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A History of Violence

John Wagner

A new edition of the hard-hitting graphic novel that inspired the Academy Award-nominated 2005 motion picture starring Viggo Mortensen, Ed Harris and William Hurt.

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Monday Morning Podcast

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Monday Morning Podcast

Bill Burr compared a situation with a man's wife to a scene in the film 'A History of Violence' where a man turns violent on the stairs, implying a need to stand up for oneself.

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Do you remember when that dude in that movie? Fuck that chick on the stairs? You remember the one I'm talking about right a history of violence

— Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-8-19

Episode: Monday Morning Podcast 4-8-19

Bill Burr compared a situation with a man's wife to a scene in the film 'A History of Violence' where a man turns violent on the stairs, implying a need to stand up for oneself.

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Do you remember when that dude in that movie? Fuck that chick on the stairs? You remember the one I'm talking about right a history of violence

The Bulwark Podcast

Podcast

The Bulwark Podcast

The book was mentioned in reference to the chaotic state of the House Republicans, with the speaker comparing the situation to the movie's plot involving escalating violence and destruction from a seemingly simple task.

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I was thinking of a movie I really liked called A History of Violence with Viggo Mortensen and William Hurt.

— Episode: Tom Nichols: Citizen Trump

Episode: Tom Nichols: Citizen Trump

The book was mentioned in reference to the chaotic state of the House Republicans, with the speaker comparing the situation to the movie's plot involving escalating violence and destruction from a seemingly simple task.

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I was thinking of a movie I really liked called A History of Violence with Viggo Mortensen and William Hurt.

William Hurt is this Irish mobster who has put out what he thinks is a very simple hit. And by the end of the movie, there's like bodies everywhere and there's blood and his mansion is a shambles and he's wandering around with a gun yelling, how do you fuck that up?

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

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The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

Josh Olson, a friend of Dave's, wrote this book about violence in history, and Dave initially felt it would be better suited as a movie than a dollop episode.

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I have a friend, Josh Olson. He wrote history, violence, history of he wrote the history of violence.

— Episode: 357 - The Piedras Negras Jail Break

Episode: 357 - The Piedras Negras Jail Break

Josh Olson, a friend of Dave's, wrote this book about violence in history, and Dave initially felt it would be better suited as a movie than a dollop episode.

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I have a friend, Josh Olson. He wrote history, violence, history of he wrote the history of violence.

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