THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE

Near the end of the Korean War, a platoon of U.S. soldiers is captured by communists and brainwashed. Following the war, the platoon is returned home, and Sergeant Raymond Shaw lauded as a hero. However, the Shaw’s commander, Captain Bennett Marco finds himself plagued by strange nightmares and, together with a fellow soldier, races to uncover a terrible plot.

Craig and guest Co-host Devin Pike (@justdevin on twitter) discuss paranoia, sleeper cells, the Who Needs Sleep telethon and the movie The Manchurian Candidate on this week’s Matinee Heroes!

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Show Notes

1:12

Craig and Devin talk about the upcoming Who Needs Sleep telethon on Dec. 5th and 6th and Devin’s streaming game show Universal Remote.
14:36

Craig and Devin discuss “The Manchurian Candidate”
39:08

Recasting
55:32

Double Feature
1:00:11

Final Thoughts
1:04:58

A preview of next week’s episode “Back to the Future”