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The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith

The Fall Guy Q&A - Drew Pearce

The Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith

Jeff Goldsmith

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4.6640 Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Host Jeff Goldsmith chats with screenwriter Drew Pearce about The Fall Guy.

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0:00.0

Without a doubt, today's film features some absolutely incredible stunts, one of which even gained a Guinness Book of World Record status.

0:09.4

But speaking of a true fall guy, if any of you happen to be at the Universal City Walk, seeing Rogue One and IMAX Saturday night on opening weekend,

0:18.0

and noticed during the final credits, as everybody was exiting the theater,

0:22.2

there happened to have been one fat man in a hat falling down the stairs but managing to protect

0:27.4

his rogue one collectible popcorn tin by allowing his body to take all the impact of those tall

0:33.4

iMac stairs so his precious popcorn tin which now years later he can't even find wouldn't

0:39.6

get harmed as he fell down the stairs.

0:42.0

This particular stunt performer was then able to stand up and limp out and try and pretend

0:46.5

it never happened and since his family was in front of him exiting quicker, they didn't

0:50.7

notice and he got away with it up until the point in the lobby when somebody

0:54.6

walked up and asked him if he was okay.

0:57.4

So if you saw that, I hope you appreciated the greatness that you witnessed and how every

1:02.2

stunt, no matter how graceful it seems, has lots of pain actually associated with it.

1:08.0

Sorry, sorry, what were we talking about?

1:11.4

Ah, yes, the Fall Guy.

1:12.9

Howdy.

1:13.4

I'm Jeff Goldsmith, and this is the Q&A.

1:15.7

My agenda is simple.

1:16.9

Each week I plan to bring you in-depth insights into the creative process of storytelling.

1:21.2

And, folks, we have a doozy for you today.

1:23.0

We have Drew Pierce, the screenwriter of The Fall Guy.

1:27.1

Yes, the film based on the 1980s TV show,

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