Sam Strange

I am Hollywood.

Sam Strange Remembers…GOOD WILL HUNTING

Good Will Hunting is about how much I hate academia. The main character, Goodwill Hunting (original name: Dumpsterdive Diving), is not only kind of a con-man, but he’s also the biggest asshole in the history of really smart people pretending to be really dumb people. The point is that the academics are even bigger assholes, … Continue reading

Sam Strange Remembers…ASSASSINS

I like assassins, always wanted to be one. The idea of impersonally killing people for money sits well with me. And, while we could all write books about what “might have been,” I live in Hollywood and can sometimes write screenplays that bring a blurry version of what “might have been” to reality. Such was … Continue reading

Sam Strange Remembers…NOTTING HILL

You might think I made Notting Hill for the ladies of the world. You’d be about half right. I certainly wanted their big fat box office money. But underneath the happy love story is a subtle warning for men. While the ladies sit there purring, “I wish this would happen to me,” us guys should … Continue reading

Sam Strange Remembers…CHASING AMY

The nineties were a weird time for us old white folks. Political correctness overtook the nation and all of our best jokes had to be retired. So many groups became off limits..foreigners, homos, women, atheists, vegetarians…the list goes on and on. But it was a list we had to learn if we still wanted a … Continue reading

Sam Strange Remembers…A.I.

I hate my kids. I’m not sure how many of the little bastards I have anymore, but they all wander around the house, making fun of my age and treating me like King Lear when I don’t give them enough spending money. I wish they’d just die or go away, but it rarely happens. Everytime … Continue reading