Simon Baker

Maltin on Movies

Leonard Maltin

Comedy, Jessie, Leonard, On, Tv & Film, Maltin, Movies

4.2 • 662 Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2021

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Since starring in the hit American TV series The Guardian and The Mentalist, Australian-born Simon Baker has returned to his homeland and made two pet projects: the surfing drama Breath (which he also directed and co-wrote) and High Ground, which is now playing in theaters and On Demand. Filmed in remote and spectacular locations, it’s about a culture clash involving Aboriginal tribes and the colonizing forces of the UK—and it’s quite good. It also features the figurehead of Australian cinema, Jack Thompson, in a co-starring role. Simon discussed why these projects mean so much to him in this thoughtful conversation with Leonard and Jessie.

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1:02.0	Hi, everybody. I'm Leonard Malton. And I'm Jesse Malton. And you're listening to Malton
1:05.9	on movies. And our guest today is a very familiar face because he's been working prominently as an actor for a while now in television, in movies.
1:16.6	And now he is not just the star, but he is the co-executive producer of a very good new film called High Ground.
1:23.5	I'm talking about Simon Baker.
1:24.9	Hello, Simon.
1:26.1	Hi, Leonard.
1:26.8	Hi, Jesse.
1:27.4	How are you? We're fine. We're good. I wish we were in Australia, Simon. Hi, Leonard. Hi, Jesse. How are you?
1:28.3	We're fine.
1:29.0	We're good.
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