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Podcast: Comfort Films Podcast
Episode: Comfort Films 32: Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Description: For our second week of sword & sorcery films, we went with our vote for one of the best of all time, Conan the Barbarian! This John Milius classic was released 40 years (and one day) ago, and it put Arnold Schwarzenegger on the path to becoming one of the biggest action stars of all time. We discuss lots of behind-the-scenes trivia, the theme of freedom, and for our second week in a row, how James Earl Jones makes a near perfect villain, in spite of seeming like a pretty nice guy in real life.