Bruce Campbell Writes Himself the Part Hollywood Wouldn’t

Oct 14, 07:00 AM

Bruce Campbell’s advice for aspiring indie filmmakers is refreshingly simple. Writing is the cheap part, so quit complaining and get to it. Tired of watching the same five guys land the roles he wanted, the Evil Dead legend wrote one for himself. The result is Ernie & Emma, a sweet, funny film with zero chainsaws that might just make you cry five times. Timestamps:0:00 Intro1:38 Ernie & Emma is the real Bruce Campbell2:51 What it’s like when your wife is your boss3:16 What going fully independent unlocks5:36 Why Campbell wouldn’t star in this as a studio movie7:42 How fans typecast him more than Hollywood does8:41 Writing is the cheapest part of filmmaking10:27 Self-funding and avoiding the low-budget look11:21 How a camera deal with Sony came together12:33 Skipping the gray-and-green Fincher look14:04 Taking the film on tour with Alamo Drafthouse16:01 Why he’s skipping traditional distribution17:36 The fan who cried five times19:31 Are movies worse today?21:05 Weaning himself off s...

Timestamps:

0:00 Intro

1:38 Ernie & Emma is the real Bruce Campbell

2:51 What it’s like when your wife is your boss

3:16 What going fully independent unlocks

5:36 Why Campbell wouldn’t star in this as a studio movie

7:42 How fans typecast him more than Hollywood does

8:41 Writing is the cheapest part of filmmaking

10:27 Self-funding and avoiding the low-budget look

11:21 How a camera deal with Sony came together

12:33 Skipping the gray-and-green Fincher look

14:04 Taking the film on tour with Alamo Drafthouse