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Episode 5 of TGTPTU’s Season 18 Déjà View breaks from its coverage of Mark Wahlberg’s run of 2000s remakes to celebrate All Hallows’ Eve (and former cohost Jack’s b-day, Hi, Jack! (and, yes, we know after your countless on-air admonitions not to say this at an airport)) with a special double-sized ep covering SUSPIRIA (1977) and SUSPIRIA (2018). And happy special occasion to us all at TGTPTU as we celebrate our 250th episode!

The original 1970’s Italian Suspiria was directed and cowritten by Dario Argento, starring Jessica Harper as Suzy Bannion, an American dance student who goes to Germany to learn dance at a prestigious academy only to learn its origins of and ongoing management by witches, or so we’ll have to assume, not having our resident Italian giallo expert and horror aficionado Erik Van Der Wolf on this very special episode. Instead, the TGTPTU gents are joined by a real-life American international student of dance who’s attended European institutions Annabel for insight into the seedy world of the occult/Europe/choreography (strikethrough as appropriate). The 2018 Amazon Suspiria was directed by pod fav Luca Guadagnino, known at the time for Call Me By Your Name and subsequently for Challengers and Bones and All, and stars Dakota Johnson as Suzy Bannion, copy and paste from preceding on her whole deal. The remake also boasts Tilda Swinton in at least three roles in the film.

This ep, guest Annabel and hosts Ken, Tom, and Ryan explore the great unanswered question: How long does it takes following your last trick before you can be considered an ex-prostitute? Also, auteur director, star, editor, Nevadan, writer, producer, and architect Neil Breen returns to wreak revenge for TPTGTU’s canceled season meant to cover his then six feature films; Ryan requests that Ken pick a lane; Thomas cribs Erik Van Der Wolf’s notes on Argento’s production on Suspiria; and Ken explains both the Goodfellas Rule and the Sean Young Bladerunner Test to the younger generation before admitting that he finds staying alive embarrassing.

Happy Halloween to all who celebrate.

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