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#54 - Write the Movie You Can Actually Make | Thom Harp
Thom Harp is a screenwriter and director of comedy films including "The Donor Party" and "Home Delivery", now in theaters, about a plus-sized model who invites her estranged family to witness the birth of her baby. The film stars Donald Faison, Melanie Field, Lindsay Sloane, Jimmi Simpson, Joe Pantoliano, Lesley Ann Warren, Peter MacNicol, Tracie Thoms and Rainn Wilson.
IN THIS EPISODE, WE DISCUSS:
• The origin of "Home Delivery" (and how it almost didn't happen).
• Writing toward creative and budget constraints.
• The importance of tone and when not to be precious about dialogue.
• And why…
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