Fearless with Timothy Simons

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on Peter Weir's film 'Fearless' with guest Timothy Simons, exploring themes of survival and life after a plane crash.

Peter Weir's Fearless is about a man who survives a plane crash and finds that he is no longer allergic to strawberries. It's also a deeply affecting, soulful exploration on what it means to be alive. And, as David Sims says - it's the "final boss" of plane crash movies. "Hitmaker" Timothy Simons joins us to chat about Jeff Bridges, Rosie Perez, "pink cloud syndrome," and aerophobia in this episode, so fasten your seatbelts and brace for impact! Sign up for Check Book, the Blank Check newsletter featuring even more “real nerdy shit” to feed your pop culture obsession. Dossier excerpts, film biz AND burger reports, and even more exclusive content you won’t want to miss out on. Join our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes. Follow us @blankcheckpod on Twitter, Instagram, Threads and Facebook! Buy some real nerdy merch Connect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord For anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Griffin, David

Guest: Timothy Simons

Topics covered

• plane crash movies
• film analysis
• pop culture
• interviews
• aerophobia

Keywords

• Fearless
• Timothy Simons
• plane crash
• Jeff Bridges
• Rosie Perez
• aerophobia
• pink cloud syndrome

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Blank Check Productions

Books & works: Fearless

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