The Watchers Watch Radio Flyer

Yellowjackets might be taking a break, but The Watchers doesn't quit. Jodie and Andrea are using the off-season break to share the movies that made them the kind of people who were destined to be obsessed with a show like Yellowjackets.

CW: Radio Flyer depicts child and animal abuse. Both of which we discuss throughout this episode.

Just in case you’ve been having too much fun watching movies with us, Andrea has decided to bring everyone down by making us watch her favorite movie about childhood trauma, the 1992 Richard Donner film, Radio Flyer. We talk about memory versus reality, the power of childhood imagination, how this movie fails to handle either successfully and why that might be. 

Referenced in this episode:

“The Giant Buffalo of Rick Lazzarini's Character Shop”

“Random Ramblings: The Radio Flyer Conundrum”

“What happened to Bobby?...What happened to Bobby?...”

Next week, we’re watching Jodie’s pick, the 1985 comedy dance romance, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. You can stream it for free on Tubi or with an Amazon Prime account. 

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Thanks to Kitzy (@heykitzy) for the use of our theme song, "No Book Club."