Lawrence Kasdan sought a more ebullient, fun, and unpredictable tone for a streaming series about Industrial Light & Magic’s visual effects history. He compared the desired spirit to hanging around with Martin Short, a longtime friend since their 1987 collaboration. Marty, Life Is Short presents a lively, informative overview of Short’s life and career while also examining friendship through triumphs and tragedy. The film offers a philosophical look at how to live a meaningful life and provides a snapshot of a golden age in Hollywood filmmaking from participants’ perspectives. Home movie footage shows star-studded gatherings at Short’s Sag Harbor vacation home with guests including Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, Kasdan, and SCTV colleagues like Catherine O’Hara and Eugene Levy.
"“The spirit I wanted the series to have wasn't one that was naturally there,” Kasdan told IndieWire. “It was much more ebullient and fun and unpredictable. In order to try to explain that, I said, 'I want it to feel like what it's like when you hang around with Marty Short.'”"
"“We immediately hit it off, became friends, and it never stopped after that,” Kasdan said. Now, Short is the subject of one of the best films of Kasdan's career, “Marty, Life Is Short,” a Netflix documentary that, like most of Kasdan's work, is clear and straightforward but abundant in profound insights and rich observations."
"“It seems like a fairy tale,” Kasdan said when looking back at those get-togethers at Short's Sag Harbor house. “Everybody came to visit him, because it's just fun b"
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