Cruel Intentions (1999), plus Akiva Schafer

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Writer/director Roger Kumble had never made a film as he approached the back end of the 1999s, but had two very acclaimed plays under his belt. This, he figures, was his moment, and in under two weeks, he wrote the first draft of what would become Cruel Intentions. And while the project would soon pick up momentum, it still required him to get on his knees and basically beg one of his lead stars to appear in the movie. The second half of this episode is then a chat with filmmaker Akiva Schafer, about the new The Naked Gun movie. He talks tiny details, finding jokes, and the movie's very, very long credits list... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, this is Simon from Film Stories. Thank you so much for listening to this Film Stories podcast Network podcast. And thank you too to the lovely folks at Prop Store who have sponsored it. Prop Store is a place where you can bid on memorabilia from the movies. And Prop Store also has a live auction taking place from September the 4th to the 6th, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
0:25.2	Now, don't know about you, folks. I'm not in Los Angeles, California. So I'm instead, I've already
0:31.3	registered and I've been looking at the entire catalogue, which you can find at PropStore.com.
0:36.8	And boy, have I found some stuff to waste
0:39.1	my pocket money on. Right, sit back for this. As well as stuff from aliens, from Blade Runner,
0:44.7	from Star Wars, all the classy stuff that I'm supposed to want. The thing I most want from this
0:50.0	auction is a life-size, cable-controlled, animatronic emperor penguin from Batman Returns. Do you remember
0:57.3	1992's Batman Returns and how ropy the penguins looked like? It looked at the end. Well, I want one of
1:03.9	those in my office. I'm also quite taken by Walter White's white wife fronts from from Breaking Bad as worn by Brian Cranston.
1:13.3	The elastic looks a little bit saggy on them, but you know, needs must. This is memorabilia.
1:18.1	You can find the entire auction catalogue at prop store.com. And that auction takes place,
1:25.3	September the 4th to the 6th, 2025.
1:29.5	My name is Patrick Gagney and I am a sociopath. I am a passionate mother and wife. I am an engaging
1:36.2	therapist. I am extremely charming and well-liked. I have lots of friends. Your friends would probably
1:42.4	describe me as nice. But guess what?
1:45.3	I can't stand your friends.
1:47.6	Sociopaths are hiding everywhere in plain sight.
1:50.6	All you have to do is start looking.
1:52.9	Hello, this is Simon Brew.
1:55.3	I'm the editor of Film Stories magazine.
1:57.7	A very warm welcome to the Film Stories podcast.
2:01.2	Sorry about that.
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