Referenced Resources

People

• SPEAKER_06 - Interviewer, asking questions about the film, the creative process, and the interviewee’s career.
• SPEAKER_09 - Participant in the conversation, makes a brief, unclear statement about “password stuff” and “rendezvous point”.
• SPEAKER_07 - The interviewee, an actor, discusses his admiration for Paul Thomas Anderson, his acting process, specific film experiences, and his thoughts on cinema.
• SPEAKER_02 - Participant in the conversation, makes pronouncements about freedom, fear, and “Glusky”.
• SPEAKER_10 - Participant in the conversation, makes various exclamations and statements, some potentially from film clips.
• SPEAKER_03 - Participant in the conversation, speaks lines that appear to be from a film.
• SPEAKER_04 - Participant in the conversation, speaks lines associated with “The Dude” from “The Big Lebowski”.
• SPEAKER_08 - Participant in the conversation, makes statements about drug/alcohol use, and lines potentially from film.
• SPEAKER_01 - Participant in the conversation, speaks lines related to opening a car door and a car choice.
• UNKNOWN - Participant in the conversation, makes brief exclamations.
• SPEAKER_00 - Participant in the conversation, makes encouraging and observational statements.
• SPEAKER_05 - Participant in the conversation, provides information about subscribing and finding full interviews on BBC iPlayer.
• Paul Thomas Anderson - Director, mentioned as someone whose work SPEAKER_07 admires and who cast SPEAKER_07 in his film.
• Bob Ferguson - Mentioned by SPEAKER_09 in the context of a phone call.
• Tom Cruise - Mentioned by SPEAKER_02 as an example of someone with “no fear”.
• Willa - A character in the film, mentioned in relation to having a secret phone.
• Chase Infinity - A young actress who stars in the film, her workshops led to the idea of Willa having a secret phone.
• Benicio - Mentioned by SPEAKER_07 in relation to his character’s storyline.
• Jeffrey Lebowski (The Dude) - A character from “The Big Lebowski,” SPEAKER_06 compares a character to him, and SPEAKER_07 discusses his iconic performance.
• El Duderino - An alternative name for “The Dude” from “The Big Lebowski”.
• Howard Hughes - The character SPEAKER_07 was obsessed with in “The Aviator”.
• Scorsese - Director of “The Aviator,” who SPEAKER_07 brought the film to.
• Leo - Referred to by SPEAKER_01 in the context of opening a car door.
• De Niro - Co-star in SPEAKER_07’s first starring role in “This Boy’s Life”.
• Michael Caden-Jones - Director of “This Boy’s Life,” who gave SPEAKER_07 a memorable piece of advice.
• Hal - Character from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” mentioned in dialogue.
• Dave - Character from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” mentioned in dialogue.
• Quentin - Quentin Tarantino, a director, mentioned in the context of “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and giving notes.
• Marty - Likely Martin Scorsese, mentioned in the context of the “Wolf” scene and its extensive filming.
• Ali Plum - Host of “Movies with Ali Plum” on BBC iPlayer.

Organizations

• BBC iPlayer - Platform where full interviews can be found.

Documents

• VHS tapes of revolutionary films from the past - Mentioned as something Bob is watching.

Tools

• Secret phone - A plot device discussed in relation to the character Willa.
• Wi-Fi - Mentioned in the context of Bob not having it.
• Mobile phones - Discussed in the context of old movies and how drama can happen more easily without them.
• Oscar - Mentioned in the context of the mother’s archive.

Technologies

• VHS tapes - Mentioned as something Bob is watching.

Films/TV Shows

• The Big Lebowski - Mentioned multiple times, with comparisons made to its character “The Dude” and its watch frequency.
• Dog Day Afternoon - A film SPEAKER_07 watched for performance inspiration.
• East of Eden - A film whose performance by James Dean deeply moved SPEAKER_07.
• Rebel - A film SPEAKER_06 watched repeatedly as a child.
• Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - A film discussed in detail, including specific scenes and the collaboration with Quentin Tarantino.
• Wolf - A film in which a scene involving opening a car door with a foot is discussed, likely referring to “The Wolf of Wall Street”.
• The Aviator - A film SPEAKER_07 considers a “hidden gem” and is proud of, which he produced.
• Bicycle Thieves - A film SPEAKER_07 has watched “over and over again.”
• 2001: A Space Odyssey - A film SPEAKER_07 has watched “over and over again.”
• Tokyo Story - A film SPEAKER_07 has watched.
• Vertigo - A film SPEAKER_07 has watched.
• Goodfellas - A film SPEAKER_07 has watched “about a thousand times.”
• Taxi Driver - A film SPEAKER_07 has watched “hundreds of times.”
• This Boy’s Life - SPEAKER_07’s first starring role, opposite De Niro.
• Movies with Ali Plum - A show on BBC iPlayer where full interviews can be found.

Concepts

• Empathy machine - A term used to describe cinema.
• Generational gap - Discussed in relation to characters and actors.
• Living off the grid - A descriptor for a character.
• Disconnection from technology - A theme mentioned in relation to a character.
• Folk hero element - Describing a character’s qualities.
• Keep on trucking sort of element - Describing a character’s qualities.
• Traditional espionage thriller - A genre contrasted with the film’s reality.
• Communal act of being with other people in the theater - Described as a key aspect of cinema.
• Immersive art forms - Cinema is described as one.
• Concentration - A quality of watching cinema.
• Engagement - A quality of cinema.
• Pain is temporary, film is forever - Memorable director’s advice given to SPEAKER_07.