There is always someone you can tell all of your dreams to, and she'll sit right down
and talk to you, it's Afternoons with Andrea.
Welcome to Afternoons with Andrea, and today's special special guest is Peter Gage, who is here
and he has his sleeper hit of the summer with his film.
I also heard that it's based on your autobiographical experiences.
Well, it was very fulfilling. I loved it. I loved it. I was so moved by it.
I should have teared. I should have teared.
What did you really just do?
So now we have a lot of questions.
Oh, we're live?
Who do we have on line for today?
Hey, all the way up on the first day, we have Adrian. Hi, Adrian.
Hello.
Did you just wake up?
I was writing.
Yeah, right. Do you have something for me to read?
I'm on a roll.
Great. I'll let you get back to it then.
I'll speak to you later, okay? Bye.
Peter?
Peter, open the door.
Peter, what are you doing in there, man? I've been out there for five minutes.
What are you talking about? I didn't hear you.
Tell me a nice one. All is forgiven.
Hey, that is my cousin, direct from Greece. And when is that my type?
Is he straight?
He's polyamorous. Sloth's lover wasn't good. I think it was a bad breakup.
What's the deal with him?
Apparently, he's an up-and-coming filmmaker in Greece.
Ah, honey, ma'am.
It's hot. Why didn't you tell me you put him before?
Panosclistic portavre.
How big.
Such a tight-ass Peter.
Hey, Panayotis. Hello, Dobre.
Oh, okay.
Panayotis, here's Adrian.
Oh, Adrian.
I'm happy to meet you.
I'm happy to meet you, too.
Oh, man.
What a man. It's trouble.
He's totally Zorba.
Zorba?
And you're so Alan Bates, so repressed in British.
Do you need a bit of his energy to get you going?
When are you going to make things happen?
Time's running off, man. You're hitting the big 4-0 soon.
Yatsu panayotis.
Bye.
You've got two weeks to meet your deadline.
You better get busy.
Petros, just remember, life is trouble.
Only death is not.
So let's undo our belts and look for trouble.
We're so excited you're here today because we love your Greek shorts,
and we're just thrilled that you've got something new for us,
so go ahead, please, pitch away.
Okay, well, story is, very wealthy stockbroker lives in an upscale neighborhood,
married to a very uptight, class-conscious socialite,
and at the beginning of the film, he is struck by a truck.
So is his wife Greek?
No, neither of them are Greek.
So once he's hospitalized, he meets this caregiver.
What nationality is she? Is she ethnic?
Yes, she is French, from Quebec.
So they moved to some small town, like Thunder Bay or something.
That's funny. I like that. That's funny.
No, well, it won't be funny.
So it's not a comedy?
No, no, not at all.
You know, it's a fish out of water story with a very slow-moving fish.
It's just, can you write it? Is this you? Where are you from?
Well, I grew up in Gretaire.
And you want to make a movie about a wealthy stockbroker in a small town, no Greek.
Let's blue sky here, okay?
What if this guy is actually half Greek and he's in total denial about his Greekitude?
And he's walking through Gretaire one day and he crosses the street
and he gets hit by like this, this Hellenic bakery truck, runs him down.
He's like splat in the middle of Gretaire.
And he's lying with blood pouring out of his head.
The ambulance comes. He obviously has lost a lot of blood,
but he has this rare, he has this rare Greek blood type.
I've actually read about this.
So like the whole community has to get together and kind of save his life by giving blood.
And when he wakes up, he realizes like, oh my God, my very blood is Greek.
Cut to, he's sitting in a restaurant and now it's a comedy, okay?
It's totally a comedy. He's sitting there.
You know, we've got the lamb, we've got the rosemary, the olive oil and the garlic.
And he's like marinating in his own Greekness.
What do you think?
Well, I think your ideas, it's really good.
But I was kind of hoping to avoid, you know, Greek town and Suvalaki and Greek dancing.
You know, I think there are other ways to express someone's transformation than by, you know, eating Suvalaki.
Sorry, I have to get this called.
But Pete, all I'm saying is just go back to the drawing board a bit.
Let's use both our ideas.
You know, we love your work and we really do want to work with you.
It's just a matter of finding the right blend.
Thank you very much for coming today.
Hello.
Yes, sorry, Bob.
Why are you a single woman? When a woman sleeps alone, it puts a shame on all men.
I've had an all-time low.
What's wrong?
Would you have to spell it out? Two numbers.
Who came to fill the house? I had a birthday. Do you want me to come over?
No, I feel like crap.
I've eaten the entire Hellenic bakery. There's nothing left but the day-olds.
I'm so sorry. I totally forgot.
Hey, it's okay. Are you all right?
Mm-hmm.
Are you crying?
No.
Oh, Kuklamu.
Kuklamu? You forgot my birthday because of him?
Mm-hmm.
I hate my cousin.
Do you want me to break that necklace?
But not on my day. Wait your turn.
Sorry, Pete.
Oh, Kuklamu.
Oh.
Yeah, that's a good one.
Something to eat, man. Something I can nibble on.
Ah, nibble on.
Oh, no, you two.
My sister's driving me crazy with her wedding plans.
Hey, Vula, have you ever heard of this very rare, thin, blood type that's specific to Greeks only?
You know, maybe I have it.
This is another defect.
You want to save some food? There might be others with this rare blood disorder.
What are you trying to say? I'm fat? I've gained weight? I know I have.
I'm kind of fat around the middle.
Yeah, you're huge. What the hell are you doing here so early anyway?
Well, I need to talk to you. Oh, my God, give me a bottle of it.
Talk to me. I'm your cousin.
Hey, Pete. Hey.
You guys are not going to believe this? The seamstress? She screwed up my dress.
Yeah, it's all her fault.
Well, whose fault is it? My fault?
Could you shut up? I'm talking to my cousin.
Oh, what? He's not my cousin?
Jesus.
Well, just, that's why I'm here. I want to talk about the wedding video.
Oh, right. The video.
Right.
Remember, this is my gift to you.
Come on. It's Super 8. It's film.
Peter, what is a Super 8? Like, how old is that thing?
Yeah, like, do you have to go back in time to process this?
Oh, you guys are so funny.
I'm sorry to tell you, but we've hired somebody already.
What?
Look, you never got back to us, and Mom wanted a professional anyway.
Besides, yours would have been way too artsy-fartsy.
I would have given you something more authentic, something more real.
Peter, Mom didn't want that, okay? She went and...
She hired Panayokis.
Panayokis?
Cousin Panayokis?
You picked Panayokis over me?
I can't believe this. Anyway, what does he know about cameras?
Are you kidding me? He just did a video for that huge Greek pop star.
Really? Yeah, really. So what?
We can't wait around for you whenever you decide to pick up a camera.
Huh.
Anyways, my makeup artist is showing up. I gotta go.
Well, let me film it. Jess, come on.
No.
Just one look. Super 8.
No!
Look, you missed the Bolt Man.
You can't do my Big Fat Greek wedding now. It's too late. You blew it.
That movie was hilarious. I should have been you, Peter.
Hey, maybe Panayokis can cast us in something.
Oh, yes. We'd love to do something for her.
Peter!
Peter, what are you doing out here?
Happy birthday cake?
Yeah.
Where is it from?
Hellenic Pig.
Alright, give it to me.
I may be pissed off at you, but there's no need for it to go to waste.
Who are you angry?
Don't be angry.
Hella, hella.
Panayokis, you know, you make it very difficult.
What do you have to say for yourself, hm?
When you dance, you forget your pain.
I don't want to dance.
No more talk.
Come on, let's dance!
I don't dance, okay?
You need madness.
A man needs madness.
Or else he never dares to cut rope and be free.
Yes, Peter!
Hey!
Peter, you're dancing hard!
We're dancing!
We're food!
Yes!
Yes!
Thank you for watching!
