applause Rick Linklater, welcome. Always great to be here. Thank you very much for being here. Congratulations. You know i love this movie. Ive seen it so many times. Im the most prepared ive ever been for an interview. Thats amazing. Its great. But, you know, i think, actually, so generationally, were not the same age, but were close enough. This spoke to me as i suspect it spoke to you, and came from you, because this is the story of our lives at that point. College. You know, i made a High School Movie a long time ago, so the idea of making a College Movie hit me probably in like 2002. It took a while for that desire to kick in, there, but once i started thinking about that, i just started thinking about, okay, what was college like . And what was your freshmen year . You were in college in what . Its very much like this movie. I went off to college actually 79, 80, but im kind of keeping the chronology of dazed. This movie is sort of, i call it the spiritual sequel to dazed, and i
Hope youre having an extra long weekend. Well, im glad youre in a good mood. Id like to begin with our national pastime, baseball. I think texting might be the new national pastime. Ill start with baseball anyway. In chicago this weekend, home of the cubs, one of the great franchises, great stadiums in sports. They have a tradition at wrigley field. At every cubs home game, someone, usually famous, leads the crowd in take me out of the ball game. Its a low pressure gig, youre not expected to be good, it isnt the national anthem. But you are expected to be better than warren g. Was. Take me to the ball game take me out with the crowd buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks [ applause ] jimmy i get the sense this is the first time hes heard take me out to the ball game. Speaking of games, how many of you watched game of thrones last night . [ cheers and applause ] it was a good one. If you didnt see it, plug your ears. When im finished, ill give you the sign to unplug them or more likely i
Well, im glad youre in a good mood. Id like to begin with our National Pastime, baseball. I think texting might be the new National Past time. Ill start with baseball anyway. In chicago this weekend, home of the cubs, one of the great franchises, great stadiums in sports. They have a tradition at wrigley field. At home cubs game, someone, usually famous, leads the crowd in take me out to the ball game. Its a low pressure gig, youre not expected to be good, it isnt the national anthem. But you are expected to be wrt than warren g. Was. Take me to the ball game take me out with the crowd buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks [ applause ] jimmy i get the sense this is the first time hes heard speaking of games, how many of you watched game of thrones last night . [ cheers and applause ] it was a good one. If you didnt see it, plug your ears. When im finished, ill give you the sign to unplug them or more likely ill forget to give you the sign and youll have your ears plugged. Plug your ear
Mood. Id like to begin with our National Pastime, baseball. I think texting might be the new National Past time. Ill start with baseball anyway. In chicago this weekend, home of the cubs, one of the great franchises, great stadiums in sports. They have a tradition at wrigley field. At home cubs game, someone, usually famous, leads the crowd in take me out to the ball game. Its a low pressure gig, youre not expected to be good, it isnt the national anthem. But you are expected to be wrt than warren g. Was. Take me to the ball game take me out with the crowd buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks [ applause ] jimmy i get the sense this is the first time hes heard take me out to the ball game. Speaking of games, how many of you watched game of thrones last night . [ cheers and applause ] it was a good one. If you didnt see it, plug your ears. When im finished, ill give you the sign to unplug them or more likely ill forget to give you the sign and youll have your ears plugged. Plug your ear
applause Rick Linklater, welcome. Always great to be here. Thank you very much for being here. Congratulations. You know i love this movie. Ive seen it so many times. Im the most prepared ive ever been for an interview. Thats amazing. Its great. But, you know, i think, actually, so generationally, were not the same age, but were close enough. This spoke to me as i suspect it spoke to you, and came from you, because this is the story of our lives at that point. College. You know, i made a High School Movie a long time ago, so the idea of making a College Movie hit me probably in like 2002. It took a while for that desire to kick in, there, but once i started thinking about that, i just started thinking about, okay, what was college like . And what was your freshmen year . You were in college in what . Its very much like this movie. I went off to college actually 79, 80, but im kind of keeping the chronology of dazed. This movie is sort of, i call it the spiritual sequel to dazed, and i