Hawke Cast

It's finally happened! We got ourselves a copy of the long missing short film LION'S DEN, one of Ethan's earliest acting gigs! We never thought the day would come! Please everyone be chill about what we say regarding this short film's director... he's out there somewhere! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Taking up her father's mantle of being the best part of an okay film, Maya voices Anxiety in Pixar's Inside Out 2! Dallas joins us to discuss the current state of Pixar, the many questions about Riley's mind, and the immorality of animation. Plus, exciting news for Ethan! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Ethan's latest directorial effort is now out in the world! Wildcat stars Maya as Flannery O'Connor and it's not great. But that's fine! They had fun making it and we had fun discussing it with D! Also lots of Walking Dead talk. Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

How many episode descriptions have we started with 'Surprise!' at this point? Well here's another one. Surprise! Ethan and his dear friend Josh Charles popped up in Taylor Swift's new music video for Fortnight, the first song on her latest behemoth, The Tortured Poets Department! Dead Poets reference! Cute! Swiftie Correspondent Mary Frances Richardson joins us to discuss Taylor's work and relationship with Ethan just days before she goes to Sweden to see Taylor do Eras Tour again! Plus, Pixar lore, just in time for Inside Out 2 starring Maya! We'll be back literally next week for Wildcat! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Last episode of 2023 has a country twang! Ethan did the audiobook recording for Willie Nelson's new memoir, Energy Follows Thought. He'd do anything for the red-headed stranger! We also discuss one of his buddy Josh Hamilton's only starring roles, The House of Yes (1997), a wacky picture with Parker Posey front and center. Just felt like throwing Josh a bone I guess! Go follow his wonderful Instagram! See you in 2024 and keep Hawke-ing the skies!  

Ethan watch out! Deer! Rogue Teslas! A horrible piercing noise! Teeth! Leave the World Behind! We're back with longtime listener, first time guest Chase Culler to discuss Sam Esmail's adaptation of the hit pandemic novel I could not finish because it was annoying me! Julia Roberts in white devil mode is worth price of admission. Good movie? No! Sorry! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Wow Ethan once again surprises us when we think we're on hiatus! This time he showed up in the excellent 'FX on Hulu' show RESERVATION DOGS, which I was thrilled to finally watch. We were tipped off by friend of the show Rachel Attias so of course she had to join us! He's playing Elora's dad and he's great! So is the rest of the show! It's not long, go watch it! And keep Hawke-ing the skies!

We're back with a quick update from the Toronto International Film Festival, where I saw Ethan's new movie Wildcat! It's... well... it's not amazing. But that's okay! He'll get there next time! We talk about his directorial projects, his bus trip to the festival, Almodóvar, and Beetlejuice 2. Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Yee-haw! We got our hands on the new Pedro Almodovar short film STRANGE WAY OF LIFE, starring Ethan and Pedro Pascal as gay cowboys reuniting after twenty years! There's horses, hats, guns, great jackets, and... tender neck kisses??? Nathan Kamal (@welostnathan) joins us to discuss Ethan's outfits, the flashback boys, and Almodovar as a bratty sub! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Briefly ending our hiatus to discuss yet another thing Ethan did... his pink seashell speech from Reality Bites is a spoken word track on a new Fall Out Boy album? Huh??? D returns to help explain this, along with the history of Fall Out Boy in general! Fun episode! We'll see you soon, keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Ethan's a tattoo artist named Nat in this! We wanted to have this in the Cameo Extravaganza but we couldn't find it! But it's here now, and it's not very good. But he's got a barbed wire forehead tattoo, so that's fun. With this we will be entering a months-long hiatus, one that could actually end at any time. Which is not that different than how we've operated the past few years. But when he has a new project out, we will be there! And so will you! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

All journeys come to an end... we are finally talking BEFORE MIDNIGHT, the final chapter in the saga of Jesse and Celine... for now! Pop some champagne and join for a discussion of their big fight, Jesse's bibliography, Celine's BPD swagger, and more! We will be back next year, eventually! The man never stops and neither will we! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Time to tie up some loose ends! Inspired by his 30 second bit as "Efficient Man" in Glass Onion, we decided to check out some of Ethan's other cameo appearances over the years. The full list is as follows: Floundering (1994), White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994), Quiz Show (1994), 'Spin the Bottle, a Juliana Hatfield Trio music video (1994), The Velocity of Gary (1999) which we couldn't actually find and might come back to, One Last Thing... (2005), New York, I Love You (2008), Total Recall (2012), and of course, Glass Onion (2022). A busy man! Some are more substantial than others, some are literally him saying two sentences about Don Quixote. Tune in for our rankings, and keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Happy 100th episode and happy birthday Ethan Hawke! To celebrate, we have finally recorded the long-awaited Before Sunrise episode with returning guest Elizabeth Hopkins! It's been a long time coming, and worth the wait. Join us for our discussion of one of the greatest films of all time.   I promise we won't take this long to do Before Midnight! Probably! As always, keep Hawke-ing the skies! And miss that plane!

What if there were two brothers? Nick Perry is here to help us figure that out! Raymond & Ray is not a good movie, but we have a good time talking about Ewan's career, digging graves, trumpets, future Hawke Cast episode plans, and yet again, American Dad. Also, Before Sunset is the next episode. For real this time! We already recorded it!   Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Ethan's voicing Batman! In a cartoon for babies. Also it's about Batman's cars, which are alive now. So. Yeah. Anyway, Todd is back to talk about what's going on with Batman currently, a giant penny, Black Adam, and more! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

As we recently discovered, Ethan directed the music video for Lisa Loeb's iconic banger Stay (I Missed You), which was featured in Reality Bites! Stay superfan Al Russo returns to discuss the song, Lisa Loeb's designer line of glasses, Alexis Michelle, Beavis and Butt-head, Mumford and Sons, and of course, as always, The Rugrats Movie. Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Sorry, guess this isn't Before Sunset after all! Haha! Turns out Ethan directed a short film starring his dear friend Josh Hamilton back in 1994! We are nothing if not completionists, so here's an episode about it! It's pretty good, but only on The Hottest State dvd, which I assume you do not own. Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Ethan's got a new documentary about the lives and careers of PAUL NEWMAN AND JOANNE WOODWARD! Wow! To discuss these titans of Tinseltown, we've brought on legacy guest Zach Thorpe (of episode 18, The Purge, way back in 2017)! We get into the careers of Paul and Joanne, the ups and downs, Ethan's little buddies (come on Hawke Cast, Josh Hamilton!), what a creative life well-lived truly means, and Cars. It's a big ep! Next one might actually be Before Sunset? Oh god! You'll just have to keep Hawke-ing the skies to find out!

Today we're discussing uh... Fishpriest? Yeah. Ethan did a voice for an Audible Original, I guess a podcast audio drama? It's not like, real. Anyway!   Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

The epic conclusion is at hand! Maya gets to throw a molotov cocktail at a horrible tentacle monster man! We quickly discuss the last two episodes of Stranger Things 4, which will once again leave us for like, two years. But then it's the final season for real! And Maya will be there! See you then! And keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Watch out! It's the Grabber!!!! The long-awaited horror film THE BLACK PHONE is finally here, and this time... the monster is Ethan! Our dear friends from Nameless Cults return to discuss theatrical horror films, Scott Derrickson's career, near-kidnappings, lead poisoning, and more! Keep Hawke-ing the skies, and listen for a ringing phone...

Can you believe it's been three years since the last season of Stranger Things? So much has changed! We don't have to think about it. But Maya Hawke keeps being a charming and fun part of this show that just keeps padding things out for no real reason other than Netflix needing their numbers to stay way up! They could be screwed by the time Volume 2 drops! That would be wild. We talk Robin's role this season, how they're setting up for a final one, Adam Pally, Soapy Hadid, and more! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

We did it! Ethan's Moon Knight antagonist is dead! The man got his bag and got out. Our last trip into the Marvel Cinematic Universe EVER! KNOCK ON WOOD! Keep Hawke-ing the skies, as always!

Hark! Vikings! Jack Draper of Exiting Through the 2010s joins us to discuss Ethan's small yet pivotal role in Robert Eggers' latest film THE NORTHMAN. He's a king that gets killed by Claes Bang! Few could say the same. Also discussed: the fall of CNN+, Hawke's pandemic productivity, Avatar: The Way of Water, and White Mike Summer. Pretty good movie! Go see it and keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Yes, it's true - Moon Knight is still going! And Ethan's in it! There was a big twist at the end of episode four so we had Clay Williams of Exiting Through the 2010s to break it down a bit. Two Oscars! Bad CGI! Standalone comics? Everything and more! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

MOON KNIGHT has begun! We bring in local MK experts Michael Roberson and Todd Stark to help us make sense of this wacky Marvel character and Ethan's villianous cult leader. He better die in this! Until the miniseries finale, keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Oh shit! He's almost here! Moon Knight, featuring Ethan Hawke as the villianous "Arthur Harrow"! He's got a magic cane and an undying devotion to an Egyptian god! What's he planning? Tune in soon to find out!

Happy 2022 everyone! This is a quick check-in to acknowledge that the man has a ridiculous number of projects this year! We can't wait to cover them all soon :-) Moon Knight starts March 30th, hope it isn't stupid! I guess that will count as our fifth anniversary episode? Good lord.

Ethan's pandemic output continues with this Abel Ferrara drama about... well... many things, including being on the phone and the Vatican exploding. Zeros and Ones starts with Ethan addressing the audience from his living room and ends the same way. Not what I expected that's for sure! Jack Draper of the podcast Exiting Through the 2010s attempts to help us parse this strange little film and discuss what's next for our man. It was his birthday on the 6th, happy birthday Ethan! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

A voice only performance in a film that's just Jake Gyllenhaal on the phone? Yes please! Our fourth Fuqua film, and certainly not the last. The Guilty is on Netflix now and it's 90 minutes and pretty good! Worth a watch. Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

He never stops! We discuss Ethan's latest graphic novel collaboration with artist Greg Ruth, MEADOWLARK! The dad looks exactly like Ethan, it ain't subtle! After some project updates since our last episode, we chat about the book and get some special insight into Greg and Ethan's lives from their recent AMA. Pretty solid comic! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

No more WAITING... we're back! Beloved friend of the arts Tom Phelan returns to chat about Ethan's latest project - a pandemic-inspired virtual performance of WAITING FOR GODOT. Yeah.... mhm..... Anyway, we discuss this version of Godot's failings, check in on recent Ethan updates, debate the existence of the fourth Before film, and much more! You can rent Godot here for a couple more days I think? But probably don't. We'll be back later in the summer. Until then, keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Ethan wrote another book! It's about going crazy while doing Shakespeare! Let's dig in! This is our last regular episode for a while, as we've caught up with the man's work. As we discuss here, he's got plenty cooking! We'll be back sooner than you can say "Keep Hawke-ing the skies!"

Ethan loves libraries! Returning guest Michael Roberson (Nameless Cults) joins us in the backyard to discuss Ethan's high-energy talk at the virtual library conference. We chat about the ALA's faults, vocational awe, actors who are also writers, the recent Moon Knight news, and more! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Welcome to 2021! Bright things are on the horizon, I think? This could be a curse. Anyway, here's our episode on RZA's new film CUT THROAT CITY, in which Ethan plays a corrupt city councilman who loves getting drunk and giving soliloquies to his wife's grave. It's a film that falls apart pretty fast, sadly. But we get to talk about Alita Battle Angel again, so for that we are grateful. Keep Hawke-ing the skies, and we'll see you soon!

Like all prestige miniseries, The Good Lord Bird has come to a close. We're back in the yard discussing our favorite characters, the series' best moments, and what the future holds for Ethan (it's a lot of things!) Keep Hawke-ing the skies and we'll be back soon with Cut Throat City!

It's time to sing about the goodness of the Lord! Ethan's television miniseries THE GOOD LORD BIRD is finally here! Ethan gets to freak it handily as famed abolitionist maniac John Brown in the miniseries he co-created and wrote for! This in many ways is Ethan Hawke's blank check, and the premiere is as promising as his best works. Even Boyhood shows up! From Boyhood! We'll check back in when the series wraps up next month. Until then, keep Hawke-ing the skies!  

Zap! We're back! Did you miss us and Ethan? He's been keeping busy during the pandemic and so have we. But not with this podcast, clearly. Anyway, we're here to discuss Ethan's latest film TESLA, in which he plays virgin king Nikola Tesla. Death rays! Electricity! Desi from Girls! TESLA has it all, even if it's not super great! Enjoy, and keep Hawke-ing the skies, even in these difficult times.  

All of Hawke Cast has led to this! My original plan was to do one at the end of each season, but that was a long time ago. We have yet to record Sunset and Midnight as of this release, but I wanted to have something special for our THIRD ANNIVERSARY, so here is BEFORE SUNRISE with returning guest Ali Russo. We'll do Sunset and Midnight um... soon? Is this a perfect movie? Basically. Was this the first time I've watched it when I am older than Jesse and Celine? I don't wanna talk about it! Enjoy, and keep Hawke-ing the skies! We'll be back sooner than you can say "I like to feel his eyes on me when I look away."

Thar she blows! D and Zack return to discuss literary sensation and "fine" German-Canadian miniseries MOBY DICK starring William Hurt as Ahab and Ethan Hawke as Starbuck, not Ishmael. Uh, not sure what else to say. It's Moby Dick! Read the book! The miniseries is on DVD at the library? Keep Hawke-ing the skies?  

Happy 2020! Hawke Cast returns with a brief discussion of a rare Ethan Hawke tv appearance - He makes a cameo reprising his role from THE PURGE (2013) in the tv show, THE PURGE! It is truly a minute long, but it's always fun to talk Purge! Returning guests Michael and Dan of NAMELESS CULTS are ready to talk about James Sandin, a character from a film neither of them have actually seen! Michael loves Anarchy and Election Year though! Happy New Year, and let's keep Hawke-ing the skies even though we're almost out of movies! We'll keep going until he dies, if ever!

Happy 2020! Hawke Cast returns 2/10 with a new episode! Then probably soon after that with the Before Trilogy episodes! For real! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Welcome to one of our last regular episodes! Shannon returns to discuss an extremely sad film called ADOPT A HIGHWAY, which is now available on digital! It's 78 minutes long and Ethan is great in it - what else is new? It's about how America fails us - what else is new?? We will be tackling the Before Trilogy very, very soon. Stay tuned, and keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Today's episode is about a Hawke movie that, as of the time we are releasing this episode, still does not have an official US release date! We saw this early at the Boston Independent Film Festival's Fall Focus, like how last year we saw First Reformed early. Ain't that neat? Anyway, the film is THE TRUTH directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It stars Catherine Deneuve, Juliette Binoche, and Ethan Hawke as the silly American husband! It's like... it's a fine enough movie! Spoilers abound, but if you wanna hang out with these lovely actors for 100 minutes you could do worse! No idea when it actually comes out! Keep Hawke-ing the skies! 

It’s a family affair! Our two record-breaking Hawke Cast guests Michael Roberson and Todd Stark join us to discuss BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD! Rent it from the library because you can’t get it digitally for some reason! We discuss a wide range of topics on this episode, including Tron: Legacy for no real reason. Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Happy birthday Mr. Hawke! To celebrate, we have recorded a truly deranged episode about a YouTube video you might not even know exists! PLEASE watch the video before listening or we are just gonna sound like lunatics. We will still sound like lunatics but still! It's not a long video! And as always, keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Happy 69th episode! And what better way to celebrate than with a movie where Ethan literally gets covered in poop! Dan joins us for his very first Hawke to discuss STATEN ISLAND, a film where Vinny D'onofrio plays a silly mobster who essentially becomes the Lorax. The guy who made The Purge directed it? There's an extended homage to Gattaca? Who knows what's going on here, but it's pretty entertaining! Keep Hawke-ing the skies!

JOE THE KING is about a boy whose life is so terrible not even Ethan can help him! But can Hawke Cast? Nope! D Arboleda joins for their first episode to discuss the film, Ethan's little outfits, Kyle's play about the Mara sisters, John Leguizamo's shocking past, Shakira in Zootopia, Kate Berlant character names, and more! As always, keep Hawke-ing the skies!  

Giddy up! It's time for a rootin' tootin' Western with ol' Ethan Hawke! That's right, we're taking on THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016), Antoine Fuqua's remake that you definitely saw posters for, but didn't see. It's our last western film with Hawke for now, until he inevitability hops on the saddle again probably by the end of 2020. With our returning guest, the Frantastic Fran Hoepfner, we talk hating Chris Pratt, when actors make choices, sweating, parallels to A Bug's Life, and roommates. Enjoy and keep Hawke-ing the skies!

Batter up! Just in time for the World Series (I think? Isn't it usually around now?) we have a baseball movie with Ethan in a terrifying paternal role! Our first guest from our second episode about DEAD POETS SOCIETY, LAYLA MUCHNIK finally returns to Hawke Cast to talk about THE PHENOM, a movie you probably haven't heard of. But it's good and Ethan's great in it! It's on Netflix please watch it! We chat about learning to like sports, abusive fathers, Ethan's character's tattoos, bad Netflix movies, and The Good Wife's casting choices. It's freewheelin episode, easy as a Sunday drive where your alcoholic father is screaming at you about how all drugs should be legal. Actually that sounds awful. This episode is much nicer. Keep Hawke-ing the skies!