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Host Josh Dasal and guest host Deep Thought discuss the expansive and taut 1990 political action-thriller, "The Hunt for Red October". Topics include: the broad cinematic career of director John McTiernan, Sean Connery's $20,000 hairpiece, and how the film may have accidentally revealed a classified military program to an unsuspecting, movie-going audience.
Show Notes
In the inaugural episode of Subgenre Season 1, host Josh Dasal is joined by his guest host, Deep Thought, to discuss the expansive and taut 1990 political action-thriller, The Hunt for Red October, directed by John McTiernan, and starring Alec Baldwin and Sir Sean Connery. Topics of discussion include Josh's definition of a submarine movie, the story of Sean Connery's $20,000 hairpiece, the classified government program allegedly revealed in the film, and the pros and cons of watching John McTiernan films.
Guest host: Deep Thought
00:00:00 Episode intro
00:03:40 Our Feature Presentation, pt. 1
00:12:45 Ad break
00:13:47 Our Feature Presentation, pt. 2
00:29:10 Ad break
00:30:58 The Geek Out
00:45:05 You Can't Handle the Truth
00:50:38 The Deep Dive
00:54:15 Rave, Rental, or Refund
00:55:44 Episode outro
Read more about The Hunt for Red October at:
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Red_October
Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64931/14-deep-facts-about-hunt-red-october
Our theme music: Still Room on the Night Train by Ketsa feat. Soularflair
Learn more about Subgenre and register for our mailing list at https://www.subgenrepodcast.com/
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Guest host: Deep Thought
00:00:00 Episode intro
00:03:40 Our Feature Presentation, pt. 1
00:12:45 Ad break
00:13:47 Our Feature Presentation, pt. 2
00:29:10 Ad break
00:30:58 The Geek Out
00:45:05 You Can't Handle the Truth
00:50:38 The Deep Dive
00:54:15 Rave, Rental, or Refund
00:55:44 Episode outro
Read more about The Hunt for Red October at:
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099810/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hunt_for_Red_October
Mental Floss: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/64931/14-deep-facts-about-hunt-red-october
Our theme music: Still Room on the Night Train by Ketsa feat. Soularflair
Learn more about Subgenre and register for our mailing list at https://www.subgenrepodcast.com/
Creators and Guests
What is Subgenre?
Whatcha watchin'? Be specific. On the bingeable Subgenre podcast, Emmy award-winning host Josh Dasal and his rotating collection of smart and opinionated guest hosts show love to movies outside of the major categories. Drama, comedy, and action? You can do better. Get your fix of Subgenre's often funny, occasionally irreverent, but always insightful cinematic discussions, smack talk, quizzes, and film-related tangents. New subgenres are covered every season! In Season 3, the show goes all pretzel-like taking on the subgenre of Time Twisters. Don't miss an episode. Subscribe now!