Curtis tellsEntertainment Weeklyof the film.
Everything about her: she speaks in soundbites, shes got an unstoppable energy, and shes super original.
Shes undeniable," he explains.

Susan Powter; Jamie Lee Curtis.Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty; Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty
Shes just a 66-year-old version of that now.
All of her circumstances have not changed her.
This isnt an act: Susan Powter is exactly who you think she is.
Its not a performance."
“It was an indictment of how we discard human beings as they get older in this country.
It is an indictment of how we treat older people in our work lives,” the 65-year-old says.
Continues Curtis: “That’s what we do to old people: We walk by them.
“And who doesnt want to watch someone stand up again after theyve been slammed that hard?”