The Business
Richard Linklater Builds a ‘Boyhood’
Thirteen years ago, Richard Linklater had a simple, but brilliant idea for a film. Investors loved the idea too. The catch? There’d be no return for over a decade.
By Kim Masters • • 28m ListenThe concept behind filmmaker Richard Linklater’s latest movie Boyhood is inspired, but risky. Follow a child, and a group of actors playing his family, and watch as he grows into a young man. Linklater tells Kim Masters how he convinced a cast, crew and a single investor to sign on for this daring 12-year endeavor.
And later on the show, Linklater gives us an update on Bernie Tiede, the man who inspired his film, Bernie. Tiede has recently been released from prison and is living in Linklater’s garage apartment.
