5/9/2022
Better Remembered
Episode 15: Total Recall
On this episode of Better Remembered, we watch the 1990 sci-fi action adventure film Total Recall, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sharron Stone, and Rachel Ticton.
When a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?
Paul Verhoeven (directing) is a strange cat. He likes to make campy action movies with over the top violence and endings that don’t always tie everything up in a neat bow. At least, that is what we remember. Join us as we see how this 90’s camp classic holds up.
0:00 - Intro
2:30 - It’s confirmed, we have listeners.
3:19 - Toys from the 80’s
11:08 - Paul Verhoeven’s work reviewed
15:52 - Orwellian Societies. Are we in one?
27:38 - Time Capsule June 1st, 1990
31:43 - Movie Recap: Total Recall
1:08:33 - Our review
1:13:16 - Next time on Better Remembered
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