948: Saddle Up for Learning - with Adam Rifkin, Hollywood Director & Malcolm McDowell, Actor, Last Train to Fortune (LTTF)
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YOUR guests are Adam Rifkin, Hollywood Director & Malcolm McDowell, Actor, Last Train to Fortune (LTTF)
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does "Last Train to Fortune" celebrate the power of literature & education?
- What unique challenges did Adam face in bringing his mother's script to life?
- How does Malcolm's portrayal of Cecil Peachtree honor the passion of educators?
- What message does this Western send about the enduring value of books in the digital age?
- How can films like this inspire a renewed interest in classic literature?
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Director
ADAM RIFKIN’S eclectic career ranges from family comedies to cult classics to gritty dramas. Some of the movies he’s written and/or directed include; Disney’s UNDERDOG, Dreamworks’ MOUSEHUNT and SMALL SOLDIERS, A24’s THE LAST MOVIE STAR, starring the great BURT REYNOLDS in his final film, New Line’s DETROIT ROCK CITY, starring rock supergroup KISS, Fox’s THE CHASE, Sony’s THE DARK BACKWARD and most recently, LAST TRAIN TO FORTUNE, a Western starring MALCOLM McDOWELL, BERNADETTE PETERS, MARY STEENBURGEN and JAMES PAXTON.
Actor
Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943) is an English actor. He first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's if.... (1968), a role he later reprised in O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982). His performance in if.... prompted Stanley Kubrick to cast him as Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971), the role for which McDowell became best known.
His other notable film credits include The Raging Moon (1971), Voyage of the Damned (1976), Time After Time (1979), Caligula (1979), Cat People (1982), Blue Thunder (1983), The Caller (1987), Star Trek Generations (1994), Tank Girl (1995), Mr. Magoo (1997), I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (2003), The Company (2003), Evilenko (2004), The Artist (2011), and Bombshell (2019). He also played Dr. Samuel Loomis in the 2007 remake of Halloween and its sequel, Halloween II (2009).
On television, McDowell appeared as Dornford Yates's gentleman hero Richard Chandos in the 1978 BBC adaptation of She Fell Among Thieves. He had recurring roles on Entourage (2005–2011) and Heroes (2006–2007), starring roles on Franklin & Bash (2011–2014) and Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2018), and has played Patrick "Pop" Critch on the Canadian series Son of a Critch since 2022. He has also voiced characters in various animated shows, films and video games, including Metallo on Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited, Vater Orlaag in Metalocalypse, Dr. Calico in Bolt, President Eden in Fallout 3, Molag Bal in The Elder Scrolls Online, and Dr. Monty in Call …Read More