AG Monday
This week: 1974's Zardoz.
ZARDOZ IS PLEASED YOU ARE LISTENING TO THIS EPISODE! When John Boorman’s movie Deliverance became a smash hit, Hollywood gave him $1.5 million to make any movie he wanted. The result? Sean Connery in a red leather thong, a giant stone head, and immortals who want to die. It’s transhumanism, 1970s British style! Join us as we explore the dystopian, far future world of Zardoz. Was this as weird as people say? Or as bad? Listen to this episode to find out.
Crystals! A lot of Connery’s chest hair! An eternity of doing household chores! Nudity! Guns! Mutants! A small English village! Catatonia! It’s all here.
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For some reason the ep wouldn’t download this morning…
I’ve heard of this movie, but have never seen it. I’ve the impression it ranks as pretty bad. I did see Deliverance, which I regret as a waste of time.
Parts of Zardoz were parodied in an ep of Rick & Morty.
@Kathy:
It certainly has some oddly named actors. Niall Buggy? Bosco Hogan??
@Kathy: I watched it back in the days of VHS tape. It holds up about as well as — VHS tape. A sad contribution to Sean Connery’s legacy.