The Contrarians114 - Little Women (1994)

Meg marries poor. Beth dies. Amy marries the guy who was in love with Jo. And Jo… well, she says she wants a career but really she just needs to meet the right guy. Tale as old as time! Listen to Alex and Julio discuss the 1994 version of LITTLE WOMEN, the one starring our beloved Winona Ryder and a cavalcade of future stars! Young Christian Bale! Young Claire Danes! Young Kirsten Dunst! Slightly less old Gabriel Byrne! All of them bored out of their mind because they have to sit out the Civil War!

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TIMELINE

00:00:00 - 00:01:31 Intro

00:01:32 - 00:16:20 Opening and Contributions

00:16:21 - 01:19:06 Contrarians Corner

01:19:07 - 01:20:02 Jo’s Impromptu Haircut

01:20:03 - 02:07:08 Real Talk

02:07:09 - 02:08:28 Perennial Plugs

02:08:29 - 02:13:26 Today’s Plugs

- Inspired by HOMEFRONT, Alex’s revisited ROCKY BALBOA. It’s still good.

- Julio recommends GOING POSTAL to Terry Pratchett fans, as well as people who aren’t familiar with his work.

- THE FESTIVE YEARS have been letting us use their music for years now and they are amazing. You can check out their work on Spotify, on Facebook or on their very own website.

- Hans Rothgiesser, the man behind our logo, can be reached at @mildemonios on Twitter or you can email him at mildemonios@hotmail.com in case you ever need a logo (or comics) produced. And you can listen to him talk about Peruvian politics on his own podcast, NACION COMBI and Peruvian economics on his other podcast, MARGINAL. Aaaaand you can also check out all the stuff he’s written on his own website. Don’t know Spanish? He also did a podcast in English called LIVING IN PERU, about immigrants in - where else - Perú. Oh, and as if that wasn’t enough, he has a new zombie novel out, REQUIEM POR LURÍN. Ask him about it!

Up next, The Summer of Winona has one final feature before we reach the closing ceremonies: Winona Ryder’s first major leading role in HEATHERS! In the meantime, let us know how you liked LITTLE WOMEN! Is Winona the ultimate Jo? Was it hard to take Christian Bale seriously? Have you seen THAT episode of FRIENDS? E-mail us at wearethecontrarians@gmail.com or tweet at us or facebook us and share your thoughts!