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Blank Check with Griffin & David

Broadcast News with Katey Rich

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Blank Check Productions / Talkhouse

Tv & Film, Society & Culture, Comedy, Film Reviews

4.66.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 March 2018

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

Katey Rich (Vanity Fair) returns to discuss 1987’s dramedy masterpiece, Broadcast News. But what journalist and news producer helped inspire and advise Brooks? What actress was originally the female lead but backed out last minute? Who is Charlie? Together they examine the careers of Holly Hunter, Albert Brooks and William Hurt, the amazing screenwriting and more! This episode is sponsored by WeTransfer.com and Casper (casper.com/check PROMO: CHECK)

Transcript

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0:00.0

No, I'm semi-serious here.

0:22.6

You're seriously-

0:23.6

He will be attractive, he'll be nice, and helpful, he'll get a job where he influences

0:27.4

a great God-fearing nation.

0:29.0

He'll never do an evil thing, he'll never deliberately hurt a living thing.

0:32.6

He will just bit by little bit lower our standards where they are important.

0:37.1

Just a tiny little bit, just coats a long flash over substance, just a tiny little bit,

0:43.4

and he'll talk about all of us being salesmen, and he'll get all the great podcasts.

0:48.3

Hello everybody, I'm Griffin Newman.

0:54.1

I'm David Simms, right, I'm involved in this podcast.

0:56.9

Yes, hi.

0:57.9

We are hashtag the TwoFrance as a proprietary advantage.

1:01.9

This is a podcast about film geographies, directors who have massive success early on in

1:06.8

their careers, and they're giving us a series of blank checks to make whatever crazy

1:09.4

passion projects they want.

1:11.1

And talk about a guy who had massive success early on career.

1:16.3

Yes, yes.

1:17.3

First time at bat hits a full-on home run, and now he's got a toll check to make whatever

1:22.6

he wants.

1:23.6

Sure.

1:24.6

And he makes what I would argue is his finest film.

1:26.6

Same.

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