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Podcast: The Projection Booth Podcast
Episode: Episode 762: Lemonade Joe (1964)
Description: Czechtember gallops forward with OldÅich LipskĆ½ās madcap musical parody Lemonade Joe (1964). Adapted from JiÅĆ BrdeÄkaās novel and play, the film stars Karel Fiala as the squeaky-clean pitchman of Kolalok Cola who rides into town to clean up the Wild West. Standing in his way is MiloÅ” KopeckĆ½ as the dastardly HorĆ”c Badmanābetter known as Hogofogo. With tinted black-and-white visuals, slapstick invention, and a send-up of both Hollywood westerns and consumer culture, this is pure LipskĆ½āirreverent, dazzling, and completely unforgettable. Mike is joined by Jonathan Owen and Alistair Pitts to unpack this fizzy Czech classic.