About this episode
The episode reviews the 1981 film 'Arthur', exploring its themes of character growth and class dynamics in New York City.
Ben surprised both Kevin and Chris with his recent review decision: Arthur (1981). Let’s take a trip to when Christopher Cross’ hit, “Arthur’s Theme”, made its way through movie theatre speakers nationwide. This sweet comedy-drama set in the Big Apple’s confines, pitting the silly lampooned wiles of upper-class hollowness with the brash honesty of the blue-collar, just comes to depict a man-child’s growth to become a true man. An individual with wisdom and fortitude, as he’s now found someone to love, his heart caught between the moon and New York City. Submit your mailbags to us at thesearcherspodcast@gmail.com. Thank you. Please rate us a 5/5, and review us on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to us. Follow us on Letterboxd.com if you'd like to see what we've recently watched. Ben, Chris, & Kevin Our episode catalogue: https://searchersfilmpodcast.podbean.com/
People in this episode
Hosts: Ben, Kevin, Chris
Topics covered
- comedy-drama
- film review
- character growth
- upper-class vs blue-collar
- 1980s cinema
- music in film
Keywords
- Arthur
- 1981
- film review
- comedy-drama
- character development
- Christopher Cross
- New York City
- upper-class
- blue-collar
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Arthur (1981)
Places: New York City, Big Apple
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