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Verhoeven Effect verhoeveneffect
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- TV & Film
In art and entertainment we often seek a deeper meaning and overanalyze the presentation. Director Paul Verhoeven often uses B-movie genre as a vehicle for complex human emotions, social satire, and shocking sex and violence. Is this genius subtext the artist's intent or our own imagination looking for cosmic connection where none were intended. We call this dilemma the Verhoeven Effect Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/verhoeveneffect/support
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Verhoeven Effect Special Episode 093 Demolition Man (1993)
We dive into the weird world of Demolition Man. A man from the violent past is unfrozen to assassinate an underground leader, and a violent cop is unfrozen to stop him.
Act 1: 19:02
Act 2: 1:08:24
Act 3: 2:09:09
Director - Marco Brambilla
Cinematographer - Alex Thomson
Written by - Daniel Waters and Robert Reneau and Peter M. Lenkov
Cast - Sylvester Stallone Wesley Snipes Sandra Bullock
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Verhoeven Effect Special Episode 092 Freejack (1992)
We dive into the weird world of Freejack. In a violent future old rich people steal bodies from the past just before they die in order to take over their bodies in the future.
Act 1: 31:14
Act 2: 58:24
Act 3: 1:44:19
Director - Geoff Murphy
Cinematographer - Amir Mokri
Written by - Steven Pressfield & Ronald Shusett and Dan Gilroy
Robert Sheckley (novel)
Cast - Emilio Estevez Mick Jagger Rene Russo
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Verhoeven Effect Special Episode 091 Backdraft (1991)
We dive into the weird world of Backdraft. Brian's dad is violently killed while fighting a fire and then he grows up and is reluctantly moved toward being a fireman. Also there's a murder a corruption plot.
Act 1: 21:38
Act 2: 54:04
Act 3: 1:42:13
Director - Ron Howard
Cinematographer - Mikael Salomon
Written by - Gregory Widen
Cast - Kurt Russell William Baldwin Robert De Niro
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Verhoeven Effect Listeners Choice 001 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
We dive into the weird world of Mac Max Beyond Thunderdome. In a violent post apocalypse a town using gladiatorial combat to settle personal disputes in the Thunderdome, and then we go beyond Thunderdome.
Act 1: 32:44
Act 2: 1:05:07
Act 3: 2:07:52
Director - George Miller George Ogilvie
Cinematographer - Dean Semler
Written by - Terry Hayes & George Miller
Cast - Mel Gibson Tina Turner Bruce Spence
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Verhoeven Effect Special Episode 090 Memphis Belle (1990)
We dive into the weird world of Memphis Belle. In a violent air war in World War II, a bomber group gets sent in to bomb a German factory, if they survive this bombing mission it will be the Memphis Belle end of it tour of duty.
Act 1: 21:44
Act 2: 1:11:55
Act 3: 1:57:36
Director - Michael Caton-Jones
Cinematographer - David Watkin
Written by - Monte Merrick
Cast - Matthew Modine Eric Stoltz Tate Donovan
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Verhoeven Effect Special Episode 089 The Abyss (1989)
We dive into the weird world of The Abyss. In a violent Ocean a Ohio class submarine crashes after encountering an undersea alien. An experimental underwater oil rig and some Navy Seals are sent in to investigate.
Act 1: 31:11
Act 2: 1:01:02
Act 3: 1:42:48
Director - James Cameron
Cinematographer - Mikael Salomon
Written by - James Cameron
Cast - Ed Harris Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Michael Biehn
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