Episode · SmartLess · 2021-08-30
Sean Penn on SmartLess: every book mentioned
Yo, folks– it’s Sean Penn. Humanitarian, actor, director, writer, and surfer, Sean Penn joins us for a chat and a smoke break.
Sean Penn discussed Flim-Flam Man by Jennifer Vogel and Fast Times at Ridgemont High by Cameron Crowe.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Flim-Flam Man
Discussed“Oh, that's great to hear, I, um, yeah, it was a script that came to me many years ago based on Jennifer Vogel's memoir Flim Flam Man.”
Where to get it
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Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Discussed“my sense reading his book which i read the book before the a lot of people don't know that was a book before it was a screenplay and i read that character and i felt that that was what he wrote rhythmically and so on”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Defense Never Rests
“I was spending my time in high school reading the books of F. Lee Bailey about his cases and wanting to be a lawyer, a criminal defense attorney.”