Jews on Film: Exploring Jewish Stories & Themes in Cinema After Hours w/ Nabil Ayers
Daniel and Harry are back for season three of Jews on Film! In this season premiere they welcome Nabil Ayers - music industry entrepreneur, musician, and author to discuss Martin Scorsese's 1985 dark comedy "After Hours" starring Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, and Linda Fiorentino.
They discuss SoHo in the 1980s, Scorsese’s exploration of temptation and punishment, how this film fits into the "Yuppie Nightmare" canon of films alongside others like "Fatal Attraction" and "American Psycho,” and how tough it was to get into a walkup apartment when the buzzer wasn't working.
As always, they end the episode by ranking the film’s Jewishness in terms of its cast & crew, content, and themes.
IMDb - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088680/
Trailer - https://youtu.be/LQRawYZl-ls
Joe Frank's NPR Monologue that partially inspired "After Hours"- https://youtu.be/MIG636ri4r8
Check out Nabil’s book - My Life in The Sunshine
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