Maltin on Movies
Maltin on Movies
Leonard Maltin & Jessie Maltin
Frank Oz at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas
1 hour 1 minutes Posted Mar 15, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
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  His alter egos are world-renowned, but Leonard and Jessie didn’t focus on Miss Piggy or Yoda in this conversation, recorded in front of a live audience at Esther’s Follies in Austin. The main topic was directing movies, which Oz has done so well for so many years: The Muppets Take Manhattan, Little Shop of Horrors, In & Out, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Bowfinger, and What About Bob? are just a few of his credits. What is the through-line, if any, from puppetry to filmmaking? Listen and hear what the amazing Oz has to say.