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Speaker 1 (00:04):
This is Later with Lee Matthews, the Lee Matthews Podcast
More What You Hear weekday afternoons on the Drive.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Coincidentally, over the weekend they were rerunning I think it
was on HBO Leaving Las Vegas, one of her pinnacle films.
But you also know Elizabeth Shoe from The Karate Kid
Adventures in Babysitting, Cocktail, Back to the Future, and my
favorite going all the way Back to Uh Call to Glory.
She's in a new feature that is out and now
called The Good Half. Did I did I impress you
(00:33):
with my fandom?
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yeah? You did. That was my first television show, my
first part.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
My Yeah, well, I didn't know.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
If it was that that you actually watched it when
it was out on the television set.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
I was the one Elizabeth it was. It was you know,
at that time people were getting into that nostalgia back
to the sixties kind of thing. Musically, everybody was listening
to Ole's and and HARKing back to that Kennedy era.
That the movie that the show dealt with.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
So so watch that. I love that show.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Yeah, show, Well, I wondered if that was that was
first of the Burger King commercial.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Well, the Burger King commercials. But you know that, uh,
that was my first actual part.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Yeah. We're going to talk about your new feature and
your new part here in just a minute, but I
did want to say Leaving Las Vegas is one of
my favorites of yours because just watching it back over
this weekend, you did you did a good job showing
the pain in your character's face as this person she
cares about spirals into alcoholism.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
MM. Yeah, what a what a great opportunity that was.
I mean, it's just such an amazing part, and I
feel so grateful that I got one. I feel like
that was the the one, you know, the one that
was just so challenging and also was received so well
and was an amazing experience. It's very rare that it
all comes together that way.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Yeah. Well, I also wonder did you deal with any
alcoholism like that in your life to draw upon.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
No, definitely not. But you know, I have dealt with loss,
so I feel like I kind of channelled what that's
like to lose somebody, and sort of even though he
was alive and in front of me, I was losing
him slowly but surely, So that's I could understand what
that was like, I guess.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yeah. Now you're in a new film called The Good Half.
It's in theaters now, and you play I guess it's
come full circle. You play a mom.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
I play a mom. Yeah, I play a mom who
is no longer with us, who is who.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Is deceased but is very much alive in flashbacks. It's
really cool because the whole movie is about my death,
but also obviously it's about how my really interesting family
has to deal with my death and how they grieve
and how they remember me. And so, yeah, egastistically or
(03:00):
its fun to be the center of the movie.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Well, and you got some great co stars with you.
Nick Jonas, Britney Snow, David Arkat, Alexander ship Walls.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Yeah, amazing. Yeah, there's just an extraordinary cast. I was
just honored to be a part of it, and really
like kind of a small part of it, to be honest,
in terms of the amount of time I got to
be on set working with them, So I really cherished
all the scenes that I had. Nick Jonas is incredible
in the movie, and Britney Snow is just heartbreaking, David
(03:31):
Arquet's hilarious, and MAT's hilarious. It's really it's a very
very special movie.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Is it more comedy or is it more dramedy or
I think.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
It's very emotional. But I also think I think it's
very funny. I was surprised how much I laughed. I
probably laughed more than I cried, to be honest. And
I think that's what makes the movie special. You know,
it's so real. All these people are running away from grief.
You know, they're dealing with all the logistics of you know,
(04:01):
the funeral home and the things they have to get accomplished,
and they're all angry and resentful, and some are guilty,
and you know, it just it's very just very raw
and very very real.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
The good half is the film. It's in theaters now.
Elizabeth Shoe is with us. Elizabeth, you're touching on something
because I had to deal with this recently. And yeah,
that whole funeral home thing and dealing with all of
the details. I mean, it's it really is staggering and
overwhelming to any family.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Yeah. Yeah, and the logistics are almost like a place
to hide, you know. I think that's what's so funny
about it.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
You know.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
I love in the trailer of that last scene where
they're they're looking for caskets, and that lady's inside of
the casket, and the guys trying to sell it to
are like, well, this is going to be your forever home.
So it's so terrifying, it's hilarious.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah, yeah, the good half. It's in theaters now. Elizabeth
Elizabeth Shoe is with us. She stars as the mom,
along with Nick Jonas and many other great stars too.
Uh did you draw in any personal experience for your
acting job here as a mother?
Speaker 3 (05:11):
Well, I am a mother, so that helps. I have
three kids. It's probably the centerpiece of my life and
the great joy of my life. So that part I
really understood well. And yeah, of course I've gone through loss.
I don't think there's anyone out there who hasn't, So
(05:31):
I understood that side of it. But but my character
is very she's very much alive, which I also really
enjoyed playing. She's very immature, and I don't think she
dealt with her impending death very well, and so that
didn't allow her children to deal with it the way
they could have. You know, she did. She was in denial.
She didn't want to she didn't want to face what
(05:53):
was going on. And I think that happens to a
lot of families, and you can.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
See it in The Good Half in theaters now. Elizabeth
Shoe is with us, also continuing to play on several
on the Netflix Dramae on the Verge. We'll look forward
to seeing you on that and many other projects to come.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
Thank you, thank you. I hope you'll go see this movie.
It's really really good.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Thanks for listening to Later with Lee Matthews, the Lee
Matthews Podcast, and remember to listen to The Drive Live
weekday afternoons from five to seven and iHeartMedia Presentation
This is Later with Lee Matthews, the Lee Matthews Podcast
More What You Hear weekday afternoons on the Drive.
Speaker 2 (00:11):
Coincidentally, over the weekend they were rerunning I think it
was on HBO Leaving Las Vegas, one of her pinnacle films.
But you also know Elizabeth Shoe from The Karate Kid
Adventures in Babysitting, Cocktail, Back to the Future, and my
favorite going all the way Back to Uh Call to Glory.
She's in a new feature that is out and now
called The Good Half. Did I did I impress you
(00:33):
with my fandom?
Speaker 3 (00:35):
Yeah? You did. That was my first television show, my
first part.
Speaker 2 (00:40):
My Yeah, well, I didn't know.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
If it was that that you actually watched it when
it was out on the television set.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
I was the one Elizabeth it was. It was you know,
at that time people were getting into that nostalgia back
to the sixties kind of thing. Musically, everybody was listening
to Ole's and and HARKing back to that Kennedy era.
That the movie that the show dealt with.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
So so watch that. I love that show.
Speaker 2 (01:08):
Yeah, show, Well, I wondered if that was that was
first of the Burger King commercial.
Speaker 3 (01:14):
Well, the Burger King commercials. But you know that, uh,
that was my first actual part.
Speaker 2 (01:18):
Yeah. We're going to talk about your new feature and
your new part here in just a minute, but I
did want to say Leaving Las Vegas is one of
my favorites of yours because just watching it back over
this weekend, you did you did a good job showing
the pain in your character's face as this person she
cares about spirals into alcoholism.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
MM. Yeah, what a what a great opportunity that was.
I mean, it's just such an amazing part, and I
feel so grateful that I got one. I feel like
that was the the one, you know, the one that
was just so challenging and also was received so well
and was an amazing experience. It's very rare that it
all comes together that way.
Speaker 2 (02:01):
Yeah. Well, I also wonder did you deal with any
alcoholism like that in your life to draw upon.
Speaker 3 (02:07):
No, definitely not. But you know, I have dealt with loss,
so I feel like I kind of channelled what that's
like to lose somebody, and sort of even though he
was alive and in front of me, I was losing
him slowly but surely, So that's I could understand what
that was like, I guess.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
Yeah. Now you're in a new film called The Good Half.
It's in theaters now, and you play I guess it's
come full circle. You play a mom.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
I play a mom. Yeah, I play a mom who
is no longer with us, who is who.
Speaker 4 (02:39):
Is deceased but is very much alive in flashbacks. It's
really cool because the whole movie is about my death,
but also obviously it's about how my really interesting family
has to deal with my death and how they grieve
and how they remember me. And so, yeah, egastistically or
(03:00):
its fun to be the center of the movie.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Well, and you got some great co stars with you.
Nick Jonas, Britney Snow, David Arkat, Alexander ship Walls.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
Yeah, amazing. Yeah, there's just an extraordinary cast. I was
just honored to be a part of it, and really
like kind of a small part of it, to be honest,
in terms of the amount of time I got to
be on set working with them, So I really cherished
all the scenes that I had. Nick Jonas is incredible
in the movie, and Britney Snow is just heartbreaking, David
(03:31):
Arquet's hilarious, and MAT's hilarious. It's really it's a very
very special movie.
Speaker 2 (03:36):
Is it more comedy or is it more dramedy or
I think.
Speaker 3 (03:41):
It's very emotional. But I also think I think it's
very funny. I was surprised how much I laughed. I
probably laughed more than I cried, to be honest. And
I think that's what makes the movie special. You know,
it's so real. All these people are running away from grief.
You know, they're dealing with all the logistics of you know,
(04:01):
the funeral home and the things they have to get accomplished,
and they're all angry and resentful, and some are guilty,
and you know, it just it's very just very raw
and very very real.
Speaker 2 (04:13):
The good half is the film. It's in theaters now.
Elizabeth Shoe is with us. Elizabeth, you're touching on something
because I had to deal with this recently. And yeah,
that whole funeral home thing and dealing with all of
the details. I mean, it's it really is staggering and
overwhelming to any family.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
Yeah. Yeah, and the logistics are almost like a place
to hide, you know. I think that's what's so funny
about it.
Speaker 1 (04:37):
You know.
Speaker 3 (04:37):
I love in the trailer of that last scene where
they're they're looking for caskets, and that lady's inside of
the casket, and the guys trying to sell it to
are like, well, this is going to be your forever home.
So it's so terrifying, it's hilarious.
Speaker 2 (04:55):
Yeah, yeah, the good half. It's in theaters now. Elizabeth
Elizabeth Shoe is with us. She stars as the mom,
along with Nick Jonas and many other great stars too.
Uh did you draw in any personal experience for your
acting job here as a mother?
Speaker 3 (05:11):
Well, I am a mother, so that helps. I have
three kids. It's probably the centerpiece of my life and
the great joy of my life. So that part I
really understood well. And yeah, of course I've gone through loss.
I don't think there's anyone out there who hasn't, So
(05:31):
I understood that side of it. But but my character
is very she's very much alive, which I also really
enjoyed playing. She's very immature, and I don't think she
dealt with her impending death very well, and so that
didn't allow her children to deal with it the way
they could have. You know, she did. She was in denial.
She didn't want to she didn't want to face what
(05:53):
was going on. And I think that happens to a
lot of families, and you can.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
See it in The Good Half in theaters now. Elizabeth
Shoe is with us, also continuing to play on several
on the Netflix Dramae on the Verge. We'll look forward
to seeing you on that and many other projects to come.
Speaker 3 (06:13):
Thank you, thank you. I hope you'll go see this movie.
It's really really good.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Thanks for listening to Later with Lee Matthews, the Lee
Matthews Podcast, and remember to listen to The Drive Live
weekday afternoons from five to seven and iHeartMedia Presentation
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