Comments on: Film Junk Podcast Episode #415: Pain & Gain

By: Lucas3D

Lucas3D — Wed, 08 May 2013 09:35:48 +0000

Loved the marbles talk guys, It was like watching a Malick film and remembering some long forgotten truths. Steelies were the bomb when I was a nipper, because of their weight I never thought that they were just ball bearings…

By: Andrew James

Andrew James — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:28:51 +0000

I’ve also never understood the idea that people think they’re entitled to a “reward” or some other piece of enticement that is equal to the amount of money they put into the project. If you donate $20 to a film and in return you get $20 worth of stuff, then what’s the point? Then you didn’t contribute anything to the film, you simply bought something. It’s a weird notion and further proof people don’t really understand Kickstarter.

By: Andrew James

Andrew James — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:26:31 +0000

Re: Braff. I was a contributor and here is an excerpt from the latest email update regarding where the financing is coming from:

“Wish I Was Here” is a pretty ambitious indie film. It is larger in scale and scope than “Garden State”. It’s not a 2 million dollar movie. The budget will be comprised of 3 elements:

The money raised here on Kickstarter. (That’s you. You rule. I love you.)
My own money. (Don’t worry. A LOT! An ass-ton.)
Pre-selling select foreign distribution rights to a few countries.
The budget for the whole project will ultimately fall somewhere between 4 and 6 million dollars. I know that sounds like a lot of money. (And it is.) But just for some comparison, the studio version of this film would likely fall around 25 million.

Things that are pricey:

Fantasy sequences with special effects.
A computer generated flying droid. (We could cut him. But I love him.)
Shooting at Comic-Con.
Shooting with two children (5 and 12). *They are only allowed to work a limited number of hours a day. (Lazy!)
An epic soundtrack. (We definitely need some Thom Yorke…)
Shooting in Los Angeles. (Several states and Canada offer tax breaks to bring production to them. That’s all fine and dandy, but as this film takes place in LA, I’m really campaigning to keep the work here.)
Shooting on film instead of video. (OK, I’ll likely give this up, but it would be awesome.)
Also, 2 million raised on Kickstarter isn’t really 2 million. There are fees to Kickstarter and Amazon, as well as the fulfillment costs of getting you all the delicious goodies we have promised you. (Not to mention how many kitten taints I have to sample to find just the right one for our shirts.)

By: Goon

Goon — Thu, 02 May 2013 23:15:55 +0000

“Embarrasing a long term contributor to filmjunk, who supported the show from the earliest podcasts, who is clearly unhappy about your recent decision re Greg and was making a point about it, isn’t very nice.”

Posting disparaging remarks under fake names to try and rally w group walkout (a group walkout of yourself apparently), isn’t very nice. You get what you give. Pretty lame, RJ.

By: Sly

Sly — Thu, 02 May 2013 14:15:11 +0000

After listening to FJ for many years I sense some kind of improvement. The regular cast as of now is PERFECT. Thanks for great entertainment.

By: dirrrtyfrank

dirrrtyfrank — Thu, 02 May 2013 05:56:01 +0000

@Steve You’re completely right. Preeeeeetttttty embarrassed. I have convinced myself that Spielberg modeled Howard Marks after Howard in ITCOM and cast a look alike. It’s the only way I’ll sleep tonight.

By: James

James — Wed, 01 May 2013 23:00:36 +0000

I’m enjoying the shows as much as ever…thanks again for another installment. I gave BallJunk a go, very good. If there’s the odd “Soccer” wrap up I’ll be a regular.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:15:58 +0000

I think the King of Comedy has to give “Repo Man” a poke and weigh in. It is a cult-favorite of mine and is hard to classify in any genre. But I think it is most fun when enjoyed as a comedy more than anything else.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:14:52 +0000

Someone sent me a message on twitter saying that I needed to come read the comments section of this podcast.

Everyone needs to remember that I made many of the shows that I was on terrible.

Maybe we should post a video of me hugging it out with the Film Junk hosts.

Don’t quit listening to the show. These guys know their shit. Just play a Film Junk pod and a Ball Junk pod at the same time. It’ll be just like the old days.

By: Jay C.

Jay C. — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:15:39 +0000

For anyone interested, here’s the trailer to the amazing ‘The Expedition to the End of the World’, which I mentioned during our short Hot Docs discussion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_Bkpa3jKfI

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:48:11 +0000

@37: I always found the music themes tiresome. I was glad when they left. Those got taken out after that huge poll on the site, so I’m assuming it was decided based on feedback from that. Personally I still find the show as much fun as it’s always been.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:04:52 +0000

Frank, the In the Company of Men co-star is Matt Malloy. He's not the guy who played Howard Marks in Minority Report - that is Arye Gross (House II, The Experts, A Midnight Clear).