Release Date Rewind
Willy Wonka (50th) & Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (30th)
June 30, 2021 · 1 hr 44 min
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Two beloved June films get their anniversary deep-dives from three people who clearly love them.
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In this episode
- A fresh look at what Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory still gets right after 50 years
- Why Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead holds up as more than a guilty pleasure
- What these two wildly different films actually share beyond their six-word titles
- A genuine debate about the films that reveals how personal movie memories really are
About this episode
School's out for summer and Mark brings back his film scholar friends Jason Kashiwagi and C.C. Webster to talk about two June movies: 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory for its 50th anniversary and 1991's Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead for its 30th anniversary. These films have more in common than just 6 word titles! We bow down to Joanna Cassidy and Gene Wilder, and learn that we stand divided on sleeping in your parents' bed when they're away. And Soapdish, which also just turned 30, gets a special mention!
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About Release Date Rewind
Movie nerd, filmmaker, and anniversary celebrator Mark J. Parker brings a friend on each episode to discuss movies (and sometimes TV shows) that are hitting milestone anniversaries of release that month. Think 20th anniversary, 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, you get it!
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