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Bonus 19. The Swarm (1978): Merry Christmas, It’s Bees

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This week the Gruesome Twosome returns to tackle Irwin Allen’s star-studded disaster epic The Swarm (1978), which has nothing to do with the holiday season but does feature the gift of bees, bees, millions of bees! We discuss Michael Caine’s marcel waves, Henry Fonda’s squeaky wheelchair, the sweeping love triangle between Olivia de Havilland, Ben Johnson, and Fred MacMurray, and the unfair denigration of popcorn disaster movies. High in potassium, low in sodium!

Bonus 18. Whirlpool (1950): Gallbladder Widower

It’s a Noirvember bonus this week as we discuss Otto Preminger’s hypnosis thriller Whirlpool (1950), starring Gene Tierney, Richard Conte, Jose Ferrer, and Charles Bickford. Subjects include kleptomania, Hulkamania (not that kind), gallbladder crises, and our very healthy parasocial relationships with the terrible stars we love. Please forgive the audio issues, particularly toward the end of the episode, which was recorded on 70-year-old equipment stolen from Richard Conte’s home office in a trance.

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