Polynesiantown with Dr John

Season 1, Episode 2, Aired
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Tim Ishimuni chats with critically acclaimed writer Grogan; Johnny LaRue stars in "Polynesiantown"; Bob and Doug McKenzie tell a funny story about a travelling incident; Sammy Maudlin examines drugs and Hollywood; Ben Bumme presents three British films starring a Scottish lad named Billy: "Look Back in a Bloody Rage", "The Lonliness of a Long-Distance Mum", and "Clockworth Leathernecks"; Gerry Todd watches videos, predicts the weather, and gives money to a sick man.moreless
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      • End credits music: De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police. Edit

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      • Johnny LaRue: What a day. I lost my business. I lost my best friend. And I lost my pants. Dr. John: Forget it, LaRue. This is Polynesiantown. Edit

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      • The character of Yuri the weightlifter is based on Russian weightlifter Vasily Alekseyev.

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      • British Film Festival The titles and subject matter of the films featured in the festival are all allusions to English movies featuring angry young antiheroes: Look Back in Anger (based on the play by John Osborne, directed by Tony Richardson, starring Richard Burton, 1958), The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (directed by Tony Richardson, starring Tom Courtenay, 1962) and A Clockwork Orange (based on the novel by Anthony Burgess, directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring Malcolm McDowell, 1971). Edit
      • The character of producer Larry Seigel is based on veteran Hollywood producer Joel Silver. Edit

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