Before our feature presentation, ACME would like to start the evening with another Porky Pig Looney Tunes cartoon, the 1938 What Price Porky, (co-starring Daffy Duck,)directed by Bob Clamplett Tashlin.
This is also the first time Bob Clampett directed a short without Chuck Jones or any assistant directors with him; he would continue directing shorts at Warner Bros. Cartoons until his departure in 1945.
The staff ofThe ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour and I have made no secret of our love of Craig Ferguson. (Curious what his take is on the whole late show hosts kerfuffle.) When we saw that there was a recent comedy special, we had to have you join us in watching it:
I'm sure he's not interested but I believe there will be a job available in June on CBS.
We’ve selected another entry from the excellent reference book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die, edited by Steven Jay Schneider. Today’s film is the 1981 war drama Gallipoli, directed by Peter Weir and starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee. With a budget of $2.8 million, it was the most expensive Australian film produced at the time. Gallipoli received extensive international promotion and distribution, helping to elevate both the global reputation of the Australian film industry and the standing of later Australian New Wave films. It also launched the international career of actor Mel Gibson. The movie was originally set to be produced by the South Australian Film Corporation, the original team behind the project. However, they withdrew their support due to creative differences with the script. Even so, parts of the film were still shot in South Australia. The Gallipoli Peninsula was recreated at Port Lincoln, while the market sequence was filmed at a local fish market.
The result is a stunning work, widely acclaimed and rightfully regarded today as one of Australia’s all-time best films. It is many things at once: a historical account of a military campaign, a personal drama about two young men’s friendship, and a powerful commentary on the futility of war. So please join us here at The ACME Eagle Hand Soap Radio Hour as we revisit this film - Gallipoli.
Upon its release, the film was given only a limited run in the U.S., marketed as an arthouse title due to the novelty of an Australian-made feature being screened there. It had a modest release in the U.K. in December 1982, where it received excellent reviews and strong word of mouth, leading to a better-than-expected box office. In the U.K., Gallipoli was released on video (VHS and Betamax) in 1983 - a full year before its video release in Australia, where it enjoyed a lengthy theatrical run, including a re-release. This was largely because the video rental market in Australia was not as developed as in the U.K.
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