The Tobolowsky Files Ep. 44 - The Voice From Another Room
Series: The Tobolowsky Files
From: David Chen
Length: 00:51:00
Some true stories about the creation of the movie "True Stories". Sometimes the truth is almost impossible to believe.
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Timing and Cues
00:00:00 - "Once in a Lifetime" by The Talking Heads
00:00:58 - Intro by David Chen, introduces Stephen by referencing his role as Ernie Dalrymple in the film "The Sasquatch Gang"
00:03:23 - Stephen references the television series "Miami Vice"
00:04:23 - Stephen references the film "Moonstruck"
00:04:29 - Stephen references the film "Nobody's Fool"
00:05:07 - Stephen references the film "True Stories"
00:05:32 - Story 1 in-cue: "...because I want to tell you David, and everyone out there, the true story of 'True Stories'."
00:07:20 - Stephen references the film "The Silence of the Lambs"
00:07:35 - Stephen references the film "Caged Heat"
00:07:42 - Stephen references the film "Melvin and Howard"
00:12:34 - Stephen references the film "Stop Making Sense"
00:16:14 - Story 1 out-cue: "He said he had some drawings he wanted to show me." Music fades up, "Psycho Killer" by The Talking Heads
00:16:58 - Story 2 in-cue, music fades down: "I went over to David's place the next morning."
00:25:07 - Story 2 out-cue: "He should try to get this made. Oh right, he is getting it made" Music fades up, "Wild Wild Life" by The Talking Heads
00:26:00 - Story 3 in-cue, music fades down: "It was a beautiful evening."
00:27:18 - Stephen mentions, "Taking drugs is one of the highest forms of selfishness."
00:27:35 - Stephen mentions, "...and took a little hit of cocaine."
00:28:17 - Stephen mentions, "...where strangers come over and run around naked, they throw up on your floor and steal things from your bedroom."
00:28:56 - Stephen mentions, "...feeling the evening, sipping some wine..."
00:29:01 - Stephen mentions, "I told him I had some cocaine..."
00:32:20 - Stephen mentions, "...the age of Woodstock and hippies and free love..."
00:32:37 - Stephen mentions, "I hardly even drank beer."
00:32:50 - Stephen mentions, ...judging by the smell of the skunk weed..."
00:32:26 - Stephen mentions, "The next person said 'weed'."
00:36:16 - Stephen mentions, "...before I knew it had happened he rand out the front door and was hit by a car in the street. On my sister's 40th birthday she called me on that phone in the kitchen and committed suicide."
00:38:57 - Story 3 out-cue: "It was like a voice from another room. I just closed the door." Music fades up, "The Overload" by The Talking Heads
00:39:58 - Story 4 in-cue, music fades down: "David wanted to do some research for the movie..."
00:41:15 - Stephen mentions, "...'orange juice, we have a beer...'"
00:48:53 - Story 4 out-cue: "...and turned it into love and celebration. There are no words for that, only gratitude, and of course a song." Music fades up, "Radio Head" by The Talking Heads
00:49:40 - Outro by David Chen: "That was 'The Voice From Another Room'..."
00:50:05 - Music fades up, "Radio Head" by The Talking Heads
00:51:00 - End.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once in a Lifetime | Talking Heads | Remain in Light. | Sire | 1980 | 04:19 |
| Psycho Killer | Talking Heads | TALKING HEADS: '77. | Sire | 1977 | 04:19 |
| Wild Wild Life | Talking Heads | True Stories. | Sire | 1986 | 03:39 |
| The Overload | Talking Heads | Remain in Light. | Sire | 1980 | 06:01 |
| Radio Head | Talking Heads | True STories. | Sire | 1986 | 03:14 |
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