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Danielle Harris and Scout Taylor-Compton Talk “Quiet On Set” and the Impacts of Being a Child Actor [Talk Scary to Me]
Hey Y’all!
Today’s episode is jam packed with talk about anxieties and the way our minds are wired from being a “child actor.” There are some intense triggers and hard to break mental hurdles that Scout and I are working through and sharing very openly in this episode of, “Talk Scary to Me.”
After watching the docuseries, “Quiet On Set,” a lot of us are coming forward with our own struggles from working with adults in power positions and the effect it had on us now that we are able to reflect…
We hope that you’ll take a listen to this episode and get to know the triumphs and tribulations of being put in show business at such a young age. For Scout and I, It was our saving grace. Structure and adults on film and TV sets who looked out for us and kept us safe to a certain extent, but predators were all around none the less.
We are hoping that if we all keep talking, something will change to keep kids safe emotionally, physically AND financially. It’s a long road, but the time is NOW.
Xo, Danielle
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Heart-wrenching horror.
After kicking off May with discussions of Stephen Sommers’ perfect action-adventure-horror-romantic-comedy The Mummy (listen) and the iconic jump scare in the Audrey Hepburn-starring Wait Until Dark (listen), we’re delving into the real-life horrors of child sexual abuse in Gregg Araki‘s 2004 adaptation of Scott Heim‘s novel Mysterious Skin.
Mysterious Skin tells the story of how child sexual abuse affects the lives of two pre-adolescent boys in different ways. Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous sex worker, while Brian (Brady Corbet) retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction. The film is told in parallel narratives before culminating in a heart-breaking reunion that will change each boy’s life forever.
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Episode 282: Mysterious Skin (2004)
Look out for UFOs and stay away from Froot Loops because we’re discussing Gregg Araki‘s tender-yet-traumatizing adaptation Mysterious Skin (2004). Tagging in for the conversation is RogerEbert.com Assistant Editor and The Spool founder & EIC Clint Worthington.
Join us as we have many difficult conversations about a film filled to the brim with controversial subject matter. From Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbet‘s heartbreaking performances to the accurate depiction of the long-term effects of child sex abuse, there’s no shortage of things to talk about.
Plus: a defense of the single working mother, praise for Michelle Trachtenberg, MPAA woes (again) and the journey of Scott Heim‘s source novel from page to screen.
Cross out Mysterious Skin!
Coming up on Wednesday: We’re tackling another juggernaut filled (and some more male rape) in Ridley Scott’s 1979 classic Alien!
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