From Barnyard Animals to Braveheart: Randall Wallace Recounts Hilarious Early Gig

In this clip from the Simply Scottish podcast, Braveheart writer and successful filmmaker Randall Wallace recounts his humorous early experience directing farm animals for a show at the Opryland theme park. Though humbling and corny, the gig taught him how to write dialogue for box-office hit movies and how to manage people on set as a movie director!

Watch our full conversation with Randall here: https://youtu.be/mWu5hXJBouo

Randall Wallace is the Oscar®-nominated creative force behind the epic storytelling of such critical and box-office hit movies as BRAVEHEART, WE WERE SOLDIERS, PEARL HARBOR, SECRETARIAT, and HEAVEN IS FOR REAL.

Simply Scottish is the long-running podcast of Scottish music and culture. Originally a radio show airing in North America and Australia, the podcast is available on all major podcast platforms. Find more episodes and learn more at http://www.simplyscottish.com.

Andrew McDiarmid is a writer and podcaster. In addition to hosting Simply Scottish, Andrew is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, where he works on technology, education, and culture. His writing has appeared in the New York Post, Daily Wire, San Francisco Chronicle, The American Spectator, and elsewhere. Find more of his work at http://www.andrewmcdiarmid.org.