Penelope Spheeris (Decline of Western Civilization, Wayne's World)

Penelope Spheeris is a film director, producer and screenwriter.  She directed all 3 of "The Decline of Western Civilization" with a 4th one on the way.  She also directed Suburbia, Black Sheep and Wayne's World.  This was one of the  most fun interviews I've done this year, maybe ever.  Lots of great stories about Hollywood, working with Chris Farley, her unreleased movie about Ozzfest, UFO abductions and so much more!  Check it out! 00:00 - Intro 00:35 - The Decline of Western Civilization 3 04:01 - Childhood & Background  06:00 - Movies & TV Shows & Creative Outlet  11:00 - Hollywood Business  12:25 - Lorne Michaels & Early Days  14:30 - Misunderstanding Punk Rock 16:50 - Frustration With Movie Choices 20:50 - Black Sheep & Chris Farley  24:15 - John Candy 25:34 - Happiness, Meditation & Film Industry 30:00 - Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne & Oz Fest Movie 36:17 - UFO Abductions 39:30 - Autobiography Coming Soon 40:28 - Rockstar With Mark Wahlberg 42:13 - Working with the Weinsteins 44:00 - Crispin Glover 45:20 - Flea from RHCP 46:15- Establishment, Homeless Crisis & Mental Health 52:10 - Rescues Rock 53:15 - Outro  Penelope Spheeris website: https://penelopespheeris.com/ Rescues Rock website: https://www.rescuesrock.com/ Chuck Shute website: https://chuckshute.com/Support the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!