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The Nextlander Watchcast 032: Demolition Man (1993)
🕑 Added 2023-02-13 22:09:56 +0000 UTCWe're joined by Demolition Man superfan Tamoor Hussain as we introduce our man Bradley to Stallone and Snipes' '90s action classic, and do our best to try and finally settle the debate about what's up with the three seashells.
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(00:00:00) - NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate in versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening.
(00:00:16) - Intro for our film, Demolition Man, and our guest, Tamoor Hussain!
(00:02:44) - What are our histories with this piece of magnificent cinema?
(00:09:10) - The history of the production.
(00:22:25) - Time to bungee jump into the film proper.
(00:32:48) - Frozen Stallone.
(00:36:04) - Welcome to 2032.
(00:41:00) - Simon says: eye trauma.
(00:48:58) - Break!
(00:50:09) - The thawing of John Spartan, and and the recurring gag of the cuss detector.
(00:53:54) - The three seashells.
(00:57:16) - Museum curation of the future could use some scrutiny. Also, Tam's special cut of the movie.
(01:02:07) - What's going on in the rest of the world? Also, let's talk about the franchise wars.
(01:04:42) - Back to the big meaty men slappin' meat.
(01:08:08) - Fine future dining, Dan Cortese, and Denis Leary.
(01:16:04) - A meeting of the evil minds, and VR sex.
(01:29:29) - Time to go down to where the scraps hang out.
(01:38:29) - 20th century muscle car vs. Future car, and the LA Convention Center as future architecture.
(01:43:19) - The final cryo-prison showdown.
(01:51:50) - The ending theme.
(01:53:11) - So what did we think? Does Demolition Man hold up?
(01:56:40) - Outro.
Comments
Chris B
The best 3 seashells theory I heard is that it is for 3 things you might do in the bathroom. 1. Pee 2. Poop 3. Both together. Futuristic Japanese toilets and bidets have similar settings. EDIT: I may have slightly misremembered Sandra Bullock's own expanation, which is Number 1, Number 2 and 3 is clean-up. Either way I think it makes some sense. https://www.mtv.com/news/2knk1s/sandra-bullock-demolition-man-seashells
Wario
Great episode folks! I also appreciate having guests on this pod, always a pleasure to hear.
