20. Jaws

Just in time for the Fourth of July, in this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Peter Benchley’s Jaws!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• Benchley’s original novel, published in 1974. Read on Amazon or iBooks.
• The 1975 movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Roy Schneider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw. Watch on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• Thalassophobia: an intense and persistent fear of the sea or of sea travel.
• Fish vs. Cetacea
• Bears Not Attracted to Menstruating Women from Live Science
• “Bitch eating crackers”
• The “Father and Son” scene from Jaws
• The USS Indianapolis
• John Milius
• Jaw 2, Jaws 3-D, Jaws: The Revenge, and Jaws 19
• Lorraine Gary and Sid Sheinberg

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19. The Joy Luck Club

In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club!

For this episode, we read and watched:

• Amy Tan’s original novel, published in 1989. Read it on Amazon or iBooks.
• The 1993 movie, directed by Wayne Wang, written by Amy Tan and Ronald Bass, and starring Ming-Na Wen, Tamlyn Tomita, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lauren Tom, Lisa Lu, Kieu Chinh, and Rosalind Chao. Watch it on Amazon or iTunes.

Footnotes:

• Automated Dialog Replacement (ADR)
• Rosalind Chao’s portrayal of Keiko O’Brien on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Ming-Na Wen’s portrayal of Melinda May on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Dr. Jing-Mei Chen on ER
• The Myth of Fingerprints

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18. The Producers

In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Mel Brooks’ The Producers!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• The original 1967 movie, written and directed by Mel Brooks, and starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. Watch on Amazon or iTunes.
• The Producers on Broadway (2001), written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, directed by Susan Stroman, and starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. Listen to the original cast recording on iTunes or Amazon.
• Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks, the 2001 documentary that followed the production of the original cast album for the initial run of the Broadway musical, with appearances by Brooks, Meehan, Stroman, and stars Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. Buy it on Amazon.
• The 2005 movie based on the Broadway musical, directed by Susan Stroman, and starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Will Ferrell. Watch on Amazon or iTunes. Buy the soundtrack on Amazon or iTunes.

Footnotes:

• Robin Hood: Men in Tights & The 2000 Year Old Man
• Monty Python’s Life of Brian
• Young Frankenstein, the 2007 Broadway musical starring Roger Bart
• Make ‘em Laugh and the Broadway Melody Ballet from Singin’ in the Rain
• The brilliance of Andrea Martin

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