Is Allison Williams Afraid of Her Own Movies?
The Sam Sanders Show
KCRW & Sam Sanders
4.9 • 709 Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2025
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
Allison Williams became a millennial icon as Marnie on HBO’s Girls — but her second act is even more thrilling. From Get Out to M3GAN, she’s carved out a new space as a horror star and unexpected scream queen. In this episode, Allison joins Sam to unpack what draws her to morally messy characters, and why she keeps playing women we love to hate. They dive into her newest film, M3GAN 2.0, and what it says about AI, parenting, and the eerie ways tech is shaping our lives. Plus, a look back at Girls and why Gen Z has rediscovered it with fresh eyes. Is Allison in on the joke? Absolutely. And she’s got stories.
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| 0:29.4 | Hey, y'all, it's the Sam Sanders show from KCRW, where we ask big questions and give hot takes about the pop culture we love. |
| 0:40.1 | Thanks so much for being here. This week, Allison Williams, if you are a millennial of a certain age, like me, you have been watching her for years. |
| 0:46.6 | And the things Allison has starred in, they have come to define entire eras of TV and film. |
| 0:49.3 | TV like HBO's Girls. |
| 0:52.8 | It was created by Lena Dunham back in 2012. |
| 1:13.6 | Allison played Marnie in Girls, the uptight best friend to Lena's main character, Hannah. I gotta be honest, I'm feeling pretty left out right now. Marnie, are you saying you actually would have wanted to come? Oh my God, no, of course not. I just didn't want anyone to go. Okay, that makes sense. Movies, like Get Out, in my opinion, the best horror film of the last 25 years. |
| 1:15.1 | Where are those keys, Rose? |
| 1:21.3 | You know I can't give you the keys, right, babe? |
| 1:26.5 | And most recently, you've seen Allison Williams in a film franchise that's helped to make horror comedy Hollywood's new |
| 1:29.1 | most bankable genre. You know the film, you know the dancing doll. I'm talking about Megan. |
| 1:36.1 | Alison Williams plays Gemma in the movie, the scientist who creates an AI-powered, child-sized |
| 1:42.1 | robot doll that becomes a murderer. |
| 1:45.4 | Megan, did you do something wrong? |
| 1:48.0 | Well, in order to answer that question, you need to define the parameters. |
| 1:53.2 | Did you hurt someone? |
| 1:55.9 | God, I hope not. |
| 1:57.6 | Because if I did, we both be in a lot of trouble. |
| 2:00.4 | The sequel, Megan 2.0, it's out now. |
| 2:04.0 | I'm going to talk with Allison about how it feels to be a certified screen queen, |
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