144 episodes
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 097 Starship Troopers (1997)
We dive into the weird world of Starship Troopers. In a violent future a utopian fascist Earth fights giant bugs across the universe without the capability of deliberation.
Act 1: 32:04
Act 2: 1:11:11
Act 3: 2:17:21
Director - Paul Verhoeven
Cinematographer - Jost Vacano
Written by - Edward Neumeier (screenplay) Robert A. Heinlein (book)
Cast - Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer
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Verhoeven Effect Special Episode 096 From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
We dive into the weird world of From Dusk Till Dawn. Violent Brothers rob a bank and make a run for the border by hijacking a family and their RV. They end up in a biker and trucker bar that hides a secret of Aztec vampires.
Act 1: 27:27
Act 2: 1:18:34
Act 3: 1:58:10
Director - Robert Rodriguez
Cinematographer - Guillermo Navarro
Written by - Quentin Tarantino (screenplay) Robert Kurtzman (story)
Cast - Harvey Keitel George Clooney Juliette Lewis
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Verhoeven Effect Special Episode 095 Heat (1995)
We dive into the weird world of Heat. An elaborate armored car robbery turns violent when Waingro screws everything up. This high end crew now catches the attention of Robbery Homicide and the heat is closing in.
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Verhoeven Effect Special Episode 094 Speed (1994)
We dive into the weird world of Speed. A violent bomber is holding the public hostage with eccentrically activated bombs.
Act 1: 29:24
Act 2: 1:07:54
Act 3: 2:07:36
Director - Jan de Bont
Cinematographer - Andrzej Bartkowiak
Written by - Graham Yost
Cast - Keanu Reeves Dennis Hopper Sandra Bullock
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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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