{"id":56191,"date":"2022-04-05T18:58:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T22:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=56191"},"modified":"2022-04-08T14:48:35","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T18:48:35","slug":"michael-showalter-guests-on-the-movies-that-made-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=56191","title":{"rendered":"Michael Showalter Guests On &#8220;The Movies That Made Me&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/a94369a0-8480-4923-bd5f-c236c6eb0cf0?dark=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless=\"\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><br \/>\nAfter starting his career as a member of the hugely influential MTV comedy troupe <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-state-the-complete-series\/032429354389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The State<\/a><\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=michael+showalter&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Michael Showalter<\/a> went on to become one third of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/stella-season-1\/097368891548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stella<\/a> with former State colleagues <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=david+wain&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">David Wain<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=michael+ian+black&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Michael Ian Black<\/a>. Despite still writing and acting (in projects like Netflix&#8217;s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=wet+hot+american+summer&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Wet Hot American Summer<\/a><\/em> series&#8217;), Showalter is primarily focusing on directing these days. Among the films that he is helmed are the offbeat and subversive anti-romantic comedy <em>The Baxter<\/em> and the true life stories <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-big-sick\/031398270362\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Big Sick<\/a><\/em> and the acclaimed <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye\/786936891546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Eyes of Tammy Faye<\/a><\/em>. As hilarious as he is smart and edgy, Michael Showalter is the guest on this week&#8217;s brand new episode of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/themoviesthatmademe.simplecast.com\/episodes\/the-eyes-of-tammy-faye-the-big-sick-director-michael-showalter?share=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Movies That Made Me<\/a><\/em>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-56192\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TMTMM-DBH-MShowalter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"920\" height=\"272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TMTMM-DBH-MShowalter.jpg 920w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TMTMM-DBH-MShowalter-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onecinephile.wpenginepowered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/TMTMM-DBH-MShowalter-768x227.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" \/><br \/>\nIn a conversation with hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=josh+olson&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Josh Olson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/search?q=joe+dante&amp;mod=AP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Joe Dante<\/a> that is as side-splitting as it is informative, Showalter talks about his cinematic influences. You can get a complete overview of the titles mentioned in this installment at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/the-movies-that-made-me-michael-showalter\/b245743?az=21-24270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Movies Unlimited&#8217;s companion page<\/a> for the show. Give it a look for more insight into Showalter&#8217;s creative process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff After starting his career as a member of the hugely influential MTV comedy troupe The State, Michael Showalter went on to become one third of Stella with former State colleagues David Wain and Michael Ian Black. 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