THE RIP writer/director Joe Carnahan
The Movies That Made Me
Carnahan on Exposition and Lean Writing
Joe Carnahan talks about avoiding exposition, writing lean scripts, and challenges of audio drama.
THE RIP writer/director Joe Carnahan returns to our podcast The Movies That Made Me. This time, Joe takes hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante on a sonic journey to unpack the John Williams scores that made him! Check out Joe's first appearance on the podcast here.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Rip (2026)
The Man Who Would Be King (1975)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Earthquake (1974)
Jaws (1975)
Images (1972)
The Cowboys (1972)
Shaft (1971)
Shaft’s Big Score! (1972)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Superman: The Movie (1978)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
Poltergeist (1982)
Cobra (1986)
JFK (1991)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Munich (2005)
The Great Escape (1968)
Stripes (1980)
1941 (1979)
Animal House (1978)
The A-Team (2010)
The Howling (1981)
The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Maestro (2024)
Not Without Hope (2025)
Shadow Force (2025)
ET the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Always (1989)
Empire of the Sun (1987)
The Last Emperor (1987)
Last Tango in Paris (1973)
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