In terms of the authenticity, just everybody wanted to help us get it right throughout this entire process.

People read this script who were in Oakland and just surrounded it with love and support.

And just felt that so much throughout the entire process. Hello, and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.

In this episode, four interconnected stories from 1980s Oakland come together,

and directors Ryan Fleck and Anna Bowden's action comedy, Freaky Tales.

The film weaves together the seemingly disparate sagas of an NBA star, a corrupt cop, a female rap duo, teenage punks, neo-Nazis, and a debt collector

as they embark on a collision course in 1987 Oakland, California.

In addition to Freaky Tales, Fleck and Bowden's other directorial creditors, in 1987, Oakland, California.

In addition to Freaky Tales,

Fleckin Bowden's other directorial credits include the feature films,

Captain Marvel, Mississippi Grind,

and It's Kind of a Funny Story,

and episodes of Masters of the Air,

Mrs. America, Billions, and the Big Sea.

Following a screening of the film at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,

Fleckin Bowden spoke with director Shaz Bennett about filming Freaky Tales.

Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation.

Hey, everybody.

What a kid ass movie.

Please welcome, as we said, the writer-directors.

Anna and Ryan, I'll just start us off.

So it's May 10th, 1987. Sleepy Floyd scores 29 points. And Ryan, you're like 10 years old, listening to Too Short in Oakland, which I question your parents' parenting skills. But, you know, talk a little bit, like, where this idea come from.

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