Episode 241 - Craig T Nelson

The Cripescast Podcast

Charlie Berens

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

You might know him as “Coach” or the voice of “Mr. Incredible,” but Craig T. Nelson takes on a deeply personal and dramatic role in Green and Gold (2025). He portrays Buck, a struggling Wisconsin dairy farmer who bets everything on the Packers’ 1993 season while trying to mend a fragile bond with his granddaughter Jenny, played by Madison Lawlor. This small-budget indie film was a true passion project for Nelson, a lifelong Packers fan with roots in Wisconsin tracing back to Norwegian immigrant relatives. This week on the Cripescast, Craig sits down with Charlie to talk about his experience making the film, diving into Buck’s complex relationship with his family, his land, and his animals. He also shares stories of working as a sewing machine repossessor in Los Angeles and singing the national anthem at Lambeau Field for the Green and Gold premiere.

Check out Green and Gold @greenandgoldmovie and find the film available now on streaming services. Follow the Cripescast on all platforms @cripescast.

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Krepscast. This week, my guest is Craig T. Nelson. You guys know him as
0:07.3	the Incredible actor from Coach. He is an Emmy winner. He's seen him in movies and TV,
0:14.0	Poltergeist, Young Sheldon, The Incredibles. And he's also the star of the film Green and Gold,
0:20.5	which debuted in theaters this past,
0:24.4	what was it? January? I forgot January, February, something like that. But anyways, now it is
0:29.4	streaming on platforms. You can get it on Amazon Prime. You can get it on YouTube. And it was just
0:35.2	great to talk to Craig. Such a nice guy, very generous for this time.
0:39.8	We only had him for 30 minutes, but he stayed, I think, for 40 minutes. So that was very kind of
0:45.1	him. And so shorter interview than normal, but really just good to pick his brain a little bit,
0:51.2	figure out why this film was so special to him and also talk a little bit
0:56.1	about the Packers. And he did the national anthem at the Packers Bears game this past year. So we got
1:02.3	to get a little behind the scenes. Look at what was going on before and during that. So yeah,
1:10.6	it was a fun interview.
1:11.9	And I got to say, Craig just did an amazing thing for this film, Green and Gold.
1:17.7	It was a huge thing, I think, for Wisconsin to have a film shot in Wisconsin.
1:22.8	It's an independent production.
1:25.0	And I got to know the director and producer Anders and David Lindwald.
1:32.6	And they set at the premiere that they had at Lambeau Field. They said that Craig was not only a guy who jumped at the script.
1:42.6	And they didn't even think they would get him they sent it to his
1:45.0	agent they sent it to his manager thinking oh we'll never get Craig and you can listen back to the
1:51.2	cripes kissed I had with them to hear that full story but then Craig not only said yes but on his
1:55.7	first day of shooting with them he looked around after they did their first take and said, where's the other camera?
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