#347: The Black Cauldron (1985)
About this episode
The episode discusses Disney's dark fantasy film 'The Black Cauldron' and its parallels to 'The Lord of the Rings'.
In 1985, the Disney animation studio made a dark fantasy movie that was essentially their version of The Lord of the Rings. Instead of a ring, it features a magical pig and/or a magical cauldron. Instead of a band of warriors and hobbits, it is an incompetent pig-farmer, a really old bard, a princess, and an elderly fairy. Instead of Gollum, it's a talking dog creature, and instead of Sauron, it's John Hurt voicing Skeletor from He-Man. Join our Patreon for our bonus episodes! https://www.patreon.com/oldiebutagoodiepod Follow the show! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oldiebutagoodiepod/ Facebook: https://fb.me/oldiebutagoodiepod Podcast Platforms: https://linktr.ee/oldiebutagoodiepod Got feedback? Send us an email at oldiebutagoodiepod@gmail.com Follow the hosts! Sandro Falce - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandrofalce/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandrofalce - Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/SandroFalce/ - Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/SandroFeltChair - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandrofalce Zach Adams - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zach4dams/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ZackoCaveWizard - Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/zach4dams - Twitch…
People in this episode
Hosts: Sandro Falce, Zach Adams
Topics covered
- Disney animation
- dark fantasy
- film review
- 1980s movies
- comedy
Keywords
- Disney
- The Black Cauldron
- John Hurt
- dark fantasy
- 1985 film
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Black Cauldron, The Lord of the Rings
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