Matthew McConaughey recently talked about “Tiptoes,” a 2003 movie that has become a cult favorite for its strange plot and choice of actors. McConaughey watched the movie’s trailer for the first time on an episode of the “2 Bears, 1 Cave” podcast, which led to an honest conversation about one of the most unusual projects he worked on early in his career.

Steven, played by McConaughey, is the main character of the movie. He has a family full of little people, which he has kept from his girlfriend Carol, played by Kate Beckinsale. The most controversial part of the movie was Gary Oldman’s role as Steven’s twin brother, Rolfe. Oldman wore makeup to play a small person.

McConaughey told podcast hosts, Tom Segura and Bert Kreischer, “It was a crazy idea.” “But you see the talent it drew.” Even though the plot was very strange, the movie got a lot of good players,...