A Face In The Crowd

Did this movie predict Trump back in 1957? We discuss the film debut of Andy Griffith in a role so dark, anyone who knows the Andy Griffith show might experience some uncomfortable dissonance.
Some goodies that came up in our conversation:

• The dance of joy from "Perfect Strangers" (youtube.com/watch?v=GfPg5LjGYz8)

• This essay about the film on the Criterion website (criterion.com/current/posts/6301-a-face-in-the…)

• Albert Brooks and Holly Hunter in a great scene from Broadcast News (youtube.com/watch?v=ZTCtiADVAWs)

• The 'ten-word-answer' scene from The West Wing (youtu.be/sS4UAZ5UfGY?si=Mw7h7D4DYRO05bgJ&t…)

What did you think of the film, on a scale of 1–10 grains of inert matter? Let us know!

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