Ep. 60: Der Fan

About this episode

The episode discusses the 80s film Der Fan, exploring themes of synth rock and exploitation cinema.

Hallo meine freunde! The boys are back for the 60th episode of Filmed Obscura. As noted in the preamble, this will be our May episode since Justin dropped the ball and delayed the release. Sigh. Anyway, it's a fun episode where the gents tackle 80s synth rock, German exploitation cinema. This month's slice of enjoyment is Eckhart Schmidt's Der Fan. It's chock full of 80s goodness, rock entitlement, child grooming, and bone pulverizing. So grab your de...

People in this episode

Hosts: Justin Adkins, Chris Herdter

Topics covered

• 80s synth rock
• German exploitation cinema
• film analysis
• child grooming
• rock entitlement

Keywords

• Der Fan
• Eckhart Schmidt
• 80s film
• synth rock
• German cinema
• exploitation
• child grooming

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Der Fan

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