Episode #134

A Streetcar Named Desire

(1951)

HEY, STELLA!!!! Marlon Brando explodes onto the silver screen as the alcoholic, abusive, barbarian of a man, Stanley Kowalski in the seminal play from Tennessee Williams. This play, and then movie, put both of those colossal talents on the map, which is crazy to think about given what household names they became. It all started here. So . . . does it live up to the hype? Why IS this film so famous? Let’s find out!