Susan Seidelman's SMITHEREENS is one of my all-time favorite movies. It also was beyond ahead of its time in showing us the strong, "unlikeable" female lead, played to the f-ing hilt by Susan Berman. Her character, Wren, might be the first example of an Influencer in that she desperately wants to be famous for doing absolutely nothing. (I love her!) And Richard hell is in it pre-A YEAR ON EARTH WITH MR. HELL, and...yowza. No worries about *that* guy winning Boyfriend of the Year. SMITHEREENS is also a great snapshot of gritty 1982 NYC. Just a great, fun movie. It's streaming on Nightflight Plus and (I think) Max.
You definitely need to read her memoir! So many good stories about how ‘Smithereens’ got made. Wren definitely was the proto-Kardashian. (And Madonna takes a selfie with a Polaroid camera in DSS!) I loved talking to Susan for this - obviously DSS was my bias here but I’m going to dig into more of her oeuvre
A24 movie soundtracks are always so well curated. Love that they included Laura Branigan’s “Self Control” in the trailer for Maxxine.
The soundtrack is SO good and the songs so perfectly placed. I don’t want to spoil any before you see it!
Can’t wait to see it!
Susan Seidelman's SMITHEREENS is one of my all-time favorite movies. It also was beyond ahead of its time in showing us the strong, "unlikeable" female lead, played to the f-ing hilt by Susan Berman. Her character, Wren, might be the first example of an Influencer in that she desperately wants to be famous for doing absolutely nothing. (I love her!) And Richard hell is in it pre-A YEAR ON EARTH WITH MR. HELL, and...yowza. No worries about *that* guy winning Boyfriend of the Year. SMITHEREENS is also a great snapshot of gritty 1982 NYC. Just a great, fun movie. It's streaming on Nightflight Plus and (I think) Max.
You definitely need to read her memoir! So many good stories about how ‘Smithereens’ got made. Wren definitely was the proto-Kardashian. (And Madonna takes a selfie with a Polaroid camera in DSS!) I loved talking to Susan for this - obviously DSS was my bias here but I’m going to dig into more of her oeuvre
Her book has moved to the top of my stack!