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How to Murder Your Wife and Save the Tiger with Daniel Roebuck - Talking Lemmon
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In this episode, Clif and Marty welcome special guest Daniel Roebuck for “Talking Lemmon,” celebrating the career of the legendary Jack Lemmon. Daniel brings along the movie Save the Tiger. Marty and Clif give Daniel the movie How to Murder Your Wife to watch.
First up is How to Murder Your Wife, a wild 1960s comedy that finds a carefree bachelor waking up married and immediately questioning every decision that led him there. Clif, Marty, and Daniel discuss the film’s energy, attitudes and why Lemmon could make even the most ridiculous premise work.
Then they move on to Save the Tiger, where a very different Jack Lemmon delivers one of the most powerful performances of his career. As a struggling businessman willing to cross every line to stay afloat, Lemmon anchors a dark portrait of a man trying to survive a rapidly changing world.
Along the way: movie-star versus character-actor debates, lemonade sponsorship opportunities, punk rock movies, mysterious opening title cards and the discovery that both films somehow begin with Jack Lemmon getting out of bed and heading for the shower.
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