The Burt Reynolds and Charles Bronson Podcast

Bronson is back!!!  For the last time!!!  Yes, my good friend Sean Penalber  joins me and wee look at Death Wish V the last Death Wish movie with Charles Bronson as the main character.  Do you want to see a movie that has the Irish mob with Italian gangsters?  Do you want to see a 73 year old man taking men half his age?  Do you want to see the least safe work environment ever??   Then Death Wish...

My good friend Steph DeWaegneer joins me for the first time on this podcast and we go back to the 80s and talk about an episode of The Golden Girls Ladies Of The Evening with special guest Burt Reynolds.   We talk about the series, how it holds up, how good is this episode and an overall view of the series. We also talk about how all the four leads interact with each other and if the could have us...

I'm back with first time guest Eric Todd and we talk about the 1986 Cannon movie Murphy's Law.   Bronson is being hunted by a psycho, mob boss and corrupt cops in this movie.  This movie is the 80's personified.  Eric and I lay out what we think of the movie and how it holds up to other Bronson movies coming out at the time.   Just to let everyone know the Eric has his own Charles Bronson Podcast...

I'm joined again by Chase Austin of The Movie Gap and we talk about the 1972 classic Deliverance.  This was the movie that made Burt Reynolds a  movie star.  We talk about what it took to make a movie like this back in 1972, whether it could be made today with the subject matter in it and if it holds up with today's audiences.   Just to let everyone know, we do talk frankly about what happens in t...

Bronson is back again (and again) as vigilante Paul Kersey I am joined once again by Sean Penalber and a brand new guest Rahul Rao.  Rahul is a big Bronson/Death Wish fan, so he brought us Death Wish 3.  We talk about how this movie is the essence of the 80s schlock violence and even give it a good comparison to Citizen Kane.  We also talk about how Bronson has changed throughout the Death Wish mo...

It's my second Burt Reynolds musical in a row.  I'm looking at The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas with my friends Emily and Christin.  Dolly Parton joins Burt, plus all his regulars.  Based on stage musical, does it hold up being made into a film?  How is the music handled?  We look at all of that and comment on what this movie go right and wrong. Just to let everyone know, if it sound like a rio...

In this podcast I take a look at the classic TV show the Twilight Zone.  This episode is called Two and it stars Charles Bronson and Elizabeth Montgomery.   This is an anti-war episode when the U.S. was right in the middle of the cold war with Russia.  How does it hold up over 50 years later?  Does the message still apply?  Have we changed any as a society?   Have a listen and find out.   This pod...

I have two very special guests on this episode.  Meredith Nudo and Sean Penalber join me to talk about the musical/comedy At Long Last Love.  Burt Reynold, Cybil Shepard, Madeline Kahn and Duilo Del Prete star in this Peter Bogdanovich directed move At Long Last Love.  This podcast is a bit more conversational and we go off on many, many tangents.  We defend and criticize this move equally.  Why w...

Charles Bronson is secret service.   His assignment?  The First Lady.  That's right Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland are back together in the movie Assassination.  Someone is out to get the first lady and it's Bronson's job to protect her and find out who is trying to kill her.  Of course Bronson's main problem is the First Lady herself.  Please check out the podcast.  Also, if you would like to s...

Malone is an 1987 action, thriller starring Burt Reynolds, Lauren Hutton and Cliff Robertson.  This was around the time where Burt was trying to reinvent himself after a downturn in his career.  Does he do it in this movie?   Was this movie part of his comeback?  Please check out the podcast and see.  And just to let everyone know I only called Lauren Hutton Lauren Bacall once!!!!  This podcast ca...

Before Charles Bronson was killing punks with a gun, he was solving crimes with a camera.  In the television show Man With A Camera, Charles Bronson plays a private eye with a camera.  I'm taking a look at the episode Girl In The Dark.  This was the only time Bronson starred in a TV series.  How did he do?  How does it hold up?  Have a listen and find out. www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottyblan...

We start season 2 off with an oddity. I am joined by Sean Penalber. Sean is a musician and I get his take on Burt Reynolds only album, Ask Me What I Am. We talk about how good this album is, what we like an dislike and go off on several Burt Reynolds tangents. Please check it out. www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.instagram.com/scottwhite1968 www.twitter.com/scottwhite91 www.patreon.com/seanpenalber...

My very first podcast on this channel was Death Wish ll.  In that podcast I said I might review the soundtrack...well the time is now.  I look at the soundtrack done by Jimmy Page.  This was one of his first major projects after Led Zeppelin.  Does his music capture the tone of the movie? Does the album stand up on it's own?  Tune in and find out. www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottyblanco.com ww...

I'm joined once again by Chase and Bryce from The Movie Gap.  In this episode we look at the 1981 movie Cannonball Run.  Burt Reynolds leads and all star cast when he was at the height of his popularity.   We look at all the guest stars in the movie, how memorable their performances.  We also look at how much of the 80s humor holds up 40 years later.   www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottyblanco.c...

This podcast is a bit different than the ones I've done in the past.   On this podcast we look at an episode of The New WKRP directed by Burt Reynolds.  I'm joined by my friend Tim Howard.  We discuss this episode, the old WKRP and then talk about Tim's time in radio.  It's a very different kind of episode that I have ever done and I hope you enjoy it.  Please leave any comment about this episode....

Charles Bronson is out for revenge.   Sound familiar? How about he has his dead friends wife and daughter with him? That's right Bronson goes down to South America to confront an evil doctor whose specialty is torture.  Bronson slowly picks off all the people who are protecting him till he gets to the doctor.  Can he finish the job before the ones he cares about fall into the line of fire? Have a...

In my last podcast of 2020 I look at Gator, Burt Reynolds directorial debut.  The movie stars Burt, Jack Weston, Jerry Reed and Lauren Hutton (Who I repeatedly call Lauren Bacall). How does this sequel to White Lightning hold up to the first movie? I have no idea, because I have not seen the original.  I just grade this movie on its own merits.   So, sit back have a listen and enjoy the podcast an...

In this podcast I look at the 1976 movie St. Ives starring Charles Bronson,  Jacqueline Bisset and John Housman.  This is a murder mystery, heist, action movie.   We are introduced to a ton of character and I try to sift through all the characters and plot twists and give you a straight forward evaluation of this movie.  So, strap in because you're in for one heck of a ride, www.patreon.com/scottw...

Burt Reynolds leads a cast of solid actors in the police/action/comedy.  This movie has just about everything in it and if you don't like a scene, don't worry none of them last too long.   We get a ton of characters and just as many subplots in the movie.  I try and make sense of all of this in the podcast.  Have a listen and see if you can follow me.  Let's all get groovy and listen to the Fuzz....

In this episode I am once again joined by Chase and Bryce from The Movie Gap.   We talk about the documentary Electric Boogaloo, it is about Cannon Films where Charles Bronson made quite a few films in the later part of his career.    We get a whole slew of "stars" talking about  Golan and Globus and what it was like working for them and Cannon.  Please check it out.   Also, support this page and...

Burt Reynolds is out of jail and is trying to repair his relationship with his daughter and avenge the death of his friend.  Based on the book Burt plays the main character Stick an ex con trying to get his life on track and drug deals keep getting in his way putting his life constantly in danger.  How is Burt in this movie he directed?   Check it out and see. www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scotty...

In this episode me along with fellow comic Tony Casillas look at the classic western.  We talk about the all star cast, good guys ans bad guys, western tropes and who was influenced by this film,  So, sit back a have a listen and as always leave comments to help us improve. www.patreon.com.scottwhite www.scottyblanco.com www.twitter.com/scottwhite91 www.instagram.com/scottwhite1968 www.shoutengine...

In this podcast I look at the 1986 movie Heat.  This is the start of Burt's downfall in his movie career.  How bad is this movie?   Tune in and I will let you know. Also, try and catch how many times l call Peter MacNicol Peter MacNicols. And try and catch how many times I tried to trim the s off in editing!! www.patreon.com/scottwhite www.scottyblanco.com www. twitter.com/scottwhite91 www.instagr...

In this episode I am joined by my good friends from The Movie Gap Chase Austin and Bryce Levi Perkins and we look at the original Death Wish.  Charles Bronson is a modern vigilante cleaning up the streets of New York.  We talk about if the movie stands up today and what people must have thought about it when it first came out in 1974.   Was a remake necessary?   Is it a modern classic?  Tune in an...

In this episode I look at the movie City Heat starring Clint Eastwood and Burt Reynolds.  They play a cop and a detective in 1933 Kansas City.   They have to save the ladies, solve a murder and bring down two crime lords.  Can they do it?  Have a listen and find out. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/scott-white5/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.s...