Joe's Shelf - Murder By Death (1976)

About this episode

Joe curates a double feature discussing the films 'Murder by Death' and 'Play it Again, Sam'.

On this episode of Joe's Shelf, Joe curates a double feature of films inspired by our recent YouTube clip show on Rich Little's Christmas Carol . Kicking things off is the 1976 ensemble mystery parody Murder by Death , penned by Neil Simon and boasting an all-star cast including Peter Sellers, David Niven, Maggie Smith, Peter Falk, Alec Guinness, Elsa Lanchester, Eileen Brennan, James Coco, Truman Capote, and many more! For the second film, we watched Woody Allen's Play it Again, Sam (1972). You can listen to that discussion along with 50+ other bonus episodes only on our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-joes-it-148049853 Check out our YouTube channel for additional video episodes and more: https://www.youtube.com/@sidetrackspod You can also find us on X: Joe: https://twitter.com/joeramoni Ryan: https://twitter.com/ryanlancello And don't forget to check out our website and merch store: https://www.almostcultclassics.com

People in this episode

Host: Joe

Topics covered

• film review
• mystery parody
• double feature
• 1970s cinema
• Neil Simon

Keywords

• Murder by Death
• Play it Again, Sam
• Neil Simon
• 1976 film
• film review
• mystery parody
• double feature

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hats Off Entertainment, Patreon, YouTube, almostcultclassics.com

Books & works: Murder by Death, Play it Again, Sam

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