Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Baby Driver writer/director Edgar Wright

In our 100th episode, Edgar Wright takes us on a musical journey through some of his favorite cinematic needle drops.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970)Baby Driver (2017)*Reservoir Dogs (1992)Vanishing Point (1971)*2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Deja Vu (2006)Man On Fire (2004)The Bourne Supremacy (2004)The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)Alien (1979)The Mexican (2001)Gremlins (1984)*American Graffiti (1973)Star Wars (1977)Jaws (1975)The Exorcist (1973)Halloween (1978)The Amityville Horror (1979)*Dawn of the Dead (1978)Deep Red (1976)Suspiria (1977)Shaun of the Dead (2004)Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)*An American Werewolf In London (1981)The Long Goodbye (1973)The Evil Dead (1983)Face-Off (1997)The Wizard Of Oz (1939)Mandy (2018)The Hallow (2015)The Nun (2018)Mulholland Drive (2001)*Christine (1983)Blue Collar (1978)*Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)*Mauvais Sang (1986)Frances Ha (2012)Lovers On The Bridge (1991)Holy Motors (2012)Annette (TBD)*Goodfellas (1990)Mean Streets (1973)Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)Raging Bull (1980)*Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)Mad Max (1980)Babe (1995)(1973)Happy Feet (2006)Dr. Strangelove (1964)Band of Outsiders (1964)Blow-Up (1966)Bonnie And Clyde (1967)The Graduate (1967)Harold and Maude (1971)A Clockwork Orange (1971)Electra Glide In Blue (1973)The Warriors (1979)The Wanderers (1979)The Shining (1980)Trading Places (1983)Breathless (1983)Blood Simple (1984)Ghostbusters (1984)Back to the Future (1985)Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985)Blue Velvet (1986)Manhunter (1986)Something Wild (1986)Do The Right Thing (1989)Wild At Heart (1990)Miller’s Crossing (1990)Silence of the Lambs (1991)Dazed and Confused (1993)Pulp Fiction (1994)Chungking Express (1994)Bottle Rocket (1996)Trainspotting (1996)Romeo + Juliet (1996)Grosse Point Blank (1997)Boogie Nights (1997)Rushmore (1998)Buffalo ‘66 (1998)Beau Travail (1999)The Matrix (1999)Sexy Beast (2000)The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)Ocean’s Eleven (2001)Zodiac (2007)Hard Boiled (1992)Bad Lieutenant (1992)Natural Born Killers (1994)Jackie Brown (1997)Last Night In Soho (TBD)Casino (1995)The Departed (2006)Shine A Light (2008)The Age of Innocence (1993)20 Feet From Stardom (2013) 

Other Notable Items

Walter HillRoger EbertRuss Meyer“Neat Neat Neat” song by The Damned (1977)Bill PopeAlex NorthEnnio MorriconeTony ScottJerry GoldsmithRidley Scott“Bell Bottoms” song by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (1994)“Also Sprach Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss (1896)“The Blue Danube” by Johann Strauss II (1867)György LigetiStanley KubrickGeorge LucasWalter MirchRobert AltmanRon HowardPaul Le MatMackenzie Phillips“All Summer Long” song by The Beach Boys (1964)Happy Days TV series (1974-1984)Scott BaioSuzi QuatroHarrison Ford“Tubular Bells” song by Mike OldfieldLalo SchifrinWilliam FriedkinThe Twilight Zone TV series (1959-1964)The Halloween score by John Carpenter (1978)George A. RomeroDawn of the Dead score by Goblin (1978)Dario ArgentoSimon PeggDawn of the Dead The Unreleased Incidental Music (2004)De Wolfe Music"The Gonk" song by Herbert Chappell (1965)“Cosmogony”  by Paul Lemel (1972)The Egyptian Theatre in HollywoodTFH Guru John LandisDavid Naughton“Blue Moon” song by Elvis Presley (1956)“Blue Moon” song by Bob Dylan (1970)“Blue Moon” song by Sam Cooke (1959)“Blue Moon” song by The Marcels (1961)“Moondance” song by Van Morrison (1970)“Bad Moon Rising” song by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)Jenny Agutter“The Long Goodbye” song by Clydie King (1973)John Woo“Over The Rainbow” song by Judy Garland (1939)“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” song by Darlene Love (1963)“Do You Hear What I Hear” by Johnny Mathis (1969)Nicolas Cage“Mandy” song by Barry Manilow (1974)The Vista Theatre in HollywoodCorin HardyThe Panos Cosmatos podcast episode“We Belong Together” song by Robert & Johnny (1958)“Little Bitty Pretty One” song by Thurston Harris (1957)Keith Gordon“Harlem Nocturne” song by The Viscounts (1959)“Bad To The Bone” song by George Thorogood and the Destroyers“I Feel Good” song by James Brown (1964)The Christine soundtrack (1983)Impressions of An American Werewolf In London soundtrack by Meco (1981)John Hughes“Oh Yeah” by Yello (1985)“Twist And Shout” song by“Love Missile F1-11” song by Sigue Sigue Sputnik (1983)The Ferris Bueller’s Day Off soundtrack (1986)SparksKraftwerk“The Race” song by Yello (1988)Jeffrey JonesLeos Carax“Modern Love” song by David Bowie (1983)Denis LavantJuliette BinocheAdam DriverMarion CotillardMartin Scorsese“Be My Baby” song by The Ronettes (1963)“Tell Me” by The Rolling Stones (1964)T. RexMott The Hoople“Rags To Riches” song by Tony Bennett (1953)“Layla” song by Derek and the Dominoes (1970)“Atlantis” song by Donovan (1969)“My Way” song by Sid Vicious (1978)“Jump Into The Fire” by Harry Nilsson (1971)“What Is Life” song by George Harrison (1971)“Monkey Man” song by The Rolling Stones (1969)George MillerBen CarsonAnsel ElgortJim McBrideQuentin TarantinoThe Strokes“Stuck In The Middle With You” song by Stealers Wheel (1972)“Little Green Bag” song by the George Baker Selection (1971)Michael Madsen“Gimme Shelter” by the Rolling Stones (1969)Mary ClaytonMick Jagger

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