Mississippi Burning

This week we review the 1988 American crime thriller film Mississippi Burning directed by Alan Parker that is loosely based on the 1964 investigation into the deaths of Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner in Mississippi.

It stars Gene Hackman and Willem Dafoe as two FBI agents investigating the disappearance of three civil rights workers in fictional Jessup County, Mississippi, who are met with hostility by the town's residents, local police, and the Ku Klux Klan.

Critical reaction was generally positive, with praise aimed towards the cinematography and the performances of Hackman, Dafoe and Frances McDormand.

It received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and won for Best Cinematography.

We discuss the Oscar winners from last week and we pay tribute to Gene Hackman who passed away recently.  

This is a movie that revs you up, that makes you angry, that stirs your soul. We like to think we are injustice warriors - and like our 12 Years A Slave podcast https://open.spotify.com/episode/26Bj8KeieO4WBGt0NHRrEl?si=4e2d9fa9e5334aae  - the themes in this movie makes our blood boil.

The Aussie deep dives into scenes in the movie and manages to make the Scotsman smile - no mean feat. He is delighted to be chatting about the making of the movie - and some behind the scenes trivia.

This is great podcast until the end when the Aussie ruins it with his rating - it makes no sense! You have to listen to try and make sense of this .

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