In the movie, plastic is hugely important. It's a big driver during World War II of, you know, to replace things that are in short supply. But then by like the 60s, when the graduate comes out, just one word: Plastics. Within 20 years, it becomes kind of a punchline,. which I find totally fascinating. "I found it hard to watch in the 4K transfer because it was extra smooshy"
Welcome to the Planet Money Movie Club, a regular series from Planet Money+ in which we watch an economics-related movie and discuss! On today's episode, Kenny Malone, Wailin Wong, and Willa Rubin talk about Frank Capra's 1946 classic 'It's A Wonderful Life.' They discuss CPI adjustments, how a copyright lapse helped make the film more popular, and what exactly a 'Building and Loan' is.
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