Join screenwriter Stuart Wright as he dives into movies that changed your life with THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? Podcast co-host and screenwriter Adam ‘Tex’ Davis in this engaging episode of 3 Films That Have Impacted Everything In Your Adult Life. Explore Jaws’ analysis, Raising Arizona influence, and Taxi Driver’s impact on his personal growth and cinema’s transformative power. Adam also discusses how he founded THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? Podcast with Emmy Award winning comedy writer Bruce Vilanch. Through personal biography and storytelling, discover how these three films shaped some Adam’s life, perspective and film fandom.
Movies That Changed Your Life
Uncover the origins of THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? podcast and the lasting impact of cinema with Stuart Wright’s movie podcast.
THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? Podcast
[0:00] What is THE OSCARS: What Were They Thinking? Podcast, how Adam ‘Tex’ Davis and Bruce Vilanch created it and
[14:25]why BACK TO THE FUTURE was the best movie of 1985 and what a travesty for it to not win Best Picture that year
Jaws Analysis
[18:15] Adam ‘Tex’ Davis shares how Jaws (1975) is the film that made him want to make movies.
Raising Arizona impact
[23:30] Adam ‘Tex’ Davis shares how Raising Arizona’s impact on him as a burgeoning writer seeing a film that uses all types of comedy, that you’ve got to be a genius if you’re going to make kidnapping funny and how every extra, even if they only have one line, was funny.
Taxi Driver’s Influence
[29:30] Dive into Taxi Driver’s influence on Adam ‘Tex’ Davis as the ultimate character movie and his decision to study film at NYU.
Key Takeaways:
- Discover how movies that changed your life shape personal and professional growth.
- Learn how to create a podcast
- Understand cinema’s transformative power through Jaws, Raising Arizona, Taxi Driver
- Full show notes and transcript:
About the Guest:
Adam "Tex" Davis is a screenwriter, producer, and podcaster, best known for the comedy Just Friends starring Ryan Reynolds. A graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Davis has written over 25 feature film scripts and produced multiple TV shows and podcasts, including the Emmy-nominated series Brain Games. He co-founded Atomic Entertainment.
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Written, produced, and hosted by Stuart Wright for [Britflicks.com](https://www.britflicks.com/britflicks-podcast/)
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