<p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">How much sleaziness is too much sleaziness? Is Elmore Leonard’s 52 PICK-UP as nasty as its John Frankenheimer adaptation? Does the movie deserve its somewhat forgotten status in the director’s filmography, or should we all push for a 52 PICK-UP re-evaluation? This and more in this Real Talk segment - including a roll call of all the adult performers in the infamous party sequence!</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">TIMELINE</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">00:01:26 Second Feature</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">00:02:23 Real Talk</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">00:53:27 The Future &amp; Patreon Stuff</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">- Interested in more Contrarians goodness? Join <a href="https://www.patreon.com/contrarianprime">THE CONTRARIANS SUPPLEMENTS on our Patreon Page!</a> Deleted clips, extended plugs, bonus episodes free from the Tomatometer shackles… It’s everything a Contrarians devotee would want!</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">- <a href="https://youtube.com/@contrarianprime">Our YouTube page</a> is live! Get some visual Contrarians delight with our <a href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDVkVTb56Rey9AmjdpFToARV8Jmg-p8mK">Contrarians Warm-Ups</a> and other fun videos!</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">- Contrarians Merch is finally here! Check out our <a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/thecontrarians/shop">RED BUBBLE MERCH PAGE</a> and buy yourself something nice that’s emblazoned with one of our four different designs!</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">- THE FESTIVE YEARS have been letting us use their music for years now and they are amazing. You can check out their work on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6No9NauLFIFkXOVkRzp5bQ">Spotify</a>, on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheFestiveYears/">Facebook</a> or on their <a href="https://www.thefestiveyears.com/">very own website</a>.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">- Our buddy Cory Ahre is being kind enough to lend a hand with the editing of some of our videos. If you like his style, wait until you see what he does over on his <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaGFy78w465mBDsEp0eY_pQ">YouTube Channel.</a></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">- THE LATE NIGHT GRIN isn’t just a show about wrestling: it’s a brand, a lifestyle. And they’re very supportive of our Contrarian endeavors, so we’d like to return the favor. Check out <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/latenightgrin">their YouTube Channel!</a> You might even spot Alex there from time to time.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at <a target="_blank" href="https://www.instagram.com/mildemoniospe/?hl=en">@mildemoniospe on Instagram </a>or you can email him at [email protected] in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about economy on his new TV show, <a href="https://canalb.pe/watch/valor-agregado/">VALOR AGREGADO</a>. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mildemonios.pe/">his own website</a>. He has a new book: a sort of Economics For Dummies called <a href="https://www.arcadiamediatica.com/libro/marginal_44382">MARGINAL</a>. Ask him about it!</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Up next, our FIRF journey takes us back to 2006, with Kal Penn honing his chops as a dramatic lead in <a href="https://youtu.be/_sOaA-4Y8tI?si=GmugfylZH1p0nK0f">THE NAMESAKE</a>! Then Arnold Schwarzenegger shows Glen Powell how it’s done in the 1987 adaptation of <a href="https://youtu.be/g_QHzV3NVPk?si=CX6FmPEpbC3SEPLT">THE RUNNING MAN</a>! In the meantime, let us know what you thought of 52 Pick-Up: Does John Glover have the Embry locked down? Are you curious about Elmore Leonard’s novel? Is that Roy Scheider’s real hair? E-mail us at [email protected] or share your thoughts with us on <a href="https://www.threads.net/@contrarianprime">Threads</a> or <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/contrarianprime.bsky.social">BlueSky</a>!</p>