‘Unfrosted’ Team on Working With First-Time Director Jerry Seinfeld: ‘Just a ‘Seinfeld’ Episode With a Much Bigger Budget’
variety.comRance Collins For director, co-writer and star Jerry Seinfeld, “Unfrosted” was an opportunity to bring something a little less serious to the entertainment zeitgeist.
A humorless life without the ability to make fun of ourselves, he postured, doesn’t make for “good living.” “Don’t give up laughing and humor and comedy in your life.
It’s the best way to get through life,” Seinfeld said. “We all want to not hurt each other’s feelings. But if we go too far, and nobody can make fun of anybody, that’s not good living.” “Unfrosted” is a fictionalized account of the creation of the Kellogg’s staple Pop-Tarts.
The plot takes a “space race” approach, with Post Cereal as the other heavyweight in the fight to be the first to craft the toasted (or untoasted, if one prefers) pastry treat.
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