BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL director David Kittredge
Summary
Hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante interview filmmaker David Kittredge about his documentary *Borman and the Devil*, which defends John Boorman’s *Exorcist II: The Heretic*. They discuss the film’s legacy, the value of artistic risk-taking, and the changing Hollywood landscape. Kittredge then presents his top ten list of movies he loves that are widely considered terrible, including *The Apple*, *The Black Hole*, and *Can’t Stop the Music*.
Topics discussed
Sponsor reads and podcast introductions
Intro: Exorcist 2, Heretic, and the documentary
Philadelphia roots and the value of creative failure
Michael Schultz, Gremlins 2, and Hollywood budgets
Reassessed classics: The Thing and Sorcerer
Cult favorites: The Apple and Bad Boy Bubby
Schizophrenic Disney: The Black Hole and The Watcher
Disco epics: Can't Stop the Music and Xanadu
Meta chaos: Hudson Hawk and Looker
Stupid fun: Scavenger Hunt and Disney's adult era
Spielberg's 1941: Ambition vs. Execution
Ensemble comedy: Scavenger Hunt revisited
Dreamlike satire: Southland Tales
Pop culture: Spice World
Lightning round and John Boorman interview
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