Behold the first official episode of Stories That Stick. What sort of magnificent acclaimed story are we covering first? (checks notes) Roland Emmerich's 1996 super blockbuster Independence Day?! Director and showrunner Ed Skudder (The Super Mario Bros Movie, Unikitty!, Dick Figures) joins host Chad Quandt to talk about why this movie caused a ripple effect through all future summer blockbusters including Ed's work, how it turbo-launched the careers of Will Smith and Jeff Goldblum, and why three decades later it still holds up. We also discuss being blockbuster scumbags, the chronology of the Fast franchise, and Apex Presidents.

Supplemental Materials:

G Gundam Fight - US vs Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4lxJo18KYU

Ed on Instagram (@edskudder) https://www.instagram.com/edskudder/

Ed Skudder “Welcome to Earth”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMtOdVro_xs

Ed Skudder ‘Tectonic’ music video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOHkZlwgl18

CREDITS

Edited by Ben Ravid

Music by Ed Skudder

Addition music by Kevin Macleod

Produced by Chad Quandt, Jakylln Heidi, and Cloud Dad

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