S6E23: Deconstructing the Blueprint with Max Landis
Added 2022-10-31 22:47:41 +0000 UTCWriter/Director Max Landis and Bret Easton Ellis discuss coming of age in tragedy's cruel shadow, being publicly vilified for your private life and bridging emotion with action and dialogue on the page. Part 1 of 2.
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Nooses?!!
Louis Norton
2025-10-14 00:21:47 +0000 UTCBrett, love your stuff but Max Landis is a complete & utter psychopath. If you ever want to see stuff he sent to me & the defamatory website he started, as well as the nooses he put above my door, feel free ;)
Thesy Surface
2023-05-13 17:15:14 +0000 UTCYes. I saw it twice in a local movie theater when it was released. Haven’t seen it since. Maybe it’s time…
J Hay
2022-11-28 01:06:36 +0000 UTCI was surprised how relatable Max was. Everyone definitely knew someone like him at some point.
Vlad Boshoer
2022-11-11 01:13:34 +0000 UTCThis is neither here nor there, but I met him once at an event and he made fun of me for eating a carb. I didn't give a shit of course, but I will say I've never (in my almost fifty years of encountering other human beings) met a more displeasing person. I remember thinking he could almost be put in a museum and studied as an oddity.
Robyn O'Neil
2022-11-10 18:43:35 +0000 UTCI liked this episode
Nick Broketah
2022-11-09 17:45:55 +0000 UTCGet Mike Ma on. These burnt out Hollywood types are getting stale.
BrienPiechos
2022-11-09 15:58:11 +0000 UTC🙄 give me a break man
nwp
2022-11-09 00:24:37 +0000 UTCGreat episode.
Tom Davidson
2022-11-08 23:37:21 +0000 UTCDon’t understand the hate Max is human He was also notably calm and bright when talking about his writing which is obviously something he enjoys
Kerry
2022-11-07 18:06:49 +0000 UTCNeed to watch ‘Triangle of Sadness’ now. To me, the setting (ship) is what the new season of White Lotus should’ve been.
Thomas Matich
2022-11-07 13:56:02 +0000 UTCIDK why people are shitting on this ep. I thought it was interesting. I mean, he’s obviously fucked up, but he has a unique perspective.
Russell Reese
2022-11-07 06:31:52 +0000 UTCPlease bring back those intros when you the writer, for an hour or so, talk about your life. It was the only thing really interesting. Ten times more interesting, it was fascinating. The rest is... a very interesting meh.
q
2022-11-06 19:33:25 +0000 UTCThanks for the Into the Night mention/recommendation.
Mary Walker
2022-11-05 23:34:53 +0000 UTCHa ha that might be too full on! One wonders if many a movie maker might respond with 'I am Spartacus!'. A universal vicious cycle fed by subsuming deep inner drives and truths, to sustain the surface presentation of art and business - to satisy the presumed prevailing culture, which may itself be but another mirrored illusion? Etc.
Thomas Edwards
2022-11-05 22:19:07 +0000 UTCWachiwski sisters....that would be 2 or 3 interesting interviews. Great sugestion. However, I don't recall ever seeing an interview with them.
Jorge Espinha
2022-11-05 21:11:56 +0000 UTCI thought this was a great conversation. I could feel the emotion and it was very interesting
Tara Jean Sulljvan
2022-11-05 17:07:28 +0000 UTCThis interview was interesting! Way better than the bore that perfume dude was. And the previous guy was cool but the fast talking made it almost unbearable.
Ashley
2022-11-05 17:06:26 +0000 UTCMaybe he could bring Ye back on to provide input. 🤣
Thumperdinck
2022-11-05 16:07:38 +0000 UTCA dedicated take on Jewish culture, sensibility, generational paranoia, self loathing, eternal closeting of identity and related tropes as they do or dont inform the movie business would be fascinating. Self effacing Jewish friends in the industry are variously hilarious and insightful in private, but no doubt a risky topic.
Thomas Edwards
2022-11-05 12:39:51 +0000 UTCI hate Max Landis.
Max Haddad
2022-11-05 10:50:08 +0000 UTCGet James Toback next lmao
Keagan Afonso
2022-11-05 04:40:16 +0000 UTCSo it turns out bringing Max Landis to BEE land is controversial! haha.
bpvalentine
2022-11-04 22:45:39 +0000 UTCI'd rather they just stop than to go where Max suggests, which I don't mean as any slight against him personally. Friday 8 and 9 were both cruel and unusual to fans of the Friday movies. Do I want Jason strapped to a table where goobly-gook Hollywood logic explains why a zombie keeps coming back and killing teenagers? I can probably skip that all together. I'd rather they do a better version of the remake, which I liked enough as it is. They just needed to hone it better. It was too long. I loved the whole First Blood idea.
bpvalentine
2022-11-04 22:41:27 +0000 UTC5:40 Jesse Eisenberg was in American Ultra, not Michael Cera. Lol. Common mistake, confusing either of them for the other. Other than that, good episode.
Nicholas Mata
2022-11-04 19:03:58 +0000 UTCWas Gary Glitter unavailable
Patrik Sandberg
2022-11-04 17:23:44 +0000 UTCOh no, it cut off right as the conversation was getting good...
K U
2022-11-04 17:21:39 +0000 UTCThe whiniest guest/ child ever on this podcast. Couldn’t finish the episode. So not interested in his victim narrative.
Tim Seibel
2022-11-04 11:36:13 +0000 UTCYou can be against cancel culture and still dislike douchebags.
GellMon
2022-11-04 05:34:21 +0000 UTCThe Therapist Easton Ellis Podcast
Lachlan Reid
2022-11-04 00:23:41 +0000 UTCAll the bits discussing screenwriting and directing were great. But the commentary on his 'cancellation' came across as disingenuous to be honest. I know its the elephant in the room but I don't think he will have changed many minds.
Bazayer
2022-11-03 22:05:01 +0000 UTCBret 💕🙏 so borinngggggg😩😩😩 plz bring someone fun like Ye or the Wachowski sisters
Anna Sofie Jespersen
2022-11-03 20:35:31 +0000 UTCLast guest had a lot to say but none of it particularly interesting or revealing. I didn’t find him interesting even though, on paper, he should be. An accused rapist, screenwriter, son of John Landis should be a home-run, and yet…he’s a bore. The Adderall guy you want to escape from at a party.
honker_2021
2022-11-03 19:24:23 +0000 UTCI didn’t find him interesting either even though, on paper, he should be. An accused rapist, screenwriter, son of John Landis should be a home-run, and yet…he’s a bore. The Adderall guy you want to escape from at a party.
honker_2021
2022-11-03 19:22:50 +0000 UTCI want to be open minded. I could see how a tragedy like that could affect a kid. HOWEVER, this is like listening to the male version of Mena Suvari. Couldn’t get through that interview. Trying with this one, but he just sounds like the epitome of the generation that didn’t get spanked…and needed to.
Phoenix
2022-11-03 18:14:01 +0000 UTCan untalented rapist cmon, wasnt the justin long barbarian character entirely based off him?
Tyler Grady
2022-11-03 18:06:43 +0000 UTCvery intense and super interesting. I'm a huge fan of John Landis, especially INTO THE NIGHT!
FlyingWaffle
2022-11-03 16:33:23 +0000 UTCNot a bad idea at all. I want to know about Spacey's dynamic with his father who he claims to be a neo nazi. What were those dinner table conversations like.
Joseph Orlando
2022-11-03 09:28:06 +0000 UTCThis was a damn good episode. I was skeptical, but ultimately won over. Really pumped for part two. Regarding Halloween Ends...I am in complete alignment with his take on it. I wanted to love it instead of just liking it. Admire the swings, but there was more insanity to be mined from the material that they failed to capitalize on. Hope they release an extended cut.
Joseph Orlando
2022-11-03 09:24:21 +0000 UTCThank you for this - was a great episode.
Gary Chadwick
2022-11-03 09:10:45 +0000 UTCI fully agree with his take on where the Halloween and Friday the 13th stories should go, tho.
Kristeen
2022-11-03 00:24:20 +0000 UTCIt felt so good when it was over.
Kristeen
2022-11-03 00:23:10 +0000 UTCPhenomenal, Bret. This is why I subscribe. Bold moves, looking forward to part II.
Dustin
2022-11-03 00:04:03 +0000 UTCMax Landis is revolting for so many reasons that have nothing to do with any alleged misconduct.
Thumperdinck
2022-11-02 23:15:20 +0000 UTCI would love if he interviewed Kevin Spacey.
Jorge Espinha
2022-11-02 21:51:30 +0000 UTCBret you should make this a series. Interviews with The Canceled. There has to be more dimension to their stories than what was plastered in the press. Kevin Spacey next! 😀
Jon A.
2022-11-02 18:31:38 +0000 UTCCan people pop a xany and calm down? Geeeeze.
Anthony Giancola
2022-11-02 17:58:41 +0000 UTCAs someone who wasn't a fan of Max's smug, rainbow dipped persona, I give him credit for being honest and open in this interview, taking accountability and trying to grow and be a better person. Looking forward to part 2.
R. M.
2022-11-02 17:50:02 +0000 UTCIt’s very telling to read the hate comments, even though this is probably the first time they’ve heard the guest speak.
Mark DeCaro
2022-11-02 17:23:44 +0000 UTCI love Into the Night. I’d hoped BEE would talk about it someday.
Paul Richardson
2022-11-02 17:17:55 +0000 UTCThis should be interesting...
Joseph Orlando
2022-11-02 16:40:24 +0000 UTCI knew that Max knew last week’s guest J.D so I did wonder whether Landis would make an appearance on the pod. Low and behold a week later he appears. Thought this was a pretty interesting episode. Especially all the stuff about residential boarding schools. TrueAnon did a good series called “The Game” about how awful these places are. Paris Hilton has spoken extensively about her experience of being “kidnapped” in the middle of the night and taken to one of these schools in Utah. Anyway interested to see what the second part of the interview will bring….
Timothy
2022-11-02 16:11:54 +0000 UTCNot even someone worth separating the art from the artist from …. Next weeks guest Bryan Singer
OSOS
2022-11-02 16:09:08 +0000 UTCam going to listen on my run. will say more later, after my run.
richard owain roberts
2022-11-02 16:02:26 +0000 UTCI think we can't label everything as "the metoo movement going mad" several women came forward and the accusations are very serious. On his own admittion he did horrible things. I'm more than happy to discuss art with Max, but he's far from being kosher. As for his father, he fucked up, and having his career hurt was a small price to pay
Jorge Espinha
2022-11-02 07:59:10 +0000 UTCah man, that's a subversive guest right there ✌🏼✌🏼...only on the BEE Pod ✌🏼✌🏼
Neil G.
2022-11-02 05:36:16 +0000 UTCHey guys, thanks for this, I appreciate the candor of this episode and I am sympathetic to at least hearing Max’s story. I really know nothing about him, and am listening without any prior opinion. Life is a Pigsty, we all have our fuck ups, whatever - I’ll at least hear him out and judge for myself. A lot of great info on screen writing, and for what it’s worth - The Three Amigos is one of my favorite movies (I saw it twice at Northwest Mall AMC in the 80’s.)
Seneca Garcia
2022-11-02 04:09:10 +0000 UTCBret working really hard keeping that going. Jesus.
Patrick
2022-11-01 17:21:59 +0000 UTCAt times felt like a madcap parody of where we are in 2022, which was the only thing keeping me engaged. What a monumental bore
Moz
2022-11-01 14:43:45 +0000 UTCBret has a future as a therapist.
Christy A
2022-11-01 14:02:34 +0000 UTCShould post part 2 on Tuesday next week so that we can say "see you next Tuesday." No, not Max's thing, but close enough?
bpvalentine
2022-11-01 13:32:08 +0000 UTCGreat episode thank you
PETER GREER
2022-11-01 12:18:29 +0000 UTCStrong choice. Riveted by the whole thing. Looking forward to part 2.
B$
2022-11-01 02:49:33 +0000 UTCThis guy is indescribably irritating. The last two guests have been very poor choices. I am a big fan of the podcast, but please invite an adult next time. There is more to life than adolescent narcissism and cheap horror movies.
Steve
2022-11-01 02:02:15 +0000 UTCFuck max landis. Come on.
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