Being Charlie Kaufman

Episode 35 of the The Black List Podcast podcast, hosted by Franklin Leonard | Luminary | Ninth Planet Audio, titled "Being Charlie Kaufman" was published on November 18, 2020 and runs 39 minutes.

November 18, 2020 ·39m · The Black List Podcast

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Summary

The prolific screenwriter Charlie Kaufman discusses some of the diverse and notable projects of his career, starting with his early days as a staff writer for shows like Get A Life, and The Dana Carvey Show. He also recounts the unbelievable, and ultimately life-changing story of his screenplay for Being John Malkovich, a film that nobody initially wanted to make. Franklin and Kate dive with Charlie into the continued fan love for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (for which Kaufman won a writing Oscar), the reactions they all have to Adaptation, and wrap up with a discussion of the Jessie Buckley/Jesse Plemons film I'm Thinking of Ending Things, and so much more. Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.This conversation took place during 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.Mentions: I’m Thinking of Ending Things: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/im_thinking_of_ending_things Get A Life: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/get_a_life  Being John Malkovich: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/being_john_malkovich Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eternal_sunshine_of_the_spotless_mind Antkind: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/546823/antkind-by-charlie-kaufman/  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

The prolific screenwriter Charlie Kaufman discusses some of the diverse and notable projects of his career, starting with his early days as a staff writer for shows like Get A Life, and The Dana Carvey Show. He also recounts the unbelievable, and ultimately life-changing story of his screenplay for Being John Malkovich, a film that nobody initially wanted to make. Franklin and Kate dive with Charlie into the continued fan love for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (for which Kaufman won a writing Oscar), the reactions they all have to Adaptation, and wrap up with a discussion of the Jessie Buckley/Jesse Plemons film I'm Thinking of Ending Things, and so much more.

Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This conversation took place during 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.

Mentions:

I’m Thinking of Ending Things: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/im_thinking_of_ending_things
Get A Life: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/get_a_life
Being John Malkovich: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/being_john_malkovich
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eternal_sunshine_of_the_spotless_mind
Antkind: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/546823/antkind-by-charlie-kaufman/

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