Sweet 16 is our rapid-fire Q&A series.

Dan Deacon is a musician and composer who has created original scores for film (Hustle, Venom: The Last Dance, Rez Ball) and television (Task, The Changeling, Ascension).

Dan took time to answer our 16 questions about the movies and movie experiences that have made his life sweeter.

1. First movie you fell in love with

Total Recall (1990, Paul Verhoeven)

2. Last movie you fell in love with

The Banshees of Inisherin (2022, Martin McDonagh)

3. A movie scene you’ll never shake

The grocery store scene in The Hurt Locker (2008, Kathryn Bigelow)

4. A movie scene that never gets old

The Cloudscape sequence in Koyaanisqatsi

5. Favorite movie theater

The Charles Theater in Baltimore, MD

6. Theater snack of choice

Reese’s Pieces box poured into a bag of how popcorn (shown to me by Juiceboxxx)

7. A performance that makes you LOL

Conner O’Malley in Friendship (2024, Andrew DeYoung)

8. A performance that makes you cry

André Ricciardi in André Is an Idiot (2025, Tony Benna)

9. Favorite childhood movie memory

Walking to the movie theater with my class on a school field trip to see The Little Mermaid

10. Movie you’ll defend forevermore

Fateful Findings (2013, Neil Breen)

11. Rainy day movie

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992, James Foley)

12. Director who always wows you

Paul Thomas Anderson

13. A movie quote you use a lot

“Two weeks.” - Total Recall (1990, Paul Verhoeven)

14. Favorite movie GIF:

15. Movie you want played at your funeral

Full extended edition of Lord of the Rings

16. Movie you’d pair with Task

Heat (1995, Michael Mann)

Dan Deacon’s Sweet 16