We chat with OneDayAsALion director John Swab about the inspirations behind his new film One Day as a Lion, directing a fellow screenwriter in Scott Caan, and collaborating with Frank Grillo:
One Day as a Lion is a film that harkens back to a bygone era, recalling classics of the '70s and onwards. The crime drama follows a boxer-turned-hitman named Jackie Powers who is clearly in the wrong profession. When his latest job goes wildly awry, he embarks on an accidental adventure with a crafty waitress named Lola who just might have what it takes to turn his life around.
John Swab Talks One Day as a Lion Screen Rant: Tarantino, Coen brothers, and Woody Allen are all mentioned as inspirations or as being paid homage to in One Day as a Lion. When you came onto the project, how much of your own flavor did add to Scott's script? John Swab: It changes, I would say, from scene to scene. Scott and I haven't discussed it too much after the fact, but in the moment, my job is to take and protect the text once we're out in the wild making the movie. And a lot of the times things will change, like a location will change because it's raining outside, so this isn't going to be at the park anymore; this scene is going to be inside.
She starts out as this plotting wildcard, and then slowly finds her way and her purpose in life overall via this relationship with Jackie and Billy. For me, it's a lot of conversations before you start shooting. And then it's just making sure you're keeping people rooted and anchored in the reality of the story as you move through it.
There are some fun fight scenes and shootouts in the film too. Was there one that was the most fun for you to stage or to really get into?
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