About this episode
The episode discusses the 1983 film The Survivors, exploring its themes and the disconnect between filmmakers' intentions and audience reception.
In this episode of the show our April journey through Robin Williams-starring 80s comedies continues with a discussion about the 1983 The Survivors . Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk about the disconnect between what the filmmakers wanted to achieve with this movie and how the audiences rejected it, as well as how some critics did see what the movie actually wanted to be. We also talk about how The Survivors tries to decide whether it wants to be a buddy comedy, a farce or a cutting satire of Reagan's America, how Robin Williams might not be the best material for a buddy movie, how the satirical commentary remains prescient today and much more! Tune in and enjoy! Hosts: Jakub Flasz & Randy Burrows Head over to uncutgemspodcast.com to find all of our archival episodes and more! Follow us on Twitter (…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jakub Flasz, Randy Burrows
Topics covered
- Robin Williams
- 80s comedies
- film criticism
- buddy comedy
- satire
- Reagan's America
Keywords
- The Survivors
- Robin Williams
- 80s comedies
- film analysis
- satire
- buddy comedy
- Reagan's America
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: The Survivors
Places: Reagan's America
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