This film or show by Tony Scott has come up 9 times across 3 different shows: Andrew Huberman, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman. 9 of those mentions were genuine on-air recommendations, not just passing references. The people who brought it up: Andrew Huberman, Dan Houser, Gustav Soderstrom, Joe Rogan, Lex Fridman, Sam Morril. The earliest mention we indexed is from 2019-07-29 and the most recent from 2025-10-31. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
Every time it came up
Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #484
“I love True Romance. Possibly the best, one of the best scripts ever written.”— Dan Houser
The guest here is Dan Houser: Legendary video game creator, co-founder of Rockstar Games, and lead writer behind the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption series. He has since founded a new company, Absurdventures, building new worlds across books, comics, audio, and games. Rockstar co-founder Dan Houser on creating GTA and Red Dead Redemption, the craft of storytelling in games, and his new studio Absurdventures.
Contracts of Love & Money That Make or Break Relationships | James Sexton
“I saw you on a podcast and you were talking about the movie, True Romance. I love that movie. Everyone should see that movie who's old enough.”— Andrew Huberman
The guest here is James Sexton: A New York family-law attorney with 25 years specializing in prenuptial agreements and divorce, known as a media-savvy 'voice of reason' on love and law. Author of the relationship book How to Stay in Love and co-founder of the prenup platform trustedprenup.com. A veteran divorce lawyer reframes prenups as an act of love, arguing the hard conversations they force are what make marriages last.
Joe Rogan Experience #2274 - Mike Baker
“that movie's good yeah that movie is good that is a great movie”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Mike Baker: Former CIA covert operations officer turned security/intelligence commentator. He hosts the 'President's Daily Brief' podcast and is a dual US-UK citizen. Ex-CIA officer Mike Baker joins Joe Rogan for a wide-ranging talk on geopolitics, DOGE, deep fakes, the JFK files, and a camel trek across Arabia.
Joe Rogan Experience #1866 - Protect Our Parks 5
“it's a really good movie so good so fucking good that eggplant speech was one of the greatest”— Joe Rogan
The guest here is Shane Gillis, Mark Normand & Ari Shaffir: Stand-up comedians and the recurring panel for Joe Rogan's drunken 'Protect Our Parks' episodes. Joe Rogan and comedians Shane Gillis, Mark Normand and Ari Shaffir get progressively wasted in a chaotic, crude Protect Our Parks comedy hangout.
Joe Rogan Experience #2103 - Sam Morril
“that movie holds up by the way I just watched it again recently it's fucking great God True Romance”— Sam Morril
The guest here is Sam Morril: Stand-up comedian known for tight joke-writing, a relentless touring habit, and his deadpan disruption of morning TV interviews. Comedian Sam Morril and Joe Rogan riff on stand-up, sports, mob movies, AI surveillance, and the comedy boom over drinks.
Aella: Sex Work, OnlyFans, Porn, Escorting, Dating, and Human Sexuality | Lex Fridman Podcast #358
“like Romeo and Juliet romance... like True Romance you know that movie it's a really fucking good movie”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Aella: A data-driven sex researcher and writer (blog knowinglust.com) who runs some of the largest human-sexuality surveys in the world. She is also a former cam girl and escort and a prolific creator of provocative Twitter polls. Sex researcher Aella tells Lex Fridman how a repressive homeschooling led to sex work and the world's largest fetish survey.
Sarma Melngailis: Bad Vegan, Fraud, Prison, and Sociopathy | Lex Fridman Podcast #288
“did you see the movie true romance uh yes that's my second favorite movie okay that's probably my favorite movie”— guest
The guest here is Sarma Melngailis: Chef and restaurateur behind NYC raw-vegan restaurant Pure Food and Wine and the One Lucky Duck brand. She became the subject of Netflix's Bad Vegan after pleading guilty to fraud and serving four months at Rikers Island. Sarma Melngailis tells Lex Fridman her side of the Bad Vegan story, framing the fraud and prison as the result of psychological capture by a manipulator.
Brett Johnson: US Most Wanted Cybercriminal | Lex Fridman Podcast #272
“a true romance by the way great movie it is a great film it's truly a great film and even even brad pitt who makes a brief appearance”— Lex Fridman
The guest here is Brett Johnson: Former cybercriminal who founded ShadowCrew, the precursor to today's darknet markets, and was placed on the US Most Wanted list in 2006. Called 'the original internet godfather' by the Secret Service, he now consults and educates on cybercrime. The Secret Service's 'original internet godfather' recounts building the first organized cybercrime ring, his crimes, prison, and redemption.
Gustav Soderstrom: Spotify | Lex Fridman Podcast #29
“there is this song called you're so cool Hans Zimmer soundtrack to true romance it was a movie that made a big impression on me”— Gustav Soderstrom
The guest here is Gustav Soderstrom: Chief Research and Development Officer at Spotify, leading product, design, data, technology and engineering teams. Spotify's Gustav Soderstrom on how streaming reshaped music, the playlist machine-learning revolution, and the untapped future of podcasting.
