Cinco Paul
First, the WGA Spotlight featuring Elliott Kalan.
Followed by our feature presentation… Writer Cinco Paul (Despicable Me, The Lorax, Secret Lives of Pets) discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes – Elliott Kalan:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (2023)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Gremlins (1984)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (1970)
Other Notable Items
HouseBroken TV series (2021- )
The Daily Show TV series (1996- )
Jon Stewart
Elliott’s in-process book Joke Farming for The University of Chicago Press (TBD)
Elliott’s podcast The Flop House
Looney Tunes
The American Prestige podcast
Denzel Washington
The BFI National Archive
Janet Leigh
Laurence Harvey
John Frankenheimer
Madame Spivy
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV series (1955-1965)
James Gregory
Barney Miller TV series (1975-1982)
The Smokehouse in Burbank
Film Forum in New York
Frank Sinatra
George Axelrod
Angela Lansbury
Meryl Streep
I, Claudius miniseries (1976)
Elliott’s I, Podius podcast
The AMPTP
The DGA
SAG
Paramount Pictures
Show Notes – Cinco Paul:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Brigadoon (1954)
Hair (1979)
The Apple (1980)
Horton Hears A Who (2008)
Despicable Me (2010)
The Lorax (2012)
The Secret Life Of Pets (2016)
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
Animal Crackers (1930)
The Big Store (1941)
Go West (1940)
At The Circus (1939)
Room Service (1938)
Polyester (1981)
Destry Rides Again (1939)
Destry (1954)
Hail The Conquering Hero (1944)
The Miracle Of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Sullivan’s Travels (1941)
I.Q. (1994)
Quiz Show (1994)
Harold and Maude (1971)
Silver Streak (1976)
Nine To Five (1980)
Foul Play (1978)
Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)
Crossing Delancey (1988)
Hester Street (1975)
Lucas (1986)
Animal House (1978)
Parenthood (1989)
Strictly Ballroom (1992)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Delicatessen (1991)
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
The General (1926)
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
We Are The Best! (2013)
Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1982)
Lilya 4-ever (2002)
Eighth Grade (2018)
Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret. (2023)
Edge Of Seventeen (2017)
The Music Man (1962)
An American In Paris (1951)
Xanadu (1980)
The Muppet Movie (1979)
Other Notable Items
Cinco’s Schmigadoon TV series (2021- )
Lorne Michaels
Brigadoon musical (1947)
Daniel Waters
Hair musical
Godspell musical
Jesus Christ Superstar musical
Cannon Films
Ken Daurio partner
Dr. Seuss
The Marx Brothers
The Sombrero Theater in Phoenix
Chico Marx
Groucho Marx
Harpo Marx
George S. Kaufman
Morrie Ryskind
Bert Kalmar
Harry Ruby
Why A Duck? book by Richard J. Anobile (1980)
Hooray For Captain Spaulding! book by Richard J. Anobile (1975)
W.C. Fields
Star Trek
Woody Allen
Monty Python
James Stewart
Marlena Dietrich
Destry Rides Again musical play by Harold Rome and Leonard Gershe (1959)
Una Merkel
Audie Murphy
Frank Loesser
Preston Sturgess
Eddie Bracken
William Demarest
Betty Hutton
Cat Stevens
Ruth Gordon
Bud Court
Hal Ashby
Colin Higgins
TLA Theater in Philadelphia
Elton John
Joan Micklin Silver
John Heard
Mary Beth Hurt
Peter Riegert
Gloria Grahame
Chilly Scenes of Winter novel by Anne Beatty (1976)
David Seltzer
Corey Haim
Charlie Sheen
Kerri Green
Winona Ryder
Budd Boetticher
Ron Howard
Babaloo Mandel
Lowell Ganz
Steve Martin
Mary Steenburgen
Dianne Wiest
Tom Hulce
Jason Robards
Parenthood TV series (2010-15)
Baz Luhrmann
Rob Reiner
Ewan McGregor
“Your Song” by Elton John (1970)
Lukas Moodysson
Never Goodnight graphic novel by Coco Moodysson (2009)
Our pals at Movies Unlimited!
Bo Burnham
Elsie Fisher
Freaks And Geeks TV series (1999-2000)
Kelly Fremon Craig
Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. novel by Judy Blume (1970)
Les Miserables musical (1980)
The Phantom Of The Opera musical (1986)
Evita musical (1976)
“Rainbow Connection” song by Jim Henson, Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher (1979)
Universal Pictures
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