My guest for this month is Maja Henderson, and she’s joined me to discuss the film she chose for me, the 2015 comedy-drama adventure Inside Out. You can follow the show on Twitter @cinemagadfly.

Show notes:

• Both Maja and I live in the city of San Francisco, it’s basically like this film
• Fun fact, I’m a fan of the sport of Hockey
• The co-directors of this wonderful film were Pete Docter and Ronnie del Carmen
• The film was made by renowned animation film studio Pixar
• Psychiatry and Psychology aren’t the same thing
• Mindy Kaling was absolutely perfect as Disgust
• No one could have been more suited for the role of Anger than Lewis Black
• Just as perfect though, are Amy Poehler as Joy and Phyllis Smith as Sadness
• Both Maja and I are from the city of Seattle, a place that can trigger varying emotions
• Dysthymia was a new term for me, as was DSM-IV
• Indeed, neither of us are from Minnesota
• I suffered some years from Seasonal affective disorder, which, believe it or not, is called SAD
• Big Hero 6 takes place in San Fransokyo
• The ridiculous pizza place is technically in Emeryville, not San Francisco
• But James Lick Middle School, where she goes to school, is in San Francisco
• Her house felt very much like North Beach or Chinatown, both in San Francisco
• John Lasseter runs Pixar, if he says do something they’ll find a way to do it
• I hadn’t heard of Ralph Eggleston before, but he’s a long-time Pixar employee
• Brave and The Incredibles are also wonderful films from Pixar that feature innovative hair animation
• I enjoy Cars and Cars 2, but I definitely connected with this film more
• Bill Hader did a really nice job as Fear
• My hometown of Mercer Island, WA really is probably the safest island in the world
• The Central District is nice now, but it was pretty sketchy when I was in school
• I do so love a good Alfred Hitchcock joke
• Chinatown is a good one too though, I’m happy with that
• Someday perhaps I’ll read Waiting for Godot
• I grew up on Asterix and Tintin, and I think they hold up for adults, I certainly caught a lot of jokes I didn’t as a child

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