AMERICAN PSYCHO co-writer/director Mary Harron
Summary
Host Josh Hulse interviews director Joe Dante about the films that shaped his career, including Fritz Lang’s M, Hitchcock’s Strangers on a Train, and Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby. They discuss Dante’s childhood exposure to art house cinema via his actor father and the influence of classic Hollywood pacing. The conversation also touches on the preservation of missing films and the ephemeral nature of digital media.
Topics discussed
Intro, ads, and horror story segment
Show intro and Marvel movie fatigue discussion
Guest intro: Director Mary Harron's career
The Film Foundation and restored classics
Childhood influences: Bergman, Cronenberg, and Hee Haw
Fritz Lang's M and its remakes
Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train
Polanski's Rosemary's Baby and American Psycho
Bergman's The Magician and Ingmar Bergman
1930s comedies: It Happened One Night
The President's Mystery and Dr. Strangelove
Class satire: The Ladykillers and ads
His Girl Friday and 30s female heroines
Switching Channels and Burt Reynolds
Night of the Hunter and its fairy tale horror
Bunuel's Discreet Charm and outro
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