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
https://twitter.com/rbratin
Follow Tripp:
https://letterboxd.com/enb3
https://twitter.com/TrippBurton13
A Tripp Through Comedy:
https://twitter.com/attcpod
Jim Is Here:
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https://5years.substack.com
Bonus Episode: 1989 - The Year In Review Part Two
Bonus Episode: 1989 - The Year In Review Part One
Episode 162: Walt Disney
Episode 161: Steve McQueen
Bonus Episode: "Roma"
Episode 160: Favorite Films Of 2018 (Part One)
Episode 160: Favorite Films Of 2018 (Part Two)
Episode 159: Frederick Wiseman
Bonus Episode: Seijun Suzuki (feat. Patrick & Tyler)
Episode 158: Francis Ford Coppola
Bonus Episode: Jim & Patrick Review Suspiria & Halloween (2018)
Episode 157: Don Coscarelli
Episode 156: John Frankenheimer
Episode 155: Werner Herzog Part II
Episode 154: John Sayles
Episode 153: Preston Sturges
Bonus Episode: Keith Gordon + Underrated Films Of The 1990s
Episode 152: Robert Altman Redux Part 1
Episode 151: David Twohy
Episode 150: John Ford Part Two
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