Episode 54: Targets (1968)

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Year two of Bloodhaus begins with President’s Day and Peter Bogdanovich’s anti-gun classic, Targets. And there’s more! Our own Drusilla did the artwork for Criterion’s new release for Targets. Go buy it right now! From wiki: “Targets is a 1968 American crime thriller film directed by Peter Bogdanovich, produced by Roger Corman, and written by Polly Platt and Bogdanovich, with cinematography by László Kovács.[2] The film depicts two parallel narratives which converge during the climax: one follows Bobby Thompson (Tim O'Kelly), a seemingly ordinary and wholesome young man who embarks on an unprovoked killing spree; the other depicts Byron Orlok (Boris Karloff in his last straight dramatic role), an iconic horror film actor who is disillusioned by real-life violence and is contemplating retirement.”Also mentioned: Creepy Gals, Poker Face, Knives Out, Death Trap, What Have You Done to Solange?, Columbo, Ghanaian movie posters, Cunk on Earth, The Harley Quinn Valentine’s Special, Brett Goldstein, Ted Lasso, Shrinking, Marnie and ranking Hitchcock films, Roger Corman, Dick Miller, Polly Platt, Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Karina Longworth, Paper Moon, What’s Up Doc?, Last Picture Show, The Terror, Gus Van Sant’s Elephant, Timothy Bottoms,  NEXT WEEK: Cure Creepy Gals: https://www.creepygals.com/ Website: http://www.bloodhauspod.com  Twitter: https://twitter.com/BloodhausPod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bloodhauspod/ Email: bloodhauspod@gmail.com        Drusilla's art: https://www.sisterhydedesign.com/  Drusilla's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hydesister/  Drusilla's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/drew_phillips/        Joshua's website: https://www.joshuaconkel.com/  Joshua's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshuaConkel   Joshua's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshua_conkel/  Joshua's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/joshuaconkel