615 - My Failed Suicide Attempt with Director/Cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld

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4.1 • 529 Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2020

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Director/Cinematographer/Author Barry Sonnenfeld (Barry Sonnenfeld Call Your Mother, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Addams Family, Men in Black) shares a story about flying alone on a corporate jet and a very harsh landing at the Van Nuys airport. Plus, Barry chats about living in Telluride, Colorado, getting tested for the coronavirus, shooting the film Misery, and the project he is most proud of- A Series of Unfortunate Events. This is a fascinating conversation! Watch Story Smash the Storytelling Game Show on YouTube anytime! https://bit.ly/39OoTdw With your host Christine Blackburn and comedian Blaine Capatch, writer Danny Zuker, and many more talented people like Wayne Federman, MaryLynn Rajskub, Melissa Peterman, Ed Crasnick, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Greg Proops! Four comedians spin the Story Worthy Wheel of Truth and tell a true 1 or 2 minute story on the topic they land. The "expert judges" comment and everyone laughs their ass off. Story Smash sold out consistently at the Hollywood Improv for 3 years. It's a blast! Check out the Story Smash website here - https://www.storysmashshow.com The Story Worthy Hour & 1/2 of Power is now once a month on the third Sunday at 5:00pm PST, at Flappers Comedy Club in Burbank California! Watch 7 true hilarious stories in 1 hour! More info on the website - https://www.storyworthypodcast.com Please follow for free, rate, and review Story Worthy on Apple Podcasts here - http://apple.co/1MceZ2Q It really helps. Follow Christine and Story Worthy on social media - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/storyworthy Twitter - https://twitter.com/StoryWorthy Facebook - https://facebook.com/StoryWorthy and at ChristineBlackburn.com Thanks guys! Christine

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1:07.3	Today on the show, director and cinematographer Barry Sondonfeld talks about his failed suicide attempt.
1:14.6	I've always had a tremendous fear of flying suddenly 107 mass dropped from the ceiling, hanging, swinging, and my mother is sucking oxygen,
1:30.2	and my father and I are pretending we don't know her.
1:35.3	So I started out with a very bad first experience on an airplane.
1:40.6	Today on the show, director Barry Sondonfeld talks about his failed suicide attempt and his new book, Barry Sondonfeld, Call Your Mother. Stay close.
1:47.6	Hi, I'm Barry Sondonfeld, and you're listening to Storyworthy, which is a fantastic show.
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