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Train Dreams

Denis Johnson

Robert Grainier is a day labourer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century - an ordinary man in extraordinary times. Buffeted by the loss of his family, Grainier struggles to make sense of this strange new world. As his story unfolds, we witness both his shocking personal defeats a...

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The Dan Le Batard Show

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The Dan Le Batard Show

The hosts dismissed the film adaptation, calling it a "bullshit movie" and saying they didn't want to watch it, noting that its critic and audience scores would have to wait.

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I have watched eight of the ten Best Picture nominees. I don't know who's going to win, but I can tell you right now, Train Dreams can get all the way the f*** up out of my face. What a bullshit movie...

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The hosts dismissed the film adaptation, calling it a "bullshit movie" and saying they didn't want to watch it, noting that its critic and audience scores would have to wait.

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I have watched eight of the ten Best Picture nominees. I don't know who's going to win, but I can tell you right now, Train Dreams can get all the way the f*** up out of my face. What a bullshit movie.

Unfortunately, Train Dreams will have to wait before the critic and audience scores come down some. That was awful, I don't want to watch it.

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

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Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

During the episode with Joel Edgerton, the host expressed that the novella was beautifully moving, noting that it made him cry several times. He highlighted its simple yet powerful storytelling about a logger in 1917 and praised the source material as incredibly affecting. The discussion conveyed strong admiration for the book's emotional impact.

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Episode: Joel Edgerton

The novella was referenced as the source material for the film, noted for its beautiful and moving storytelling about a logger in 1917.

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it's based on Dennis Johnson's novella of the same name, Train Dreams.

I loved it. I cried several times during it. It was a very simple story about someone in 1917 and it was incredibly moving.

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