Jessica Bendinger Interview

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4.7 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 May 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Jessica Bendinger Interview

What got cut from the movie.
Scary NYC punk shows in the 1980's and of course legendary punk band, Bad Brains who get a nod in the movie.
The continued relevance of Stick It.
Pitching movies about women to a Hollywood system constipated by gender and structural bias.
Why she started her Mob Queens podcast
Alternative to the Bechdel Test
Training at Muriel Grossfeld's gym with Marcia Fredrick and Don Peters
Needing more diversity in Stick It.
Our mutual love for Oana Ban and Mattie Larson as both a gymnast and bad ass hero.
Gymnastics, PTSD and nervous breakdowns.
Jessica pitches Stick It 2, genderless mafia gymnastics revolution or Stick It 2, the horror version: Escape from the Ranch.
Listen to our full episode about the movie 422: Stick It (Commissioned)

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0:00.0	So yeah, stick it is pretty punk is very punk rock, you know, people made I think the AV club called it like Mountain Dew punk rock
0:08.4	They were like making fun of it's like come on. Give me a break. Give me a break. I made a Disney movie with a bad brain shirt
0:14.1	And it come on have a heart
0:16.6	Do you have no clue about how hard these things are to sneak in give me a break? Oh
0:24.3	We're gonna talk about Spencer at the end of what he said in the episode
0:28.6	We're gonna talk about that. I have some I've prepared some statement Spencer
0:33.2	Remember the show is PG-13 so you might hear a naughty word or two
0:40.2	Welcome to Jim Kastik the number one gymnastic podcast in the galaxy. I'm Jessica and
0:45.5	Spencer is on a well-earned rest this week
0:47.7	I was supposed to do the same thing
0:48.8	But then this opportunity to talk to the writer of bringing on the director of stick it presented itself
0:54.4	And I had so much fun talking to Jessica Bendiger
0:57.2	We have a full recap of the epic gymnastics movie stick it
1:01.5	It's linked in the show notes or if you go to our website from castor.com go to the commissions
1:07.0	Podcast commissions and you will find it there or under the archives
1:11.1	So we're gonna link that in the show notes and it was commissioned by one of our wonder
1:15.8	Wonderful club gym nerd members who help support the show and help us pair of bills
1:19.7	So take a listen if you haven't yet
1:21.6	It's the 15 year anniversary of stick it you guys. Let's talk to Jessica
1:26.7	Welcome, Jessica Bendiger. Hi
1:30.5	Jessica O.B. J.O.B. J.B. and J.O.B.
1:33.9	Yes
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