Episode 58: The Tourists vs. Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Published: Feb. 14, 2022, 8 a.m.

b'Hello, kaiju lovers! \\u201cAmeri-kaiju\\u201d continues with three of the original MIFV Tourists\\u2014Nick Hayden, Joe Metter, and Joy Metter\\u2014returning to the Island to the \\u201cspiritual sequel\\u201d to King Kong (1933): Mighty Joe Young (1949). This classic features the special effects masters of the generations: Willis O\\u2019Brien and Ray Harryhausen. As usual, Nate did way too much research, but its almost overshadowed by the BURNING OPRHANS(!). Nate\\u2019s guests were blindsided by this film\\u2019s climax; so much so, they start the discussion with that and move backwards through the movie, Memento-style. The Toku Topic is gorillas in captivity since Mighty Joe himself was a captive gorilla.\\nBefore the broadcast, Nate speaks with Jessica about her new job as director of tourism on his way to meet with the Island\\u2019s new PR director, Darius R. Gold, a big game hunter from Texas. Amidst a metric ton of bravado, Mr. Gold tells Nate to contact Teri Young, the current caretaker for Mighty Joe Young. After the broadcast, Nate finally gets a reply from her\\u2014and a suspicious revelation about Cameron Winter.\\nThis episode\\u2019s prologue, \\u201cGold and Gorillas,\\u201d was written by Nathan Marchand with Michael Hamilton and Daniel DiManna.\\nGuest stars:\\nSarah Marchand as Jessica Shaw\\nMichael Hamilton as Darius R. Gold\\nKim Hogue as Teri Young\\nAdditional music:\\n\\u201cNew Mexican Thunderbird\\u201d by Vurez\\n\\u201cPacific Rim\\u201d by Niall Stenson\\n\\u201cSon of Chaos\\u201d by Xaleph\\nSound effects sourced from Freesound.org.\\nCheck out Nathan\\u2019s spinoff podcasts, The Henshin Men and The Power Trip.\\nWe\\u2019d like to give a shout-out to our MIFV MAX patrons Travis Alexander and Michael Hamilton (co-hosts of Kaiju Weekly); Danny DiManna (author/creator of the Godzilla Novelization Project); Eli Harris (elizilla13); Chris Cooke (host of One Cross Radio); Bex from Redeemed Otaku; Damon Noyes, The Cel Cast, TofuFury, Eric Anderson of Nerd Chapel, and Ted Williams! Thanks for your support!\\nYou, too, can join MIFV MAX on Patreon to get this and other perks starting at only $3 a month!\\nBuy official MIFV merch on TeePublic!\\nThis episode is approved by Cameron Winter and the Monster Island Board of Directors.\\nTimestamps:\\nPrologue: 0:00-8:16\\nIntro: 8:16-15:04\\nEntertaining Info Dump: 15:04-22:07\\nToku Talk: 22:07-1:39:34\\nPromo: 1:39:34-1:40:52\\nToku Topic: 1:40:52-1:58:38\\nHousekeeping & Outro: 1:58:38-2:12:30\\nEpilogue: 2:12:30-end\\nPodcast Social Media:\\nTwitter\\nFacebook\\nInstagram\\nFollow Jimmy on Twitter: @NasaJimmy\\nFollow the Monster Island Board of Directors on Twitter: @MonsterIslaBOD\\nFollow the Raymund Martin and the MIFV Legal Team on Twitter: @MIFV_LegalTeam\\nFollow Crystal Lady Jessica on Twitter: @CystalLadyJes1\\nFollow The Henshin Men Podcast on Twitter: @HenshinMenPod\\nFollow Dr. Dourif on Twitter: @DrDorif\\nwww.MonsterIslandFilmVault.com\\n#JimmyFromNASALives \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 #MonsterIslandFilmVault\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 #Amerikaiju\\n\\xa9 2022 Moonlighting Ninjas Media\\nBibliography/Further Reading:\\nAngier, Natalie. \\u201cDo Gorillas Even Belong in Zoos? Harambe\\u2019s Death Spurs Debate.\\u201d The New York Times.\\nCommentary on Mighty Joe Young (1949) by Terry Moore, Ray Harryhausen, and Ken Ralston. (Warner Bros. blu-ray).\\nDaley, Beth. \\u201cGorillas in zoos \\u2013 the unpalatable truth.\\u201d The Conversation.\\n\\u201cDian Fossey.\\u201d Wikipedia.\\n\\u201cFirst gorilla born in captivity.\\u201d History.com.\\n\\u201cGorillas in Captivity.\\u201d Gorillas World.\\nHarryhausen, Ray, and Tony Dalton. Ray Harryhauden: An Animated Life. Billboard Books. \\nLeMay, John. Kong Unmade: The Lost Films of Skull Island (2nd Editions). Bicep Books.\\nMighty Joe Young blu-ray special features. (Warner Bros.)\\nMorton, Ray. King Kong: The History of a Movie Icon, from Fay Wray to Peter Jackson. Applause Theater & Cinema Books.\\nRay Harryhausen Podcast, The - Episode 24: Mighty Joe Young, 70th Anniversary Special.\\nWiki Articles on Mighty Joe Young (1949):\\nGojipedia\\nIMDB\\nWikipedia'