Witness with Amanda Dobbins
4/12/20262 hr 57 min
Strap in, DobMob...we're going to Amish Country! The Big Picture's Amanda Dobbins joins us to talk about Peter Weir's Witness, perhaps the zenith of Harrison Ford's hotness, and the film that garnered him his sole Oscar nomination. We're talking Rumspringa, birds and birdhouses (Amanda is not a fan), Philadelphia's 30th Street Station, and young Viggo (which naturally lends itself to LOTR discussion). Listen up, or else you'll be shunned from the Blankie community! Listen to Griffin and Ben on The Daily Zeitgeist Check out the Kyle Chandler Men's Health Cover mentioned Watch Tracy Letts talk shit about Star Wars Read Roger Ebert's Review Listen to The Big Picture Listen to Jam Session Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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David Sims· Host0:18
If we'd podcasted last night, I'd have to stay or you'd have to leave.
Griffin Newman· Host0:26
[laughs] That is the line of the movie for me. It's maybe a low energy way to start the podcast. It's the line of the movie.
David Sims· Host0:33
It's the tag line. You should've just done the tag line.
Griffin Newman· Host0:35
Well, let me do the tag line now as an alternate.
David Sims· Host0:35
It's the greatest tag line of all time.
Griffin Newman· Host0:37
Let me do the tag line now as an alternate.
David Sims· Host0:38
Yeah. Yeah.
Griffin Newman· Host0:38
I just really wanted to do that line.
David Sims· Host0:40
Go ahead.
Griffin Newman· Host0:40
Mm-hmm.
David Sims· Host0:40
Do it.
Griffin Newman· Host0:41
Harrison Ford is John Book, period. [laughs] That's the biggest font.
David Sims· Host0:47
Exactly.
Griffin Newman· Host0:47
Okay?
David Sims· Host0:48
Yep.
Griffin Newman· Host0:49
And then l- right down underneath it, almost like small print on the back of a- Yep ... fucking aspirin bottle, "A big city cop. A small country boy. They have nothing in common, but a podcast."
David Sims· Host0:59
Exactly. That's why it's perfect.
Griffin Newman· Host1:01
Do you think putting Harrison Ford is John Book that big was them being like, "We need to fucking Indiana Jones this thing. We need to sell- It's a good question ... he's playing- Like- ... another iconic character?"
Amanda Dobbins· Guest1:13
Right.
Griffin Newman· Host1:13
Like, can we gabo them into thinking- Well- ... I'm supposed to know who John Book is?
Amanda Dobbins· Guest1:17
I would like to talk about the name John Book.
Griffin Newman· Host1:19
It's one of the great names in- It's an incredible name- It's, it- ...
David Sims· Host1:21
so maybe they're just so proud of the name.
Amanda Dobbins· Guest1:22
Yeah.
David Sims· Host1:22
Go ahead, Amanda.
Amanda Dobbins· Guest1:23
It does feel like they picked the name John Book- Mm-hmm ... for that, like, franchise ability, right?
Griffin Newman· Host1:28
Sure.
Amanda Dobbins· Guest1:28
The Indiana Jones