Paul Feig on 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' [Replay]

from Feeling Seen · host Paul Feig, Marissa Flaxbart, Jordan Crucchiola

This interview (with a different "One Quick Thing" segment) originally aired in November of 2022. It was our 1 year anniversary!Starting off with his deep identification with the singularly obsessed Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) in CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, Paul shares stories of his childhood as a sci-fi loving movie nerd, his adulthood as a newly minted horror fan, and a bunch of stuff in between. When this interview came out, Paul's latest was The School for Good and Evil, streaming on Netflix. Paul and Jordan also discuss his series Welcome to Flatch. As of this re-release, his movie Jackpot!, starring Awkwafina and John Cena, has just come out on Amazon Prime.***With Jordan Crucchiola and Paul Feig Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinfeelingseen Feeling Seen is hosted by Jordan Crucchiola and is a production of Maximum Fun. You can watch video editions of our new episodes on our YouTube Channel!Need more Feeling Seen? Keep up with the show on Instagram and Bluesky. 

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The director/producer behind FREAKS AND GEEKS, BRIDESMAIDS, A SIMPLE FAVOR, and more tells us why Spielberg's freaky 1977 classic was a dream come true for a geeky teen moviegoer.

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