Show Notes
Acknowledgment of Country
I would like to acknowledge that I live, work, and learn on the traditional lands of the Dharug and Darkinjung peoples. I pay my respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples here today.
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New to the Yabba? Film Lady is not - hence she will never refuse a cold one while in the Outback. 7/10 dry dead dingo's dongers.
Content Warning: strong animal cruelty, alcoholism, mentions of suicide, gambling, guns.
Links:
Find me: @filmladyroyal on Letterboxd, Bluesky & Instagram.
Email: kinoroyalepodcast@gmail.com
Discover Film Lady: https://filmladyproductions.netlify.app/
Music - via Free Music Archive — CC BY: Triple5 Here - Creepy
Sound effect of clapping by Free Sound Community on Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/freesound_community-46691455/
Sources:
Cold Open excerpt:p. 8, Penguin edition, Wake in Fright by Kenneth Cook (1961)
Other readings from the above novel edition
Movie Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wake_in_Fright
Men Down Under https://genius.com/Men-at-work-down-under-lyrics
Australia All Over with Ian McNamara https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/australiaallover
Mentions of brands - personal faves - NOT sponsored:
Brown Brothers: https://www.brownbrothers.com.au/
Shudder: https://www.shudder.com/
Recs:
Pods
- Horror Queers ep on WiF
- Random Number Horror Generator ep on WiF
Tv shows:
Rocko’s Modern Life, 1993-96, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106115/
Movies:
Cure (1997), dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Slang:
dry as a dead dingo's donger: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dry_as_a_dead_dingo%27s_donger
Chapters:
00:00 Acknowledgement of Country
00:23 Cold (Beer) Open
01:00 Welcome & Intro; Milestones!
07:45 Where to find FL
08:13 News
14:51 Note on Leviticus & Kurosawa's Cure on Shudder
20:00 Agenda
23:00 Content Warning
23:32 Book & Movie Overviews
31:30 Book or Movie?
32:27 My Story with the movie/novel
34:28 Where to watch
34:59 Themes - drinking culture
43:09 Oz Beers I've tried
45:57 Importance of Taking a Piss & Comedic Relief
48:38 The HEAT
49:25 hot take on WiF hot XMAS
58:13 RSL - what is it
1:00:59 Gamblin' in WiF, OZ
01:12:12 Shortage of pretty gals in the Yabba; OZ demographics
01:21:20 Elephant (kangaroo) in the room
01:25:05 Ratings
01:26:07 Spooks
01:29:23 Ass(osiacions)
01:33:33 Recs
01:37:43 Is WiF queer?
01:40:49 Viewing notes
01:47:01 Yabba's 'Aggressive' Hospitality
01:49:15 Happy End?
01:54:12 Concept of Fair Go
02:00:55 Upcoming on KR
02:04:04 Warm Close