Greg Mottola on Used Cars

Director Jeff Wadlow (Kick-Ass 2, Imaginary) has a new killer shark movie out now called The Devil's Mouth starring Kathryn Newton, so naturally he had to come on The Spiel talk a little bit about his Spielberg-y influences. Yes, Jaws does come up, of course, but the conversation ...  Show more

Jaws is host Eric Vespe's favorite movie of all time, so it's only fitting that we get the nerdiest possible deep dive into the 1975 blockbuster with special guest Ian Nathan. Ian's an author and documentarian who has produced books on The Coen Brothers, Tim Burton, and Guillermo ...  Show more

How Did This Get Made’s Paul Scheer (Black Monday, The League) returns with Jason Mantzoukas (Big Mouth, Brooklyn Nine-Nine) for a rare-Rated R Zemeckis – Used Cars (1980). Topics in this episode include the unique star power of Kurt Russell throughout his career, unpacking the b ...  Show more

Dennis chats with Christian Toto of Hollywood In Toto about some of the best and worst of movies available via streaming or Video on Demand, including "King of Staten Island", "Arkansas" with Vince Vaugh, "Palm Springs", Jim Gaffigan's "The Pale Toulfrist" , Jon Stewarts' "Irresi ...  Show more

In between car-related rants, the guys pontificate about additional podcasts they would consider hosting: Todd would talk about story from a filmmaking perspective, and Paul would cover watches, whiskey and design. They debate company car choices for Dave M., who has seven option ...  Show more

A bereft budget! Malfunctioning motorcycles! Two dogs looking for love in all the wrong places! This week, Chris & Lizzie speak with the writer/director/star of Garden State, Zach Braff, on how he made 2004’s little indie that could, Danny DeVito’s unlikely role in getting ...