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Episode 552 - A History of Violence (Patreon)

Published:
2021-06-11 02:17:52
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2025-08-21 18:51:25
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2026-06
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On this month's WLM, the gang is chatting about David Cronenberg's bloody slice of Americana, A History of Violence! How incredible is this Viggo performance? How were he, Maria and Ed not nominated, but Hurt was? And was there no one else to play this son besides "Jesse Ain't-enberg"? PLUS: The guys sound off on cream ales. ::hobbit vomit sound::

A History of Violence stars Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt, and Stephen McHattie; directed by David Cronenberg.

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Original cover art by Felipe Sobreiro.

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Jules of Denial

Rewatched last night so relistening today. The movie is fabulous…but I never noticed how LOTRish Howard Shore’s score is! Viggo and fam musically live in bag end.

Billie Jackson

Wrt real life murderers, decades ago I worked in a country club kitchen with a guy who was later revealed to be a murderer. He was unfortunately questioned about this murder by my father in an interview room immediately prior to starting his work shift with me. And let me know that he was not happy about it. I did have to let him know that my father hated the rest of us and would be happy if anything happened to us. So there was no point in doing anything to us. He'd worked there long enough to know I wasn't lying. It was a long work shift.

Emil Svensson

Imagine being the kind of person to call someone a coward, wretch, despicable, and then refuse to elaborate when prompted. It's a wild world we live in.

Barnaby Jones

I can never remember which Viggo movie it is that Cabin has a poster of - A History of Violence or Eastern Promises... or is it LOTR: Return of the King? All three are so similar.

Cody Downs (edited)

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2026-09-17 15:00 Nate: it's "Eastern Promises". It shows up every time the guys are on YouTube. In fact, someone complimented the poster in a early pandemic WHM Mailbag.
2021-06-11 02:37 Barnaby: it's "Eastern Promises". It shows up every time the guys are on YouTube. In fact, someone complimented the poster in a early pandemic WHM Mailbag.

Barnaby: it's "Eastern Promises". It shows up every time the guys are on YouTube. In fact, someone complimented the poster in a early pandemic WHM Mailbag.

Stan Engle

I went with a friend to see this movie in the theater way back when. During the restaurant scene when Viggo dispatched those baddies, an almost full theater was watching silently, until my friend decided that that was the funniest thing he'd seen all year and started to laugh loudly and uncontrollably. You could feel the shock of the other patrons hang in the air, stunned that somebody would find such a gruesome scene so hilarious. I couldn't get out of the theater fast enough after it was over. Thanks to my jerk friend, that's the only thing I remember from the movie. That, and the sex scene.

Erica Taylor

My grandma Betty (maysherestinpeace - channeling Pratchett) loved Viggo Mortenson so much courtesy of LotR she made me buy all his movies for her. Hidalgo was a favorite. She thought Eastern Promises was good if a bit violent. BOY HOWDY was she shocked by this movie. She liked it but “did they really need that sex scene?”

Jessie Drew

I always admired that poster, too.

Brittany Mitchell

I bought this at Walmart in the five dollar bin a long time ago on a whim. That first scene took me for a loop!

Vicky I

I'm uncomfortable with how hungry the 69-ing conversation made me

Felipe Sobreiro

"A Planet of 69ing" is what in Star Trek they call Risa

WarOfTheBees

Lemme save you 2 hours: Shoot Em Up isn't worth a rewatch

Paul

Some would say the WHM gang has “A History of Violence.”

Felipe Sobreiro

I watched it when it came out and I absolutely hated it

profondo robbo

Yeah, not only is it a bad movie but the fact that it's clearly in on the joke should disqualify it from being covered on the show.

WarOfTheBees

It tries so hard to be wacky it shoots past it and circles back into boring

Michi G

What a relief to hear the guys mention how the son resembled Jessie Eisenberg. I kept halfway convincing myself it was him before thinking "no, you fool--you're mixing up actors yet again!" I'm far from a movie buff so I often mix actors up. Case in point, when I saw Ed Harris I thought it was William Hurt for too long of a minute. Honestly, I had just gotten the two of them straight before who should join the movie at the end but William Hurt?? I watch these movies cold so I had no idea he was in this. Oh, boy. They are two sinister-type actors, so I don't think my slight confusion is too off track. This podcast definitely aids me in my continuing movie education. Haha. Thanks as always.

Ryan j Navarro cote

I’ve been listening since episode four and I love the show, but geez you guys are a bunch of caitiffs.

TyrannosaurusRen

I lost it at “Who’s Joan Cusack?” “You’re Joan Cusack.”

Ray

You're John's sister, Joan, right?

Ray

Howdya figure

Ray

I think Jesse Isn't-berg rolls off the tongue better.

Araña

the way you all describe croenenberg's shazam is exactly how banner changes in "the immortal hulk".

Jacob Kay

I went into this cold and so was very surprised by the restaurant scene.