Clear and Present Dudes: A Thriller Movies Podcast
Ruari O’Toole | Michael Dunbar | Saanje BjorksonIt's a defence podcast! It's a movie podcast! It's Clear and Present Dudes! Join Naval officers and Tom Clancy fans Mike Dunbar and Saanje Bjorkson and resident civilian expert Ruari O' Toole as we dissect political thrillers, spy films, courtroom dramas and crime movies and action cinema from the ’70s–2010s in a spoilercast format. What began as a mission to watch every Tom Clancy adaptation beca... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 9 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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In this episode the Dudes aren't spies, we just read books! In this week's thriller movie, Robert Redford is Joe Turner - a CIA analyst who must go on the run when his entire section house is slaughtered out of the blue. Featuring an unnerving Max Vo... more
Explore the espionage and thrill of Clint Eastwood's Firefox in this episode of Clear and Present Dudes. Watch as we strap in and taxi down the runway in our shonky Iranian Qaher F-313 for Clint Eastwood’s 1982 Cold War techno‑thriller action and tak... more
Robert Clayton Dean (Will Smith) as an ordinary lawyer who stumbles into a raw, dirty conspiracy after discovering evidence tied to a senator’s murder — and then finds himself hunted by a rogue NSA cell. He reluctantly joins forces with Brill (Gene H... more
Disclaimer: Due to the setup on this rare in-person recording there are some slight and occasional audio quality issues in the first 20-30 minutes.
No one would have believed in the twenty-fifth year of the twenty-first century that this world was ... more
On this episode of Clear and Present Dudes we dive into Bruce Willis’s 1993 river‑bound thriller Striking Distance — a gloriously daft, oddly giallo‑tinged cop movie that somehow rules. We follow former homicide detective‑turned‑river rescue cop Tom ... more
If you’ve got a problem, a nobody can help, and if you can find them—maybe you can hire… the Ops Centre. The Dudes get their battle staff on and watch the 1995 TV movie Tom Clancy’s Op Centre. When a rogue KGB Colonel steals three nuclear warheads fr... more
On this episode of Clear and Present Dudes we sound “one ping only” and litigate the Tom Clancy adaptation that started it all: The Hunt for Red October. We ride the tension-packed sonar pings with Sean Connery as Marko Ramius, the Lithuanian Soviet ... more
On this episode of Clear and Present Dudes we brace for impact with 1979’s disaster epic Meteor, starring Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Martin Landau, and Henry Fonda as The President. A giant meteor is barreling toward Earth, and the only plan involve... more
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Apple Podcasts | #129 |  United States/TV & Film/Film History |
Apple Podcasts | #53 |  Australia/TV & Film/Film History |
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This podcast engages listeners in lively and humorous discussions that explore a wide array of political thrillers, spy films, courtroom dramas, and action cinema spanning from the 1970s to the 2010s. The unique aspect of the show stems from the hosts' backgrounds as naval officers, allowing them to infuse military perspectives into their analyses of cinematic narratives and character developments. With a focus on movies adapted from Tom Clancy's works, the conversations provide not only entertainment but also critical insights that appeal to both casual viewers and military enthusiasts alike.
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