Filmmaker Tim Brown also talks about how Ben Affleck's character in 'Gone Girl' influenced the film and the fun of playing with an odd couple dynamic.
The Big Picture [Editor's note: The following contains some spoilers for The Retirement Plan.]From writer/director Tim Brown, the action comedy The Retirement Plan sees Matt’s quiet life in the Cayman Islands interrupted when his estranged daughter and granddaughter need his help to survive a very dangerous situation.
So, it was a combination between the family aspect of it and that he thought it was quite funny. Jackie Earle Haley said the same thing. He was like, “I was laughing, but am I supposed to be laughing? Is it supposed to be funny?” And I was like, “Yes, it’s supposed to be funny.” I always put the comedy in the scene where you think it’s probably not appropriate, or it’s weird to laugh, at that point in time. That’s where I always think that you should put the joke.
BROWN: A lot of it takes place, no question, at the head, long before we start shooting. He had the script and he sent notes, and then he and I got on the phone, for the first time, after he had gone through the script and had some ideas on dialogue. That was when we first started talking, which was four or five weeks before we started shooting. By the time he gets to set, we’ve talked, ad nauseam, about the character of Matt and where he is, at certain points in the movie.
BROWN: It was every day of working with him that I looked forward to. Because we had spent so much time together, there was very little intimidation factor. There’s zero ego with Nic. He’s just there to work and contribute. He’d be like, “What do you need me for? I’m here for you.” That’s the only attitude that he ever brought and he was totally prepared. From that aspect, it was a breeze. It would be hard to pinpoint because every scene with him, every day, was a blast.
How did you go about finding a kid who could play off both Nic Cage and Ron Perlman? What sold you on Thalia Campbell? It’s so interesting that you’ve worked on both sides of the film industry, on the business side and on the creative side. In an industry like this, it seems that people either do one or the other, and those paths don’t often cross with the same person because it feels like they’re necessary evils to each other.
BROWN: No, I’m in the Quentin Tarantino camp, where he always his dialogue. He just gets two characters talking, and then he believes the characters actually write the dialogue. I don’t think he knows where he’s going, when he starts. I always like movies that start in the middle of something, and then you learn how you got to that point later. That’s why I just wanted to start right away, with a robbery gone wrong.
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