Alex Winter (2015)

I'm curious what the issue is with Bill & Ted 3? Funding, script? Is there anything fans can do in support of the project?

1. Does it annoy you when people ask what number your thinking of?
2. What number are you thinking of?

Thanks for the fond quotes that defined my childhood!

What have shocked you the most about what was going on in the deep web?

Sorry if the answer is obvious, but... what exactly is the deep web?

Do you own bitcoin?

So, Alex, what you're telling me, essentially, is that Napoleon was a short dead dude...

That's awesome, Alex. I'm glad you're doing what you love to do. Keep it up.

Thanks for answering my questions.

What was it like working on The Lost Boys?

Hey Alex, thanks for doing this AMA.

You seem pretty passionate about directing now. Do you have a preference between acting or directing or do you enjoy both processes?

Is there a subject that you’d like to see get made that hasn’t been done yet?

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure is a very favorite movie of mine. Has been ever since I saw it when it first came out. I’m sure if Bill & Ted 3 pulls through it will be most excellent!

do you think Freaked was the predecessor to American Horror Story Freak Show?

What would win in a fight? The evil robot Bill or Sonny (from I, Robot)?

I loved Downloaded! It was a most excellent documentary!

What is it about topics such as Napster and Deep Web that interests you enough to make these films?

Hey Alex,

Can you give sad Keanu a hug for me?

Thanks!

Hey Alex, I have a script with your name (not literally) written all over it, it's pretty extreme and I know you like extreme, fancy taking a look?

Hey Alex ,

What do you think about the darknet market itself ? What do you think about the idea selling drugs on the internet? Do you think it is safer than buying drugs on the streets ? Would it be a solution for the war on drugs ?

Thanks for doing AMA :) really excited to watch the documentary!

What do you do to stay fit? Do you lift? Run? How do you get the pump for exercise?

Thanks Alex: follow-up question:
Which main players in the Silk Road story have you interviewed/do you plan to interview for Deep Web? And does Tony76 feature?

Are you gonna have a big part in directing the new Bill and Ted movie if it comes to that? (and please say that it will!)

Hello.

Big fan here who dabbles into film making. Just curious. What do you like more? Making documentaries or scripted films?

Hey Alex, Thanks for doing an AMA. I'm a HUGE Freaked fan (you featured my rasta eyeball tattoo on your blog once!) Just wondering if you kept anything from the movie that you still cherish these days? Maybe Sockhead's sock head or the wrench that was turned into a hammer?

Thanks for response! I am very excited about documentary and the future of the darknet :)

Hi Alex,

Last time I heard there was a wealth of deleted scenes, totaling about twenty minutes, of Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey yet to be released. Do you know anything about a possible future release, by any chance?

What opportunities are there for general audiences to finance a small film with profit-participation? who are the weirdest sources of financing you've dealt with?

Hey Alex! What was more fun to film? Excellent adventure or bogus journey?

Excuse me Mr. Bill S. Preston, Esq. What are the odds you team up with Ted and make a third (and most epic) movie?

Mr. Winter,

Such an incredible thing to have you here. You're incredible, sir. I was doing a little reading about the B&T3 script. Any updates? Also, are you available for a podcast interview in the coming weeks? Thank you for being here. It's insanely amazing!!!

What's your favorite ".onion" website?

Hi Alex I'm a huge fan of your work, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is my all time favourite film. Do you envisage that deep web is an issue that will get better in the future or worsen due to the continual change in technology?

Alex, other than Bill & Ted, what are your other favorite time-travel films? Are you a Terminator fan and are you looking forward to Terminator Genisys this summer?

Hi Alex thanks for the AMA! Lost boys seems like a blast, any funny stories with Kiefer or other members of the cast?

What is your favorite pizza topping and how would you best utilize that in your acting career?

Hey Alex, what ever happened to your Jamaican gangster film?

Can you give us a link?

...go on... you know you want to.

Hi Alex! Thanx for making the Deep Web documentary. I'm very excited to see the final product on this subject matter!!!

Question: Do you have an ETA for the rest of the Kickstarter rewards for Deep Web?

Hi. Do you actually spin wool or did I miss your point in your twitter bio?

What is your favourite film?

I recently watched Grand Piano and was curious what you could tell us about your experiences with that project, particularly as a production in Spain with an American principle cast?

What were your top movies of 2014?

Are you a fan of Kristen Wiig?

Hello Mr. Winter!

Now that you're nearing the release of your second documentary (do you have any more that I am not aware of?), do you have plans for a third?

If so, would you like to stay on the general subject of the dark corners of the web or would you like to tackle something completely different?

Hi Alex, thanks for the AMA!
Are you attending the Ulbricht trial? What are your thoughts on the revelations that have been coming out? Will you need to revisit anything you've done on the documentary so far?

Hi! Thanks for AMAing.

Is Deep Web pretty much "in the can" now whatever happens, or will it also be covering the Ulbricht stuff going on now?

Has decades of fans greeting you in Bill & Ted valley-guy speak crossed the line into aggravating yet?

Do you still dance?

For those of us budding filmmakers, is there a particular class, DVD or book you recommend on how-to-film documentaries?

Awesome! I can't think of good questions sometimes.

Tell your wife to go have a look at /r/knitting - they are nuts about wool and ..well knitting...!

Thanks for the reply!

Dad, you're being totally non-non-non-non-HEINOUS!

That is indeed a masterpiece. Best of luck to you in all your future endeavors!

Hey Alex thanks for doing this!
Curious what advice you can give to young people either looking direct or act? When you were little did you see your future self where you are today or as something different? Yknow like a cat burglar or a ballerina.

Hey Alex, For you what has been the biggest revelation made by the prosecution in the trial?

SPOILER QUESTION!!!

I need to know . . . WHAT was inside the Grand Piano at the end?

Every time I see your name, a Cusack or a piano, I think about that ending. (When I see Elijah I hear "My preciousssssssssssss!")

I'm sure you've been asked this before. But is there a Director's Cut of Freaked floating around out there? And have you had any thoughts of releasing it?

I just wanted to ask if you're still answering questions?
And if you are is it cool to tell my bros we talked? Thanks

I'm going to buy 2 or 3 GoPro Hero4 Black cameras, because they are rather affordable & versatile 4K cameras (and I like to get multiple angles simultaneously whenever possible). Now I see cameras coming out with 6K speed! Oy Vey!

Before I make that investment:
How soon will 4K cameras be obsolete and do you see any major disadvantages to using a GoPro for theatrical feature films over a the Red's Scarlett or other heavy-duty pro camera?

Big fan of Downloaded, looking forward to a UK release of Deep Web, any plans currently? :) Cool to hear you're a fan of Citizenfour, that's definitely my pick for best documentary of 2014. With Deep Web it seems like you're covering the issue of online privacy and government surveillance from the angle of the Deep Web/TOR/Silk Road, which I'm excited about, but was Snowden ever a topic you considered making a documentary on before Citizenfour?

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You attended U City High School for awhile, right? When was the last time you were back in STL?

Have you thought of doing a documentary on the Federal Reserve, IRS, the 16th amendment that was never legally ratified in 1913 and the tax code (“IRS Notice of Levy” – Title 26 USC Section 6331.a Levy and Distraint) that says most USA citizens are not obligated to pay federal taxes?

If so, I'm down to take on the IRS in court.

Have you ever seen the play or heard the music from the Bill and Ted musical someone did years ago?

With Silk Road 1 and 2.0, Tormarket, Pandora, and so many others having already been seized or just being scam sites, how do you think the future for darknet markets stands? I also understand if you can't answer this next question but are you for or against these sites?

Thanks for the AMA.

Oh, do you know if there's any reason against releasing them as special features?

Thanks for replying, by the way — I will definitely try to seek out Deep Web.

Heeey my man, any chance of us getting a rerelease of the Special Edition of Freaked in the near future? Rather looking forward to DEEP WEB by the way, the concept of that section of the net is just spooky.

Have you seen the documentary on "The Shining" titled "Room 239"?

P.S. When I relocate to L.A. this year, I'll carry some chicken feed in my pocket labeled "IRS" just in case we cross paths. :D

Adam Levine is a cool, tattooed, Jew. I consider myself the same.
Do you have any body art . . . that you will admit to?

Hello Mr. Winter, I have been a fan of yours ever since I was a little girl! What was it like filming Freaked? How did it feel to wear a lot of makeup and the costume? What were your tattoos of? Thanks for your answers! :) YOUR EXCELLENT

How long did you spend in the Dark Web doing "reasherch" for this film?

Why can't I watch the trailer in canada?

Why do you want to ruin everyone's fun?