In the Line of Fire

In this, our twentieth episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John watched the hit 1993 thriller “In the Line of Fire,” directed by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Clint Eastwood, Rene Russo and John Malkovich. They discuss Eastwood’s career and star persona, the anti-political apathy of the 1990s, and the “end of history” vibes of Eastwood and Malkovich’s characters.

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• John Ganz

• Jamelle Bouie

Links from the episode!

• New York Times front-page for July 9, 1993

• A 2010 Guardian profile of Clint Eastwood.

• New York Times review of “The Defiant Ones.”