Kevin Smith | This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von
18 Sep 2024 (2 minutes ago)
Kevin Smith's Tour and New Film
- Kevin Smith has new tour dates in various cities including Oklahoma City, North Little Rock, Springfield, Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, Soux Falls, South Dakota, Lacrosse, Wisconsin, Green Bay, Moline, Illinois, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Casper, Wyoming, Billings, Montana, Missoula, Montana, Bloomington, Indiana, Columbus, Ohio, Champaign, Illinois, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Lafayette, Louisiana, and Beaumont, Texas.
- Kevin Smith's new film, Clerks III, is loosely based on his childhood in New Jersey.
Theo Von's Location and Voice
- Theo Von lives in Nashville, Tennessee but keeps his studio in Los Angeles, California.
- Theo Von's voice has helped him achieve financial success.
Kevin Smith's Health and Lifestyle
- Kevin Smith lost weight after becoming vegan following a heart attack and by walking over 10,000 steps a day.
- Kevin Smith lost a significant amount of weight after suffering a "Widow Maker" heart attack.
- A doctor performed a procedure near the speaker's groin area.
- The speaker was wearing a hockey jersey and was at work shooting a stand-up special called "That Happened on Stage" when they began experiencing symptoms.
- The speaker credits paramedics with saving their life.
- A doctor named Dr. Paula told a story about a fellow doctor who died of a "Widowmaker" heart attack while they were performing open heart surgery.
- Dr. Paula told the patient that the chance of dying from a "Widowmaker" heart attack is 83%.
- A man told the patient that he had saved at least six lives at his job at Kaiser because the patients had heard the patient talk about heart ailments and decided to go to the hospital.
- The speaker uses an app called Happy Cow to find vegan food.
- A person's primary motivation for losing weight is often to improve their physical appearance rather than their health.
- Significant weight loss can result in excess skin that may not fully disappear even with treatments like Vitamin E oil.
- Signs of a heart attack include sweating profusely, not being able to catch your breath, and nausea.
- A person's daughter, Harley, influenced her father to adopt a vegan lifestyle after he experienced a heart attack.
- Harley, a vegan herself, believed that her father's adoption of a vegan lifestyle would make him a prominent advocate for the movement.
- Kevin Smith has never taken his shirt off during sex.
Kevin Smith's Podcast Strategy
- Kevin Smith's strategy for podcasting was to provide free content to attract audiences to his live shows, where he would make money from ticket sales.
- Podcasting was initially perceived as free, but the speaker later discovered the cost associated with server usage, particularly for podcasts with a large viewership.
Kevin Smith's Early Podcasting Experiences
- The speaker recounts reaching out to Fleshlight for sponsorship after their positive experience with the company following the movie "Zack and Mary Make a Porno".
- The speaker transitioned from solo Q&A shows to live podcasts with Kevin Smith, initially facing challenges booking venues willing to pay their usual rate for the then-unfamiliar format.
Kevin Smith's Movie Experiences
- Kevin Smith saw the musical Little Shop of Horrors on stage before it became a movie.
- Justin Long starred in the movie Tusk as a character who was turned into a walrus.
- Kevin Smith owns a movie theater called SM Castle Cinemas.
- Kevin Smith cried after watching Black Panther 2 and posted a picture of himself crying online.
- Kevin Smith recalls an early encounter with an internet troll in the year 2000 who admitted to targeting him to provoke a reaction from his fans.
- Kevin Smith's upcoming film, Jay and Silent Bob Store Wars, will be released early next year.
- Smith's film Clerks III will be released on September 13th and cost 3 million dollars to make.
- It is possible to stay in the movie business for a long time by pivoting to less expensive productions.
- Making movies is like capturing a moment in time and sharing it with an audience.
- When making a movie, it is important to be prepared, especially if it is your first time, by rehearsing beforehand to keep the take ratio low.
- Chris Nolan strives for excellence in his filmmaking.
- Filmmaking does not have to be painful and miserable in order to be successful.
- While filming a scene with actors Nick and Bernie, the director told them to "make it iconic" because he believes movie moments have a ripple effect on viewers.
- The director believes that even small moments in a film can have a profound impact on viewers, using the example of a fan who told him that his movie "Mall Rats" saved his life.
- The director recounted a story of a fan at the Dallas Fan Expo who asked him to sign a well-worn VHS copy of "Mall Rats" to his son, explaining that he would give it to him when he was older because the movie saved his life.
Kevin Smith's Relationships
- The speaker has been in a relationship with his wife, Jennifer, for over 25 years.
- Jason Mewes has been sober for 14 years.
- Jordan Monsanto is Jason Mewes' wife and has been a producer on his films, including Tusk, since 2014.
Other Mentions
- The speaker's daughter drinks Celsius energy drinks and told him they are vegan.
- The speaker's friend, Brad, told him that Red Bull has a 1-800 number that people can call if they have consumed too much of the beverage.
- Shipstation is a shipping software that helps e-commerce businesses find the best carrier rates, print labels, and improve customer service.
- Liquid IV is a hydration multiplier drink that contains electrolytes and natural caffeine.
- Celsius drinks are provided free and in large quantities.
- The speaker recounts an experience at a White Castle in Lexington, Kentucky, where they ordered vegan impossible sliders and a person assumed they were there because they were a fan.
- A man approached Kevin Smith at a White Castle in Kentucky, recognizing him from an event at the University of Kentucky 20 years prior where Smith took audience members to see the movie "Changing Lanes".
- The man requested that they call Ben Affleck, and to please the man, Smith called Jason Mewes instead and then pretended to add Ben Affleck to the call.
- Jason Mewes impersonated Ben Affleck on the phone, delighting the man.
- Kevin Feige, the producer of Marvel movies, prioritizes making films he enjoys and hopes others will appreciate, acknowledging that audience turnout is never guaranteed.
- Scott Moer, when asked what he would do if he could do anything, said he would want something that didn't involve his work.
- The speaker finds it difficult to find happiness in normal things and believes other creatives feel the same.
- It is difficult to find happiness after experiencing great success in life, such as casting Alan Rickman in the movie Dogma.
- Simple activities, like spending time with family, bring happiness.
- The speaker has directed television shows about comic book characters, including Supergirl and The Flash.
- Joe Rogan's success is partially due to his early involvement with the UFC, his passion for it, and his ability to "monetize his passions".
- Streaming services, such as Netflix, have impacted the landscape of comedy and independent film, with comedy finding a home in television and streaming platforms, and independent film being "taken over" by Netflix.
- Studios prioritize profitability, leading to a preference for high-reward projects like comic book movies over mid-budget films.
- Streaming services are investing in filmmakers and show ideas that are considered unusual or different.
- The way entertainment is consumed has changed, with theatrical consumption declining since the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Movie theaters are more willing to work with independent filmmakers and offer deals to attract audiences.
- Movies released in theaters first tend to be more popular on streaming services, even if those services produced the film, than movies made specifically for those streaming services.
- Now is a good time for independent filmmakers to release their films because streaming services have become mainstream, leaving a gap in the market for unique stories.
- Selling a film directly to consumers, such as through a website, is a viable option. Additionally, combining film screenings with comedy tours could be a unique way to promote and engage with audiences.
- Theo Von has a large audience and could use his podcast to promote and distribute a movie, potentially making millions of dollars.
- Von could use the profits from his self-distributed movie to fund other movies, giving him creative freedom.
- Every country should have its own version of the movie Jaws, similar to how the Olympics showcases athletes from each nation.
- Logic, a rapper, financed and starred in his own movie titled Paradise Records, which was filmed in St. Helens, Oregon.
- Logic's movie, Paradise Records, is about a record store and also stars his friend, T-man.
- Kevin Smith believes Logic is a talented actor and filmmaker after working with him on Paradise Records.
- A new movie is loosely based on old recordings of Kevin Smith discussing an existential crisis he had in his youth.
- The score for the movie was created by Bear McCreary and his brother, who also wrote a song for the film titled "24 Karat Case of Love".
- McCreary used the phrase "24 Karat Case of Love" for the song's hook; Smith had used this phrase to describe love on an earlier podcast.
- There are two things that help when something doesn't work out: remembering that you wanted it and that not doing it would be worse than doing it and having it fail.
- A safe environment is important for creative endeavors, and creating a world of "yes" can help avoid rejection.
- Theo Von does not like people seeing his butt.