Writers/Blockbusters Screenwriting Podcast

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By: Writers/Blockbusters

The final edit of a movie is treated like the script and broken down for tips and tricks! Featuring Jamie Nash, author of Save The Cat Writes For TV, Jimmy George, Producer/Co-Writer of WNUF Halloween Special, and another guy!

#135 - Alien³ (1992)
04/25/2025

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob breakdown the writing in the Theatrical Cut of David Fincher's first, troubled feature film...Alien³.


#134 - The Sandlot (1993)
04/10/2025

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob talk FOREVER about the script to the beloved baseball film The Sandlot.


#133 - The Electric State (2025)
03/29/2025

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob travel to the extremely safe Exclusion Zone and thanks to the lack of any real danger they are able to calmly discuss the script to the new Netflix mega-budget blockbuster The Electric State.


#132 - A Real Pain (2024)
03/15/2025

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob suffer no pain while discussing Jesse Eisenberg's Oscar nominated script for A Real Pain.


#131 - The Blues Brothers (1980)
03/01/2025

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob share four fried chickens and coke while they discuss the script to the first, and most beloved, Saturday Night Live film, The Blues Brothers.


#130 - Saturday Night (2024)
02/15/2025

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob all sign their contracts in a timely manner in order to discuss the script to Jason Reitman's Saturday Night.


#129 - Mulholland Drive (2001)
02/01/2025

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob have sit down at Winkies Diner and discuss the script to David Lynch's masterpiece Mulholland Drive. RIP David Lynch.


#128 - The Substance (2024)
01/18/2025

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob ARE ONE as they discuss the script to Coralie Fargeat's THE SUBSTANCE.


#127 - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
12/21/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob play a few reindeer games while they discuss the script to the 1964 Rankin/Bass stop-motion Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.


#126 - Longlegs (2024)
11/18/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob go cuckoo while discussing the Osgood Perkins script to Longlegs.


#125 - Evil Dead II (1987)
10/27/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob swallow each other's souls while discussing the script to Sam Raimi's groundbreaking classic Evil Dead II.


#124 - Beetlejuice (1988)
10/11/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob sadly have not seen The Exorcist 167 times, but they have seen Tim Burton's 1988 classic Beetlejuice a few times and decided to breakdown the script.


#123 - Logan (2017)
08/15/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob all agree that this is what it feels like...to breakdown the script to James Mangold's Logan.


#122 - Deadpool (2016)
08/03/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob discuss the script to Deadpool but more importantly want you to know that on the Zoom call recording for this episode Jimmy's name was "Crisp High Fiver" and Jamie's name was "Negasonic Gen-X Warhead." Bob was, disappointingly, just "Bob."


#121 - We Answer Listener Questions!
07/10/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob take a brake from watching a movie this week and devote an entire episode to answering questions asked by YOU!


#120 - Godzilla Minus One (2023)
06/29/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob get radioactive when praising the script to Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One.


#119 - Dune: Part Two (2024)
06/15/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob really, really love sand and to prove it they breakdown the script to Denis Villeneuve's DUNE: PART TWO.


#118 - Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
05/31/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob witness each other breaking down to the script to George Miller's 2015 masterpiece Mad Max: Fury Road.


#117 - Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace (1999)
05/10/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob willingly choose to relive the joy and heartbreak they experienced 25 years ago by dissecting the George Lucas script to Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace.


#116 - The Bad News Bears (1976)
04/26/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob crack open some non-alcoholic beverages and discuss the script to Michael Ritchie's classic comedy The Bad News Bears.


#115 - Aliens (1986)
04/12/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob admit they never trusted that guy from Mad About You and then discuss the script to the James Cameron classic ALIENS.


#114 - Kung Fu Panda (2008)
03/12/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob never once say "Skadoosh!" while breaking down the script to the animated Jack Black classic Kung Fu Panda.


#113 - The Holdovers (2023)
02/23/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob cross their Rubicon as they breakdown the Oscar nominated script to Alexander Payne's The Holdovers.


#112 - 10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
02/10/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob confiscate each other's Cheetos as they breakdown the script to the 1999 Shakespearean teen-movie classic 10 Things I Hate About You.


#111 - Oppenheimer (2023)
01/28/2024

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob all become death, destroyers of words, as they breakdown the script to Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer.


#110 - Batman Returns (1992)
12/22/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob try not to confuse their pistols with their privates as they breakdown the script to Tim Burton's classic superhero film Batman Returns.


#109 - It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
12/09/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob get their wings while discussing the script to Frank Capra's 1946 masterpiece It's a Wonderful Life.


#108 - The Killer (2023)
11/24/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob put their faith in the inherent goodness of mankind as they break down the Andrew Kevin Walker script to David Fincher's The Killer.


#107 - Halloween (1978)
10/25/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob all dress in Dr. Loomis costumes as they discuss John Carpenter and Debra Hill's script to the 1978 horror classic Halloween.


#106 - The Exorcist (1973)
10/16/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob get very compelled by the power of screenwriting in William Peter Blatty's script to William Friedkin's horror classic The Exorcist.


#105 - Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
09/11/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob do their best not to yell at Amazing Larry while they breakdown the script to Paul Reubens and Tim Burton's classic comedy Pee-wee's Big Adventure.


#104 - The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
08/27/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob cook up some fava beans to enjoy while they breakdown the Oscar winning script to The Silence of the Lambs.


#103 - Barbie (2023)
08/14/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob put aside their obsession with horses to breakdown the script to Greta Gerwig's billion dollar smash hit Barbie.


#102 - Memento (2000)
07/31/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob forget everything that just happened while breaking down the script to Christopher Nolan's Memento.


#101 - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
07/17/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob nuke the fridge as they work their way through the script to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.


#100 - Jaws (1975)
07/02/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob celebrate reaching episode 100 by breaking down the script to the first ever blockbuster, Steven Spielberg's JAWS.


#99 - The Social Network (2010)
06/05/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob celebrate the downfall of FaceBook's Metaverse by breaking down the Academy Award Winning Aarson Sorkin script to David Fincher's The Social Network.


#98 - Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)
05/21/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob roll the dice on breaking down a script for a movie that wasn't totally a "blockbuster" but they really enjoyed anyway, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.


#97 - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
05/07/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob fool around and fall in love with their breakdown of James Gunn's breakthrough Marvel script for Guardians of the Galaxy.


#96 - A League of Their Own (1992)
04/24/2023

Jamie, Jimmy and Bob prove there is no crying in podcasting with a breakdown of the script to Penny Mashall's 1992 classic A League of Their Own.