Just in time for turkey day, in which we have a lot to be thankful for, comes this delightful discussion with plenty of fixins. Fresh from their excellent new podcast, A Tripp Through Comedy, two new guests join me but I've been following them ever since we all met during Triviaspotting. Ross Bratin and Tripp Burton join me to talk all about the filmography of Frank Oz, someone each of us love and grew up with - whether as a Muppet or as a director, his achievements and talent are immeasurable.
We start with his very first solo gig as a director, The Muppets Take Manhattan and go all the way up to his last narrative feature, Death at a Funeral. We discover some thematic ties and most importantly, we have lots of laughs due to Oz's incredible skills as a comedic filmmaker. In other words, mostly (but not entirely) a love fest for someone that we hope gets together again to make another film in the future. But if not, we're glad he accomplished so much throughout his career. Thank you so much to Tripp & Ross and to you for listening!
00:00 - 36:29 - Intro / Get To Know Ross + Tripp
36:30 - 01:21:27 - The Muppets Take Manhattan, Little Shop Of Horrors, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
01:21:28 - 01:48:47 - What About Bob?, Housesitter, The Indian in the Cupboard
01:48:48 - 02:27:15 - In & Out, Bowfinger, The Score
02:27:16 - 02:56:43 - The Stepford Wives, Death at A Funeral
02:56:44 - 03:07:30 - Top 3 Frank Oz Films / Outro
Follow Ross:
https://letterboxd.com/rbratin
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https://letterboxd.com/enb3
https://twitter.com/TrippBurton13
A Tripp Through Comedy:
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https://5years.substack.com
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