Episode: 274

What’s Inside 274

Gary Jones talks about his prolific film career including working on special effects for ‘Evil Dead 2’ and ‘Army of Darkness’ and of course writing, directing, and producing his latest film ‘Escape from Death Block 13’. Check out the film at https://www.deathblock13.com/

0:00 SEGMENT 1 – Gary Jones talks about writing, directing, and producing ‘Escape from Death Block 13’, his love for 70’s action films like ‘The Mechanic’ and ‘The Getaway’, why ‘Escape from Death Block 13’ was one of the hardest movies he’s ever worked on, creating the visual effects for ‘The Sandman’, and why improv can make a film feel more real.

14:32 SEGMENT 2 – Gary Jones talks about working on ‘Evil Dead 2’ and ‘Army of Darkness’ with Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell AND ‘From Dusk Till Dawn’ with Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino.

24:25 SEGMENT 3 – Gary Jones talks about learning every department on the film set from the ground up and when he decided to attempt writing and directing.

34:33 SEGMENT 4 – Gary Jones talks about the time constraints of working on an independent film.

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