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1963: SEX BOMBS (feat. John Tebbutt)
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It's 1963, and both Hollywood and the UK were starting to poke at the boundaries of film censors. First off, the best picture winner, England's Tom Jones, in which the title character tries to win his lady Sophie (whoa, She's a Lady), but can't resist saying "What's New Pussycat" to any woman with a come hither look. Our special guest, Video Vulture John Tebbutt, explains to Claire, Erin, and Dan that It's Not Unusual to find the appeal may have shifted since the Sexual Revolution. Speaking of sex and revolution, the people flocked to see Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra, twice the runtime as 1934's version but with much more exposed Cleo. Twice as long, twice as flashy, an hour longer than it needed to be, Dan knows it as "Zack Snyder's Cleopatra," and it managed to be the year's biggest hit while still almost bankrupting the studio. Two protagonists sexing their way through their legends, but who did it best? Join us and find out!
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