Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Yippee-Ki-Yay Mother Podcast #20: Miracle Mile with Casting Director Billy DaMota


It took a pandemic to reunite the Yippee-Ki-Yay Mother Podcast, a multi-generational look at the movies, in this special home edition.

Podmaster Ralph Quatrucci thought the best way to take our minds off the pandemic was to watch Miracle Mile, a1988 pre-apocalyptic cult classic about a couple who meet and fall in love on what might be their last day on Earth. Others might disagree. Still, it was a great chance to get together again with a very special guest: Casting Director Billy Damota.

Billy DaMota
Billy is a great guy who had cast eleven of the features I wrote.  I am always quick to give him credit for the success of the films. Billy has been fantastic on two fronts. He was always able to find us some cool "box" names for the films despite our limited budgets, and he was always able to find some excellent performers in the other roles. Screenwriters and directors, myself included, want to believe that people see our movies because of us. Our talent. That's not true. Ultimately, people come for the actors and their performances. They're the ones on the screen. They're the ones people identify with. Billy has always delivered the right actors for us.

Additionally, Billy was able to give us -- and you -- special insight into Miracle Mile because this was his first film as a full Casting Director. You'll hear the inside story from him.

This episode also features a guest appearance by John Quatrucci, Ralph's younger brother, who is wearing his Charlestown Chiefs uniform in honor of the film Slap Shot, and a prevue of our next episode.

It was great getting back into the Yippee-Ki-Yay groove. Don't worry, Wojo will be back. She just wasn't in the mood for a disaster film at the time. This episode was recorded on ZOOM. The video portion is up. The audio version will be released soon.

It's nice being back.  Expect some more episodes!

And, most importantly, stay safe!

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