The Black List Podcast

Kaufman Charlie, Screenwriter with an Eternally Spotless and Brilliant Mind


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Maybe you love Adaptation, or Synechdoche, or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.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. 


Questions? Comments? Criticism? Hit us up on social media at @theblcklst.

This conversation took place during 2020. To learn more about The Black List, visit www.blcklst.com.


Mentions: 

  • 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/ 


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