“Sean Penn”
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Notable books mentioned: Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Fast Times, Fast Times at Ridgemont High by Cameron Crowe
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The host mentioned 'Little House on the Prairie' to highlight Sean Penn's early acting experience. It serves as a fun anecdote that connects to his…
The host discusses the significant cultural impact of the character Jeff Spicoli from 'Fast Times' and how it created a new genre of character in f…
The host discusses the cultural significance of 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High' and its influence on character archetypes in film. They reflect on h…
“Sean Penn” mentions Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Fast Times, and Fast Times at Ridgemont High by Cameron Crowe with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
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Books Mentioned
“The mention of 'Little House on the Prairie' was virtually just to put a couple of pennies in my pocket as an extra.”
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“I saw you talking about Fast Times recently.”
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“My sense reading his book, which I read the book before the, a lot of people don't know that was a book before it was a screenplay.”
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Movies & Documentaries Mentioned
Val
“Sean Penn mentions watching the Val Kilmer documentary 'Val', praising its quality and the portrayal of Kilmer.”
Fast Times
“Sean Penn reflects on his role in 'Fast Times', discussing how he created a memorable character that influenced a whole genre.”
Citizen Pen
“The documentary made by CORE, titled Citizen Pen, focuses on the organization's efforts and impact.”
21 Grams
“The people in Iran were very aware of American movies, and the first thing they talked about was 21 Grams, which had the most sex and drugs of any movie I probably ever did.”
Falcon and the Snowman
“I remember... I don't know, when was the last time you talked about Falcon and the Snowman? Was it been a minute? I remember that movie. I loved that movie.”
Summer of Soul
“Summer of Soul is incredible if anybody hadn't seen it. It's Questlove's movie.”
Into the Wild
“Ed and I had worked on a couple of films together in the past, but then significantly Into the Wild.”
Flag Day
“When I started Flag Day, one of my go-to things is I send Ed the script, and say, what do you think?”
Once
“Ed brought Glenn Hansard in, who's a great, you know, did the songs for Once.”