The Movie Crypt

Ep 481: Jeff Lieberman


Listen Later

PUBLIC VERSION. Filmmaker Jeff Lieberman (SATAN’S LITTLE HELPER, SQUIRM, JUST BEFORE DAWN, BLUE SUNSHINE, REMOTE CONTROL) joins Adam, Joe, and Arwen to discuss his long career. From the pros and cons of 35mm vs DCP, vinyl records/analogue recordings vs CDs/digital files, Blu-Ray vs VHS… to how Jeff wasn’t even a fan of movies (“Why spend 2 hours of a date sitting in silence and staring at a screen together when you could be talking to each other instead?”) until he saw Michelangelo Antonioni’s BLOW-UP (1966) - a transformative cinematic experience that completely changed his direction in life… to how the positive affirmation and encouragement of a teacher made him realize that he was actually a talented writer… to how an anti-drug short film he made in 1972 (THE RINGER) helped secure him as the director for his screenplay SQUIRM in 1976… to why it’s a compliment to hear from fans that he “messed up their childhood”… to the real life horror movie set up that inspired Jeff’s big film that got away… to how a film’s score can be a disservice to creating true suspense… to a lesson in Hollywood accounting… to the writing of his new book DAY OF THE LIVING ME: ADVENTURES OF A SUBVERSIVE CULT FILMMAKER FROM THE GOLDEN AGE (now available!)… this in-depth conversation with a true legend of cinema is as enjoyable as it is educational.

Dr. Arwen provides “Hollywood Therapy” for a listener worried about going crazy between gigs and Jeff reveals how dancing with a gorilla on Halloween inspired SATAN’S LITTLE HELPER and the real reason why most fans don’t even realize that he wrote the second sequel to a beloved 80’s children’s movie.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

The Movie CryptBy ArieScope Pictures

  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8
  • 4.8

4.8

415 ratings


More shows like The Movie Crypt

View all
How Did This Get Made? by Earwolf and Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Jason Mantzoukas

How Did This Get Made?

22,743 Listeners

Faculty of Horror by Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West

Faculty of Horror

1,070 Listeners

Junkfood Cinema by Brian Salisbury

Junkfood Cinema

633 Listeners

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast by Directors Guild of America

The Director’s Cut - A DGA Podcast

713 Listeners

Shock Waves by Blumhouse + FANGORIA Podcast Network

Shock Waves

857 Listeners

IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit by Chris O'Falt

IndieWire's Filmmaker Toolkit

96 Listeners

Nightmare on Film Street - A Horror Movie Podcast by Kimberley Elizabeth & Jonathan Dehaan

Nightmare on Film Street - A Horror Movie Podcast

953 Listeners

Pure Cinema Podcast by Elric Kane & Brian Saur

Pure Cinema Podcast

671 Listeners

Halloweenies: A Horror Franchise Podcast by Bloody FM

Halloweenies: A Horror Franchise Podcast

966 Listeners

Horror Movie Club by Horror Movie Club

Horror Movie Club

735 Listeners

The Movies That Made Me by SpectreVision Radio

The Movies That Made Me

551 Listeners

Attack of the Queerwolf by Pod People Productions

Attack of the Queerwolf

181 Listeners

The Narrow Caves by FANGORIA + Audioboom

The Narrow Caves

270 Listeners

Colors of the Dark by FANGORIA Podcast Network

Colors of the Dark

470 Listeners

Class Of by FANGORIA Podcast Network

Class Of

45 Listeners

Casualty Friday by Casualty Friday

Casualty Friday

147 Listeners

The Kingcast by FANGORIA Podcast Network

The Kingcast

891 Listeners

Script Apart with Al Horner by Script Apart

Script Apart with Al Horner

161 Listeners

Talk Scary To Me by Bloody FM

Talk Scary To Me

468 Listeners

The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary by Video Archives Podcast

The Video Archives Podcast with Quentin Tarantino & Roger Avary

813 Listeners