On the 316th episode of Piecing It Together, filmmaker Paul Odgren joins me to talk about Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken. DreamWorks Animation's latest is about a mystical teenage half human half sea creature dealing with her emotions... You can probably guess some of our puzzle pieces already... Puzzle pieces include The Little Mermaid, Turning Red, Stranger Things and South Park.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for Ruby Gillman Teenage Kraken and the movies we discuss!

Written by Pam Brady, Brain C Brown and Elliot GiGuiseppi

Directed by Kirk DeMicco

Starring Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy, Sam Richardson, Will Forte, Jane Fonda

DreamWorks

https://www.teenagekrakenmovie.com/

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