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The Art of Indie Mischief: Talking THE MISADVENTURES OF VINCE AND HICK with Heston Horwin (Part 1)

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Heston says a van accident paid for the movie, after years of litigation and a settlement.

1. THE FIXATE & BINGE PODCAST interviews Heston Horwin about 'The Misadventures of Vince and Hick,' a feature built from quarantine shorts and a comic-book look. 2. Joe Curdy hosts, and Heston Horwin matters as actor, writer, producer, and one of the film's central collaborators. 3. The episode asks how a Joshua Tree indie film with a large cast and limited money became a feature. 4. Horwin says the project started during quarantine in 2020 with two YouTube shorts, 'episode one' and 'episode two.' 5. He names Chase Cargill as Hick and Trevor Stevens as director and DP on the feature. 6. He says the trio went to Chapman Film School and had been making shorts, features, and YouTube videos since 2013. 7. Horwin says Trevor Stevens pushed him into a 'sleazy car salesman' role instead of his usual 'boy next door' or leading-man parts. 8. He says Chase Cargill was directed toward a more 'muted and reserved' performance. 9. Horwin names Sergio Leone, Kurosawa, 'Yojimbo,' 'Fistful of Dollars,' and the '90s Coen Brothers' as the film's aesthetic references. 10. He says the first shoots took place in Joshua Tree and involved an Airstream trailer. 11. Horwin says the film uses comic-book art by Tony Donnelly to handle exposition, letters to Hick's daughter, and flashback sequences. 12. He says the visual strategy was chosen because the film has a big story, a big cast, and many locations. 13. Horwin says the financing came from an injury settlement after a painter's van hit him outside Sushi Stop. 14. He says the accident happened in 2018 or 2019, then litigation and COVID delays pushed the money to January 2022. 15. He calls it a 'Goldilocks accident' because it was severe enough for a payout but not permanently disabling. 16. Horwin describes casting friends and collaborators like Jordan Mosley, Logan Huffman, Fiona Renée, Kyle Kennedy, Luke Millington Drake, Katie Parker, and Chris Kleckner. 17. He says Fiona Renée initially had team resistance to indie work, but the script changed that and she became both Rucks and his partner. 18. The conversation stays loose and collaborative, with Joe Curdy reacting to the film's details while Horwin answers in a conversational, joking style. 19. Listeners who like indie filmmaking, casting stories, and genre-pastiche should listen. 20. Listeners looking for a spoiler-heavy plot summary should skip this one.

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A lively discussion of The Misadventures of Vince and Hick, with comic-book style, meta tricks, and clear enthusiasm.

This episode follows Joe Curdy and Heston Horwin through The Misadventures of Vince and Hick, and the conversation settles most comfortably into the film's comic-book instincts.

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