The Beta Test (Featuring David Quinones)

On the 213th episode of Piecing It Together, David Quinones joins me to talk about Jim Cummings' third feature, The Beta Test. A very of the moment story about a Hollywood agent who has a breakdown after a mysterious sexual encounter... Yep, it sounds like a Jim Cummings movie to me. Puzzle pieces include Punch-Drunk Love, Barton Fink, The Player and Under The Silver Lake.

As always, SPOILER ALERT for The Beta Test and the movies we discuss!

https://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-beta-test

Director – Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe

Writer – Jim Cummings and PJ McCabe

Starring Jim Cummings, PJ McCabe, Virginia Newcomb

IFC

David Quinones is a writer and podcaster and my co-host on our other podcast Bird Road Podcast.

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