<description>&lt;div&gt;We're kicking off our month of Weird-Ass Dystopian Cities with Terry Gilliam's classic satirical nightmare, Brazil! Join us as we pick apart this strange world of failing systems and bureaucratic ass-covering that holds absolutely no similarity to the real world in which we live. Heh. Heh.&lt;br&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;CHAPTERS:&lt;br&gt;
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(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 127: Brazil (1985)&lt;br&gt;
(00:00:11) - Intro.&lt;br&gt;
(00:01:47) - Our movie this week: Terry Gilliam's Brazil! But which version?!?&lt;br&gt;
(00:06:11) - A cinematic Rosetta Stone.&lt;br&gt;
(00:17:26) - Our respective attachments to various Gilliam and Monty Python things.&lt;br&gt;
(00:21:35) - Was this movie successful? Also, digging into the production.&lt;br&gt;
(00:28:04) - Our star-studded cast.&lt;br&gt;
(00:37:40) - An intro of exploding televisions and ruinous clerical errors.&lt;br&gt;
(00:43:40) - The dreams of Sam Lowry.&lt;br&gt;
(00:47:31) - Untangling the web of responsibility for the Buttle/Tuttle affair.&lt;br&gt;
(00:52:01) - Break!&lt;br&gt;
(00:52:28) - We're back, and it's time to stretch some flesh.&lt;br&gt;
(00:58:24) - HVAC anarchy.&lt;br&gt;
(01:03:46) - Sam decides to make a house call.&lt;br&gt;
(01:10:14) - Central Services gets revenge.&lt;br&gt;
(01:16:17) - A Christmas party full of demons.&lt;br&gt;
(01:19:26) - Welcome to Information Retrieval.&lt;br&gt;
(01:22:49) - The Lint reveal.&lt;br&gt;
(01:27:07) - Sam can't stop running into his dream woman.&lt;br&gt;
(01:35:06) - Sam has had enough.&lt;br&gt;
(01:41:50) - A post-coital SWAT raid.&lt;br&gt;
(01:50:05) - A jailbreak in the cooling tower, and things go off the rails.&lt;br&gt;
(01:55:27) - The funeral of the seeping woman, and all is not as it seems.&lt;br&gt;
(01:59:59) - Final thoughts.&lt;br&gt;
(02:06:26) - Our film for next week: Walter Hill's The Warriors!&lt;br&gt;
(02:09:48) - Outro. &lt;br&gt;
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The Nextlander Watchcast

The Nextlander Watchcast

127: Brazil (1985)

MAR 10, 2025130 MIN
The Nextlander Watchcast

127: Brazil (1985)

MAR 10, 2025130 MIN

Description

<div>We're kicking off our month of Weird-Ass Dystopian Cities with Terry Gilliam's classic satirical nightmare, Brazil! Join us as we pick apart this strange world of failing systems and bureaucratic ass-covering that holds absolutely no similarity to the real world in which we live. Heh. Heh.<br> <br> <strong>CHAPTERS:<br> </strong><br> (00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 127: Brazil (1985)<br> (00:00:11) - Intro.<br> (00:01:47) - Our movie this week: Terry Gilliam's Brazil! But which version?!?<br> (00:06:11) - A cinematic Rosetta Stone.<br> (00:17:26) - Our respective attachments to various Gilliam and Monty Python things.<br> (00:21:35) - Was this movie successful? Also, digging into the production.<br> (00:28:04) - Our star-studded cast.<br> (00:37:40) - An intro of exploding televisions and ruinous clerical errors.<br> (00:43:40) - The dreams of Sam Lowry.<br> (00:47:31) - Untangling the web of responsibility for the Buttle/Tuttle affair.<br> (00:52:01) - Break!<br> (00:52:28) - We're back, and it's time to stretch some flesh.<br> (00:58:24) - HVAC anarchy.<br> (01:03:46) - Sam decides to make a house call.<br> (01:10:14) - Central Services gets revenge.<br> (01:16:17) - A Christmas party full of demons.<br> (01:19:26) - Welcome to Information Retrieval.<br> (01:22:49) - The Lint reveal.<br> (01:27:07) - Sam can't stop running into his dream woman.<br> (01:35:06) - Sam has had enough.<br> (01:41:50) - A post-coital SWAT raid.<br> (01:50:05) - A jailbreak in the cooling tower, and things go off the rails.<br> (01:55:27) - The funeral of the seeping woman, and all is not as it seems.<br> (01:59:59) - Final thoughts.<br> (02:06:26) - Our film for next week: Walter Hill's The Warriors!<br> (02:09:48) - Outro. <br> <br> </div>