mood, and all the explosive cable transportation action.Episode 145.

“It’s time to befriend the devil.”On this episode we return to the world of Bollywood to look at Shah Rukh Khan’s action blockbuster PATHAAN (2023). We fire up the wind machine so Asim Burney from the Khandaan podcast can make a suitably dramatic return to the show. We discuss screen bromances, scandalous bikinis, and whether it’s not too late for us to get a sculpted six pack. Episode 144. Show notesDirector: Siddharth AnandCast: Shah Rukh Khan, John Abraham, Deepika Padukone, Salman Khan, Dimple KapadiaPlot: An Indian agent races against a doomsday clock as a ruthless mercenary, with a bitter vendetta, mounts an apocalyptic attack against the country.Follow Asim BurneyAsim Burney Twitter/XKhandaan – A Bollywood Podcast Twitter/XKhandaan – A Bollywood Podcast YouTubeKhandaan - A Bollywood Podcast iTunes

“Gentlemen – cancel your turkey orders.” On this show we rig for silent running and plunge below crush depth to review the French submarine thriller The Wolf’s Call (2019).Show notesThe Wolf’s Call (2019)Director: Antonin BaudryCast: Francois Civil, Omar Sy, Reda KatebPlot: In the near future, a French submarine finds itself in a crisis situation.