Skip to main content

Search TrendsNew Ads Appearances Podcasts API

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.

Missing Frames: Catching up with Cinema

Missing Frames: Catching up with Cinema

Episode 160 - Point Blank

Jul 19, 2026 · 1 hr 21 min · 10 segments

It's time to celebrate another milestone! For the 160th episode of Missing Frames, Shawn welcomes back longtime friend Brad Gullickson for another installment of their ongoing "anniversary series," a…

It's time to celebrate another milestone! For the 160th episode of Missing Frames, Shawn welcomes back longtime friend Brad Gullickson for another installment of their ongoing "anniversary series," a tradition that began nearly a decade ago with Episode 30: Dirty Harry. This time, Brad introduces Shawn to one of the most influential crime films of the 1960s: John Boorman's Point Blank, starring the incomparable Lee Marvin. On paper, Point Blank is a simple revenge story. A criminal is betrayed, left for dead, and sets out to collect the money he's owed and murder the ones who wronged him. But under Boorman's direction, what begins as a hard-boiled thriller evolves into something dreamlike, hypnotic, and unlike almost anything Hollywood was producing in 1967. Along the way, Shawn and Brad discuss the film's unforgettable supporting cast, which includes the likes of Angie Dickinson and John Vernon, and ponder how the film ultimately becomes a meditation on identity, obsession, and emotional emptiness. **HOSTS** **Shawn Eastridge** **Brad Gullickson**

It's time to celebrate another milestone! For the 160th episode of Missing Frames, Shawn welcomes back longtime friend Brad Gullickson for another installment of their ongoing "anniversary series," a…

Speakers: Sean EastridgeHostBrad GullicksonGuest

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeAudience≈8k followers

Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube Amazon Music Website

Top entities: Point Blank×32 Lee Marvin×38 Paprika×8 The Big Red One×6 Easy Rider×9

Pre-Watch Deep-Dive on ‘Point Blank’4:56 – 20:29

Sean EastridgeHost

4:56

But bringing it back to this episode, the last one we did, episode 150, which was about a year ago, we did Paprika, which is one of mine.

Sean EastridgeHost

5:06

And now we're doing one of yours.

Sean EastridgeHost

5:08

And Brad, what is this film that we're watching today for episode 160?

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:12

We are watching John Borman's Point Blank, starring Lee Marvin and based on Richard Stark's The Hunter.

Sean EastridgeHost

5:20

I know nothing about this movie.

Sean EastridgeHost

5:23

I don't think I've seen a John Mormon film.

Sean EastridgeHost

5:26

A John

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:27

Mormon movie? Oh, come on.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:28

You've seen Deliverance? John Borman.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:30

You've

Sean EastridgeHost

5:31

seen Deliverance,

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:32

right? No.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:33

Oh, man.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:34

Have you seen Excalibur? Nope.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:36

Oh, man.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:37

Have you seen Exorcist to the Heretic? I have absolutely not seen that.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:44

Well, you probably haven't seen.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:47

Oh, my gosh.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:47

What's the other Lee Marvin Toshiro Mifune movie? Hell in the Pacific.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:51

What if I was like, oh, no, I've seen that.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:53

No, I haven't seen that.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:54

You know, Hell in the Pacific is Enemy Mine.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:57

Have you seen Enemy Mine with Dennis Quaid and Lou Gossett Jr.? I haven't seen any of these.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

6:01

Well, that's not directed by John Borman, but that is a science fiction remake of Hell in the Pacific.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

6:06

Hell in the Pacific is about an American fighter pilot and a Japanese fighter pilot crash landing during World War II on an island and having to live together.

Point BlankMovie1967 film
100%32 mentions
Lee MarvinPersonAmerican actor
99%38 mentions
PaprikaMovie2006 film
98%8 mentions
The Big Red OneMovie1980 film
97%6 mentions
Easy RiderMovie1969 film
97%9 mentions
The GraduateMovie1967 film
96%10 mentions
Steven SoderberghPersonAmerican filmmaker and cinematographer
95%11 mentions
Dirty HarryMovie1971 film
94%9 mentions
Donald E. WestlakePersonAmerican writer
93%14 mentions
WealthfrontCompanyFinancial services company
93%7 mentions
Mel GibsonPersonAmerican actor and filmmaker
92%4 mentions
DeliveranceMovie1972 film
91%5 mentions
In the Mouth of MadnessMovie1994 film
90%2 mentions
FrenchLanguageSpoken language
90%3 mentions
Cox CommunicationsTV ProviderCable television company
89%4 mentions
Chris ColumbusPersonAmerican filmmaker
88%3 mentions
Samuel FullerPersonAmerican film director and screenwriter
87%3 mentions
Hell in the PacificMovie1968 film
86%5 mentions
Quentin TarantinoPersonAmerican filmmaker and actor
86%12 mentions
Richard Stark's Parker: The HunterBookNovel by Darwyn Cooke
85%6 mentions
Enemy MineMovie1985 film
84%2 mentions
Jason StathamPersonActor
83%2 mentions
John VernonPersonCanadian actor
83%4 mentions
DVDEntityFilm format
82%2 mentions
John BoormanPersonFilmmaker
81%2 mentions
The HunterBookNovel by Donald E. Westlake
80%2 mentions
ZardozMovie1974 film
79%3 mentions
Alien 3Movie1992 film
79%3 mentions
Big Trouble in Little ChinaMovie1986 film
78%2 mentions
The Dirty DozenMovie1967 film
77%4 mentions
Comic book conventionEntity
76%2 mentions
My Neighbor TotoroMovie1988 film
76%3 mentions
Toshiro MifunePersonJapanese actor and film producer
75%3 mentions
Angie DickinsonPersonAmerican retired actress
74%4 mentions
The WardMovie2010 film
73%1 mention
HollywoodAdministrative AreaNeighborhood in Los Angeles, California
72%2 mentions
The OutfitMovie1973 film
72%3 mentions
The LimeyMovie1999 film
71%1 mention
ExcaliburMovie1981 film
70%2 mentions
Los Angeles International AirportAirportInternational airport in Los Angeles, California
69%3 mentions
French New WaveEntity
69%2 mentions
John MillsPersonEnglish actor
68%1 mention
Amber HeardPersonAmerican actress
67%1 mention
World War IIEventWar
66%7 mentions
John CarpenterPersonAmerican filmmaker and composer
66%2 mentions
2020 Sundance Film FestivalEventFilm festival
65%1 mention
Sundance Film FestivalTourist AttractionFilm festival
64%1 mention
Kirk DouglasPersonAmerican actor and filmmaker
63%3 mentions
Marlon BrandoPersonAmerican actor
62%3 mentions
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th DimensionMovie1984 film
62%1 mention

ActorsFilm
Film HistoryFilm
Lee MarvinFilm > Actors
Literary AdaptationsFilm > Adaptations
Visual StyleFilm > Cinematography
DirectorsFilm > Film Analysis
Film AnalysisFilm
CinematographyFilm
AdaptationsFilm
FilmographyFilm > Actors > Lee Marvin
Film
John BormanFilm > Film Analysis > Directors
Point BlankFilm > Film Analysis > Directors > John Borman
Notable RolesFilm > Actors > Lee Marvin > Filmography
Richard StarkFilm > Adaptations > Literary Adaptations
The HunterFilm > Adaptations > Literary Adaptations > Richard Stark
1960s CinemaFilm > Cinematography > Visual Style
Influential FilmsFilm > Cinematography > Visual Style > 1960s Cinema
New Wave CinemaFilm > Film History
American CinemaFilm > Film History > New Wave Cinema
Cinematic TechniquesFilm > Film History > New Wave Cinema > American Cinema

Pre-Watch Deep-Dive on ‘Point Blank’4:56 – 20:29

Sean EastridgeHost

4:56

But bringing it back to this episode, the last one we did, episode 150, which was about a year ago, we did Paprika, which is one of mine.

Sean EastridgeHost

5:06

And now we're doing one of yours.

Sean EastridgeHost

5:08

And Brad, what is this film that we're watching today for episode 160?

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:12

We are watching John Borman's Point Blank, starring Lee Marvin and based on Richard Stark's The Hunter.

Sean EastridgeHost

5:20

I know nothing about this movie.

Sean EastridgeHost

5:23

I don't think I've seen a John Mormon film.

Sean EastridgeHost

5:26

A John

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:27

Mormon movie? Oh, come on.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:28

You've seen Deliverance? John Borman.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:30

You've

Sean EastridgeHost

5:31

seen Deliverance,

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:32

right? No.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:33

Oh, man.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:34

Have you seen Excalibur? Nope.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:36

Oh, man.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:37

Have you seen Exorcist to the Heretic? I have absolutely not seen that.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:44

Well, you probably haven't seen.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:47

Oh, my gosh.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:47

What's the other Lee Marvin Toshiro Mifune movie? Hell in the Pacific.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:51

What if I was like, oh, no, I've seen that.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:53

No, I haven't seen that.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:54

You know, Hell in the Pacific is Enemy Mine.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

5:57

Have you seen Enemy Mine with Dennis Quaid and Lou Gossett Jr.? I haven't seen any of these.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

6:01

Well, that's not directed by John Borman, but that is a science fiction remake of Hell in the Pacific.

B

Brad GullicksonGuest

6:06

Hell in the Pacific is about an American fighter pilot and a Japanese fighter pilot crash landing during World War II on an island and having to live together.

Sign up to see more

The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode

Create an account Already have an account? Log in

No account is needed to search Radar.