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Episode 366: "Challengers" Screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes
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English - April 25, 2024 20:31 - 31 minutes - 36.5 MB - ★★★★ - 343 ratingsTennis Sports Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 365: "Challengers" Changes the Tennis Movie Genre
Next Episode: Episode 367: Iga Does Double; Men Are Rubble
To dive further into "Challengers," the much-buzzed-about tennis movie coming out this Friday, Ben chats with the movie's screenwriter Justin Kuritzkes about his inspiration to tell a story about the unique emotional landscape of tennis.
We discuss the infamous match that planted the initial seed of desperation, the details tennis heads are appreciating (including the Applebee's near the Cincinnati tournament), introducing the sometimes convoluted structure of tennis to a general audience, the eroticism of tennis, and possible similarities with his wife Celine Song's acclaimed 2023 film "Past Lives."
Thanks for listening!