Episode 1647 - Scott Frank

WTF with Marc Maron Podcast

Marc Maron

Comedy

4.6 • 29.5K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2025

⏱️ 105 minutes

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Summary

Scott Frank is one of Hollywood’s most prolific screenwriters but he still has perpetual anxiety about his job security. Scott and Marc talk about the impulse that keeps him grinding away, whether he’s working on original screenplays, rewrites, or his limited series like Godless, The Queen’s Gambit and his new Netflix show Department Q. They also talk about Scott’s mentors, his influences, and the construction of his most well known screenplays, like Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Minority Report, and Logan.

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0:00.0	It's Sam and Pete here from the Staying Relevant podcast and this week our podcast is brought to you by Avios.
0:05.9	Listeners, if you didn't know already, we've been challenged by Avios to collect enough Avios throughout the year so that we can go to...
0:11.9	Vegas, baby!
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0:26.1	so I'm collecting on every qualifying ride. And I've even started shopping at Sainsbury's
0:30.0	so I can actually collect nectar points, which, by the way, I can convert into Avios.
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0:38.5	We need to get to Vegas.
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