In Defense of Gentlemen Broncos

About this episode

The hosts defend the film Gentlemen Broncos, exploring its themes and symbolism despite its poor reception.

Oooooo it's time for us to defend Gentlemen Broncos! From the brilliant minds of Jared and Jerusha Hess comes this touching and bizarre film about being true to yourself and rediscovering yourself after the death of a family member. After the hugely successful Napoleon Dynamite, and the iconic Nacho Libre, and LONG before this new Minecraft movie, came this little comedy that completely flopped at the box office and was lambasted by critics - a mere 20% on Rotten Tomatoes. But is it really so simple? Come along as we dive into the themes and symbolism of this not-so-hidden gem. If you enjoy the show, please help us reach more people by dropping a review or a rating! It really helps us with the algorithms. https://indefenseofpodcast.podbean.com/ Instagram: indefenseofmoviepodcast X: DefenseofMovies Reddit: /r/IDOMoviePodcast General Inquiries: indefenseofmoviepodcast@gmail.com Intro music composed by Gavin Like Background composed by Nocturnal Spirits, Magnus Ludvigsson, and '369' Outro music composed by Johannes Bornlof All music used under license from Epidemic Sound

Topics covered

• Gentlemen Broncos
• Jared Hess
• film analysis
• comedy
• self-discovery

Keywords

• Rotten Tomatoes
• Napoleon Dynamite
• Nacho Libre
• Minecraft movie

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Minecraft

Books & works: Gentlemen Broncos, Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre

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