Today we are talking about the 2017 film CHIPS written and directed by Dax Shepard. We give a little behind the scenes with Christi’s association with the California Highway Patrol, her dad having been one for a bit in the late 60s/early 70s. She also shares some of the citizen band culture that they were a part of in the early 70s. CORRECTION: Mom’s CD handle was Honey Bee and not Mama Bee. 

References from the podcast: The ranch where the Manson family lived that was used in western films was Spahn ranch which was not the one used in Chips. 

To hear the intro music from the show Chips, click here I mean C’mon!!

Tupac Shakur’s California Love can be heard here

Dax Shepard: If you are listening to this episode don’t forget that Mike offered to cover your track time at PIR if you want to run some hot laps. Thank you so much for making this movie.

Some of our favorite parts of this movie are:

• The spectacular car chase and motorcycle chase scenes
• The use of exposition to bring some of the color of the original TV series
• The representation of the LGBTQ community among the force
• Trauma informed handling of drug use
• The goofy fight scene that harkened back to the camp of the original series. 

Next Weeks film: Smokey and the Bandit watch here on Amazon Prime

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