Episode 17 - 1951 - When Worlds Collide

About this episode

Rick and Ryan discuss the impact of the disaster film WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE and its cultural significance.

Rick and Ryan close out 1951 by looking extinction right in the eye as they discuss the granddaddy of modern disaster films, WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE! They also yap about its influence on pop culture, its ties to 1998's DEEP IMPACT, and take a look back at the history of disaster cinema.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rick, Ryan

Topics covered

• disaster films
• pop culture influence
• history of disaster cinema
• WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
• DEEP IMPACT

Keywords

• disaster films
• WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE
• DEEP IMPACT
• pop culture
• 1951
• film history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, DEEP IMPACT

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