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Episode 516 - The China Syndrome (Patreon)

Published:
2020-11-20 03:03:14
Edited:
2025-08-21 18:51:26
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2026-06
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On this Brimsgiving edition of We Love Movies, the gang is chatting about the excellent 1979 message movie,  The China Syndrome! Look at the horrible sandwiches Jack Lemmon keeps eating in this movie! How great did that scuzzy bar look? How elegant is Michael Douglas's beard? Why does Jane Fonda own that turtle? And was Brimley's character sneaking Second Lunch? PLUS: Brimley and Lemmon get cast in Clerks! The China Syndrome stars Wilford Brimley, Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Scott Brady, James Hampton, Peter Donat, Richard Herd, Daniel Valdez, and James Karen; directed by James Bridges.WHM is donating 100% of our 2020 merch income to causes fighting for racial justice. For more information on how you can pitch in, head over to our website.

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Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

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David Denoyer

I have listened to this episode at least 4 if not 5 times now in the last couple years. It always brings a smile and of course laughs and not surprising, a desire for some second lunch.

Ben Sharpe

My grandfather took me to see Songs of the South in a movie theatre

SECRETARIATguy

Fantastic that you've taken on this film. All I have to say to you is: There WAS a vibration!!!

HeadwoundARGH

I am so in love with all the 70s clothing, my boner donned flares and began to shop around for it's own gold chain.

Eric Rational

Happy American Brimsgiving (Canadian Brimsgiving is in October), goddamut.

Paul

I love how the guys were celebrating the announcement of Biden winning the election, not yet knowing that that’s fucking far from the end of our national nightmare. 😅

We Hate Movies

I felt I needed to leave it in for posterity. That's history, friend. We'll get there. - AJ

Paul

“One does not simply do LOTR for WLM.”

Andrew Dean

You guys hadnt seen KLUTE 😱

Jeremy Pawlak

This episode is really helping me through an anxiety attack. Thank you so much for doing this show.

We Hate Movies

Thank you for listening and supporting our little thing! Glad we could help.

Davidandwaffles

For prime Fonda, you guys need to check out They Shoot Horses, Don't They? An absolute knock-out

Jeremy Pawlak

Also, Steve's Jack Lemmon sounds uncannily like Richard Kind to me.

fastandsloppy

When I was 14 and living in Staten Island, my dad took me to see China Syndrome in the theater on his custody day because he'd read a favorable review in Playboy. It was the Seventies, Baby!

Kemper

I rewatched this shortly after seeing HBO's Chernobyl mini-series, and the two make excellent, if terrifying, companion pieces.

SECRETARIATguy

You guys ever think of doing Absence of Malice? Brimley has an incredible appearance in that film.

Sam

Fonda is so goddamn good in this. Playing the character *playing* a persona is such a hard thing to do in acting, and she does it so smoothly.

Christian Gavey

Not sure, but they may have based the name Misty Mountains on real life 80s porn star Christy Canyon.

Craig Ambrose

Misty Monday might be who Chris is thinking of.

J HEASLEY

2 hands of ham and 3 fingers of whiskey... I love that album

Benny S

This has been the best brim job you’ve given. Thanks so much!