Across the Spider Verse (2023) and Aspen Extreme (1993)

EH · Season 7 · Episode 171 · 11/12/2023 · 2:12:24

Guest: Dave Callaham

Set Condition 1 throughout the fleet. We have the writer of Across the Spider-Verse, Dave Callaham!! Dave joins us to share amazing behind the scenes insights into writing one of the greatest animated films in history, all the way back to a year before Into the Spider-Verse was even released. Then we cover his favorite film, the classic(?) ski movie from the 90’s starring a young Peter Berg, Aspen Extreme.

Directed by: Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Joaquim Dos Santos

Written by: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, David Callaham, Kasey Fagerquist, Octavio E. Rodriguez, Miguel Jiron, Violaine Briat, Ben Choi, Anthony Holden, Matt Jones, Denise Koyama, Sarah Jean Partington, Max Perkins, Wynton Redmond, Stephanie Garcia Rizo, Lauren Sassen, Caitlin VanArsdale, Mark Ackland, Gabriela Carolina Camarillo, Eugene Lee, Chris Mitchell, Melanie Duke, Darnell Johnson

Music: Daniel Pemberton

Starring: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Brian Tyree Henry, Luna Lauren Vélez, Jake Johnson, Oscar Isaac, Jason Schwartzman, Issa Rae

Across the Spider Verse (2023) and Aspen Extreme (1993) on Escape Hatch