William Friedkin
Living legend William Friedkin (director of The Exorcist and The French Connection) joins Josh and Joe to discuss the movies that made him.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Exorcist (1973)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
The Exorcist III (1990)
Casablanca (1942)
Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
Lust For Life (1956)
Lost Horizon (1937)
Citizen Kane (1941)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Drive (2011)
The Shining (1980)
Room 237 (2012)
Diabolique (1955)
Rosemary’s Baby (1968)
Vertigo (1958)
North by Northwest (1959)
Psycho (1960)
The Trial (1962)
Mr. Arkadin (1955)
The Stranger (1946)
Touch of Evil (1958)
The Other Side of the Wind (2018)
Zabriskie Point (1970)
The Outside Man (1972)
L’Avventura (1960)
Blow-up (1966)
La Notte (1961)
L’Eclisse (1962)
The Guilty (2018)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Brief Encounter (1945)
The Bridge Over The River Kwai (1957)
Fail Safe (1964)
12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1997)
Ronin (1998)
The French Connection (1971)
French Connection II (1975)
To Live And Die In LA (1985)
The General (1926)
Bullitt (1968)
Bad Day At Black Rock (1955)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Jason Bourne (2016)
First Man (2018)
The Ninth Configuration (1980)
The Verdict (1982)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Paths of Glory (1957)
The Parallax View (1974)
All The President’s Men (1976)
The Front Runner (2018)
Other Notable Items
Friedkin’s Twilight Zone revival episode, “Nightcrawlers”.
The 217 film directing credits of Michael Curtiz, and his epic biography, which comes highly recommended from Joe.
William Friedkin tells students when he speaks at film schools: “Leave school immediately, and go watch Hitchcock. You’ll learn everything you need to know from Hitchcock.”
The Exorcist compelled James Cagney’s beloved longtime barber to join the priesthood!
The Play That Goes Wrong on Broadway.
Making Movies memoir by Sidney Lumet.
Playhouse 90 live television broadcast shows directed by John Frankenheimer (Friedkin’s idol) and Sidney Lumet.
Friedkin’s favorite painters include Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Johannes Vermeer and Vincent Van Gogh.
The performative physicality employed by Steve McQueen and Spencer Tracy.
Prior podcast guest Caleb Deschanel’s fascinating cinematography work — without a camera! — on Disney’s upcoming remake of The Lion King (2019).
Buzz Aldrin and moon conspiracy theorists.
Friedkin re-reads The Great Gatsby every six months.
The Strange Death of Vincent Foster.
Bob Woodward‘s book on John Belushi, Wired.
This list is also available on Letterboxd.
