Mar 14, 2018
We begin our John
Cusack series of episodes with the obvious Cusack classic and
Polina's pick Being John Malkovich (1999)....wait, what? Helping us
tackle this head scratching but hilarious film is Ryan Skonnord of
married to Diana fame. Polina associates this film with an unstable
period in her life. Ryan shares the parallels between his teenage
self and the interactions between Craig (Cusack) and Maxine
(Keener). Diana hates everyone in this film, but loves that jewel
thief movie.
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head
of movie star Being John Malkovich. This first time Spike
Jonze/Charlie Kaufman collaboration stars John Cusack, Catherine
Keener, Cameron Diaz, Orson Bean, Mary Kay Place, Charlie Sheen,
and John Malkovich. (from IMDb.com)
If you're comfortable with Get Out spoilers, here is Jordan Peele
discussing the connections between the two films:
https://youtu.be/hBvcngHRTFg?t=7m59s
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