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Published: Aug. 12, 2021, 1:02 p.m.

Courtney Gains (https://www.instagram.com/courtneygains/) talks about starring in movies like \u201cChildren of the Corn\u201d, \u201cBack to the Future\u201d, and \u201cThe \u2018Burbs\u201d as a teen and then refocusing his career back on acting after having a child. Check out his latest projects \u201cQueen Bees\u201d (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8338076/) and \u201cRiver\u201d (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12823084/). 

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0:00 SEGMENT 1: Courtney Gains talks about what advice he would give his teenage self, getting serious about acting again after having a kid, his music career, having his songs featured in movies, and staying productive during COVID. 

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9:20 SEGMENT 2: Courtney Gains talks about his new film \u201cRiver\u201d, the struggles of indie filmmaking, how his roles have changed now that he is in his 50\u2019s, which movie he learned the most about acting on, and thanking Bruce Dern later on in life for how kind he was during \u201cThe \u2018Burbs\u201d. 

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17:13 SEGMENT 3: Courtney Gains talks about how learning improv can help an actor, making a conscious choice not to work in the same genre over and over, why \u201cWing Commander\u201d was a groundbreaking video game, and what it was like working with Mark Hamill and Malcolm McDowell. 

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25:09 SEGMENT 4: Don\u2019t forget to look through Geek to Me Radio\u2019s past guests at http://geektomeradio.com/celebrity-interviews/ and get extra content and free stickers at the Patreon https://www.patreon.com/GeekToMeRadio 

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30:23 SEGMENT 5: Courtney Gains talks about the pains of doing motion capture for the video game \u2018L.A. Noire\u2019 and his favorite projects he has ever worked on like \u201cSeinfeld\u201d and \u201cMemphis Belle\u201d. 

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