Moby Dick (Ep. 127)

Adapt or Perish

In Episode 127 of Adapt or Perish, we're taking to the high seas for a look at Moby Dick, the classic tale of obsession, revenge, and chapters upon chapters of whale anatomy.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Herman Melville's original 1851 novel
• The Sea Beast, the 1926 theatrical movie, directed by Millard Webb, written by Bess Meredyth, Rupert Hughes, and Jack Wagner, and starring John Barrymore
• The 1930 theatrical movie, directed by Lloyd Bacon, written by Oliver H.P. Garrett, and starring John Barrymore
• The 1956 theatrical movie, directed by John Huston, written by Huston and Ray Bradbury, and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Friedrich von Ledebur, and Orson Welles
• The 1998 miniseries, directed by Franc Roddam, written by Roddam, Anton Diether, and Benedict Fitzgerald, and starring Patrick Stewart, Henry Thomas, Piripi Waretini, Ted Levine, and Gregory Peck
• The 1999 animated short, directed by Natalya Orlova, written by Brian Sibley, and starring Rod Steiger
• 2010: Moby Dick, the 2010 direct-to-video movie, directed by Trey Stokes, written by Paul Bales, and starring Barry Bostwick and Renee O'Connor
• The 2011 miniseries, directed by Mike Barker, written by Nigel Williams, and starring William Hurt, Ethan Hawke, Charlie Cox, Eddie Marsan, and Gillian Anderson
• Age of the Dragons, the 2011 theatrical movie, directed by Ryan Little, written by Gil Aglaure, Anne K. Black, and McKay Daines, and starring Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones, and Corey Sevier

Footnotes:

• "The King of the Geezer Teasers: Inside Randall Emmett’s direct-to-video empire, where many Hollywood stars have found lucrative early retirement"
• The 1999 animated version of Moby Dick on YouTube
• Ahab's Wife: Or, the Star-Gazer: A Novel by Sena Jeter Naslund

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