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Happy Sad Confused

Jason Reitman, Vol. II

Happy Sad Confused

Josh Horowitz

Tv & Film

4.51.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

Jason Reitman's destiny has finally caught up with him! On this return to the podcast, Jason talks about what finally drew him into the "Ghostbusters" universe (the original of course helmed by his father) and what this means for the future of his career. Plus Jason and Josh talk an unlikely comfort movie in David Fincher's "Zodiac"! Don't forget to check out the Happy Sad Confused patreon here! We've got exclusive episodes of GAME NIGHT, video versions of the podcast, and more! For all of your media headlines remember to subscribe to The Wakeup newsletter here! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Prepare your ears, humans.

0:02.3

Happy, sad, confused, begins now.

0:04.8

[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪

0:09.4

Today on Happy, Sad Confused,

0:11.3

filmmaker Jason Reiman brings a classic back to life

0:14.9

with Ghostbusters After Life.

0:17.4

Hey guys, Josh Harrow, it's here with another edition

0:19.4

of Happy, Sad Confused, and a returning filmmaker

0:22.3

to the pod, Mr. Jason Wrightman.

0:25.6

This is a fascinating, fascinating turn

0:28.3

for Jason Wrightman.

0:29.0

If you know his work, you know he's been operating very much

0:32.8

in the dramatic world, and sometimes

0:35.1

in the dramatic comedy world.

0:37.3

Juno, thank you for smoking, young adults,

0:39.9

a host of great films, and he's always

0:42.5

kind of resisted the questions about,

0:46.8

would you tackle one of your father's type of film

0:50.4

your father did, or even a sequel to one of his father's films,

0:55.8

his father, of course, being the great Ivan Wrightman.

0:58.2

And yes, Ivan Wrightman's classic Ghostbusters film

1:00.8

is the one that's loomed large for years

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