Chapter 1: What is discussed at the start of this section?
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Coming up first, we have Adam Carolla's show, 1285, featuring Robert Wagner, Alison Rosen, and Brian Bishop from 2014.
Good day, Alison Rosen. Hello, Adam Carolla. Bob Ryan.
A number of requests for that one over the last couple of days with the hashtag TopDrop.
Thank you. Bobby Wag's coming in.
B-Wag.
B-Wag's coming in. I must say with this Newman Raising documentary I've been working on, we've been able to collect just about everybody. But Wagner was the first guy to show up. Old school gentleman, sort of Hollywood, wanted to check... with Joanne Woodward to make sure it was okay with her that he heap praise on her deceased husband, Paul Newman, the race car driver.
Like, just wanted to check. That sort of thing, which is a bygone era. Came in here and sat down, and it was one of the first interviews we did, and... Everyone has been fantastic. John Lasseter has been absolutely amazing from Pixar. Oh, yeah, yeah. But he's kind of the first one.
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Chapter 2: How does Adam Carolla introduce Robert Wagner?
Yes. And they could not justify their incredible paychecks if it was just that easy. Exactly. So you must go around and around and around and around. Or then there's Bryan Cranston. And you realize it doesn't matter who you are. It still just boils down to you look at your calendar and you go, yeah, I could come by for 45 minutes on that date and sit down with you.
And by the way, I'm not saying I have an anal fissure and I need you to lance it. Although that gets worked into the conversation at some point. You don't start with that, though. What I'm saying is, come into this air-conditioned environment and sit on a director's chair and tell me about Paul Newman, your ex-friend and driving buddy, or whatever it is.
And if the anal fissure comes up... If it comes up... It will last that shit. Obviously, it's up. But what I'm saying is, in conversation, yes, that's it. You'll be offered a bottled water and some trail mix. It'll take 45 minutes. Oh, and by the way... A hundred years from now, when we're all gone, there'll be this thing floating around about Paul Newman with you on it and me on it.
Someone may see it one day and be inspired.
Now, was B-Wags one of the first to sort of come aboard, sign on, help out, all that stuff?
Yeah, B-Wags was the first. I think he was one of the first celebrities we got involved. Then P-Damps jumped on. P-Damps jumped on and J-Lo.
You guys probably have this, too. You guys probably have observed this. In any project you do, whether it's a documentary or anything, the first person to jump on board and sort of lend that support that you don't ā there are certain people you expect to, you hope to, you sort of count on, like, oh, I think this person will be involved or this person. Who gave you a quote for your book?
That wasn't what I was thinking about. But now that you mention it, there's some very nice quotes. But the first person to jump on board and sort of lend their support to whatever the project is can send it far beyond or at least to where you hope it would go.
I'm convinced this is what happened with Ocean's Eleven. It may have been. I'm convinced. It may have been. They said to Clooney, Pitt was on board before Clooney was on board and then told Pitt and told Clooney Pitt was on board before they do that. But I've read through the ā I've done the thing where they do the ā
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Chapter 3: What insights does Robert Wagner share about Paul Newman?
Correct. Is that correct? Correct. Is that ā Elliot? Yes. You were in ā well, you were in Oceans 11. I don't think you were in 12, but you took 12 off. No, I don't think it is. No, I think you took 12 off, but then you came back for 13. Yes. Is that correct? Yes. Would you like to elaborate? No. Okay, so just yes on you were there. Who gives a shit? Well, no, I think the fans want to know.
I'm asking. I don't care. Well, I'm not trying to be combative, Elliot. I'm just saying that you did Ocean's Eleven. Don't you know anything about it? I do. I saw Oceans 11, 12, and most of 13 actually left. I think you'll love it. No, I didn't like it. That's why I left. No. No, I did leave the theater. Yes. Yes, I did leave. That's what I'm... Hold on.
My wife and I got up and we left about two-thirds of the way in. Remind me of Gilbert Gottfried. Okay, I don't know why we have to take a turn for the insulting here. I'm just telling you about the film. I didn't enjoy it, but that wasn't your fault. You were fine. I think you were like in a coma through most of it. You want to talk some more? Well, I would like to discuss Ocean's 13.
I'm just saying... Who gives a shit? Well, no, what I want to know is when you were... When they reached out to you, had they already got Pitt and Clooney? We just did. They just reached out to you? We just did. No, but I know I'm bringing this up. I want to know if they've gotten those guys on board first? Correct. Oh, so they had those guys. Well, that's what they said to you, correct? Always.
So they always say that? Always. So that's correct? Always. That would be correct, then. No, I don't think it is. All right. I feel like you're being combative, Elliot. I don't care. Okay. You know what? This isn't going any better than the time we were up on stage together at Amalfi.
Do you think I'm in a shell?
No, I don't think you're in a shell. I'm just... Fine, thank you. I'm glad you're doing well. I'm just saying, just to confirm, they had Pitt and they had Clooney on board before they reached out to you. Do you know something that I don't know? No, I'm not implying they didn't. I'm just... I'm trying to figure out how the process worked.
I have to be honest. I don't know who the fuck he is.
You don't know who Brad Pitt is? No. George Clooney?
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Chapter 4: What was Robert Wagner's experience during the golden era of Hollywood?
It was a babysit night for me, so I'm trying to remember. It varied. I thought it was Thursday night. I thought Thursday night was the big night. Well, maybe they stepped out on Thursday night and I went over there to cover on occasion. Friday night is babysitting night, isn't it? It was for me. It was Love Boat, Fantasy Island, Vegas, Heart to Heart. I guess that would be on a Thursday night.
And maybe a little Dukes of Hazzard woven in there just to round out my education. All the classics. All the classics. Yeah. So what's the book about? Adam, I came up in the golden era of Hollywood. I just caught the last of it, just the last part of it. I have many young people ask me what it was like, what was that time like, what was the studio system like, what was that whole era about?
And so I had written another book called Pieces of My Heart with Scott Iman, who co-authored this one with me. And we started to look into it. And as I started to look into it, to the places I'd been, it was the best time of my life. And when I started to go back to... revisit it, it was gone. It was all gone.
You know, the houses, the people, wonderful people that I was fortunate enough to meet who, who made a lot of the golden era possible. They were gone. Haberdashers were gone. Restaurants, studios had changed. Yeah. And so that's what it's about. I, I, that's why I called it.
Chapter 5: How has Hollywood changed over the years according to Robert Wagner?
You must remember this because it's a, If you were to pick a year where you felt like Hollywood was at its zenith and it couldn't have been a better time to be a young man living in Hollywood and living in California, what year do you think that would have been? Well, I think the golden era. The golden era was 38, 39, you know. But I wasn't there then.
I mean, I was here, but I wasn't in the picture business and I was just a kid. I would think for me, you know, the 60s were pretty exciting because people were still gambling on making motion pictures and they were wonderful producers. And that was a great time. But this period is before then. This period is before then.
Is there anybody you stumbled across in your travels who ended up being huge household names, megastars, producers, directors, whatever, who at the time were cleaning your pool or you didn't think much of? Any of those good, this guy used to get me coffee on the set, that kind of stuff? Well, so many people came out of that. out of that era. I happened to work for one of them, Blake Edwards.
I mean, you know, he was kicking around as an actor and, you know, we were all doing, you know, odd jobs and stuff like that. But, you know, Blake was a tremendous producer and writer and, Yeah. I did some pictures with him. Saw 10 when I was in high school. It was the greatest 90 minutes of my life. Yeah, that was a good movie.
Well, I did the Pink Panther with him, and that was so exciting, you know. We were great friends, and I did a couple of other things with him, and he came out of that era. You know, it's just so different now. You know, it's a different time. There's a lot of... Conglomerates are involved in it and it's become a big, big, big, big business. How different is the city versus what it was?
Well, obviously it's bigger.
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Chapter 6: What are the challenges of modern filmmaking compared to the past?
So the intimacy of Hollywood and the relationships that went on when I started are much different. I don't think that that happens as much as it used to. as it used to, and also people are dispersed so much. You know, a lot of people don't live here all the time, and when I started off, you know, the business was in Hollywood. It was Hollywood. It was here. Right.
Now everyone goes somewhere else to make a film. Yeah, well, you know, travel has become very easy, and you can go to locations, and the value of seeing the real location is very important sometimes. You know, before they used to Listen, when they started it, you know, DeMille came here and they built the sets. And they went out and shot all the exteriors around here.
But when they came onto the sets, they'd build a Western Street or the New York Street or a castle. And, you know, they would do all of that. Yeah, I wonder... That doesn't happen anymore. No, but it is weird when you walk onto those lots like Fox and you see the New York Street and you see the Boston Street or the...
miami street it is it is weird but i guess yeah they're not they're not using them anymore um robert we're gonna do a little bit of news uh-huh so uh if you don't mind just to hang out i would be very happy to comment on uh anything you may hear first uh one of our fine sponsors score big baby oh spring is here that means playoffs hockey basketball, baseball, just around the corner.
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All right. Big news, Adam. The NFL Competition Committee held a conference call Wednesday in advance of next week's annual league meeting. And Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots proposed that the NFL extend the goalposts five feet higher to help determine whether a field goal is good or not. You have to explain to Robert that this is an issue close to your heart.
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Chapter 7: What are the best practices for choosing tires and rims for your car?
It's all there. It's all Tire Rack. Just go there. Just whatever car you got. Look at the rims. Put your car up there. Put all the different rims and tire combinations on it. Virtual. Meaning, let's see. Brian, let's see. What do you got? That jet over there?
It's a Passat. I've said it several times.
Yeah. I like the downgrade. You got your Passat. Yep. Do you want to get some rims? Do you want to get some tires? Boy, do I. You go to Tire Rack, put your year Passat up there. It will come up. And then go ahead and go to BBS, see what it looks like with some BBS or some Ankeys or whatever the brand is. Virtually build your car.
They have tires for every budget. They're good stuff.
All the way through. All the way through. Yeah. I mean, like if you were going to sell your car in four months and it needed four new tires. You don't want to spend an arm and a leg. Yeah, they got stuff. You put your tire size in. Boom. It all pops up. It's all there. It's at TireRacket.com. 35 years serving driver's needs. These guys are awesome.
And I've been checking these guys' sites out way, way before they came on board. And I'm very, very, very much into tires. Everyone laughs. All right. Let's see. Jillian Barbary's here. A couple of quick questions and then we'll bring Jillian in. Let's see. Matt, 24. Hey, what's going on? What's going on, man? Not much.
So my original question was if Lynette gave you, if she gave you a past that sex thing when you want, who would it be? But. The color screener for me was Scarlett Johansson, so I had to change my question to, who would you have sex with that's passed away? Diane Kroger. She'll be missed. I say Lee Marvin just because of the story.
Novelty aspect of it.
And everyone will be like, Lee Marvin was gay? And I'm like, I made him gay. I mean, he wasn't gay.
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Chapter 8: How does Jillian Barberie's personal life influence her career?
You know what I mean? Smell my dick. Which dead celebrity should smell it? I'll give you five, no, three guesses. Charles Bronson? Eh, not bad. I'm not going to call you an idiot.
It's not... It's not Donald Sutherland, is it?
It doesn't have to be a dude. Yeah, it's the dead dude. Oh, shit. Yeah. Tough guy. Oh, oh. Ernest Borgnine. You took my answer. I was thinking, in front of the record, I was thinking Ernest Borgnine. Yeah, you're in the same field, but you're on a different base, you know?
Oh.
Take another whiff. Yeah. Guy's a tough guy. Very chiseled features. I got it. That's John Huston. That's fucking John Huston.
Sorry.
Sorry. What? Sorry. James Coburn? It would be unfair to give you more than three guesses. It just wouldn't be fair. It's not how you play that game. No, never in that game, no. That's a whole different game. All right. So, Matt? Yeah. Lee Marvin. That's disgusting. Okay, well, you asked. You're the one who wanted me to have sex with a dead person.
Yeah, but I didn't think you were going to pick him.
Well, who did you think I was going to pick? Maybe Princess Diana or something? Well, that's disrespectful. Come on.
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