Rich Wilkes (screenwriter - The Dirt, XXX, Airheads)

Episode 131- screenwriter Rich Wilkes! Rich is a very accomplished screenwriter with over 30 years in the business. He contributed to two of my favorite movies - “The Dirt” & “Billy Madison” (uncredited). It was great chatting about the process of getting some of these projects made. It was also fun to hear about some of his projects that he worked on that did not get made- although I’m hoping some of them- like the Sam Kinison movie do get made. 0:00:00 - Intro0:01:01 - Background in Switzerland0:02:20 - Early Movie & TV Influences0:04:35 - Theater & Movies in High School0:05:35 - Getting Started in the Movie Business 0:07:35 - Extra Movie & TV Work 0:09:34 - First Screenplay - "Glory Daze"0:10:27 - The "Stoned Age" & Fans 0:12:28 - "Airheads" with Chris Farley & Adam Sandler0:17:45 - "The Jerky Boys" 0:20:00 - "Glory Daze" 0:21:45 - "Billy Madison" 0:24:45 - "xXx" 0:28:59 - Projects That Don't Get Made0:32:30 - "Punk Like Me" & Touring in a Band 0:36:10 - "The Ballad of The Whiskey Robber" 0:39:59 - David Fincher & 80s MTV Series 0:46:00 - "The Dirt", Script Changes & Band Issues 0:51:45 - Research with Motley Crue & Lawsuit0:54:30 - Making Motley Crue Likable 0:58:58 - Pam & Tommy Lee Sex Tape 1:00:13 - Sam Kinison & Other Projects 1:02:45 - George Clooney & The Green Hornet 1:04:53 - Fanboying Out & Being Around Celebrities 1:09:40 - Cancer Charity & Golden Rule1:11:40 - Jager Shots with Tommy Lee 1:13:16 - Wrap Up Rich Wilkes Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rich_k_wilkes/American Cancer Society Website:https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate.htmlChuck Shute Website:http://chuckshute.comSupport the showThanks for Listening & Shute for the Moon!