88: Human Nature with Colby Day

About this episode

Phil and Emily are joined by Colby Day to discuss the offbeat comedy 'Human Nature' and its themes of civilization and absurdity.

Phil and Emily are joined by Colby Day to discuss Human Nature (2001), Michel Gondry's feature directorial debut and Charlie Kaufman's second produced screenplay. The trio dives into this offbeat comedy about a woman with hypertrichosis, a scientist obsessed with teaching table manners to mice, and a feral man raised in the wild. They explore how Kaufman and Gondry use this absurd love triangle to interrogate what it means to be "civilized." They also discuss the film's place in the early-2000s Kaufman canon, how it compares to Gondry and Kaufman's later collaboration Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and why this strange, underseen comedy deserves a second look. Plus Tim Robbins as a 35-year-old virgin, Patricia Arquette's full-body hair, and Rhys Ifans eating with his hands at a fancy dinner. Follow the show & guests: Podcast Like It's... -   https://www.instagram.com/podcastlikeits Phil Iscove -   https://www.instagram.com/pmiscove Emily St. James - https://www.instagram.com/emilystjams Colby Day - https://www.instagram.com/thecolbyday 💜 Patreon (bonus episodes & video):  http://patreon.com/Podcastlikeits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for…

People in this episode

Hosts: Phil Iscove, Emily St. James

Guest: Colby Day

Topics covered

• film analysis
• absurd comedy
• civilization
• Kaufman canon
• Gondry collaboration
• hypertrichosis
• love triangle

Keywords

• Human Nature
• Michel Gondry
• Charlie Kaufman
• absurd love triangle
• early 2000s film
• comedy analysis
• film discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Human Nature, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

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