Dec 10, 2024 · 1 hr 2 min · 21 segments
This week, writer/director Jason Reitman (Saturday Night, Juno, Up in the Air) joins host Ben Mankiewicz to talk about growing up on a movie set, his brief stint writing for Saturday Night Live, and…
Ben MankiewiczHost
Oh, it's just because some of the movies you like, and I don't know whether this is a real list of movies you like because it was on IMDb, but I'm sure it's movies you like.
I'm just sure that there's broader, but there's so many that are similar with me, and I just wanted to ask you a couple of them because you have Election on there.
But one of the other movies you love is Dr. Strangelove, which, of course, I also put on that list.
But what I'll say is this, is it was really important to me at the age I saw it because I didn't know comedy could do that.
Right? Like if you don't know what it is when you start watching it and what you're used to is pretty traditional comedy or when you watch a – You know, a black and white movie as a kid, you're like, I think I know what I'm about to see.
And then all of a sudden you realize what it's doing, like what the moves are, what they're allowing to be funny.
I mean, Sterling Hayden in Dr. Strangelove, it's like, I mean, it's like one of the 10 funniest performances in the history of movies.
Oh, it's just because some of the movies you like, and I don't know whether this is a real list of movies you like because it was on IMDb, but I'm sure it's movies you like.
I'm just sure that there's broader, but there's so many that are similar with me, and I just wanted to ask you a couple of them because you have Election on there.
But one of the other movies you love is Dr. Strangelove, which, of course, I also put on that list.
But what I'll say is this, is it was really important to me at the age I saw it because I didn't know comedy could do that.
Right? Like if you don't know what it is when you start watching it and what you're used to is pretty traditional comedy or when you watch a – You know, a black and white movie as a kid, you're like, I think I know what I'm about to see.
And then all of a sudden you realize what it's doing, like what the moves are, what they're allowing to be funny.
I mean, Sterling Hayden in Dr. Strangelove, it's like, I mean, it's like one of the 10 funniest performances in the history of movies.
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