THE FILM & WATER PODCAST
Episode 48: 1776
Rob welcomes back podcaster Kevin Lauderdale to discuss the musical 1776!
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This was one of those “What the hell is this?” movies I’ve run across on TCM, never knowing they existed before. Shortly after that, I saw an advertisement for a local production of the play. So this kind of came out of nowhere, all at once for me.
Kevin’s enthusiasm for it makes me want to give it another watch in its entirety. Maybe I’ll see if I can get my son to watch it with me, since he became a fan of “Mr. Finney” by binge-watching Boy Meets World a few years back.
Chris
I was first introduced to this film in 8th grade social studies (tangential trivia fact that comics fans might appreciate: my 8th grade social studies teacher is the wife of fan favorite Disney Duck comic writer Don Rosa), and have rewatched it several times in the years since. Glad to see it covered here, and happy to accept knowledge of the film as a sign of my true geekdom.
“On this humid Monday morning in this congressional incubator…”
I first became aware of 1776 when my mother took us kids to see a wonderful production of it at the Chagrin Valley Little Theater in Chagrin Falls, OH in either the late 1970s or early 1980s. The film is wonderful and I usually watch it on TCM every July 4th.
FYI: The TCM Film Festival had a special screening of 1776 in 2015 with appearances from director Peter Hunt and stars William Daniels & Ken Howard (shortly before his death). I am sorry to say I missed this particular screening. Here’s a clip from a 1986 episode of St Elsewhere with a couple of sly nods to the musical:
I just borrowed the Hamilton original cast soundtrack from the library having seen it was newly added to the catalog. This was so I could get a handle on what exactly it was about. So my founding fathers education is very fresh & new.
I’ve added this film to my new syllabus.
Holy mackerel! “Human trash fire”? What a way to describe Robert Taylor! I immediately went to Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Taylor_(actor)), and now want to find out more about this guy…