The Cassandra Crossing (Episode 67) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
Hot Date with Dan and Vicky - A podcast by Dan Domingues and Vicky Aguero - Fridays
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The 1977 infection-on-a-train movie The Cassandra Crossing was an international affair fraught with potential pitfalls. Funded with British, Italian, and West German money, the movie shot in Italy, France and Switzerland and managed to avoid attempts to shut it down by vandals and the Italian government. Also in the mix was that producer Carlo Ponti was married to the film's leading lady Sophia Loren and star Richard Harris was married to then pregnant co-star Ann Turkel. Despite a cast that also included Ava Gardner, Burt Lancaster, Martin Sheen, OJ Simpson, Alida Valli and Lee Strasberg, The Cassandra Crossing would ultimately be brought down by bad reviews and even worse US box office receipts. Dan and Vicky bask in this lovable, wacky disaster film from the 70's and it's equally bonkers cast with a raucous discussion punctuated by audio clips from the film and one truly bad Ann Turkel croaked theme song! In between the laughs, they give their thoughts on some recently seen including 1981's Dead and Buried, Marjorie Prime, Happy Death Day, Strangers: Prey at Night, The Skinny, The Red Shoes, and I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore. Hot Date is going viral with Episode 67: The Cassandra Crossing! Enjoy and leave us some feedback.
