Special Report: When the Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor

Special Report: When the Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor

Released in 1978 and directed by John Landis, National Lampoon's Animal House follows the anarchic members of Delta House fraternity at Faber College as they wage war against pompous Dean Wormer (John Vernon) and the rival Omega House. Written by Harold Ramis, Douglas Kenney, and Chris Miller, and starring John Belushi as the legendary John "Bluto" Blutarsky, the film became one of the highest-grossing comedies of its era and helped launch the modern R-rated comedy.

Jeff Nelligan's satirical new book When the Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor: Animal House in Western Intellectual Thought subjects the film to mock-scholarly analysis, taking its title from Bluto's historically garbled motivational speech. Casting Animal House as a Homeric odyssey and a meditation on society's moral impulse, Nelligan lampoons academic pretension while celebrating a comedy that has embedded itself permanently in American culture. Nelligan is a Washington, D.C. public affairs executive, Army veteran, and author of several previous books on parenting and political life. Mike talks with him about the film's enduring legacy and the making of the book.

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Episode 796: Matilda (1978)

Episode 796: Matilda (1978)

Paul Gallico's 1970 novel Matilda told of a male boxing kangaroo who becomes an unlikely heavyweight contender, upending the worlds of sports promotion and organized crime. Producer Albert S. Ruddy, f...

15 Huhti 2h 1min

Special Report: Corey Feldman Versus the World (2025)

Special Report: Corey Feldman Versus the World (2025)

Mike talks with director Marcie Hume about making Corey Feldman vs. the World, the ethics of documentary filmmaking, and what it means to capture a subject in freefall.Hume has said the film was never...

13 Huhti 44min

Special Report: Silver Star (2024)

Special Report: Silver Star (2024)

When a bank robbery goes sideways, two strangers find themselves bound together on the road — Billie (Troy Leigh-Anne Johnson), whose desperation brought her to the bank in the first place, and Franny...

10 Huhti 23min

Special Report: The Life of Singleton

Special Report: The Life of Singleton

John Singleton was twenty-three when he wrote Boyz N the Hood and twenty-four when it made him the first Black filmmaker and youngest person ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Director. Rel...

9 Huhti 43min

Episode 795: Some Like it Hot (1959)

Episode 795: Some Like it Hot (1959)

Comedy Month continues as Mike talks with co-hosts Keith Gordon and Heidi Honeycutt about Billy Wilder's Some Like It Hot (1959).Chicago, 1929. Musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) are ...

8 Huhti 2h 21min

Special Report: Bryan Parker on Scarpetta (2026)

Special Report: Bryan Parker on Scarpetta (2026)

Mike talks with Sound Designer Bryan Parker about his work from his early days on Reality TV to his current jobs on The Pitt and Scarpetta. Parker describes how he works with his peers and creative pa...

6 Huhti 39min

Special Report: Sonny Atkins on undertone (2025)

Special Report: Sonny Atkins on undertone (2025)

Evy (Nina Kiri) hosts a paranormal podcast from her childhood home, where she has returned to care for her dying mother. A skeptic to her co-host Justin's (Adam DiMarco) true believer, she keeps the s...

3 Huhti 23min

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