Robert D. Krzykowski
Robert D. Krzykowski (writer/director of The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot) talks about movies that tap into American myth-making.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
A History of Violence (2005)
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot (2018)
Mandy (2018)
The Beaver Trilogy (available for purchase on director Trent Harris’ website) (2001 — a compilation of shorts filmed in 1979, 1981, and 1985)
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939)
Captain Phillips (2013)
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
Vertigo (1958)
Winchester ’73 (1950)
The Man From Laramie (1955)
Saving Mr. Banks (2013)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
High Noon (1952)
Die Hard (1988)
There Will Be Blood (2007)
No Country For Old Men (2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Miller’s Crossing (1990)
8 ½ (1963)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
The Brother From Another Planet (1984)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Southside With You (2016)
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
Matewan (1987)
Superman (1978)
The Dark Knight (2008)
Superman II (1980)
Superman III (1983)
Superman IV: The Quest For Peace (1987)
The Godfather (1972)
Easy Rider (1969)
Rocky (1976)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
American Graffiti (1973)
Lincoln (2012)
Nashville (1975)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Natural (1984)
Being There (1979)
The Conversation (1974)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Other Notable Items
Ilhan Omar’s courageous stand against Elliott Abrams during a House hearing.
The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot star Sam Elliott’s acting heroes are Gary Cooper and James Stewart.
High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic (2017) by Glenn Frankel
“The Tin Star” short story by John W. Cunningham (1947), later adapted into High Noon
Malicious former Philadelphia mayor Frank Rizzo
The origins of Public Enemy’s “Fight The Power” (1989)
The writer/director John Sayles
The Superman Blu-ray containing Robert’s preferred television version of the film
The Natural (1952) book by Bernard Malamud, replete with a downer ending
Being There (1970) novel by Jerzy Kosinski
This list is also available on Letterboxd.