The Incomparable Mothership
#153
August 10, 2013
Time-travel movies “Primer” “Looper” and “12 Monkeys.”
Time-travel movies “Primer” “Looper” and “12 Monkeys.”
Monkey with a Tinfoil Sandwich
Load your shotgun, put on your clear plastic suit, and climb into that suspiciously humming box! We’re here to talk about three very different time-travel movies: “12 Monkeys,” “Looper,” and “Primer.” Is “Crazy Brad Pitt” a thing? If you met a younger version of yourself, would you fight or cuddle? Why is the apocalypse like Philadelphia? Also something about a Weeble in a time machine, we didn’t really understand that part.
Listen to this episode (1 hour, 20 minutes)
Show Notes
“12 Monkeys” on Amazon
“Looper” on Amazon
“Primer” e-store
TeeVee: When Bad Actors Happen to Good Shows
Let Philip Michaels explain why we don’t like Jon Seda.
“La Jeteé” on YouTube
Rian Johnson’s “Looper” in-theater commentary track
Rian Johnson on The Talk Show
“Brick” on Amazon
Shane Carruth on pronouncing “Primer”
The interview Jason is referencing, explaining that Carruth gave up and went with the crowd’s pronunciation of his movie over his own.
