Rich Wilkes (screenwriter - The Dirt, XXX, Airheads)

Chuck Shute Podcast

Episode 131- screenwriter Rich Wilkes! Rich is a very accomplished screenwriter with over 30 years in the business. He contributed to two of my favorite movies - “The Dirt” & “Billy Madison” (uncredited). It was great chatting about the process of getting some of these projects made. It was also fun to hear about some of his projects that he worked on that did not get made- although I’m hoping some of them- like the Sam Kinison movie do get made.
0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:01 - Background in Switzerland
0:02:20 - Early Movie & TV Influences
0:04:35 - Theater & Movies in High School
0:05:35 - Getting Started in the Movie Business
0:07:35 - Extra Movie & TV Work
0:09:34 - First Screenplay - "Glory Daze"
0:10:27 - The "Stoned Age" & Fans
0:12:28 - "Airheads" with Chris Farley & Adam Sandler
0:17:45 - "The Jerky Boys"
0:20:00 - "Glory Daze"
0:21:45 - "Billy Madison"
0:24:45 - "xXx"
0:28:59 - Projects That Don't Get Made
0:32:30 - "Punk Like Me" & Touring in a Band
0:36:10 - "The Ballad of The Whiskey Robber"
0:39:59 - David Fincher & 80s MTV Series
0:46:00 - "The Dirt", Script Changes & Band Issues
0:51:45 - Research with Motley Crue & Lawsuit
0:54:30 - Making Motley Crue Likable
0:58:58 - Pam & Tommy Lee Sex Tape
1:00:13 - Sam Kinison & Other Projects
1:02:45 - George Clooney & The Green Hornet
1:04:53 - Fanboying Out & Being Around Celebrities
1:09:40 - Cancer Charity & Golden Rule
1:11:40 - Jager Shots with Tommy Lee
1:13:16 - Wrap Up
Rich Wilkes Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/rich_k_wilkes/
American Cancer Society Website:
https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate.html
Chuck Shute Website:
http://chuckshute.com

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