Saint Jack (1979)

About this episode

The episode explores the film Saint Jack, discussing its themes and the expat experience.

It's 5 o'clock somewhere. Time to delve into the seedy streets of Old Singapore with Ben frickin Gazzara for the all-time great expat movie Saint Jack. The atmosphere is breezy, the ladies are questionable, the CIA is lurking and the characters colorful. But underneath the carefree exterior lies something supremely human begging to be unearthed. Join us as we pick apart this underrated gem directed by Peter Bogdanovich and produced both by Roger Corman and Hugh Hefner. Yes THAT Hugh Hefner. Both of the Cinephiles have experienced the expat life in a significant way and bring hilarious stories and insights straight from the source. And you'll find out exactly what a Wang House is!

People in this episode

Host: Dirty Rotten Cinephiles

Topics covered

• expat life
• film analysis
• Singapore
• 1970s cinema
• underrated films

Keywords

• Saint Jack
• Ben Gazzara
• Peter Bogdanovich
• expat movie
• Singapore
• 1979 film

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Roger Corman, Hugh Hefner

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