In this episode of our ongoing Mike Nichols Marathon we are entering the 21st century with his sex comedy What Planet Are You From? Over the course of our conversation you will hear us talk at length about the many ways in which the production of this movie turned into a disaster, look behind the curtain to see what possibly drove Nichols to sign on to direct it and how it was unsalvageable for many reasons, the most important of which was the animosity between Nichols and the film’s star and screenwriter Garry Shandling. We also talk about the film’s crisis of identity as it wobbles between a sex comedy and a relationship satire but neither of these two directions show any edge or teeth, how this film looked mild and tame in the landscape of its comedic competition and much more!

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