Aug 28, 2017
Movie Meltdown - Episode 407
This week we are coming to you "live" from Fandomfest
as we sit down with our special guest... Sean
Gunn! These days he's playing Kraglin, as well as the
on-set Rocket Raccoon, in the Guardians of the Galaxy
movies, but we also discuss growing up in his family full of (what
turned out to be) writers and performers. We delve into his early
film roles working in the Troma Entertainment world and
address possibly his most recognizable role as Kirk from
Gilmore Girls. And we pin down the specifics involved in
his role as Rocket.
And as we decide whether or not we want to go up in the St. Louis
arch, we also bring up... Tromeo and Juliet, Guns 'n' Roses,
dangerous ambition, the wax museum, the arborators of what was
cool, California Split, Baby Driver, PG Porn, under an overpass,
Taxi driver, I don't know why the wet bandits weren't at the
crucifixion, The Clash, being afraid has no value to you, The
Godfather, doing it on a different scale, sex, drugs and
punctuality, a mad scientist of sorts, fifty some odd pennies,
Jaws, the youngest of six, the greatest scene in the history of
American cinema, Stars Hollow, Elvis Costello, Vertigo, motion
reference vs. motion capture, entry to the otter house, The Long
Goodbye, Preston Sturges, to share something of myself with the
world, the chamber of commerce, Lloyd Kaufman, cooler then I gave
'em credit for, knock-off concert T-shirts, Rear Window, and to be
a better person in general, the yellow raincoat phase, I always
wanted to be an actor, I would see my older brothers do it... and I
wanted it so badly, I went underneath the Earth to get there,
identifying yourself emphatically, Edgar Wright, the world being
sort of finite, translates very nicely to other kinds of fandom, I
had to take off my belt, I was like the little mascot, Robert
Altman, whatever it is that you want to do in your life... try to
do it, we're the biggest seater the actual sound of my nose
breaking.
"My desire to be on a stage... and performing in front of
people, predates my knowledge of what it meant to, like have a job
or a profession. So I wanted to act, before I knew I even
wanted that to be my job."
Follow Sean on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/seangunn
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