KnockBack, Episode 76: Rosemary's Baby
Added 2019-07-25 16:01:01 +0000 UTCWhen Rosemary's Baby hit theaters in 1968, the horror genre as we know it today didn't really exist yet. The scariest flicks of the era were low budget, poorly lit, and corny beyond belief. But Roman Polanski's film helped define a shift towards the same kind of well written, expertly produced and directed psychological horror that had already found a niche on nascent TV. Written by a bohemian novelist, adapted and spearheaded for the big screen by a highly controversial director, and starring a famous actress who was then known only for her work on a soap opera, Rosemary's Baby is a horror film for the ages. But back in 1968, its religious, witchcraftian premise was utterly offensive to mainstream American sensibilities. That, of course, is part of why it's so great.
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Just watched this movie for the first time last night after I saw your episode go live. I figured if you guys did an episode on it, it had to be worth a watch and boy howdy did it not disappoint. I'll be diving into your thoughts this weekend and I can't wait.
OhHiMike
2019-08-09 20:01:23 +0000 UTCI’m shocked there was only one question submitted about this! I gotta start making the cut offs haha
DB Cooper
2019-08-06 13:35:27 +0000 UTCLmfao totally misrepresented what you said. I thought you were defending Christian's being offended by the movie. I thought I was in the Twilight Zone knowing your thoughts on on religion as a whole. I can never understand how something like that could be controversial. Just shows how indoctrinated you can become. Also, I may be wrong but when you guys were talking about cults I'm pretty sure satanic cults are and always have been a myth. In terms of like human sacrafice and shit like that. Maybe this movie was so controversial because wasent it released around the time the FBI was sweeping the nation to uncover the truth about satanic cults and their supposed involvement with murders? That might have been the 80s though. Satanic Panic I believe it was called.
Brett Carlson
2019-08-04 06:22:31 +0000 UTCDo it while Rosemary is still fresh. Let us know what you think after watching them so close!
TODD HUNT
2019-08-04 02:19:58 +0000 UTCWell, we have no state religion, but most religious observers in the US are indeed Christian. I don't understand being offended by this sort of thing, but it makes sense that it was quite controversial at the time.
Colin Moriarty
2019-08-04 00:39:12 +0000 UTCI haven't seen that movie in 20+ years. I'll have to watch again.
Colin Moriarty
2019-08-04 00:38:39 +0000 UTCVery interesting.
Colin Moriarty
2019-08-04 00:38:27 +0000 UTCSaying America is Christian just doesnt make sense. Its 2019. Theres 100s of religions. It's not real. So for people who worship a science fiction novel to be offended by any and everything is ridiculous. You can practice your beliefs in the privacy of your home and in places of worship. Owning a bakery and denying gay people has nothing to do with religion. That's idiotic. Your not going to serve gay people WHO ARE HUMANS like the rest of us, because some semi-literate peasants by today's standards decided to make up a doctrine in order to keep people in line said so? Makes no sense. There is no omni-present entity bringing down smite on gay human beings. Its offensive that religious people believe that those of us who dont believe are somehow sinful. I can prove to you the earth is round. The day someone can prove to me the Bible is a historically accurate peice of work is the day religious people can be offended by anything. How about the Old Testament. Funny how churches just chucked that out and pretend they only worship the new testament because the Old one said to murder your neighbors and 100s of other ungodly acts.
Brett Carlson
2019-08-03 05:34:24 +0000 UTCSo sorry I missed commenting on this prior to the chat. I was waiting for you to comment on the influence of Rosemarys Baby on The Devils Advocate! It is, at moments, a note for note inspiration to that movie. Bummer you couldn’t discuss !
TODD HUNT
2019-08-02 23:15:16 +0000 UTCEA actually let RESPAWN use Unreal 4 to make Jedi Fallen Order! Crazy! Good for them tho.
Camron Duncan
2019-07-31 17:59:57 +0000 UTCOnce upon a time was fantastic! Rosemary’s Baby is very voyeuristic, like you’re watching this horrific scenario play out in real life. It’s more of a paranoia induced horror experience than a good movie.
Gurnico
2019-07-30 16:43:35 +0000 UTCEnjoy!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-29 21:30:28 +0000 UTCSo good. =)
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-29 21:30:18 +0000 UTCNot a bad idea. =)
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-29 21:30:10 +0000 UTCI love episodes like this. Hopefully we can get an episode like this the week of Halloween. Make it happen!
John Fazio
2019-07-29 19:52:17 +0000 UTCEven now this movie is legit disturbing in the best ways, just finished Once Upon a Time in HW can't wait to listen.
David Kramme
2019-07-29 19:49:24 +0000 UTCThis is such a wild movie. The imagery they used and the final scene have always stuck with me! Hail Stan!
Collin Sparling
2019-07-29 08:23:02 +0000 UTCAwesome! I'm so glad you liked it.
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-29 06:11:01 +0000 UTCHey Ryan! Just keep an eye out for a thread that goes live for all $2+/month subs every 8-10 weeks. It'll announce the next wave of topics, and solicit inquiries. That's where everything read on the show comes from!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-29 06:10:47 +0000 UTCJust watched this movie so I could listen to this episode lol. Great movie
Tanner Brant
2019-07-28 21:04:31 +0000 UTCYou guys said that you only had one person write in, I don't remember seeing anything about this episode being inbound. Where exactly does that information post?. I am probably just missing something obvious here.
Ryan Murdoch
2019-07-28 20:00:38 +0000 UTCYeah, this is true... What a great movie to ponder!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-28 19:24:03 +0000 UTC=D
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-28 19:23:43 +0000 UTCAwesome episode! Just my theory on Terry dying - shortly after moving into the apartment, Rosemary wakes up after a strange dream that seemed to be triggered by her hearing the witches performing the ritual on Terry on the other side of their bedroom wall. This makes me think they impregnated Terry, and shortly after, she killed herself in response. Terry even states to Rosemary in the laundry room she thought at first the couple just wanted her to move in for "some weird sex thing".
Derek Stuchlik
2019-07-28 15:39:23 +0000 UTCMan I love the film parts of Knockback, it's so much fun. Now I'm a huge film buff but I honestly didn't have any inquiries for this discussion nor did I want to force anything. But nonetheless great episode and I'm glad this wasn't a dream and truly happening😏
Marcus Brown
2019-07-28 02:40:53 +0000 UTCThank you!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-28 01:12:18 +0000 UTCGreat work boys.
Dre Rams
2019-07-27 23:05:30 +0000 UTCStop slacking.
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-27 19:24:09 +0000 UTCLOL.
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-27 19:23:59 +0000 UTCDude, watch it!!!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-27 19:23:55 +0000 UTCI'll look into it! Thank you!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-27 19:23:48 +0000 UTCI like Tarantino, yeah. Some of his flicks I like a lot more than others, for sure. But generally, a very talented guy!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-27 19:23:39 +0000 UTCMaybe you should watch it again and see!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-27 19:23:21 +0000 UTCI can’t believe I missed the question post for this. This movie is absolutely incredible and seeing it was definitely a formative moment for me as a horror fan. You picked a great week to post it since Polanski is a minor character in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood!
Jimmy Champane
2019-07-27 01:38:46 +0000 UTCDag right off the bat me and my brother had pet Skinks as kids ! They were cool !
Anthony Longo
2019-07-26 22:53:28 +0000 UTCI listened to this without watching the film because I can’t handle scary movies. Sounds good though.
Nathan R
2019-07-26 22:01:07 +0000 UTCHey Colin loved this episode I’m a huge horror fan. Since you enjoyed Rosemary so much I highly recommend Rob Zombies modern reimagining of it The Lords of Salem. Its heavily inspired by rosemary and it’s a very good psychological horror gem
Jordan DeBeaux
2019-07-26 15:30:33 +0000 UTCColin, by mere coincidence you outdid yourself a bit with the timing of Tarantino's new film dropping today. Due to this, I have to ask; Are you a big fan of Tarantino's films? I've been a die hard Tarantino fan since my friend showed me Pulp Fiction in early High School and I loved Once Upon A Time, although it may not be his best, it's still great. If you guys are fans of him, I'd love to see Knockback dive into his most iconic films :) P.S. Keep up the great work, love listening to your podcasts every week.
Rob Rein
2019-07-26 13:43:31 +0000 UTCWell there it is, then.
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-26 06:38:19 +0000 UTCI wish we were that smart.
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-26 06:38:11 +0000 UTCYour friend has no taste. =D
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-26 06:38:02 +0000 UTCSHAME! SHAME! SHAME!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-26 06:37:54 +0000 UTCI just watched The Witch, and Hereditary is next on my list!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-26 06:37:47 +0000 UTCAlso Colin notes that he’s not sure if the film is available on blu-Ray. It is via the criterion collection
Kevin Theal
2019-07-26 00:23:29 +0000 UTCGreat episode! New conspiracy theory! Colin and Dagan planed this episode to coincide with the release of Tarantino’s new film that came out today which features Sharon Tate, a cameo by Polanski, and the Manson family
Kevin Theal
2019-07-26 00:18:10 +0000 UTCI do have a funny story however. In high school, my best friend watched this, he is also a horror movie buff. He hated it. HATED IT. Such was his hatred for it, that we had a bonfire JUST so he could burn the dvd. (Not copy burn, he literally burned it.) We roasted weenies while watching it burn in the flames. He's since watched it again and has a new appreciation for it.
Nate McKinney
2019-07-26 00:00:30 +0000 UTCI meant to get a question in on this. As a self professed horror aficionado, I am shamed.
Nate McKinney
2019-07-25 23:53:02 +0000 UTCWhat a fucking sinister movie. I went ahead and watched it pretty much immediately upon your recommendation and it's so very ahead of its time. It has also become extremely clear to me where Hereditary got a lot of its inspiration. Also, I have never seen pregnancy/motherhood portrayed quite like this anywhere. I can only imagine the sheer terror and loss of agency that some women must feel when they become pregnant.
Michal Dudic
2019-07-25 22:47:27 +0000 UTCWell then... it's about time. =)
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-25 20:21:14 +0000 UTC!!!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-25 20:19:38 +0000 UTCHope you enjoy!
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-25 20:19:32 +0000 UTC=)
Colin Moriarty
2019-07-25 20:19:21 +0000 UTCJust FYI, Manson did die in prison a couple of years ago :) (November 2017)
Britton Dowers
2019-07-25 19:34:56 +0000 UTCBeen waiting for this one, hell yeah!
DB Cooper
2019-07-25 19:13:12 +0000 UTCThats so weird, I was just writing an article about this film this morning for the cinema magazine I work for! Excited to listen.
Leo Maniscalchi
2019-07-25 16:13:27 +0000 UTCYeeeees finally!
Daniel Rivas
2019-07-25 16:04:55 +0000 UTC
