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For this Wednesday Super Slop Night, first up is PK (2012), an Indian sci-fi satire about a humanoid who crash-lands on Earth, after which he ingratiates himself with the Earthlings around him, who regard him as a prophet. He stumbles from success to success using nothing but his simple, clueless mannerisms. Think Being There (1979) or Forrest Gump (1994), but with a sci-fi twist. At the time of this film’s release, it was the highest-grossing film of all time at the Indian box office. Director Rajkumar Hirani, who was also responsible for 3 Idiots (2009), another big Indian blockbuster.

Next is Top Secret! (1984), a spy spoof from Airplane! (1980) director team Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker. It follows an American singer (Val Kilmer) who goes to East Germany, falls in love with a singer there, and joins the anti-communist resistance. Despite the reactionary premise, it is still well-regarded, as it fills almost every frame with a joke, often referencing things that were current in 1984 pop culture. Good reviews for this, so let’s give it a whirl.

We’ll start at 8PM EST on Blorptube, right here:

https://blorp.zapto.org/o/visual_cuisine

Be there, comrades!

Letterboxd:

• PK: https://letterboxd.com/film/pk/
• Top Secret!: https://letterboxd.com/film/top-secret/

Doesthedogdie.com links:

• PK: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2338151/parentalguide/
• Top Secret!: https://www.doesthedogdie.com/media/14698

CWs for PK:

• Babies.
• Childbirth.
• Discussion of religion.
• Discussion of existentialism.
• Ableism.
• Kissing.
• Implied sex.
• Explosion.
• Whipping.
• Profanity.
• Smoking.
• Alcohol.
• Blood.

CWs for Top Secret!:

• Child abandonment.
• Gaslighting.
• Death of animal..
• Cruelty to animals.
• Animal corpses.
• Sexual assault of man by bull, played for laughs.
• Someone struggles to breathe.
• Tooth damage.
• Torture.
• Death by falling.
• Kidnapping.
• Cheating.
• Spitting.
• Claustrophobia..
• Broken fourth wall.
• Ableism.
• “Man in dress” jokes.
• Misrepresentation of minority.
• Bestiality.
• Objectification of female characters.
• Sex.
• Honking horns.
• Screeching tires.
• Car crash.
• Plane crash.

Links to movies:

• PK: https://tankie.tube/w/vNSfER2BSvAboBiZR1jrMH
• Top Secret!: https://tankie.tube/w/ak8V4zo1w6B4m6yKSh3vqp