#347: The Black Cauldron (1985)

#347: The Black Cauldron (1985)

From Oldie But A Goodie by Sandro Falce & Zach Adams

March 22, 2026 · 1h 48m · Episode 347

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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