About this episode
Barry Sonnenfeld was among Hollywood's most in-demand cinematographers ( Big , When Harry Met Sally , Misery ) when he decided to make the switch to directing in 1991. The producers were nervous, but the proof was in the pudding: Sonnenfeld's directorial debut was The Addams Family , one of the year's most successful comedies. From there, Sonnenfeld went on to direct Get Shorty , the Men in Black series, and some brilliant TV like The Tick and A Series of Unfortunate Events . Now he's written a memoir, Barry Sonnenfeld Call Your Mother , in which he tells with humor and compassion the surprisingly harrowing story of his childhood -- and, of course, dishes on his colleagues in Hollywood. With Alec he goes beyond what's in the book about what went down on the sets of Big , Misery , Wild Wild West and Men in Black . Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.