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Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

154. Barry Levinson - Recorded Live at TriBeCa Film Festival

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.83.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2017

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

In a special live episode (in association with the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival), Gilbert and Frank welcome Academy Award-winning director Barry Levinson, who recalls his early days as a sketch performer, his collaborations with comedy icons Carol Burnett, Mel Brooks and Tim Conway, and the experience of directing Dustin Hoffman to an Oscar in "Rain Man." Also, Warren Beatty breaks Gilbert's heart, Jackie Gayle riffs on "Bonanza," Rodney Dangerfield runs afoul of the law and "Diner" influences future generations of filmmakers. PLUS: The curse of The Mummy! The brilliance of Bruno Kirby! The "magic" of Art Metrano! Jack Riley salutes Jack Benny! And Barry remembers the dynamic Robin Williams! This episode is brought to you by BullGoose Shaving (www.bullgooseshaving.com code: GILBERT) and The Rant is Due with Lewis Black (www.audible.com/lewisblack). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

And now, coming to you live from Regal Cinemas in beautiful downtown New York City, as part of the Tribeca Film Festival,

0:11.0

it's Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast!

0:16.0

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

0:23.0

I think we should show him a movie, don't you, Bill?

0:26.0

Yes, Todd! Boy, this place is packed!

0:33.0

Hi, this is Gilbert Gottfried, and this is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast!

0:40.0

I'm here with my co-host Frank Santopodre, and our guest today has accomplished so much over its career, we don't know where to begin the introducing.

0:53.0

But here goes! He's a writer, producer, occasional actor, and one of the most prolific and celebrated film directors of the last five decades.

1:05.0

He co-wrote the screenplay for the courtroom drama and Justice Faroeil, and collaborated with Mel Brooks on the screenplays for both Silent Movie and High Anxiety.

1:21.0

As a producer, he's helped bring to the screen feature films such as Donnie Presko, The Perfect Stone, and analyze that, as well as the landmark television shows like Oz, and Homicide Life on the Street.

1:40.0

His impressive body of work as a director includes some of the most popular and prestigious movies of the last 35 years, including Diner, Good Morning Vietnam,

1:55.0

Kinman, Sleepers, Bugsy, Wagged the Dog, and Rainman for which he was awarded the Oscar for Best Director.

2:05.0

His newest film starring Robert De Niro and Michelle Fiper is called The Wizard of Lies, where very grateful to happen here on the podcast,

2:17.0

although he didn't take time out to make us fill out a football quiz before he agreed to do it.

2:27.0

Please welcome to the show Baltimore's favorite son, the multi-talented Barry Levinson.

2:48.0

You did it like an announcer, it's a stadium, something.

2:54.0

Oh, yeah.

2:55.0

And the thing about it is very big.

2:57.0

Now, wasn't John Forsyth an announcer at the Bullpark?

3:03.0

John Forsyth?

3:04.0

Yeah, John Forsyth from Bachelor Father.

3:08.0

Really? And he was in Justice Faroeil, isn't it?

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