Rob Siegel

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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Society & Culture

4.7 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2009

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Rob Siegel is a former editor for The Onion and penned last year's Mickey Rourke vehicle The Wrestler. He's just written and directed Big Fan, a dark film starring Patton Oswalt as man beaten up by his favorite player on the New York Giants. Siegel's characters seem to find fulfillment on the fringes of society — listen in to find out why.

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0:00.0	I'm Jesse Thorne, live on tape from my house in Los Angeles.
0:03.1	It's the Sound of Young America from MaximumFund.org and PRI, public radio, international.
0:12.1	It's the Sound of Young America I'm Jesse Thorne.
0:14.5	I guest his Rob Siegel, the director of the film Big Fan, which patent Oswald,
0:19.3	playing a New York Giants football fan and regular caller to sports radio,
0:23.4	is beaten up by his favorite player on the team.
0:26.1	Here's a clip from the film.
0:27.9	Himatoma, the bleeding from the vein between the brain and the skull.
0:32.7	Fortunately, we were able to successfully drain it.
0:36.6	So I'm going to be okay.
0:37.8	You sustain some pretty heavy trauma, but long when you should be.
0:41.2	We do need to keep you another few days for observation.
0:44.6	Another few days, how long have I been here?
0:47.8	Three days.
0:49.4	Three days.
0:52.6	So the day is Sunday?
0:57.2	Monday.
1:01.0	How did we do?
1:03.2	What was the score?
1:04.8	41-28.
1:06.7	We gave up 41 to the Chiefs.
1:10.4	Did Quantrell suspended?
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