#561 - Barry Sonnenfeld on BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME (Part 1)

from The Sport of Life: Chats w/ Comedians, Filmmakers, Sports Figures, Musicians, & Intellectuals · host Trey Elling

Filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld joins Trey Elling for the first- of a two-part chat on his book, BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME: TRUE STORIES FROM A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD. Topics include:Writing a second memoir (0:00)Shooting BLOOD SIMPLE in Austin (2:45)The unique look of RAISING ARIZONA (10:25)De Nero instead of Hanks in BIG? (14:07)Making Tommy Lee Jones funny in MEN IN BLACK (17:25)Making Gene Hackman funny in GET SHORTY (20:06)The greatness of Dennis Farina (27:35)

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