GRIFFIN DUNNE’S Life at the Movies (AFTER HOURS, PRACTICAL MAGIC)
Summary
Griffin Dunne programs his ideal film festival, opening with The Graduate and closing with Shampoo to reflect his acting inspirations. He selects A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World for family matinee and Eraserhead for the midnight slot, while paying tribute to his friend Carrie Fisher by recalling their first viewing of Star Wars. Dunne also shares anecdotes about meeting Tennessee Williams, working with Martin Scorsese on After Hours, and attending the disastrous Heaven's Gate premiere as the audience award.
Topics discussed
Star Wars screening and seat preferences
Old school cinema habits and reserved seats
First movie memory: Gone with the Wind
Watching The Million Dollar Movie at home
Quoting Suddenly Last Summer and childhood toys
Working as an assistant to Henry Geldzahler
LA theater landscape and dressing up for movies
Crying at The Incredible Journey and childhood home
Living near famous Hollywood residences
Laughing at It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Programming the Griffin Dunn Film Festival
The influence of The Graduate and Dustin Hoffman
Hal Ashby films and the impact of Shampoo
Moving to New York and acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse
Producing Chilly Scenes of Winter and NY theaters
Late night screenings: Eraserhead and 2001
Learning film from Bob Collier and Italian Neorealism
The Heaven's Gate premiere and industry shift
After Hours at Cannes and Gaddafi threats
Rip Torn and double feature choices
Star Wars premiere and science fiction fans
Dream screening: Weimar Germany and Lonely Street
Family favorite films: Now, Voyager and Noir
Final festival lineup and closing remarks
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