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Marathon Man

William Goldman

In a classic thriller that did for dentists what Psycho did for showers, runner Tom "Babe" Levy races toward his goals of athletic and academic excellence, until an unexpected visit from his brother throws him into a world of terror, treachery, and murder. Reprint.

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

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Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend

Conan O'Brien remarked on how this movie showed what the Diamond District and Upper West Side looked like in the 1970s, finding it interesting how different it was from modern times.

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I just rewatched Marathon Man and was just also remarking on, oh, that, okay, wait, that's what the Diamond District looked like? Yeah. Oh, wait, that's what the Upper West Side looked like? Oh, look,...

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Episode: John Wilson

Conan O'Brien remarked on how this movie showed what the Diamond District and Upper West Side looked like in the 1970s, finding it interesting how different it was from modern times.

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I just rewatched Marathon Man and was just also remarking on, oh, that, okay, wait, that's what the Diamond District looked like? Yeah. Oh, wait, that's what the Upper West Side looked like? Oh, look, they're over there. They're in Central, he's in Central Park. That's what Central Park looked like in 1975, 76. It looks so different than what we're seeing now.

The Rewatchables

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The Rewatchables

The hosts explained that the book served as the source material for the film, noting it was published in 1974 and stemmed from William Goldman's premise about Mengele seeking medical treatment in New York. They highlighted Goldman's role in both writing the novel and adapting it into the screenplay, providing context for the movie's origins.

Episode: 'Marathon Man' With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

The hosts described the novel as the source material for the film, noting it was published in 1974 and originated from a premise about Mengele hiding in New York.

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Goldman's idea. So this is based, Goldman wrote the screenplay based on his own novel and his, I think the genesis for the novel was what if Mengele had to come out of hiding or go to New York to get medical treatment.

So he writes the book, he publishes it in 74.

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