"The Duelists": Films of 1977 + "The Amateur" & WGA News

This week, the boys stay positive as they take a look at Ridley Scott’s first proper film, “The Duelists,” from 1977! Starring Keith Carradine, Harvey Keitel, and Albert Finney, this self-funded film is stunning to watch, but is it interesting to endure? We drink and discuss! John and Dave also caught “The Amateur” (2025) in the cinema and offer a mini-review before John discusses some upsetting WGA hiring statistics. Grab a drink and give us a listen!

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0:00 Intro; 10:39 “The Amateur” mini-review; 16:13 Gripes; 18:52 1977 Year in Review; 37:57 Films of 1977: “The Duelists”; 1:14:34 What You Been Watching?; 1:22:23 Next Week’s Movie Announcement

Additional Cast/Crew: Joseph Conrad, Gerald Vaughan-Hughes, Edward Fox, Cristina Raines, Robert Stephens, Diana Quick, Frank Tidy, Tom Rand, James Hawes, Robert Littell, Gary Spinelli, Ken Nolan, Rami Malek, Rachel Brosnahan, Jon Bernthal, Nick Mills, Tiffany Gray, Hold McCallany, David Mills, Laurence Fishburne.

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