Interview with Tim Talbott Screenwriter of The Stanford Prison Experiment

Interview with Tim Talbott Screenwriter of The Stanford Prison Experiment

Author: Kristian Boruff August 28, 2020 Duration: 34:43

Tim Talbott was nice enough to sit down with us to discuss the writing process for The Stanford Prison Experiment (2015)

Tim Talbott's previous credits include South Park, Chicago Fire, and Shooter. He also co-wrote the Black list script, "Ball's Out"

Tim's IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848003/

The Movie Trap get to see what of our thoughts were valid and what were conjecture about the production of this script and film.

The Stanford Prison Experiment directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Written by Tim Talbott and Philip Zimbardo (based on the book "The Lucifer Effect")


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