Jeremy Piven talks PCU, Jon Favreau, and Robert Downey Jr.

PCU was a cultural touchstone and it's more relevant today than ever.
From ‪@HowULivinJPiven‬ episode #201

[@charlesnavin4482]

“Go to sleep! Go to sleep! It’s time to go to sleep!” “Total nightmare.”

[@SPARTANSIX-1]

“Stay on your side!!!!!!” 😂

[@justindelaney9987]

PCU saved my life. I was in a dark place mentally. PCU came out, and that was my escape for those couple hours. I probably saw it 20 times in the theater. I loved it.

[@adamsangry]

Glad you’re still here, fighting. 🤟🏻

[@M60gunner1971]

You said something similar on another post.

[@internetcomments950]

I feel your pain. For me was a random podcast with Frank Stallone of all people. I knew nothing about him but dude had me laughing until I cried at 3am.

[@mico1664]

Goof for you for making it out the other side. Cause heads unite! 😀

[@Doughy_in_the_Middle]

I graduated high school in 1993, so while I missed this in theaters, by the time it got on cable, I watched it and laughed my ass off. It stuck with me over the years, and my buddies and I quoted it to each other frequently. Now, I'm a parent with an almost 22 year old and almost 19 year old and realized I was lax in my parental rearing and sat down and watched with my youngest. She stopped several times, "Wait, this was a COMEDY back then? I mean...that's how it is NOW! Hell dad, it was practically that in my high school!"

[@jpx08]

Who would’ve thought PCU would become a survival guide to our times?

[@michaelsands442]

Well it was about how that was already coming. So it makes sensse

[@jpx08]

@@michaelsands442 No wonder they have suppressed the movie. You can barely find it anywhere in the steaming services.

[@Paurkchop]

Criminally underrated flick .. masterpiece

[@ScottThrill]

PCU is a classic! Definitely deserves an HD transfer!

[@dercooney]

nah, the video isn't the important part. got it on the high seas, so i watch it sometimes

[@Wombat32]

PCU was a documentary sent back in time along with Idiocracy, and we ignored both of them

[@davidakaloganfreeman7418]

Tru dat

[@davidakaloganfreeman7418]

Thinking the same thing.

[@niceguy1774]

The first 10 minutes of Idiocracy are "The Death Of The West", they just changed the third-worlders to "trailer trash" to make it more palatable.

[@YouMustbeJoking852]

Some ignored it. And you can see those people who followed it and learned from it. I'm Old now but have seen so much. It's funny watching Young Kids get Mad and upset at Rage against the Machine these days. All while the kids don't realize they personally didn't understand the message at all. They didn't put the work in to continue the fight. Now they're stuck

[@tuckerbugeater]

@@YouMustbeJoking852 you can't fight it

[@williamhunter8028]

Are you wearing the shirt of the band that you're going to see don't be that guy! Best line ever🤣🤣🤣

[@scrossman27]

Every time I go to a concert I hear that line in my head.

[@minty_Joe]

"Gutter, I don't know if there aware of this, but there is music written before...1989. What is this?"

[@The2ndFirst]

Don't be that guy!

[@kablumpkin8095]

My VHS copy of PCU, signed by Piven after one of his shows, is one of my prized possessions. Love the movie and have enjoyed his work ever since.

[@Q2131]

I graduated HS in ‘94 and saw this before heading to college. Shit was hilarious and totally on point, especially at my snooty little New England Roman Catholic liberal arts college🙄

[@dsuess]

They called it, this movie was ahead of its time and very relevant today. Wish they would have it on streaming services

[@jpx08]

I don’t think the Powers That Be want PCU out there on the streaming services. The wokeness thing works to their advantage and why give the viewers, particularly younger viewers, any ideas to deviate from the narrative?

[@JeremyBeckham]

They can’t allow it on the streaming services. It will mess up their plans

[@matthewsabrina4903]

"Can you blow me where the pampers is?"

[@generalmayhem8318]

She knows , she knows, she knows

[@shannonedens7854]

I have my DVD copy of PCU. It needs to be on digital!

[@JohnSmith-qn3ob]

DVD is digital genius

[@80s90smovies.]

P-Funk was not the first choice for the band at the party. Originally Nirvana was scripted to play, but they were too expensive. The Goo Goo Dolls were considered, but Hart Bochner thought that they wouldn't be recognized in America because they weren't well-known at the time. Bochner finally decided on P-Funk

[@GreenMountainVelvet]

And it was the perfect choice in the end

[@generalmayhem8318]

100% agreed

[@PickpocketJones]

Draws's flashback to being roommates with David Spade's character is one of the funniest clips in comedy history.

[@latinolawdog5067]

“Total nightmare, man.” 😆

[@seriouslywtf4790]

Great movie. They're afraid to put it on streaming, it will be too big of a hit.

[@teranmm]

Who is “they” and can you see them in the room with you?

[@jillconner5062]

@ teranmm. Ziopigs! I thought only females played dumb on purpose?

[@teranmm]

@@jillconner5062 for sure brosuf

[@internetcomments950]

You are correct sir.

[@latinolawdog5067]

Yeah, movie studios hate when things become “big hits”. Moron

[@scoochman82]

Prime says the video is unavailable.. and a DVD is going for 40.99! Piven is so right that it's hard to find

[@arugulaempire8779]

I had to get another copy because could not find my dvd. Then I found it and now I have two and I keep them in my Favorite Videos shelf.

[@M60gunner1971]

Amazon has it for 59.99 as of 2/26/23

[@troyfriedman3383]

I met Piven at one of his stand up shows a few years ago and told him I was a big fan of PCU!!! They never get credit for their early work on some of these films back in the day!

[@saljablo2767]

It’s almost impossible to find PCU. Great movie.

[@austinysla6331]

I could see Pivens playing Tony Stark

[@joebobjenkins7837]

Gut, you're a legend!

[@Guitargate]

PCU was SO ahead of it’s time. An all time cherished movie that gets better ( and more realistic) each passing year. AND YOU CANT STREAM IT?!

[@pskroob]

This is a movie that I’m missing in my collection. They need to do a Blu-ray release of this.

[@grumpyandoldave2138]

As comedy gets attacked and every phrase ever uttered gets scrutinized without the context of the period, I hear people say, "5 years ago we would have never imagined it would be this bad." I just shake my head. PCU is 29 years old. People who couldn't see it coming were simply looking the other way. PCU is one of the most prescient films ever made. It's also one of the funniest and most quotable (2nd only to Princess Bride) films I've ever watched. I am disappointed it hasn't made its way to streaming services, yet. I do still hold out hope, though.

[@philipcohen7192]

Loved pcu. Extremely underrated.

[@minty_Joe]

"We're not gonna protest! We're not gonna protest!" (repeat) "Droz tell me what you think. 'Tonight, 10pm at The Pit...Everyone Gets Laid!" "Hmm, that's tasteless, disgusting and offensive. I like it." "You installed speed bumps on the handicap ramps, you handed out cigarettes for a 'Smoke-a-thon' on Earth Day and just today you dumped 100lbs of...meat...during a peaceful vegan protest!" "Oh, come on. That was WAY over a hundred pounds..."

[@johnnauer6427]

I flipping love this movie I have it I've never give my copy to anybody it's my little timepiece in the closet I dig college films but this is just a day of a life of a kid trying to find his way on campus and it's a blast! George Clinton bus drivers gets lost...

[@sumyschick]

I disagree that it was ahead of its time. It was appropriate then and is instructive now.

[@MongoosePreservationSociety]

I literally borrowed my coworkers DVD to watch this weekend.

[@joeclark1621]

One of hollywood most underrated actor and movie.

[@daddyphatsax304]

PCU has a permanent spot on my hard drive. Loved it when i first seen it...have watched how our country has turned into the campus of that college. Great film...and my favorite of all your performances...lol. "Don't be that guy" became a HUGE quote over the last 10 years or so...and 99% of the ppl saying it have no idea where it even came from.

[@piratescove4]

It's because they are trying to ghost the movie. It way to incrediblely accurate of the times. Way to accurate. Highly underrated movie.

[@M3Vader]

Droz and Ari Gold are two of my favorite characters

[@Bereft777]

Such a great movie. Why can't we find it!?

[@corrbenbernsten4902]

Piven and Favreau reunited in 98 in peter berg's very bad things with Christian Slater Cameron Diaz Daniel Stern Jeanne Tripplehorn

[@ellisd3165]

That weasel snagged the Bee.

[@senordingdong4827]

So many great lines... I still quote, "ding ding ding, Gutter tell her what she's won" any time someone says something insightful or a correct answer.

[@joHBBs9769]

I first saw it and it was always playing on Comedy Central dope movie

[@NoahPerry11]

This only has 935 views. Pcu was so awesome!!!!! Such a funny movie. Piven was hilarious, spade, favreau, all of them. I still think about the jokes in it daily. Everyone gets laid

[@dibbdee]

PCU is one of the most important films of our time. It’s one of my absolute favorites. Jeremy straight up ruled in it. It should be watched in schools as a lesson in modern times. Classic is an understatement

[@jennalovecraftreeves9679]

One of my favorite comedies, I own the DVD and it never stops being funny no matter how many times I watch LOL

[@vectorhold6489]

I just found a copy on ebay of the DVD a week ago. Had to pay up the ass for it but I finally own it. The world isn't ready for a movie like this to stream, it's too real and really exposes the dark side of human nature. Thankfully in a funny way. But man, that Jake Busey character was mint!

[@CtrlWQ]

It's like a rare ass movie. Like owning Rage Against The Machine 92 Print. For real, Favreau with Swingers but also watch Rounders!

[@Christina-z3c]

Looove this movie! I have it on DVD :)

[@196cupcake]

I'd 100% watch a sequel. PCU2:2PC(?)

[@barbariansinbattle1687]

They NEED to re-release this movie for Blu-ray amongst other streaming platforms. This movie is an absolute classic.

[@davidl9507]

What so many people forget is that Robery Downey Jr is SNL alumni from the '80s

[@M60gunner1971]

Maybe because his cast was one of the shortest lived. I believe Anthony Michael Hall was in that line up also.

[@Bobaklives]

His hair colorist deserved an Oscar.

[@theMick52]

PCU was hilarious! BUT let us not forget that dood played cupid! A real life cupid, that show... Was awesome!

[@moneymikz]

The Oppression Olympics to get into the P-Funk concert is current day in a nutshell

[@guitarace66]

I have a copy of PCU also with the movie Airheads on the same DVD

[@charlesnavin4482]

The book was better

[@Dolan.Lovendahl_Presents]

Downey Jr. would be FANTASTIC to have on the podcast, now that he's done with Marvel it'd be interesting to hear about what his approach to the next part of his career is going to be! Also always been a huge fan of Tropic Thunder and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, would love to hear him reflect on that after all this time has passed!

[@generalmayhem8318]

Kiss kiss Bang Bang. Use the “I invented dice when I was really little” Every chance I get

[@tomstruct]

I found it thru Steve Vai's music The film is very relevant now

[@johnotoole5786]

Piven yeln at spade was all time classic scene

[@3m086]

I had just graduated from high school and I was living in South America totally immersed in Spanish and was starving to watch anything American. This movie came out and it was in English and dubbed subtitles in Spanish. It was like drinking a glass of water after walking through the desert. I laughed and studied the grammar at the same time. It was also when I was introduced to Jeremy Piven as an actor. I've been a fan ever since 1995. Thank you, Jeremy.

[@saljablo2767]

Connecticut blue laws!!

[@madhattersc4051]

You can’t find the movie OR the album anywhere streaming. Never have understood why it’s MIA.

[@clairefreeman6273]

What did he say was hard to get? I’ve had PCU on VHS & DVD for decades.

[@Ep0nz]

I just found out Chris young (the high schooler) is from my fucking town 🤣🤣

[@M60gunner1971]

One possible course of action is putting your thoughts down in needle point. 🪡

[@DonQuixote03]

It's free on Internet Archive. You're welcome.

[@wanTANdan]

😁

[@acworthian7340]

PCU2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Comicgamerkids]

Every 30 years we get to have the same things. 1964, 1994, and 2024 is filled with comedy and fitting against Woke shit

[@Brad88ford]

PCU was one of my favorite movies.....About College and fun. Very Underrated movie and I loved Piven's Character......College life Rules!

[@timduke4616]

PCU is amazing point blank period 💯💯💯

[@justinhayes2194]

EVERYONE GETS LAID....

[@JSaltyfabricator]

Coffee!! NOW!!!

[@SamuelGriffin-x7b]

Hernandez Charles Johnson Ruth Williams Edward

[@nisus8]

Got both my treasured LaserDisc and DVD copies of this film, and I'm aching for an HD-remaster to finally get released.

[@sleepydragonzarinthal3533]

I bought the VHS 3 times and the DVD 2 times. I started high school in 98 and I would have been miserable if i hadnt seen this movie first. The fact this movie came out 30 years ago and we still didnt dodge the bullet, shows how corrupt that ideology is when we can be fully aware of its lunacy and still see the majority of an entire generation buy into it.

[@Shulzvannuys]

Hernandez Christopher Martin Kimberly Hall John

[@BenjaminCavallari-c4g]

PCU was a snapshot in time - and that time being the absolute best time to be in college in the US. The early 90's - up to 2000/2001 were just...the golden age.

[@d.sm.4146]

Coffee; COFFEE NOW! Whatcha need; Bottle rockets, ready whips, dentle dam.. Term Papers😊

[@DierserChloe-r5o]

Robinson Barbara Rodriguez Kevin Garcia Kimberly

[@wilmetteentwistle9242]

Gutter, I didn't exhale...?

[@minty_Joe]

"Works for me! Good answer!"

[@ala2121]

"Judgment Night"....he was kind of or just was dorky in it. Still loved it and good range by him.

[@rodroller6634]

PCU got passed down the bartender/waitress ranks where I lived in Indianapolis. I thought it was amazingly funny and had to buy my own copy after I saw it.

[@RisingRecluse]

I was in a hobby and dvd store in Jacksonville and found the DVD. The owners of the shop had no idea why I was so excited to find it. Unfortunately a whole generation has never seen this movie. Its become lost in the culture and ironically highly relevant. If anything deserves a reboot its PCU but Id ve worried theyd take away everything great about it.

[@360entertainment2]

I remember showing my roommate on my second deployment PCU and I can’t tell you how many times I woke up to him reenacting the “Go To Sleep” scene in our room!

[@ChristopherRJohnson]

Man, would I love to see PCU on streaming... I heard there was some issue with licensing.

[@KatteJo]

Gonzalez Barbara Thompson Susan White Thomas

[@Unbalanced_Strength]

Seriously, I want to show PCU to a friend and can only find a shitty copy on youtube. WTF is that?

[@sedg83]

PCU introduced me to George Clinton's music 💜 love it forever for that

[@FreemanArno]

Young Linda Gonzalez Joseph Taylor Ronald

[@brianellinger6622]

learnin that you can know if someone knows someone without seeing or hearing anything about them being even around each other

[@FluffyBunnySlippers]

Love PCU

[@RodneyTrainor-w5q]

Walker Michelle Hall Jeffrey Brown David

[@epluribusunum6622]

I hear you loud and clear Jeremy piven I will pirate your movie and I will put it on the internet. This is my cause.

[@MoellerMike1977]

PCU ended up being political biography on college education.

[@jamesesgustman4377]

Brown Steven Johnson Joseph Garcia Eric

[@ShonHudson-g1r]

Smith Melissa Williams Amy Perez Robert

[@AndreHeadley-e4v]

Clark Scott Anderson Melissa Walker Helen

[@robmazey1698]

It was an amazing foresight as to how this country delved into wokeness

[@марияагафоник]

Williams Jennifer Martin Michael Harris Jeffrey

[@danielhance1467]

You still can't find this movie on any streaming platform

[@noneya2444]

My siblings group chat name is “we’re not gonna protest”

[@TheresaWoods-n6v]

White Shirley Smith Linda Taylor Margaret

[@LouiseFoster-r1o]

Young Shirley Moore Barbara Hall Eric

[@bbranco01]

"Don't be that guy"...line hits hard