Martin Scorsese's "After Hours" - LPH020
Update: 2021-06-07
Description
This week Marcus and Maria examine Martin Scorsese's frequently overlooked absurdist black comedy, After Hours (1985).
When corporate "word processor" Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) meets the mysterious, fickle Marcy (Rosanna Arquette,) he accepts an offer of a late-night rendezvous in downtown Manhattan. But when Paul begins to have second thoughts and tries to return home, he finds himself trapped in a surreal nightmare.
Marcus and Maria go behind the scenes to explore the film's origins, its themes of paranoia and emasculation, and where After Hours fits in beside Scorsese's other work.
This episode contains spoilers. We strongly recommend watching the film before listening.
Links to some of the things discussed:
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35 Years Ago, After Hours Saved Martin Scorsese's Career (Esquire)
- After Hours screenplay (Cinephilia & Beyond)
- Michael Ballhaus Gave Us Goodfellas' Tracking Shot, But His Most Brilliant Work Was in Scorsese's After Hours (Vulture)
- After Hours (Vulture)
- Roger Ebert on After Hours
- Steven Soderbergh on After Hours
- After Hours' and the Rarity of a Comedy That's Not Afraid Someone Might Think It's Gay (Vulture)
- Plagiarism scandal
- 'After Hours' in the Afterlife: The Case for Paul Hackett's Hell (Film School Rejects)
- Last Picture House on Twitter
- Marcus Lovitt on Twitter
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