Zombie Take-Out Episode 121: Disney on Acid
Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 4:53PM 
Scotto and Uncle John return to anime to discuss a film by the great Hayao Miyazaki that won Best Animated Feature at the 75th Academy Awards. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 2001, it's Spirited Away. Were the messages too heavy-handed? What was No-Face supposed to be the spirit of? Why didn't John Ratzenburger use the Cliff Clavin voice? Did the Radish spirit have tusks or breasts?
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Links
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirited_Away
IMDB
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245429/
Spirited Away Wiki
http://spiritedaway.wikia.com/wiki/Spirited_Away_Wiki
Some fundamental knowledge to understand the film (From the IMDB forums)
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245429/board/thread/145308097? d=145308097&p=1#145308097
Clips
Next week ... Roger Corman's Fantastic Four
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Scotto and Uncle John conclude their Tangentially Python Trilogy with a film that features the final performances of Graham Chapman, Marty Feldman and Spike Milligan. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 1983, it's Yellowbeard. Is Bruce Campbell the real father of our country? Which was more of a problem ... the writing or the directing? Why didn't Monty Python just get back together?
Scotto and Uncle John continue their Tangentially Python Trilogy with a Terry Jones film that was based on a Terry Jones children's book. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 1989, it's Erik The Viking. Should the movie have been longer or shorter? Would Tom Hulce have been better in the role of Erik? ... What about Nicolas Cage? What exactly was the point of the Japanese slavemaster?
Scotto and Uncle John return to the helm and discuss a classic Terry Gilliam film that for many years was considered to be the beginning of a trilogy. This week on Zombie Take-Out, from 1981, it's Time Bandits. Did Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy have a big influence on the movie? Should John Cleese have been in more scenes? How could such a good movie have such a bad ending?