Ep. 127 The Beast (1988)

(Left to Right) Don Harvey, Stephen Baldwin, Jason Patric, Erick Avari & George Dzundza are a Soviet tank crew tries to get the lay of the land in Kevin Reynolds 1988 war drama "The Beast."

A Soviet Tank crew become lost in an Afghan valley and turn on each other as they are hunted by the Mujahedeen. Tune in as Chris talks William Mastrosimone, Afghanistan, and tough breaks as the LSCE screens the 1988 cult war film “The Beast.” Join us!

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Canby, Vincent. Reviews: Russians and Afghans. New York Times. Sept 16, 1988. Accessed 9/1/2021 https://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/16/movies/reviews-film-russians-and-afghans.html?searchResultPosition=9 

Durbin, Dick. Op-Ed: Lessons Learned on the Plains of Afghanistan: Sen. Dick Durbin. USA Today. May 2, 2021. Accessed 9/2/2021 https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/05/02/afghanistan-has-history-being-unbendable-u-s-has-learned-column/7384677002/

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Gault, Matthew. “‘The Best’ Is the Best Tank Movie You’ve Never Seen.” Medium.com      Nov 21, 2014. Accessed 9/2/21 https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-beast-is-the-best-tank-movie-youve-never-seen-1c9b0c0d650c

Kehr, Dave. “‘The Beast Intrigues with Its Point of View.” Chicago Tribune. December 2, 1988. Accessed 9/1/2021 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-12-02-8802210543-story.html

Perlez, Jane. “A Nation Challenge: The Warlords; The Corrupt and Brutal Reclaim Afghan Thrones, Evoking Chaos of Somalia.” The New York Times. November 19th, 2001. Accessed 9/1/2021 https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/19/world/nation-challenged-warlords-corrupt-brutal-reclaim-afghan-thrones-evoking-chaos.html