Take 107 - Producer, Writer, Illustrator David Kirschner, Hocus Pocus, An American Tail, Frailty, Chucky
Screaming into the Hollywood Abyss - A podcast by Noah Evslin and Dan Rutstein - Thursdays
Must. Listen. Episode.We have the legend that it David Kirschner. He talks getting his break designing an album cover for Neil Diamond, pitching Steven Spielberg at his July 4th party and Hocus Pocus going from abject failure to cult classic.David explains the story of Hocus Pocus taking years to make, bombing and leaving him in tears and then growing into a massive success.We hear about being sworn at by Harvey Weinstein, how he thinks naivety helped him navigate Hollywood and the importance of being nice.An extraordinary interview with a man whose work everyone knows and loves.