Buckle up, good people, because actor, screenwriter, and author Tommy Swerdlow stopped by the Bunker to talk about his novel Straight Dope. While you have probably seen the movies he’s written—Cool Runnings, The Grinch, and Little Giants—and the movies he’s acted in—Real Genius and Hamburger Hill, he and Brad had a LOT to more to discuss: addiction, writing, famous friends, and the joy of storytelling.
It’s one of those GenX Writers Collide interviews (even though Tommy isn’t technically GenX. But, he kinda is.
About Tommy Swerdlow
Tommy Swerdlow is an American actor and screenwriter. He has appeared in such films as Howard the Duck(1986) and Spaceballs (1987) and co-wrote the screenplays of Cool Runnings (1993), Little Giants (1994), Snow Dogs (2002) and The Grinch (2018).
Swerdlow made his directorial debut with the 2017 feature A Thousand Junkies.
