Summary: Look for it only in books, for it is no more than a dream remembered... On today’s EPIC podcast adventure, Adolfo and Mark discuss the 1939 Hollywood classic: GONE WITH THE WIND! On today’s discussion: Hattie McDaniel becoming first African American to win an Academy Award One of the earliest films to sweep the Oscars The ups and down of respect amongst film critics How much money has GONE WITH THE WIND made? The Billion Dollar Club Our hesitation to watch the film our first time How Blockbuster didn’t carry anything older than the year 2000 How David O Selznick got the film made #NotMyRhett Why Gary Cooper turned down the role of Rhett Butler “Selznick’s Follie” The revolving door of directors The most unlikeable protagonist in history Mark can’t keep his potty mouth clean! The search for Scarlett O’Hara Leslie Howard’s least convincing southern accent An appearance by Superman The themes of masculinity throughout the film No one ends up happy How they faked Clark Gable dancing How the film got around the Hayes Code The best shot in the film How the “burning of Atlanta” was filled Uncle Billy! Scarlett as a feminist icon Survival as theme The rewriting of history A thinly veiled Ku Klux Klan raid How Rhett carrying Scarlett up the stairs is NOT the romantic scene many people think it is How Scarlett matures yet remains selfish “Frankly, my dear…” has more impact in context How Hattie McDaniel was not allowed to attend the Atlanta premiere Why it took so long for Gone with the Wind to air on television PLUS REFERENCES TO: ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) KING KONG (1933) THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939) IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946) BEN-HUR (1959) GETTYSBURG (1993) SCARLETT (1994) TITANIC (1997) THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2001-2003) AVATAR (2009) WATCHMEN (2009) THE ARTIST (2011) FIFTY SHADES OF GREY (2015) SAN ANDREAS (2015) THE HATEFUL EIGHT (2015) STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
