Cinema Gadfly

10. Inside Out

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My guest for this month is Maja Henderson, and she’s joined me to discuss the film she chose for me, the 2015 comedy-drama adventure Inside Out. You can follow the show on Twitter @cinemagadfly.

Show notes:

  • Both Maja and I live in the city of San Francisco, it’s basically like this film
  • Fun fact, I’m a fan of the sport of Hockey
  • The co-directors of this wonderful film were Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen
  • The film was made by renowned animation film studio Pixar
  • Psychiatry and Psychology aren’t the same thing
  • Mindy Kaling was absolutely perfect as Disgust
  • No one could have been more suited for the role of Anger than Lewis Black
  • Just as perfect though, are Amy Poehler as Joy and Phyllis Smith as Sadness
  • Both Maja and I are from the city of Seattle, a place that can trigger varying emotions
  • Dysthymia was a new term for me, as was DSM-IV
  • Indeed, neither of us are from Minnesota
  • I suffered some years from Seasonal affective disorder, which, believe it or not, is called SAD
  • Big Hero 6 takes place in San Fransokyo
  • The ridiculous pizza place is technically in Emeryville, not San Francisco
  • But James Lick Middle School, where she goes to school, is in San Francisco
  • Her house felt very much like North Beach or Chinatown, both in San Francisco
  • John Lasseter runs Pixar, if he says do something they’ll find a way to do it
  • I hadn’t heard of Ralph Eggleston before, but he’s a long-time Pixar employee
  • Brave and The Incredibles are also wonderful films from Pixar that feature innovative hair animation
  • I enjoy Cars and Cars 2, but I definitely connected with this film more
  • Bill Hader did a really nice job as Fear
  • My hometown of Mercer Island, WA really is probably the safest island in the world
  • The Central District is nice now, but it was pretty sketchy when I was in school
  • I do so love a good Alfred Hitchcock joke
  • Chinatown is a good one too though, I’m happy with that
  • Someday perhaps I’ll read Waiting for Godot
  • I grew up on Asterix and Tintin, and I think they hold up for adults, I certainly caught a lot of jokes I didn’t as a child

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