44. "Slaughterhouse-Five" (1972)

Tonight's the mostly forgotten movie adaptation of Kurt
Vonnegut's famous World War II novel. The book may be a quirky
sci-fi hybrid, but it delves seriously into Vonnegut's real-life
experiences as a POW during the Dresden firebombing. How
successfully these experiences transfer to the screen is, well,
arguable. Tonight's episode toggles between a serious approach to
the subject matter and the realization that this movie ain't no
lost classic... asides include the peaks and valleys of
Vonnegut's catalogue, how what's considered "hot/sexy" changes
from era to era, and mistaking freeway offramps for
onramps.