Ep890: Beyond Hammerland: THE WICKER MAN (1973)
What better excuse for a fiery conversation than a 50th-anniversary review of The Wicker Man?
This month Ian and AC go waaay Beyond Hammerland to the rocky shores of Scotland for a look at Robin Hardy's 1973 cult classic--which finds a cop (Edward Woodward) investigating the disappearance of a little girl in a remote Scottish village. He is impeded by a secretive and overtly sexual populace whose charismatic leader (Chritopher Lee) is also a businessman and a pagan cultist.
In this spoilerific examination, Ian expresses his surprise and dismay at a film he's heard about for years, but which is a very different kind of horror movie than he'd expected.
The guys talk about The Wicker Man's cult status, its surprising take on religious morality, and why it is the perfect example of a landmark movie whose ideas and aesthetics can only be improved upon!
Correction: Christopher Lee's Lord Summerisle shows up at the 40-minute mark in the film--which is both earlier and later than Ian and Aaron claimed in the discussion.
Show Links:
Watch the Wicker Man trailer.
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Catch up with 2022's year-long journey, "Son of Hammerland"!
And watch the series that started it all: "Hammerland"!
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