Filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld joins Trey Elling for the second- of a two-part chat on his book, BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME: TRUE STORIES FROM A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD. Topics include:
- An ode to Patrick Warburton (0:00)
- The Hollywood machine (3:25)
- Feedback from Gene Hackman (8:08)
- Barry’s role in FORREST GUMP (9:56)
- Tommy Lee Jones & toy guns (17:08)
- Alternate casting for WILD WILD WEST (20:21)
- Barry’s encounter with Bill Murray (26:16)
- Working with Michael Jackson (34:24)
- Dealing with liars (39:35)
- Making his first book into a movie (45:31)