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DESCRIPTION: We are once again joined by the legendary filmmaker, “Are Snakes Necessary?” author and director of the first “Mission: Impossible” film Brian De Palma and his co-author Susan Lehman. In this episode we discuss the unmade prequel films to some of his earlier projects, why he isn’t interested in “Mission: Impossible” sequels, and what happened with the musical score (with Alan Silvestri replaced by Danny Elfman). We also get into some potential future projects, which is really exciting. Released July 2nd, 2021.
SHOW NOTES: Buy Brian and Susan’s book “Are Snakes Necessary” from Hard Case Crime in hardcover, paperback, or on Kindle.
As discussed in the interview, here is the famous staircase sequence from “The Untouchables.” You can find where to stream the full movie by clicking here or you can order the blu ray from Amazon.
We also talk about Alan Silvestri’s original score that was replaced by Danny Elfman’s music. Here’s a sample of Silvestri’s rejected score...
De Palma says in the interview how much he loves Ennio Morricone’s music for “Casualties of War.” Here’s the main theme...
Here’s the trailer for “Blow Out,” which is available on Criterion blu ray. You can also find where to stream the movie here...
Two other De Palma movies are also available from Criterion: "Dressed to Kill" and "Sisters."
The French series that De Palma talks about is called “Un village français.” You can read more about it here.
And if you’re interested in our amazing chats with De Palma’s long time editor Paul Hirsch, here are the links to the first interview, second interview, and third interview.