#561 - Barry Sonnenfeld on BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME (Part 1)

Update: 2025-12-29

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Filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld joins Trey Elling for the first- of a two-part chat on his book, BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME: TRUE STORIES FROM A CAREER IN HOLLYWOOD. Topics include:

Writing a second memoir (0:00 )
Shooting BLOOD SIMPLE in Austin (2:45 )
The unique look of RAISING ARIZONA (10:25 )
De Nero instead of Hanks in BIG? (14:07 )
Making Tommy Lee Jones funny in MEN IN BLACK (17:25 )
Making Gene Hackman funny in GET SHORTY (20:06 )
The greatness of Dennis Farina (27:35 )

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#561 - Barry Sonnenfeld on BEST POSSIBLE PLACE, WORST POSSIBLE TIME (Part 1)