AnDread and Nichole Goble dive into Run. We discuss caregiver abuse, overcoming vs. living with disability, and factitious disorder imposed upon another. Show Notes available at freaksandpsychospodcast.com/episode010
WARNING: The Show Notes may spoil certain “twists” that are revealed in the movie.
- Intro
- Nichole’s experience of disability and her show Bodies of Horror, part of the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad
- General thoughts on disability in horror
- Run Discussion 17:23
- Run is a 2020 thrillerdirected by Aneesh Chaganty and written by Chaganty and Sev Ohanian, starring Sarah Paulson (Diane) and Kiera Allen (Chloe), currently streaming on Hulu, about a teenager with multiple disabilities about to go off to college when she comes to suspect that her mother is keeping a dark secret from her.
- General spoiler-free thoughts on Run
- SPOILERS starting at 33:00
- Meaning of Run as title
- Running as response to danger
- Who is running? Chloe or Diane?
- Ties into theme of mobility and barriers to mobility
- Importance of casting of Kiera Allen
- Chloe’s character & representation of her disabilities
- Challenges of depicting caregiver abuse AND factitious disorder imposed upon another (aka Munchausen by proxy)
- Overcoming disability vs. living with disability / disability as real experience
- Disability as punishment / something that “happens” to you vs. part of your identity
- Reality of caregiver abuse / factitious disorder imposed upon another
- Diane’s guise of supportive parent and refusal to accept responsibility for Chloe’s issue
- Chloe’s resilience, intelligence, and strength
- Film encapsulates time of transition for children between high school and college / dependence and independence
- Is Diane disabled/mentally ill? Or just an abusive sociopath?
- Inspired by the real story of Gypsy & Dee Dee Blanchard?
- Told by doc Mommy Dead and Dearest [2017], streaming on HBO Max, and the mini-series based on their story, The Act [2019], streaming on Hulu)
- Stories not being told: caregiver abuse on those born with disabilities, stories about relationships between disabled people and caregivers in general, characters with disabilities in stories that are not about their disability
- Guest plugs
- TWITTER: @NicholeInDC
- PODCAST: Bodies of Horror on the Anatomy of a Scream Pod Squad Network
- Plugs and Wrap-Up 2:14:50
- WEBSITE: freaksandpsychospodcast.com. Please subscribe, rate, and review
- VOICEMAIL: 614-721-1011
- TWITTER: @FreaksPsychos and @AnDreadtheBlind
- LETTERBOXD: Andread. Disability in Horror list
- DARK MARK, creator of the show’s intro and outro music
- Twitter: @mark underscore longfield
- Letterboxd: Darkmark
- NEXT EPISODE: TBD
- If you find yourself wishing that you were normal, just remember: The Freaks Shall Inherit the Earth.
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