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"Yes, I did give Jared (Gilman) a copy of 'Escape From Alcatraz' to watch. Who knows what the idea was behind that? Toughen him up a little bit. I don't know why we had to go to the criminal world to get that point across, but that seemed to be the thing that jumped in my mind."

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( UCLA Arts Library Special Collection / October 30, 2012 )

"Yes, I did give Jared (Gilman) a copy of 'Escape From Alcatraz' to watch. Who knows what the idea was behind that? Toughen him up a little bit. I don't know why we had to go to the criminal world to get that point across, but that seemed to be the thing that jumped in my mind."

Deconstructing 'Moonrise Kingdom'

Homework assignment