{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#64: USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage \/ Army of One (with Abby Olcese)","description":"This week, The Pitch's Abby Olcese joins us for two Nic Cage-fronted true stories of dubious execution!&amp;nbsp;  First up is Larry Charles'&amp;nbsp;Army of One, a grating retelling of the real-life tale of Gary Faulkner (Cage), who was arrested in Pakistan hatching a plot to kill Osama bin Laden in 2010, all for 'Murica. In theory, it could be a neat little dramedy about the self-delusion of the flag-pilled white dude; in practice, it's an annoying slog with Cage making all kinds of delusional choices (the&amp;nbsp;voice he does here) and everyone's favorite kook Russell Brand as God.&amp;nbsp; Things get a little better, if a little safer, with Mario Van Peebles' po-faced WWII drama USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage. Peebles casts Cage as the doomed captain of the equally-ill-fated Navy ship that famously smuggled vital parts for the atomic bomb behind enemy lines, only to get shot down by a Japanese U-boat. From there comes starvation, sharks, and a whole lotta sitting around and waiting. Pledge to our Patreon at&amp;nbsp;patreon.com\/travoltacage Follow us on Twitter&amp;nbsp;@travoltacage Email us questions at&amp;nbsp;travoltacagepod@gmail.com Podcast theme by Jon Biegen Podcast logo by Felipe Sobreiro ","author_name":"Travolta\/Cage","author_url":"http:\/\/www.nathanrabin.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/27698985\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/27698985"}