Ep. 7 Chris Bremner '02

Here From There: Conversations with Burroughs Alums

June in Hollywood kicked off with the hugely succesfful theatrical release of Bad Boys: Ride or Die and now July at Here From There gets started with John's conversation with one of its writers, Chris Bremner from the JBS class of 2002.

Current students take note: this is a must-listen for anyone interested in writing for film, and Chris makes the offer to be a resource for anyone who might want to talk with him. To connect with him, reach out to John at [e-mail].

Because Bad Boys: Ride or Die had not yet been released when John and Chris sat down in LA, they talk about the previous installment in the Bad Boys series, 2020's Bad Boys for Life, just how complicated it is to create a big budget popcorn movie. It might be worth treating yourself to an "in-house field trip." Bad Boys for Life is streaming on Hulu and available to rent on number of platforms, and it's a great summer movie. Pop yourself some corn and put this chat with Chris into a great context.

Among many subjects, this conversation touches on how quickly Chris's plan to become an actor fell apart, the significance of walking the streets of New York City, how he really learned how to write in Michael Dee's ninth grade English class, the genius of Pirates of the Carribean, and just how completely unimportant his transcripts turned out to be.

Theme music for the podcast is by The Bottlesnakes and Aves, and is used courtesy of Artlist (license # 9U88am).

Artwork is by Ethan Orchard, John Burroughs School Class of 2017. See his work online at ethanorchard.art or follow him on Instagram: @ethan.orchard