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Popoholics dives deeper into the media we consume everyday. Christian Kady is joined by Brian Dupre, Chris Conkling and sometimes a special guest to discuss a weekly topic around movies, tv shows, music and more.
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Pleasantville
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Season 3
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Episode 122
The boys are back for their Reality Distortion Month covering Gary Ross's Pleasantville. They discuss the various racial undertones of the film, despite not having any actors of color in the picture.
Episode 122: Pleasantville (1998)
Directed by: Gary Ross
Written by: Gary Ross
Score by: Randy Newman
Budget: $60 million
Grossed: $49.8 million
Cast:
- Tobey Maguire as David
- Reese Witherspoon as Jennifer
- Jeff Daniels as Bill Johnson
- Joan Allen as Betty Parker
- William H. Macy as George Parker
- J. T. Walsh as Big Bob
- Paul Walker as Skip Martin
- Marley Shelton as Margaret Henderson
- Giuseppe Andrews as Howard
- Jenny Lewis & Marisa Ribisi as Christin & Kimmy
- Jane Kaczmarek as David & Jennifer’s mother
- Don Knotts as the TV Repairman
- Denise Dowse as the Health Teacher
- Kevin Connors & Natalie Ramsey as Bud & Mary Sue Parker
- David Tom as Whitey
- Dawn Cody, Maggie Lawson & Andrea Taylor as Betty Jean, Lisa Anne & Peggy Jane
- Justin Nimmo as Mark Davis
Talking Points:
- What is your history with Pleasantville?
- What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts?
Spoiler-Talk:
- What are the themes of Pleasantville?
- How does this film relate to WandaVision?
- Final thoughts.
Next EP:
- Dark City (1998) w/ special guest Nick Hishmeh
Fun Facts:
- This was the first film created by scanning and digitizing film footage to manipulate the colors.