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See Hear 139 - "That'll Be The Day" and "Stardust"

See Hear 139 - "That'll Be The Day" and "Stardust"22 sept.1 h 19 min

There are many great films with narcissists as the lead character. There

are films about characters behaving poorly because society says it's

not only allowed but encouraged. We at See Hear felt that rock and

roll cinema has its share of narcissistic characters who behave

poorly with society's blessing....so we've picked not one, but two

films that highlight this behaviour.

Welcome to episode 139 of See Hear podcast.

In the early 70s, nostalgia for the 50s was getting started. George

Lucas was releasing one of the handful of films he made that didn't

involve robots, walking carpets, and mysterious men in robes. That

film was American Graffiti and it was set to a soundtrack of early

rock and roll. In 1973, producer David Puttnam and writer Ray