Jeremy and Paco are joined by film writer Daniel Gorman to discuss Normal Life (1996), directed by John McNaughton. Check out Daniel’s writing at In Review Online.

This is the third episode in our miniseries, One Last Score, where we're going through different heist and bank robbing movies set in Chicago. Our next episode will be about a series of films with at least a scene or two in Chicago – the Ocean’s Trilogy (2001-2007) – and the nearly unknown Eric Roberts vehicle, 8 of Diamonds (2006).  

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We're recommending stuff at the end of the podcast now!

Paco’s recommendation:

• J’accuse (1919), dir. Abel Gance

Jeremy’s recommendations:

• ⁠⁠⁠The End of Baseball | Peter Schilling Jr. 

Sources and further reading:

• John McNaughton Interview | The Flashback Files
• From `normal' to notorious once they were an ordinary suburban couple; now she is dead, and he stands charged of eight bank robberies | Nina Burleigh, Chicago Tribune
• They Robbed Banks | Chicago Tribune
• Hoffman Estates, 60195 | Chicago Tribune 
• The ‘Normal Life’ of Maverick Filmmaker John McNaughton | Jim Hemphill, IndieWire
• Cap’n Crunch and the Serial Killer: John McNaughton on His Career | Erik Luers, Filmmaker Magazine
• DALEY LEFT IN THE DUST IN CITY SCOFFLAW DERBY MAYOR LOSING GAME OF CATCH-UP ON OWN FIELD | Jacquelyn Heard, Chicago Tribune
• City owed millions from its own employees, who aren’t being forced to pay up | Tim Novak, Sophie Sherry, Alden Loury, Chicago Sun-Times