About this episode

Kevin Smith joins the hosts to discuss the 1999 film Wild Wild West and its various eccentricities.

Kevin Smith (Clerks) joins Paul, Jason, and June to help break down and share his unique connection to the 1999 steampunk action-comedy Wild Wild West starring Will Smith and Kevin Kline. The crew discuss Dr. Loveless’s spider fetish, the huge robot dildo, the awful racist jokes, the murder discs with spider emblems, and so much more. (Ep. #43 Originally Released 08/21/2012)

People in this episode

Hosts: Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas

Guest: Kevin Smith

Topics covered

• film review
• comedy
• action-comedy
• steampunk
• cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Wild Wild West

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