Tracy Letts
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
It's a great performance.
Anybody who's ever had a father relates to this movie.
The performances by the other members of the family, Blythe Danner, Michael O'Keefe, Lisa Jane Persky.
They're really important because the way they play against him is really important.
He's not just a monster.
He's not just a tyrant.
He's a loving dad, and they all seem to recognize that.
And he has to do less to scare them, right?
The way they portray that moment that they realize the line is being crossed with dad.
They're great performances.
I mean, it's always been true, though.
The beef story kind of
Kills it as a movie a little bit.
John Gregory Dunn and Joan Didion based on Dunn's book.
Is it their first screenplay together?
Schrader was going to take a pass at this at one point and direct and kicked out.