Episode 2: Banjo the Woodpile Cat, Xanadu, and Jawbreaker - a podcast by Dax Schaffer and Sara Iyer

On the second episode of The Bluth, the Whole Bluth, and Nothing But the Bluth, we dive into Don Bluth's first independent short film, Banjo the Woodpile Cat! We discuss how fun and DIY the production was, Bluth's childhood cat story that inspired the film, the songs (both diegetic and non-diegetic), plus the many talented voice actors and singers. We also wade through the plot of everyone’s favorite fantasy roller skating musical extravaganza, Xanadu, just so we can talk about its two minutes of Don Bluth animation. And we cap off the episode by exploring all of Bluth's unrealized projects, including the wild ride that is Jawbreaker!

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Links:

Purchase Banjo the Woodpile Cat on Amazon:

https://amzn.to/2XjuxuT

Watch Banjo the Woodpile Cat on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaQhhE1kC1Y

Watch Xanadu on Amazon Prime Video:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002KE8WTA?ie=UTF8

Xanadu - Don’t Walk Away sequence:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6ESfjqD5O4

The story behind Xanadu - Don’t Walk Away:

http://dragonslairthemovie.com/xanadu-dont-walk-away

Surfer Joe’s Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/SurferJoeFilm

Surfer Joe trailer:

https://vimeo.com/315054748

Jawbreaker trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6uUMPoynRc

The story behind Jawbreaker:

http://dragonslairthemovie.com/jawbreaker-story/

Follow Dax Schaffer on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/daxschaffer

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https://twitter.com/DaxSchaffer

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https://www.instagram.com/saraiyer

Follow Sara Iyer on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/saraanjuliiyer

Follow the Podcast on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/nothingbutthebluth

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Banjo the Woodpile Cat music and lyrics by Don Bluth

Audio clips are from Banjo the Woodpile Cat, created by Don Bluth Productions

Jawbreaker created by Phil Mendez, trailer created by Don Bluth Productions

Xanadu music by Electric Light Orchestra

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