In this episode, we discuss Eagle Pennell's Last Night at the Alamo, including character introductions, the parallels between Cowboy and Pennell, and the film's anti-Hollywood aesthetic.
See where Last Night at the Alamo is available to watch.
Supplemental Material:
• Last Night at the Alamo (Remaster)
• The King of Texas: The Life and Death of Independent Filmmaker Eagle Pennell
• How Austin Movies Shaped the City's Culture and Identity by Michael Barnes
• In Memoriam by Chronicle Staff
• Eagle Pennell, the Last Cowboy by Nadine Smith
• Remembering a Different 'Alamo,' 40 years Later by Nathan Cone
• The Most Authentically Texan Movie You’ve Never Heard Of by Sean O'Neal
• King for a Day by Steve McVicker
• The Defiant Defeatist: Eagle Pennell by Daniel Stuyck
• Fade to Black by Steve McVicker
Additional Audio Sources:
• Last Night at the Alamo Remaster Teaser
• Last Night at the Alamo (Remaster)
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