Interview With "The Beta Test" Directors, Writers and Stars, Jim Cummings & PJ McCabe

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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You've probably heard of Jim Cummings' last two films, "Thunder Road" and "The Wolf Of Snow Hollow." Well, now he's partnering with his buddy PJ McCabe and together, the two are co-directing, co-writing, and co-starring in one of the year's best comedies, "The Best Test." With a biting commentary on toxic masculinity, today's Hollywood culture, data privacy, and more, the film is as ambitious as it is outrageous. Both Jim and PJ were kind enough to spend some time talking with me about their film, which will be playing in theaters and available to rent on VOD from IFC Films on November 5th. Please take a listen down below and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/nextbestpicturepodcast iTunes Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is my interview with the directors,
0:05.2	writers, and stars of the new film The Beta Test, Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe.
0:10.3	What are we doing here?
0:14.9	A couple of weeks ago, I got a letter in the mail inviting me to a no strings attached sexual encounter in a hotel room.
0:24.6	It's pretty card, looked official, I don't know, I was stupid.
0:29.6	I went.
0:31.6	What? Dude, this is nuts.
0:34.6	I had to wear a blindfold.
0:36.6	But the woman, I can't even tell you.
0:42.3	Wait, whoa, whoa, wait, what's going on here? Hold on. Wait, this is really happening? You really did this? In this climate?
0:50.3	Is anything going on?
0:55.0	We're getting married in like six weeks.
0:57.0	If anything were going on, I'd let you know.
1:04.0	Now I'm suspicious of everyone.
1:08.0	Maybe it's your wife. Maybe it's my wife. People are so terrified of stepping out of everyone. Maybe it's your wife. Maybe it's my wife.
1:12.6	People are so terrified of stepping out of line.
1:14.6	Consequences won't go away anymore.
1:18.6	Come on.
1:20.6	Jacqueline, was I taken off of the email chain with Marvel?
1:24.6	This is a failure. I can't use the language that I'd like to use to you right now
1:28.3	because of the new direction that the agency
1:30.3	in the country is going.
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