Auto Focus (2002) with Nick Wiger
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Schmile, listener! This week we're pointing our viewfinders at Paul Schrader's sleazy 2002 Bob Crane biopic AUTO FOCUS with writer and co-host of the Doughboys and Get Played podcasts, Nick Wiger! Join us for a discussion of fame, destructive sexual obsession, smoldering male violence, Willem Dafoe - you know, all the usual Schrader stuff. Plus: we talk the Minions, Tyga bites, and how Bob Crane would have been a podcaster. Also if you're related to either of the hosts of the show, maybe don't listen to this one. For everyone else: great ep, please enjoy! Further Reading: The Murder of Bob Crane: Who Killed the Star of Hogan's Heroes? by Robert Graysmith "Raging B******t. Auto Focus Is Not My Dad's Story" by Scotty Crane "Michael Gerbosi on Writing Auto Focus" by Paul Rowlands Further Viewing: SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE (Soderbergh, 1989) BOOGIE NIGHTS (Anderson, 1997) GUNGAN STYLE (GANGNAM STYLE PARODY) (Wiger, 2012) Follow Nick Wiger: https://headgum.com/doughboys https://headgum.com/get-played   Follow Pod Casty For Me: https://www.podcastyforme.com/ https://twitter.com/podcastyforme https://www.instagram.com/podcastyforme/ https://www.youtube.com/@podcastyforme Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PodCastyForMe Artwork by Jeremy Allison: https://www.instagram.com/jeremyallisonart    
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