the words verbatim that I said to my team, which is literally verbatim.

I always said one or two clicks past reality, not so far, but just a couple so that we

know we're in a heightened, slightly surrealistic world enough.

So it's deliberate.

You know, I think like the term camp gets thrown around, but camp can be, you know, the point is it's deliberate. You know, I think like the term camp gets thrown around, but camp,

you know, camp can be, you know, the point is it's deliberate. It's intentional.

Hello, and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to you by the Director's Guild of

America. Today's episode takes us behind the scenes of director Josh Greenbaum's new comedy,

Barb and star Go to Vista Del Mar.

The film tells the story of best friends Barb and Star, who leave their small Midwestern town for the first time to vacation in Vista Del Mar, Florida, and soon find themselves tangled up in

adventure, love, and a villain's evil plot to murder the entire town.

In addition to Barb and Star Go to Vista Domar,

Mr. Greenbaum's other directorial credits include episodes of the series,

Bless This Mess, Fresh Off the Boat, and New Girl,

the television documentary series Behind the Mask,

and the documentary feature, Becoming Bond.

Mr. Greenbaum spoke with fellow director Guillermo del Toro about filming Barb and Stargo to Vista Del Marr in front of a virtual audience.

Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

Hello, everybody.

And here we are, Guillermo and Josh.

Welcome, Josh, to this little conversation about your fabulous and insane movie.

Thanks, Guillermo.

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