In this episode, Caitlin and Sean talk with LA-based musician and poet Simon Petty about Beautiful Boy, the 2018 adaptation of the memoirs Tweak, by Nic Sheff, and Beautiful Boy, by David Sheff. Timothée plays David’s son, Nic, as he struggles with drug addiction.

Watch the movie on Amazon Prime and check out the links below for more information.

References

• Amazon Featurette: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLV2UIP-kBo
• Actors on Actors: https://youtu.be/8Lj1Cx4pNUw?si=AEikqE_CSEW5SLNX
• Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet Talk "The Office" & Emotional Scenes in 'Beautiful Boy' | TIFF 2018 (IMDb)
• Hollywood Reporter Roundtable (start at 44:30 for BB discussion): https://youtu.be/8kkag-jVdt8?si=rCXNE0Ta8OgxCrNi&t=2668
• Tweak by Nic Sheff (Bookshop): https://bookshop.org/p/books/tweak-growing-up-on-methamphetamines-nic-sheff/15546685
• Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction by David Sheff (Bookshop):
• https://bookshop.org/p/books/beautiful-boy-tie-in-a-father-s-journey-through-his-son-s-addiction-david-sheff/7279088?ean=9781328974716&next=t

• “Let it Enfold You” (full poem) by Charles Bukowski, read by Timothée: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9je_XpT1wQ
• “Jean’s TV” by Raymond Carver: ⁠http://116.202.219.37/artist/25018-raymond-carver/lyrics/7207547-jean-s-tv⁠
• “Bluebird” by Charles Bukowski: ⁠https://youtu.be/Yhi6y1XWb-E?si=YK_PY_xWy3zBBZBd⁠