The prolific screenwriter Charlie Kaufman discusses some of the diverse and notable projects of his career, starting with his early days as a staff writer for shows like Get A Life, and The Dana Carvey Show. He also recounts the unbelievable, and ultimately life-changing story of his screenplay for Being John Malkovich, a film that nobody initially wanted to make. Franklin and Kate dive with Charlie into the continued fan love for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (for which Kaufman won a writing Oscar), the reactions they all have to Adaptation, and wrap up with a discussion of the Jessie Buckley/Jesse Plemons film I'm Thinking of Ending Things, and so much more. 

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• I’m Thinking of Ending Things: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/im_thinking_of_ending_things 
• Get A Life: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/get_a_life  
• Being John Malkovich: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/being_john_malkovich 
• Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eternal_sunshine_of_the_spotless_mind 
• Antkind: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/546823/antkind-by-charlie-kaufman/