Episode 132: Empire of the Sun (1987)
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Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Written by: Tom Stoppard
Score by: John Williams
Budget: $25 million
Gross: $66.7 million
Cast:
- Christian Bale as Jamie “Jim” Graham
- John Malkovich as Basie
- Miranda Richardson as Mrs. Victor
- Nigel Havers as Dr. Rawlins
- Joe Pantoliano as Frank Demarest
- Leslie Philips as Maxton
- Masato Ibu as Sergeant Nagata
- Emily Richard as Mary Graham
Talking Points:
- What is our history with Spielberg war movies?
- What are your overall non-spoiler thoughts on this viewing?
Spoiler-Talk:
- What are the themes of Empire of the Sun?
- How does this compare to the other movies this month?
- Final thoughts.
