Quentin + Roger on the Joe Rogan Experience

This is an awesome pod! Thanks for appearing on JRE's pod.

Life was so much better with video stores. Picking up your movies on Friday after shopping for groceries was an experience I haven't been able to replace.

Good thing it's FREE!

Joes a sweet guy and has one really great message,”We don’t haft to agree on everything to love each other” I think that message is a very important one.You got Quentin on one side of the spectrum and Joe on more the middle but they are friends no reason to hate Joe though.Everyone in life has a good reason to be where they are at.I loved the episode and especially getting to know Roger and his battles more(and conquering bad stuff)One of my favorite episodes on the JRE.

I found this interview so fun, memorable and moving. And also never a bad thing to see Fritz Lang get a shoutout.

The Joe Rogan show is terrible. I don’t care about the political stuff, but I would be embarrassed to listen to this on the regular. This is the go to podcast for people who believe the earth is flat. Lots of strained mens go too podcast too. He called his little comedy kliq The Death Squad, which should be enough of a warning. I remember Norm Macdonald roasting that rightfully. He would just laugh at him. Sad the way culture has gone though that eventually he would probably have been forced to go on it to promote something. Rogan is the worst kind of bully. Acts nice but if he doesn’t like you then the bullying starts. No one can say anything because he’s trained himself as a fighter. Doubly so now that he’s very rich and powerful because of how popular his podcast is. I’m not a political person but it’s no surprise a person like this would align themselves with someone like Donald Trump. It’s the same kind of thing. Also, the Kubrick conspiracy talk is a major red flag at this point. I don’t think there is anything more boring than a Kubrick obsessive. It’s just god awful. It’s all just farts in the wind. I love Kubrick but his films hypnotise idiots. Certain brands have a chemistry that just hit and once people believe in it, you’ve got them for life.

Quentin’s speech around the 40 minute mark, of his dissatisfied friend in his 30s is a quintessential lesson

Roger was damn good here

Thank you for being so vulnerable and sharing your story, Roger. I genuinely found this to be a very valuable episode. Lots of good, insightful nuggets of wisdom from the both of you.

A man's got to know his limitations. Lame. Ciao

Just re-watched the 'Just Like You' story and it goes hard. Love it! How much does geography and access determine our lives? Raising my glass.

I hate JRE for his political views and his blatant disregard for Truth, BUT he's always been a great conversationalist and I loved hearing more about Roger's views on EYES WIDE SHUT (I'm going down to the New Bev this friday to watch it with his Interpretation in mind. )and especially about his personal lived experience in jail. My father was swnt to jail for a period of time(about a year)when i was young, and from time to time he'd tell me about what it was like but Roger's experience opened up an old wound I just now realized I never fully addressed so ill be patiently waiting for his book to drop!

Loved the episode - it brought me here. Quentin was spot on about Homeland and Yellowstone. I didn't last 6 episodes into the 1st season with YS. The first season of Homeland, like the first episode of Ozarks has the pacing and catharsis of a great film. (I cried leaving the theatre after 0UTiH, my wife looks at me 'What the f*#k is wrong with you?!" haha I broke it down for her later that night). I loved the inside baseball on 'Killing Zoe'. I watched my VHS copy a few months ago and it still holds up. Thanks for everything and I'm excited to be part of this forum.

But did Roger actually LIKE that cigar???

and showgirls is awesome

Why does Tarantino strike me as the kid of guy who would be pissed off they never brought up the Russian again on The Sopranos. Dude has the worst taste sometimes. Fucking Yellowstone? Are you kidding me? Please no one ask him about Deadwood or The Wire. I can’t take what might come out of his mouth

I pride myself on my BS detector and boy does it ping whenever Roger Avary speaks. Maybe it’s because I have a draft of Eyes Wide Shut(164 pages) shooting script but it ends EXACTLY the same way the movie does.

What an incredible passionate and eye opening conversation.

Oh, I'm happy Joe touched on The Joker 2 and both QT and RA liked it...I thought I was the only one who saw some good in it. I went to see it twice... The fact, that J2 was music based worked for me..For lots of us, of a certain vintage, music was very important. and we all had our own inner soundtracks and it helped define us in some ways. When you are young and poor, music is one of the few art forms that transports people. Helps them escape their surroundings for 3 minutes Its no surprise it would help Arthur. In the film, you get to know Auther through song.- his hope and his hopelessness are all there in the songs JP gave a brilliant performance, as good as the first movie..Even Gaga was good. Is it a perfect film? NO, Is it a brilliant film? NO but it is interesting , it has ideas and some great moments and that is enough ,

QT and Roger should tour the podcast now and then - 3 times a year. Show some films at one of QTs cinemas do a QA , and Merge the podcast into an event.

Sometimes I swear we live in a simulation. No one ever talks about the show Homeland. I recently decided to do a rewatch and last night I watched the suicide vest episode. Today I listen to the Podcast and what does Quentin bring up out of the blue, that exact episode.

It was interesting to hear QT and Avary talking about modern TV on Joe Rogan, I have wondered if QT has considered making a TV series, perhaps continuing Jewels "Kung Fu" like journey post Pulp Fiction, I would love to see the adventures he gets into

This was a much better appearance by QT on JR show , than last time. He seemed not to vibe, This was fun

1941… first time I jacked-off

That was a lot of fun listening to them. I love hearing about stories from their video store days.

When Roger says he’s a student of Kubrick, he means Vivian. https://x.com/ViKu1111

After all the noise about VA going behind a paywall, it was great to hear the guy's views on it. I am proud to be a member of the Video Archives club from the beginning and being part of these great movie conversations and discoveries!

Over 60 titles! The films mentioned, discussed and referenced in the episode! https://boxd.it/B8NOY

What is this shit?

They should do a VA episode of Myra Breckinridge

I am Stevo

Love the comment about people or being able to debate, Roger. #flipsidefeolic is our podcast that helps people debate both sides of issues to get a better perspective of where others are coming from. @flipsidefrolic Flipsode Frolic Podcast 👍 Come on when you are in CHICAGO! ✌️

The old saying “Don’t meet your heroes.” Has some wisdom to it and it’s probably a good thing I’ll never get to talk to QT and Roger. When Roger talked about being vegetarian and QT said “Because his wife made him.” I wanted to shout “Oh so Roger is the Jules Winfield of the two!” Which I think would make both groan because it just reveals how much Pulp Fiction is seeped in my brain. 😂 All I have to say is, “Yeah, but bacon tastes good. Pork chops taste good.”

This was such a good episode! As someone who’s a big fan of Showgirls, I loved hearing QT and RAs opinions haha

I could listen to these two talk about movies forever! An extra 3 hours of them this week was a gift! Roger’s story at the end had me in tears!

Tarantino laughing maniacally because people can’t find or watch the movie he selected was great. 😂

Literally just finished this. Incredible episode. Roger, more power to you! Thanks for being so transparent and I am looking forward to your book.

Movie executive turned director … Was Quentin talking about Joe Roth?

Roger’s breakdown of the ending to Eyes Wide Shut blew my mind.

Great pod! New patron here after tuning in for this JRE. I've probably seen about 50% as much 70s and 80s exploitation as QT and Avary :). Can't wait to dig into the video archives back catalog. The J6 discussion was surprising. Yes, I agree with Roger that 1000-day detention without trial is despicable no matter where you stand politically. Roger's heartfelt monologue at the end about the car crash really shook me. My 2-year old daughter had a near-death accident yesterday. A 60-pound mirror fell and shattered on top of her. I sat in the ER while she slept late last night listening to this episode. Fortunately she only sustained one notable (small) cut and possibly a minor concussion. Roger, what you said combined with my experience yesterday is really making me re-evaluate my values. Thank you.

When Roger starts to talk with Joe about J6 I got heated… why is Quentin so quiet? I was ready to spend the next two hours making a video about how he’s woke and taking him down for his Kamala opinions. But then he spoke up, drastically switched the topic and I realized as a filmmaker right then and there that pop culture is here to capture and distract you. If I want to dedicate my life to movies, I have to leave this nonsense behind. Thank you for the save Q. I’ll never forget the moment at 33 years old that you so beautifully taught me I was just getting in my own way as a director. Movies only, movies forever. Movies is LIFE 🇺🇸🔥😝

I think the last 15 minutes in particular were powerful and moving in these times. Everyone should listen and reflect this holiday season. Love and respect to Roger for his candor and wisdom and to QT for ceding the time to his friend. (And the movie discussion was super too.)

This is like my 3rd episode of Rogan ever, had to run over here and join! Do you think TVA will ever be filmed as well or just audio?

I signed up for this patreon because of this episode. I’m so happy to be here this is awesome! Thanks guys

January 6th is also the day film legend Peter Bogdanovich died (in 2022) and when Nancy Kerrigan’s leg was beat to shit (in 1994 - I discovered this from I, Tonya). I think it’s awesome that Orson Welles once lived with Peter and Peter once lived with Quentin. Talk about Kings of their respective eras!

So is The Andersonville Trial (1970) going to be a VA episode?

Am I the only MAGA Quentin / Roger fan?

I joined Patreon because the JRE was so good. Bravo

I enjoyed your JRE podcast episode—it flew by so quickly! Your genuine authenticity was incredibly refreshing.

A takeaway from this JRE episode: Quentin is about the sausage, whereas Roger is about how the sausage is made.

Cocaine and a hand grenade.

I somehow missed that you guys were now on Patreon until seeing today's JRE, easiest sub I've ever signed up for on here, you guys are absolute legends and it's a pleasure to support

Quentin was wearing that jacket when I saw him at the New Bev with Roger and Gala -- no, I didn't bother them. I didn't want to mess up their movie-going experience. But it was awesome to see them! I still have an autograph that Quentin gave me when I was 12!

Loved watching you guys on JRE! I hope to see more guest appearances in the future!

Antifa and the FBI DID play a large part in the Capitol attack. That's public knowledge. Roger is correct.

Avary's discussion of "Eyes Wide Shut" (1999) is interesting for the way he rather exaggerates the aspect of the two men who appear in the background of the last scene. He says those two old guys "are throughout the movie... are constantly in the background of the film". They only appear twice. First, they're guests at the party scene, and secondly at the end. It's the ending which has gotten much attention. "You see those two guys walking off with the daughter. They're taking her away. They [Kidman and Cruise] have given their daughter to the pedo cult. That's what's happened at the end of the movie." Except when you look closely, there's no evidence the two men even see the girl (actually, there are three men -- two old men plus a young man who had previously played a waiter). They don't take her away. She walks towards them, and she continues walking in their direction as the movie cuts away. If they were kidnapping her, they did so with telepathy! In a brilliant analysis of the film (link below), Nik Dobrinsky offers another view, suggesting the men are guardian angels. They're there to look after the girl. I actually do think Kubrick wants us to think she goes with them, but leaves it vague and open to interpretation. Which brings me back to Roger... earlier in the podcast he and Rogan engage in a ridiculous conspiracy chat, claiming Antifa and the FBI are responsible for the January 6th invasion of the US Capitol. Tarantino prudently remains silent during both conversations (uncharacteristically, he sits by while Roger does most of the talking in the whole episode.) Conspiracy ideas come about from people trying to make sense of the unsettling, the uncomfortable, the unknown -- but they interpret things with a cynical and sinister world view. They're not interested in sensible explanations. They want explanations that point out the more negative aspects of the world. It can make for great art, but terrible political analysis. My conclusion from all this -- Roger Avary's next film should be a cynical horror story conspiracy thriller! His own Seventh Victim, Rosemary's Baby, Devil's Advocate is just bursting to be made. https://boydrinksink.com/eyes-wide-shut-hidden-in-plain-sight

Love they talked about the great Killing Zoe!

What a fantastic conversation. Wasn't aware that Roger had been in jail. Kudos to him for fighting his way back!

WTF, Rogan is the personification of misrepresentation. I won't check out on my favorite podcast however I'm not watching / listening to this f••• all neanderthal.

Amazing! Thank god for JRE

On the topic of 80s cocaine films, The Hidden (1987) is the best.

The JRE episode brought me here - never truly thought to actually come to patreon but you guys sold me on it!

Great Job Guys !!

Saw the JRE and came over to support you

Love VA, not a fan of Joe Rogan and his history of misinformation, both politically and medically. Hope this doesn't happen again.

Is it me or did Quentin and Roger just “jump the shark”? 🤷‍♀️😩

Saw the words Tarantino and Avery and clicked.

QT & RA meets JR = ¡Boom! Thank you, guys. Greetins from Córdoba, Argentina.

I really like QT’s Jacket. I’m a gamer so it makes me think of Leon Kennedy in Resident Evil 4.

Nice 😎

ugh, boo

Excited for this!!!

Hell yes I loved QT’s first appearance on JRE.

Going on Rogan will definitely bring more attention to the podcast. I'll be watching for sure!

I really don't like that they're on that weirdo's show.

Embarrassing to see. Might cancel my membership if this is the kind of content they want to support.

Yeah I'll maybe watch 2 JRE a year and here's one!

I don't watch the JRE but I'll definitely check out this episode! Thanks