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Tig Notaro's emotional journey through the movie "Mask"
TLDR Comedian Tig Notaro receives good news about her cancer treatment, but is unsure about continuing with the podcast episode on the movie "Mask". Throughout the episode, she discusses her personal experiences, motorcycles, favorite moments from the movie, and her emotional connection to the parent-child relationship portrayed in "Mask".
Timestamped Summary
00:00
Tig Notaro receives a call with her five-year cancer treatment results and finds out that she is going to live.
06:03
Tig Notaro receives good news about her cancer treatment but is unsure if she should continue with the podcast episode on the movie "Mask".
12:43
The host and Tig Notaro discuss their road trip and the liberal reputation of Birmingham and Atlanta before beginning the discussion on the movie "Mask."
18:43
The director of the movie "Mask" wanted Bruce Springsteen's songs in the soundtrack, but the studio made him use Bob Seeger instead, which Tig Notaro thinks makes the movie.
24:28
Tig Notaro talks about her experience with bikers and how they take care of their own, and also shares her own story of learning to ride motorcycles.
30:22
Tig Notaro talks about her motorcycles, including a gold one named Goldie Honda and a teal one named Kurt Russell, and how she would sell Kurt Russell if she had to choose.
36:20
Tig Notaro talks about how she acquired Sam Raimi's old file cabinet, which had labels from his movies on it, and how she still has it in her garage.
42:23
Tig Notaro discusses her favorite moments from the movie "Mask," including scenes that made her cry and her lifelong crush on Laura Dern's character.
48:04
Tig Notaro discusses the devastating death scene in the movie "Mask" where the main character's son passes away and how it affected her emotionally.
53:54
Tig Notaro discusses alternate casting choices for the movie "Mask" and shares a story about a mix-up with cash and a conference call involving Kevin Costner.
59:42
Tig Notaro relates to the parent-child connection in the movie "Mask" and sees similarities between her relationship with her mother and the characters in the film.
01:06:11
Tig Notaro discusses her movie ritual of getting popcorn and root beer at the concession stand and shares her fantasy of making announcements in a movie theater.
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