Talking Pictures

Susan Sarandon

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Oscar-winning actress Susan Sarandon joins Ben Mankiewicz to share unvarnished stories of a life in films– from making Rocky Horror Picture Show, Bull Durham, Witches of Eastwick, and Pretty Baby to navigating the cynical world of showbiz. She argues that every film is political– either challenging the status quo or enforcing it– and reveals her input into the iconic ending of Thelma & Louise which turns 35 this year.


Films Mentioned:

  • The Nutty Professor
  • The Accompanist
  • Dead Man Walking
  • Joe
  • Atlantic City
  • Pretty Baby
  • Rocky Horror Picture Show
  • Witches of Eastwick
  • Bull Durham
  • Sirat
  • Afterlife
  • Grapes of Wrath
  • Lord of the Rings
  • Bambi
  • Waiting for Guffman
  • Best in Show
  • Thelma & Louise
  • Being There
  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
  • The Front Page, 1974

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