No Agenda producer and guest co-host Dana Brunetti walked Adam through his Hollywood career on episode 1903. Here’s the rundown, in the order he made them:
- Uncle Frank & Beyond the Sea — Early producing credits from 2002, named in passing with no story attached.
- The Sasquatch Gang — Dana’s first real feature — a small independent comedy made for about $2 million alongside the creators of Napoleon Dynamite.
- Mini’s First Time — The film behind Dana’s public Twitter dispute with Alec Baldwin over a casting-age controversy.
- 21 — Based on Ben Mezrich’s book “Bringing Down the House,” about the real MIT card-counting students. Opened number one two weekends running.
- Hackers Wanted — A documentary about hacker culture that shifted focus onto Adrian Lamo; Dana says it leaked online against his wishes and believes it indirectly led to Chelsea Manning’s arrest.
- The Social Network — Dana’s biggest hit, greenlit after he pitched the concept to studio executives on a call while, by his own admission, completely drunk.
- Captain Phillips — The Tom Hanks hijacking film; Dana cast Barkhad Abdi through an open call in Minnesota’s Somali community, landing him an Oscar nomination.
- The Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy — All three films, which came together after a cold call while Dana was mid-shoot on Captain Phillips in London.
- Fanboys — A Star Wars-fan comedy caught up in a public falling-out with Harvey Weinstein, who Dana says “pretty much butchered” it.
- Gran Turismo — Dana’s most recent film, based on the racing game, mentioned only in passing.
- Young Washington — A recent film with Ben Kingsley and Kelsey Grammer, streaming now.
[No Agenda #1903 8:29–1:53:59]
