Marlon Brando Episodes

This week’s episode begins in full “Bad Dads” mode: we’re recording with barely any gear in sight, arguing about blinking lights, and realising—mid-flow—that “Island Week” might have scrambled everyone’s brains. But the chaos is fitting, because the film we tackle is The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996) … a movie so famously cursed it feels like it was assembled in a panic from whatever footage survived the production. Based on the H.G. Wells story, it follows Edward Douglas (David Thewlis) , a plane...

Robert De Niro, Marlon Brando, Edward Norton and Angela Bassett teamed up with director Frank Oz for a classic 'One Last Job' type setup in heist movie THE SCORE (2001). Solid if predictable with decent pacing, it's that stellar cast which sets it apart and Brando is suitably curious in his final on-screen performance. We discuss the hilarious muppet based on set hostility and Edward Norton's recurring roles playing people pretending to have disabilities. We love to hear from our listeners! By w...