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He was the author of two of the bleakest novels of all time--Last Exit to Brooklyn and Requiem for a dream--that were made into two of the most depressing films of all time, both of the same name as the novel from which they were adapted. The novel he considered his bleakest and most disturbing of all, The Room, inspired a section of Richard Linklater's Waking Life. He taught creative writing for years at USC.
Any fans of him as a writer, or of the films made from his books?
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | May 31, 2024 5:32 AM |
Yes.
I had a very hip substitute English teacher in high school who sensed that I was a smart rebel kid itching to break out of boring suburbia, and he gave me a well-worn paperback copy of Last Exit to Brooklyn, which blew my mind.
Today he'd probably be arrested for that but the 15-year-old me still thanks you, Mr. V.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 28, 2024 12:11 AM |
What did he think of the film adaptations of his work?
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 28, 2024 12:16 AM |
Great writer
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 28, 2024 1:02 AM |
He gave lecture at a film class I attended in the late 1970's. He was elfin and frail, with a young obese wife who watched him like a hawk and told the class herself that the marriage was difficult. He seemed kind and sensitive. In hindsight, it seemed despite his success, he struggled.
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 28, 2024 6:12 AM |
Fun fact: Patton Oswalt referenced him in one of his (Oswalt's) filmed stand-ups and that obscure reference made me a fan of Oswalt ever since.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 28, 2024 7:03 AM |
Oswalt is an asshole
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 28, 2024 2:43 PM |
No. He's hilarious
| by Anonymous | reply 7 | May 28, 2024 4:01 PM |
Last Exit made me physically ill.
I never finished The Room but made it very close. Does he ever find out why he's being held? Does he ever pop the zit? Someone, please spoil it for me.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 28, 2024 4:10 PM |
Looks like Bob Newhart.
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 28, 2024 4:28 PM |
Can anyone weigh in on r8?
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 29, 2024 12:00 AM |
Huge fan.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 29, 2024 12:08 AM |
[quote] Looks like Bob Newhart.
He looks like an anorexic version of the Grim Reaper cosplaying as Newhart in the photo at OP
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | May 29, 2024 12:12 AM |
He was Bob Newhart's forceps baby cousin
| by Anonymous | reply 13 | May 29, 2024 12:14 AM |
Mr. Smithers
| by Anonymous | reply 14 | May 29, 2024 1:47 AM |
E. T.
| by Anonymous | reply 15 | May 29, 2024 6:41 AM |
R8 R10 I also read The Room but couldn't finish it. Sorry I can't help.
| by Anonymous | reply 16 | May 31, 2024 5:23 AM |
R6 Why the hate for Oswalt? He's a funny, intelligent guy.
| by Anonymous | reply 17 | May 31, 2024 5:24 AM |
Do they ever teach his books in colleges? I have never known of a college or university that has. But then William S. Burroughs and the Beats rarely get taught much either.
| by Anonymous | reply 18 | May 31, 2024 5:29 AM |
R18 I'm laughing my ass off!
| by Anonymous | reply 19 | May 31, 2024 5:32 AM |
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