David Bowie in the Hunger - Pop Screen 157

Can it really be ten years since David Bowie died? This week, Pop Screen dives back into the prolific screen career of the Thin White Duke with one of his sexiest, most stylish and silliest films - Tony Scott's 1983 debut The Hunger. A story of vampirism, lesbianism and extremely '80s stylistic mannerisms, it co-stars Susan Sarandon and Catherine Deneuve. Join Graham and Mick as they discuss the movie's place in Bowie's then-rapidly-mainstreaming career, his artiest music videos and tour promos, the film's position in the '80s neon-and-smoke-machines canon, and who - if anyone - could pull off a performance like this today. We also talk about Bowie's fabled gift for reinvention, the film's electrifying Bauhaus performance, and insult Morrissey. If you want to hear more of this - the Bowie discussion, not the Morrissey-insulting, although... - we're prepping a bonus episode on his 1978 film Just a Gigolo. You can get that over on our Patreon, as well as weekly articles about The Twilight Zone and Doctor Who, plus our end-of-month round-up podcast Last Night...

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David Bowie in the Hunger - Pop Screen 157 is an episode from Cinema Eclectica | Movies From All Walks Of Life by The Geek Show.

This episode is 01:02:49 long.

This episode was published on Jan 18, 2026.

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