Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Lipton, James
2. Masterson, Mary Stuart, 1966-
3. Masterson, Peter
4. Glynn, Carlin
5. Kostel, Mike
6. Servidio, John
7. Wurtz, Jeff
8. Badalamenti, Angelo
9. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
10. Bravo Cable Network.
11. Betelgeuse Productions.
12. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
13. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS) (50 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. James Lipton hosts an evening of discussion with actor Mary Stuart Masterson. Masterson discusses her upbringing in a theater and film oriented household headed by her parents, writer/director Peter Masterson and actor Carlin Glynn; her decision to pursue acting, and landing a role in the motion picture Heaven help us (1985) at age 17; being cast as a "tough, vulnerable, misfit" in a series of motion pictures, including At close range (1986), in which she played opposite Sean Penn and Christopher Walken; Immediate family (1989); as Idgie Threadgoode in Fried green tomatoes (1991); and Benny & Joon (1993), in which she played a young psychotic woman, and worked closely with co-stars Johnny Depp and Aidan Quinn. Masterson describes the chemistry she feels when working with other actors; acting for the stage versus the screen; what she seeks from a director; and her interest in making films. She is joined for the last ten minutes of discussion by her parents, who speak about their drama training and their work with the Actors Studio. A brief question and answer session with Masterson, her parents, and the Actors Studio master's degree students concludes the program.

Series statement

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Alternative title

1. Inside the Actors Studio : The craft of theater and film

Subject

1. Masterson, Mary Stuart, 1966- > Interviews
2. Masterson, Peter > Interviews
3. Glynn, Carlin > Interviews
4. Heaven help us (Motion picture)
5. At close range (Motion picture)
6. Immediate family (Motion picture)
7. Fried green tomatoes (Motion picture)
8. Benny & Joon (Motion picture)
9. Actresses > Interviews
10. Motion pictures > Production and direction

Genre/Form

1. Interviews.
2. Talk shows.
3. Television.

Call number

1. NCOX 1669

Note

1. Originally broadcast on the Bravo Network.
2. Credits and title from video.
3. "Betelgeuse Productions" and "In the Moment Productions, Ltd." --credits at end of video.
4. The video contains blackouts at commercial breaks and editor's titles.

Credits (note)

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Event (note)

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Sept. 18, 1995. First broadcast on Feb. 8, 1998.

Title

1. Inside the Actors Studio. Mary Stuart Masterson [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : Actors Studio, c1995.

Series

1. Inside the Actors Studio

Credits

1. Original music by Angelo Badalamenti.

Performer

1. Host: James Lipton.

Event

1. Videotaped at the John L. Tishman Theater of The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. on Sept. 18, 1995. First broadcast on Feb. 8, 1998.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre on Film and Tape Archive Special Collections material

Added author

1. Lipton, James, interviewer.
2. Lipton, James, producer.
3. Masterson, Mary Stuart, 1966- interviewee.
4. Masterson, Peter, interviewee.
5. Glynn, Carlin, interviewee.
6. Kostel, Mike, producer.
7. Servidio, John, producer.
8. Wurtz, Jeff, director.
9. Badalamenti, Angelo, composer.
10. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.)
11. Bravo Cable Network.
12. Betelgeuse Productions.
13. In the Moment Productions, Ltd.
14. Actors Studio (New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research call number

1. NCOX 1669