Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere with Scott Cooper and David O. Russell (Ep. 575)

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

Directors Guild of America

Tv & Film

4.6 • 806 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Director Scott Cooper discusses his new film, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, with fellow Director David O. Russell in a Q&A at the DGA theater in Los Angeles. In the conversation, he discusses his vision for the film to stray from the typical biopic formula, using Springsteen’s story as a wider conversation to address topics of therapy and self-reflection, and working with Actor Jeremy Allen White to capture the spirit of Springsteen. The film chronicles the making of Bruce Springsteen’s 1982 album, Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded Born in the USA with the E Street Band. As a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom, the New Jersey rocker struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past as he records the benchmark album. See photos and a summary of this event below: https://www.dga.org/events/2025/december2025/springsteendeliverme_qna_1025

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0:00.0	So I said to Bruce, I said, really, I want to make the film in the way that you made Nebraska.
0:06.4	Minimalist, stark, no gloss, no spectacle.
0:12.0	The camera never looks away.
0:14.0	And it's really about you doing the incredibly hard excavating work as it relates to dealing with your familial trauma with his father,
0:24.4	his unresolved trauma. And he said, you think we can get that made? Hello and welcome back to the director's cut, brought to you by the Directors Guild of America.
0:53.6	In this episode, the story behind Bruce Springsteen's intensely personal album, Nebraska, is revealed,
1:00.2	and director Scott Cooper's musical drama, Springsteen, Deliver Me From Nowhere.
1:06.0	The film chronicles the making of Springsteen's 1982 album, Nebraska, which emerged as he recorded
1:12.2	born in the USA with the East Street band. As a young musician on the cusp of global superstardom,
1:18.7	the New Jersey rockers struggles to reconcile the pressures of success with the ghosts of his past,
1:23.9	as he records the benchmark album.
1:29.2	In addition to Springsteen,
1:30.4	Deliver Me From Nowhere,
1:33.5	Cooper's other directorial credits include the feature films The Pale Blue Eye, Antlers, Hostels, Black Mass,
1:38.1	Out of the Furnace, and Crazy Heart.
1:42.9	Following a screening of the film
1:44.6	at the DGA Theater in Los Angeles,
1:47.0	Cooper spoke with director David O. Russell
1:49.0	about filming Springsteen,
1:50.9	deliver me from nowhere.
1:53.5	Listen on for their spoiler-filled conversation. Thank you for coming out on a lovely Sunday.
2:11.4	It means a lot to me.
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