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Lex Fridman · 2022-01-26

Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and The Rolling Stones | Lex Fridman Podcast #259

Thomas Tull: From Batman Dark Knight Trilogy to AI and The Rolling Stones | Lex Fridman Podcast #259

Recommended on this episode

MediaRecommended

Jurassic World

Thomas Tull (inferred)

“one of my favorites”
“i think jurassic world was pretty expensive worked out great that's like that's an epic film by the way it's one of my favorites”— Thomas Tull
MediaRecommended

Ready Player One

Ernest Cline (inferred)

“which i loved the book”
“if you saw ready player one which i loved the book and the movie was cool too but you know that that's one version of it”— Thomas Tull
MediaRecommended

Dune

Denis Villeneuve (inferred)

“which i thought was phenomenal”
“my old shop legendary just put out dune which i thought was phenomenal”— Thomas Tull
BookRecommendedISBN verified

Dune

Frank Herbert (inferred)

“i love the book i love the entire world”
“when we secured the rights to dune years ago it was i was over the moon because i love the book i love the entire world”— Thomas Tull
BookRecommended

Bruce Springsteen autobiography (Born to Run)

Bruce Springsteen

“after reading the book it was really... pretty incredible”
“i read bruce springsteen's book and i'm a fan but after reading the book it was really you go back and listen to his lyrics”— Thomas Tull
ProductRecommended

Gibson Les Paul (1959, named 'Hazel')

Gibson

“there's something magical in that year like a stradivarius”
“my main guitar is named hazel and it's a 59 les paul and there's something magical in that year like a stradivarius”— Thomas Tull
ProductRecommended

Two-Rock amplifiers

Two-Rock

“the two rock stuff is pretty great”
“the guys from two rock sent me some of their amps and they're really because i don't use any new stuff but the two rock stuff is pretty great”— Thomas Tull
ProductRecommended

Klon Centaur overdrive pedal

Klon

“i use a clon... straight into the amp and go as old-school as possible”
“i use a clon an old you know vintage klon straight into the amp and go as old-school as possible”— Thomas Tull
ProductRecommended

Fender Blackguard Telecaster (1950s)

Fender

“which are pretty great”
“i have a bunch of what they call blackguard telecasters from the 50s um which are pretty great”— Thomas Tull
MediaRecommended

Twenty Feet from Stardom (documentary about backup singers)

Morgan Neville (inferred)

“phenomenal”
“there's a documentary that was done about backup singers phenomenal and it tells the story of that moment in that song with mary clayton”— Thomas Tull

The guest's own work

MediaBy the guest

It Might Get Loud

Davis Guggenheim

“i made a documentary years ago called it might get loud yeah with jimmy page highly recommend that everybody watch that documentary”— Thomas Tull

Also referenced (named, not recommended)

MediaReferenced

The Dark Knight Trilogy (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises)

Christopher Nolan

“known for producing blockbusters like batman's dark knight trilogy that includes batman begins dark night and dark night rises”— Lex Fridman
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Inception

Christopher Nolan (inferred)

“known for producing blockbusters like batman's dark knight trilogy the hangover franchise godzilla inception jurassic world 300”— Lex Fridman
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Titanic

James Cameron

“so he makes titanic and there's a bunch of underwater cameras and things that they need that don't exist so he goes and invents them”— Thomas Tull
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Avatar

James Cameron

“i got to go down early when they were shooting avatar at a warehouse i think it was where they were shooting”— Thomas Tull
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House of Cards

Netflix (inferred)

“i saw probably around 2015 when netflix decided to be bold put out house of cards put out all the episodes”— Thomas Tull
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Game of Thrones

HBO (inferred)

“you had something like game of thrones come out which was not only on the same epic level visually and storytelling wise but had the budget”— Thomas Tull
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Avatar 2 (Avatar: The Way of Water)

James Cameron

“i think uh when avatar 2 comes out i want to see that on a big screen”— Thomas Tull
ProductReferenced

FIGS

FIGS

“one of our companies figs makes healthcare workwear started by these two brilliant women”— Thomas Tull
MediaReferenced

An Inconvenient Truth

Davis Guggenheim

“i called a friend of mine davis guggenheim who had directed inconvenient truth and at the time was the biggest documentary ever”— Thomas Tull
MediaReferenced

Back to the Future

Robert Zemeckis (inferred)

“one of the great moments at least of my childhood was back to the future and watching michael j fox plug in”— Lex Fridman
MediaReferenced

Guitar Hero

Harmonix (inferred)

“the top video game at the time was guitar hero right and then there was a third thing i can't recall it”— Thomas Tull
ProductReferenced

Fender Twin (1959 amplifier)

Fender

“my main rig is either a 59 fender twin uh or a 65 marshall”— Thomas Tull
ProductReferenced

Marshall amplifier (1965)

Marshall

“my main rig is either a 59 fender twin uh or a 65 marshall”— Thomas Tull