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Patreon Exclusive: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) (Patreon)

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2025-01-31 17:00:07
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Hey everyone, here's the follow-up to our last episode where we talk about another hitman comedy, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, which was George Clooney's directorial debut. Ryan also revisited two other Charlie Kaufman films, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Synecdoche, New York. We also got sidetracked a bunch and talked about other topics like The Gong Show in its various iterations. Enjoy!

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Lux Anatis

This movie really annoyed me because it made me think about how much the me of 2002 would've blindly enjoyed it. The way it portrays the 60s and it's ideals, patriotism, and show business in general made me think again about how accurately or inaccurately the era we're currently living in will be portrayed in movies as many years removed as this was from it's own time. The scene with the FCC guy yelling at the contestants, the idea that Drew Barrymores character is some kind of free spirit dream girl when she's actually just as degenerate as the main character, it all got me thinking about how long this sort of thing has been going on. Seeing Clooneys friends Brad Pitt and Matt Damon juxtaposed against that lame third contestant really annoyed me and it just brought to mind that this is a Hollywood insider we're supposed to believe is showing us how the sausage is made, but is really just presenting a cheeky criticism of what we're allowed to see. I realize it's supposed to be an exaggeration, almost a parody, but it all just felt so condescending. The more it becomes apparent how dishonest our media really is the more I question what it's taught my generation about contemporary history. They say history is written by the winners and the last 100 years has been by those who uphold the institution of Hollywood. A bit unfair to this particular film, but this is how I'm forced to look at entertainment media now. Thanks for reading.

Luke Gordnier

Ironically the last time I watched eternal sunshine of the spotless mind was for a film class where we over analyzed films plus watched them.

Luke Gordnier

“I’m not the biggest fan of ___ but I thought he/she was great in it” should be a t shirt”

Lux Anatis

I was a manager for Blockbuster Video when it was released on DVD and I was such a huge fan of it I was recommending it to all of my customers. I even made a sign near the register and it's (limited) space on the new release wall so people would consider it. I haven't watched it since then so I wonder if my opinion on it will have changed now that I have so much more life experience, but man it really spoke to me when I young, dumb, and unreal/idealistic about romance.

Luke Gordnier

For stiller, you should revisit tropic thunder and check out his first film reality bites which Devito produced

Lux Anatis

The Ben Stiller Show for sure, which was the prototype for Mr. Show.

The One and Rory

One of the more amusing things about Charlie Kaufman is his feud with Mark Kermode. This all dates back to Mark's review of "Synecdoche, New York", which he didn't care for and found confusing. He stated that he liked Eternal Sunshine less after watching Synecdoche, which Charlie found unfair (It's like saying how you now dislike The Deer Hunter after watching Heaven's Gate). He said similar things about Anomalisa, which was a sore spot for Kaufman on a BBC Radio 5 interview, as he asked why Mark was such an arsehole about Synecdoche before the recording. This didn't sit well with Mark, who decided to press his buttons by bringing up Inside Out winning over Anomalisa at the Oscars and pushing him for answers about what Anomalisa meant. Years later in his book Antkind, Charlie puts a dig at Mark in one of B.'s (The main character who's an insecure film critic) monologues; referring to his essay work as a "sewer-centric film study" and making up an essay titled called "I, Mark Kermode, am an asshole". This resulted in Mark placing I'm Thinking of Ending Things on his Worst of 2020 list, just to spite Charlie. What's funny is that A.O. Scott is poked fun of in the book, with him taking the jabs in good taste. You rarely see a critic and filmmaker feud go on for this long.

Lux Anatis

This story is hilarious and I've never known it. We'd all like to think we'd take this sort of thing like AO Scott apparently did, which I think is awesome, but most of would probably be in the other boat. I personally would probably go full on Gallo/Ebert.

Carlisle

Man, I loved Anomalisa.

Ryan Lancello

Having Tom Noonan play basically every character beyond the two main leads was so funny, plus I remember the animation being pretty well done. I should rewatch it, been awhile.

Thomas Bishop

This has very little to do with anything, but just the Jack Black santa movie reminded me that the other day I went to this collection of food court areas in between a bunch of hotels downtown. I like this one cuban stand for breakfast, and there were thousands of high-schoolers for both a cheerleading thing and an academic thing that weekend. Just seeing hundreds of kids in this big restaurant area in blazers and khakis in mile-long lines for both chic-fil-a and starbucks and literally NOTHING else explained a lot of things for me.

Sidetracks

Great insight! Had no idea about this. Thanks for sharing

Sidetracks

I'll definitely be revisiting Tropic Thunder. Maybe even Heavyweights for good measure

Sidetracks

You should give it a rewatch then! I'd be curious to hear if your opinions have evolved at all.

The One and Rory

I'll listen to his reviews from time to time, and I find his books entertaining and informative. Not to mention, he's one of the few film critics who has respect for horror, as he's a fan of The Exorcist and The Last House on the Left. But I won't argue that he does have an ego (With him even acknowledging it) and that some of his reviews are swing-and-miss.

cdpren

Good one to check out alongside CABLE GUY is FLIRTING WITH DISASTER. Stiller is quite good in it and it came out maybe a couple months before CABLE GUY. Great actors all over that movie.

MercMerc

Excellent pod again guys, glad I finally joined the Patreon. When it comes to those “sad boy” movies like ESOTSM and Garden State I sorta agree with both of you. They’re victims of time. They get a “pass” because they were the first of these whimsical-adult indie movies that plagued the 2000s. I could fire off a few I liked if I thought about it but they did start to get annoying and derivative after a while. Mildly related-parts of Youth in Revolt were shot in my town which was kinda cool seeing.

JokersJuicyAss

Hi welcome to Hell, now can I take your order?

Jason Patterson

Shout out about one of my favorite podcasts about one of my favorite podcasts. "We'll see you in hell" gave big props to Joe/hats off in February episode #2. This is the best Tuesday I've had in a while!

Ryan Lancello

What’s this? With Derosa lol? What episode?

MercMerc

Can I get uhhhhhhhhhh Drew Carey Show retrospective?

Jason Patterson

(Patreon only) February episode 2: ."You're cordially invited" ACC specifically name dropped, but mostly about Joe's work the planes, trains Blu-ray

Jason Patterson

I'm in a good mood, do you have a "buy me a coffee" or something?

Jason Patterson

I'm trying to support a starving artist. Let me in!! Lol

Sidetracks

So cool! Thanks for letting me know

Mary and Steve

This is like, the minorest of footnotes in the movie but Chuck Barris wrote Palisades Park for Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon, who, last I checked is 1) still kicking (or booming?) and 2) sells hand-drawn portraits of celebrities thru his website

Mary and Steve

Oh whoops, Ryan mentions it 😅 ETA: another crazy moment on the Gong Show was when Jaye P. Morgan flashed the camera during one of the Gene Gene the Dancing Machine segment

Mary and Steve

Oh my god! The Gong Show Movie has the Vatican Rag bit that has been ‘living in my head rent free’ as the kids say, for decades

JokersJuicyAss

Thou that movie doesn't have Molly hatchet's Flirting with Disaster in it, 0 out of 10

JokersJuicyAss

Also The Ramones did a cover of that and no one brings it up for some reason

Mary and Steve

You’re so right! It’s a song that’s right in their wheelhouse, too