The Making of a Masterpiece: Usual Suspects with producer Ken Kokin

You’ve probably never heard of PUBLIC ACCESS — the 1993 Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner — but you’ve almost certainly heard of Keyser Soze, the enigmatic villain at the heart of the 1995 Oscar-winning THE USUAL SUSPECTS. So what connects these two films? On this episode of INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE, we sit down with Ken Kokin, the producer of both of these films, and discuss how the same creative team - director Bryan Singer, screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie, editor/composer John Ottman, and producer Kokin - went from making an obscure festival prize winner to creating one of the great mystery crime thrillers of all time. Marking the 30th anniversary of THE USUAL SUSPECTS, this conversation is fun, candid, and illuminating: the origin of Keyser Soze, building the creative collaboration, the leap from festival buzz to Academy Award glory, and the producing lessons behind a legendary twist ending. If you love behind-the-scenes stories, neo-noir thrillers, or the making of cult classics, you’re in the right place. Join us as we discuss one of our arthouse favorites, THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS, with producer Ken Kokin, on INSIDE THE ARTHOUSE, starting now. @laemmle @OfficialRaphaelSbarge @InsidetheArthouse Listen to us (or Watch us!) on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. The Usual Suspects 30th Anniversary Keyser Soze explained / Keyser Soze origin Ken Kokin interview The Usual Suspects behind the scenes The Usual Suspects producer interview The Usual Suspects making of The Usual Suspects twist ending explained Bryan Singer Christopher McQuarrie collaboration John Ottman composer editor Public Access Sundance winner Sundance Film Festival 1993 Grand Jury Prize Neo-noir thrillers 1990s Crime mystery cult classics Academy Award-winning thrillers Independent film to Oscar success Arthouse podcast film interviews #30thAnniversary #90sMovies #ClassicMovies #MovieHistory #FilmIndustry#TheUsualSuspects #KeyserSoze #FilmAnniversary #MovieHistory #BehindTheScenes #FilmPodcast #ArthouseCinema #NeoNoir #CrimeThriller #CultClassics #SundanceFilmFestival#OscarWinner #MovieTwist #IndieFilm #CinemaLovers#InsideTheArthouse #IAHPodcast #InsideTheArthousePodcast #ArthousePodcast #FilmConversation #CinemaPodcast #FilmCulture #BehindTheScenesFilm #IndieFilmPodcast #FilmLegacy#InsideTheArthouse #IAHPodcast #InsideTheArthousePodcast #ArthousePodcast #FilmConversation #CinemaPodcast #FilmCulture #BehindTheScenesFilm #IndieFilmPodcast #FilmLegacy #TheUsualSuspects #KeyserSoze #NeoNoir #CrimeThriller #CultClassics #OscarWinner #SundanceFilmFestival #ClassicMovies #MovieHistory #CinemaLovers #FilmDiscussion #MoviePodcast#arthouse #arthouseFilm @laemmle #BehindTheScenes #FilmDiscussion #MovieReview #NewReleases #NewFilmReleases #FilmLovers #Cinema #MoviePodcast #GregLaemmle #RaphaelSbarge #LaemmleTheatres #FilmDistribution #MovieIndustry #FilmBusiness Video Podcast Independent Film / Indie Film Arthouse Film / Arthouse Movie Film Lovers / Cinema New Movie Releases / New Film Releases Repertory Cinema / Classic Films / Classic Movies Filmmaker Interviews / Filmmakers (Directors, Writers, Producers) Film Distributors / Film Distribution Movie Industry / Film Business / Movie Business Behind-the-Scenes Insights Film Discussion / Movie Reviews / Film Analysis Greg Laemmle / Raphael Sbarge Laemmle Theatres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices