North by Northwest

Episode 293. We run from a bi-plane right into a discussion on Alfred Hitchcock's 1959 thriller North by Northwest! Roger Thornhill is caught up in a web of espionage and danger after he's mistaken for a secret agent, and this humdrum advertising exec has to play the action hero to get out of this conspiracy alive. We share our experiences going to the Fathom Events theatrical screening for this movie's 65th anniversary, its influence on spy stories, the surprising amount of humor, unconvincing makeout scenes, and Kyle's galaxy brain theory about how the main characters are dead at the end of the movie.

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• (00:00) - Intro
  


• (00:04) - Welcome and banter
  


• (02:49) - Non-spoiler thoughts on North By Northwest
  


• (15:51) - Housekeeping
  


• (20:32) - Spoilers!! North By Northwest
  


• (01:14:34) - Review Show Bingo
  


• (01:18:41) - Recommendations
  


• (01:27:09) - What we are discussing next episode
  


• (01:30:49) - Outro