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October 29, 2020 84 mins
E93 - We continue the conversation with W. Earl Brown, Deadwood’s ‘Dan Dority’, to find out details including the personal story behind the famous eyeball fight scene, how Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains and ZZ Top are involved, why the award-winning HBO series by David Milch was abruptly cancelled, and how the movie came about, giving the story and its actors closure. We sneak in another fight scene question, this one with Joaquin Phoenix in Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master. Also jump into Earl’s screenplay adaptation of his own personal Catcher in the Rye, Provinces of Night, to become the movie Bloodworth, starring Val Kilmer, Kris Kristofferson, Hillary Duff, Dwight Yoakam, Frances Conroy, and Reece Thompson. The personal family stories and side tales about Kris Kristofferson are not to be missed, as we talk about country music, rock music, and all three of our personal connections with musicians like Steve Earle, Hank Williams, and Dolly Parton. We discuss his country band Sacred Cowboys and his funny new short film Dad Band with possible future installations! Be sure to see work Earl has done, such as playing Sheriff Hugo Root on Preacher, and keep an eye on the exciting future of this wonderful actor, writer, and musician! You can watch this episode on our Mouse and Weens YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgeuFSExQ2EaHYSG-s4sgZw Episode at A Glance: 2:30 Deadwood: cancellation 8:26 Dan Dority’s fight scene 22:08 Deadwood character complicated like Milch 26:41 Deadwood research and history 28:56 Deadwood locations and shoots 30:20 Bloodworth 41:54 Did your family support you? 43:47 Val Kilmer and Kris Kristofferson 49:40 Music in Bloodworth 54:26 Country music and rock roots 58:17 Sacred Cowboys band 1:02:20 Artistry in his films 1:04:28 His Wife and Love Scenes 1:05:52 Six Degrees to Adam Sandler & Chris Martin 1:09:35 The Joaquin Phoenix fight in P.T. Anderson The Master 1:18:54 Dad Band with Jerry Cantrell Song credits: “Stuck Here Again” written by Julianne Eggold, covered by Three Chord Justice Voice Actor: Matt Thompson Follow @WEarlBrown on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Dad Band on https://youtu.be/31PrzVpMktE For filmography: IMDb, appearances: http://www.cameo.com demo reel: https://vimeo.com/120741162 Transcript of this episode on http://www.mouseandweens.com/shownotes Please follow and contact us via Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube @mouseandweens You can get this episode UNEDITED and commercial free - plus bonus content, outtakes, and merch - for a mere $5 a month on patreon.com/mouseandweens Join the family!
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