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What Went Wrong covers Hollywood’s most notoriously disastrous movie productions, digging into the behind-the-scenes insanity of everything from massive flops to record-breaking blockbusters. In each episode, hosts Lizzie Bassett and Chris Winterbauer dive into a new film to explore the mind-blowing (and sometimes numbing) reasons why making a movie is nearly impossible (especially a good one). Produced by David Boman.
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For over a decade, Tom Cruise was Hollywood's most bankable star, ruling Tinseltown with a million-dollar grin and a carefully crafted image. But when ditching his publicist led to couch-jumping antics, Scientology scandals, and box office bombs, La La Land’s Top Gun found himself in a tailspin that even Ethan Hunt couldn't escape.
On each episode of Wondery’s podcast The Big Flop, comedians join host Misha Brown to chronicle one of the biggest pop-culture fails of all time and try to answer the age-old question: who thought THIS was a good idea? Lizzie Bassett and Chris Winterbauer from What Went Wrong recently joined Misha to jump off the couch and into the lowest point of Tom Cruise’s career.
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What happens when Tom Cruise’s unstoppable force meets Stanley Kubrick’s immovable object? Tune in as Lizzie & Chris uncover the secrets of the reclusive auteur’s thirteenth and final film, a production so difficult it (likely) ended a marriage, dispatched its director and may have sent not one, but two Kubrick collaborators deeper into the embrace of a truly secretive society.
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Storyboard artist Warren Drummond (Shaft, A Beautiful Mind, Nightcrawler, Rise of the Planet of the Apes) has worked with some of the greatest filmmakers of our time, from John Singleton to Denzel Washington and Ron Howard. In this Below the Line interview, Warren illuminates the world of storyboarding, his journey into film, the transition from analog to digital, and more.
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How did a tennis pro, a theater nerd, and a TV actor redefine the action genre? Because they had nothing left to lose. This week, Chris and Lizzie dive deep into 1988’s quintessential Christmas film: from Bruce’s receding hairline and an unfinished script to Rickman’s inability to hold a gun and Joel Silver’s desire to just blow shit up, this production had more problems than a McClane marriage.
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More Gremlins, more problems! But that didn’t stop Joe Dante and Steven Spielberg from adding an endless stream of critters to the deranged 1984 Christmas classic. Busted puppets caused massive delays and pushed creature master Chris Walas to his limits, but it could’ve been worse - they could’ve used… live monkeys?! Find out why parents were furious about the film, how it helped change the MPAA rating system forever, and why Tom Hanks isn’t in it.
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Blue screens! Tennis balls! Directions from George Lucas! What are three things that make an actor’s job harder? Chris and Lizzie conclude their Menace coverage with a crunch at ILM, the public shaming of Jar Jar Binks and why George may have lost a lot more than $50 million in his divorce. Plus, how no one saw it coming… except for Weird Al.
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Jedi! Lightsabers! Taxes? This week, Chris tests Lizzie’s midi-chlorians (and patience) with George Lucas’ polarizing return to Star Wars. Was Lucas a victim of his own success, or were we all victims of his divorce? Plus, how Michael Jackson and Denzel Washington were nearly canon, and more!
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*Doctor Dolittle was release in 1967, not 1976, as Chris mistakenly stated.
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How did the 4th (or maybe 5th) version of ‘A Star is Born’ take almost 20 years to make… and why did it almost star Russell Crowe and Beyoncé?! This week Lizzie and Chris break down Bradley Cooper’s 2018 directorial debut, and discover why Lady Gaga was initially a tough sell. Find out how everyone from Jamie Foxx to Metallica had a hand in this Oscar nominated film’s journey to the screen.
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The only thing worse than being a character in a Sam Raimi movie? Acting in one. This week, Chris and Lizzie unearth the grueling, injury-laden production of The Evil Dead. Discover the importance of such amenities as running water, toilets, and electricity; and the pain of removing fake blood with hot coffee. Plus, how Raimi couldn’t have done it without a veritable village, including a couple of Coens, a King of horror, and a septuagenarian sales agent.
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Paul Rudd was almost murdered, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones were wasted, and El Niño threatened to rain out production - that’s just the beginning of what went wrong on Clueless (1995). Find out how Alicia Silverstone and Brittany Murphy got cast, and why one studio almost changed it to be more about… the guys? As if! It took writer/director Amy Heckerling years to get her vision to the screen, but it was like, totally worth it.
CORRECTIONS: Chris mistakenly refers to having watched the Criterion Blu-Ray release of "Clueless" - there is no Criterion release! He actually watched the 25th Anniversary Blu-Ray which had been gifted to his wife in a flawlessly photoshopped Criterion package. He apologizes for the confusion but can confirm the transfer looks great.
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Tombstone' shot first and 'Wyatt Earp' died. In Part 2 of our coverage, Chris & Lizzie endure the explosive arrival of replacement director George P. Cosmatos, revisit Kurt Russell's last-minute rewrites, and try to answer the impossible question: does a better version of this movie exist?
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Saddle up and skin that smokewagon, because Kevin Costner's about to shut your movie down. In Part 1 of our coverage on 'Tombstone', Chris & Lizzie dissect the film's Hollywood duel with rival 'Wyatt Earp', Kurt Russell's hardball, and how writer/director Kevin Jarre assembled one of the greatest cast and crews of all time, only to listen to none of them.
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*CORRECTIONS: George P. Cosmatos's last name is pronounced Cos-MAH-tos, Chris botched that pretty badly.
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How did Shakespeare in Love beat one of the greatest war movies of all time for Best Picture at the 1999 Oscars? It’s simple: Harvey Weinstein. But Saving Private Ryan was just one of many massive snubs in this comedy of errors. Learn how producer and original director Ed Zwick's dreams were dashed, why Julia Roberts dropped out last minute, and why Gwyneth Paltrow didn't want to star across(ed) her lover.
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Lydia dies in a fire at the hands of a winged homicidal maniac?! ‘Beetlejuice’ (1988) started off as a gruesome, offbeat horror film, but it became the quirky classic we know and love thanks to Tim Burton, script doctor Warren Skaaren, an incredible production team, and the Beetle-Guy himself: Michael Keaton. Find out why missing her audition got Catherine O’Hara her part, how Harry Belafonte’s music made it into the final cut, why Michael Keaton almost didn’t take the job and so much more.
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Leonardo DiCaprio as Patrick Bateman? Directed by Oliver Stone?! There are so many versions of ‘American Psycho’ (2000) that we never saw, but thanks to Christian Bale and director Mary Harron, we eventually got something pretty close to perfect. Find out how Gloria Steinem accidentally saved Christian Bale’s job and why a real life serial killer made this film almost impossible to shoot.
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Oscars! Cannes! Smash Mouth? In Part 2 of our Shrek coverage, Chris & Lizzie get to the bottom of Mike Myers' Scottish brogue, why 'All Star' became an anthem for the ages, and Katzenberg's all-out blitz against the Mouse House.
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Katzenberg's quest for revenge! The death of a beloved giant! A magical kingdom under siege! In Part 1 of our Shrek coverage, Chris & Lizzie explore the revolutionary film's humble origins as DreamWorks' inaugural "B movie" and try to determine what, exactly, the film would have been with its original star, Chris Farley.
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Get ready to wrangle! We re-present our episode on Twister, but this time, Chris and Lizzie share their churning reactions to the sequel, Twisters in a special cold open!
On set jet engines, temporary blindness, and hepatitis shots - three signs you might be in the “suck zone”! This week we’re covering Jan de Bont’s Twister and how he threw everything including the kitchen sink (literally) at Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton to get this movie made.
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How did Ryan Reynolds go from fans’ biggest disappointment to the Deadpool of their dreams? In this episode Chris and Lizzie explore the long road ‘Deadpool’ (2016) took to get to the screen, why a first time feature director was the best man for the job, and how a mysterious leak actually saved the film.
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This week Chris and Lizzie go 100% pure adrenaline on Kathryn Bigelow’s “Point Break”, a film that birthed one of our most unexpected action stars, one of Hollywood’s most powerful (and short lived) power couples, and cemented Patrick Swayze as a daredevil for the ages.
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How did an Academy Award nominated director helm what’s widely regarded as one of the worst movies ever made? 2003’s “Gigli” gave us Bennifer 1.0 and torpedoed writer/director Martin Brest’s career. Find out how NOT to reverse engineer a romcom - especially when your main characters are a straight man and a lesbian. Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez do their best, but thanks to one of the craziest post-productions we’ve ever covered, “Gigli” does its worst.
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A bereft budget! Malfunctioning motorcycles! Two dogs looking for love in all the wrong places! This week, Chris & Lizzie speak with the writer/director/star of Garden State, Zach Braff, on how he made 2004’s little indie that could, Danny DeVito’s unlikely role in getting the film made, and just how, exactly, he scored the soundtrack of the decade.
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A specter of a script! A lead prone to ghosting! A soul-wrenching schedule! This week, Chris & Lizzie cross the streams with 1984’s supernatural success story, Ghostbusters. Learn how a cabal of Canadian comedians created an American classic and how John Belushi haunted the film more literally than you may know.
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*Chris incorrectly stated that Gremlins was the first film to receive a PG-13 rating. Though it helped prompt the invention of the PG-13 rating (created on July 1, 1984), Gremlins was given a PG rating. The first film to receive this new designation was Red Dawn, released in August of 1984.
*Lyndsey Buckingham caught some undeserved strays in this episode - he'd actually recently written Holiday Road for National Lampoon's Vacation and made quite a bit of sense as Reitman's choice to write the Ghostbusters theme.
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This week, Faye Dunaway and Roman Polanski square off in one of the messiest on-set feuds of all time. Chinatown may be one of the greatest movies ever made, but between hair plucking, tv throwing, and alleged urine tossing, the production was an absolute disaster. Special guest Paul Scheer (Unspooled, How Did This Get Made) joins Lizzie & Chris to discuss the insane making of the 1974 Jack Nicholson classic, and the complicated legacy it leaves behind.
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How did a director trapped in Harvey Weinstein’s movie jail, an action star who nuked his most recent film, and a children’s studio in crisis make one of the most influential horror films of all time? Join Chris & Lizzie as they find out why Toni Collette was less than thrilled to land her part, why Michael Cera didn’t score the lead role and how M. Night Shyamalan came to embrace the unexpected power of a PG-13 rating.
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Armorer Larry Zanoff (Django Unchained, Captain America: Winter Soldier, The Matrix Resurrections) is a combat veteran, a bonafide gunsmith, and a weapons trainer for both actors and law enforcement officers. Join us for a discussion on the responsibilities of an on-set armorer, cross-collaboration with departments you wouldn't expect, and what we need to learn from the rare but devastating on-set firearm tragedies that have captured Hollywood headlines for decades.
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A film that set the mold for R-rated comic book adaptations, but is perhaps most famous for putting its enigmatic star Brandon Lee on the map… and taking him off it forever. Lizzie walks Chris through a production riddled with problems long before Lee’s untimely death, who else almost played Eric Draven and the film’s surprising connection to John Wick. They're also joined by an expert, armorer Larry Zanoff, to break down the on-set shooting of Brandon Lee.
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What do Pee-wee's Playhouse, Stand By Me and Howard the Duck have in common? All played pivotal roles in the creation of John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood! This week Chris & Lizzie are joined by guest Jonathan Braylock for a deep dive on one of the greatest debut features of all time - from Ice Cube's bombed audition to John Singleton's insistence that he direct the film... one month out of film school. Make sure to check out Part 1 of this two part coverage!
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What do Pee-wee's Playhouse, Stand By Me and Howard the Duck have in common? All played pivotal roles in the creation of John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood! This week Chris & Lizzie are joined by guest Jonathan Braylock for a deep dive on one of the greatest debut features of all time - from Ice Cube's bombed audition to John Singleton's insistence that he direct the film... one month out of film school. Make sure to check out Part 2 of this two part coverage!
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An interview with Dave Chameides, legendary and award-winning steadicam operator whose career has spanned Donnie Darko, St. Vincent, The Tragedy of Macbeth, E.R., The West Wing, and Ozark. Join us as he talks to us about the joys, challenges, and evolving nature of his crucial role on film productions.
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An on-set love triangle, a mid-shoot divorce, and costumes even Prince wouldn’t wear. This week producer David Boman takes Chris & Lizzie on a voyage through The Fifth Element: a movie conceived by a 16-year-old only to become the most expensive European film ever made and put the then-unknown Milla Jovovich on the map.
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What took a fake wedding, a real knife, and a willingness to literally die for the shot to pull off? The end... of LOST! This week, Chris & Lizzie close the books on the divisive series, exploring how it could have gone on much longer, recent allegations of a toxic work environment, and how even President Obama knew not to mess with the LOST fan base.
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This week, Chris and Lizzie chat with legendary script supervisor Jessica Lichtner. Ms. Lichtner's credits include a long-running collaboration with Martin Scorsese (most recently Killers of the Flower Moon), West Side Story, Knives Out, John Wick, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Parts 1 & 2, and many many more. Join us as we discuss what a script supervisor does in each phase of production, how to effectively communicate on set, and some great advice on working in the industry from a bonafide pro.
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No script? No problem! This week Chris & Lizzie crash into the insane gambit that became LOST. Learn how J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof and their incredible production team turned around the most expensive pilot ever made… in 90 days… and how the man who greenlit the project paid the price.
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Starring Clint Eastwood, directed by Walter Hill and set in 1880s San Francisco? This week, Chris & Lizzie dive into one of John Carpenter’s most subversive films - learn how Kurt Russell did everything in his power to avoid having to fight, Dennis Dun and John Carpenter made Wang Chi the real hero, and how Eddie Murphy stomped on all of it.
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It’s Tom Hardy vs. everyone in part 2 of our coverage of Mad Max: Fury Road! Lizzie & Chris learn how the tempestuous star and Charlize Theron almost came to blows, why he apologized to George Miller after seeing the film and the bumpy post-production road to Oscar valhalla!
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Join Lizzie as she guides Chris through a film that took almost 20 years to make it to the screen, how it was aided by a talking pig and dancing penguins, Charlize's fight to be in the fight, and why the ghost of Heath Ledger haunted its director.
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Starring Robert De Niro, Laurence Fishburne and Matt Dillon? This week, join Chris & Lizzie as they learn how Spike Lee fought the powers that be to bring his 1989 classic to life! From executives' hand-wringing over riots (that would never happen) to last-minute budget cuts and an all-time Oscar snub, Do the Right Thing’s continued success and relevance is a testament to the power of an incredible cast and crew.
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Was The Omen the most cursed movie ever made? Or was it just… the 70’s? Join Lizzie & Chris as they explore the series of tragic, strange, and mysterious events that plagued Gregory Peck and the crew of 1976’s horror classic The Omen. Could it be true that the devil didn’t want this movie to be made?!
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What do you do when the number one on your call sheet won’t stop farting? Embrace it! This week, Chris & Lizzie travel to the Klatu Nebula to cover Galaxy Quest, a nearly perfect film almost undone by a terrible marketing campaign. Learn how this production survived the loss of its first director, on-set script changes, and Alan Rickman’s despair at working with Tim Allen to become one of David Mamet’s favorite films.
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What do Chernobyl, Fat Albert, and Andre the Giant have in common? Why, The Princess Bride, of course! Join Lizzie & Chris as they discover how this incredible film took over 14 years to make, why it was NOT a box office success, and how a massive fart can teach you the most important lesson in human empathy.
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In part 3 of our coverage of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, Chris & Lizzie explore how Andy Serkis paved the way for Avatar, the pitfalls of an on-set gimp-suit, and why you should never cut one of Christopher Lee’s favorite scenes.
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*"Weta" is not the nickname of the many species of New Zealand giant crickets but rather their common name, stemming from the Maori word "Wētā".
*Viggo Mortensen used Super Glue, not gum, to re-attach his chipped tooth during filming (specifically Hot Stuff Super T Medium Instant CA Glue - 1oz HST-7)
*Chris referred to second-unit director Geoff Murphy as a young director, he was, in fact, one of the oldest directors on set (and quite well known in New Zealand for the road show "Good Bye Pork Pie").
*According to Weta employee Raymond Massa the Gothmog mask (designed by Bill Hunt) was not designed to look like Harvey Weinstein. Rather, there was a pull-over mask used for background orcs that resembled Weinstein.
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In Part 2 of our coverage of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings, Chris & Lizzie learn how Sean Connery missed out on half a billion bucks, Stanley Kubrick inadvertently gave us Wolverine and Gandalf, and New Line’s decision to bet the franchise on a $2M blowout at Cannes.
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The Lord of the Rings directed by… Quentin Tarantino? Planet of the Apes starring… Arnold Schwarzenegger? Hugh Jackman never playing Wolverine??? Let Part 1 of Chris & Lizzie’s three episode exploration of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings be proof that we definitively do not live in the darkest timeline.
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This week we are sharing an episode of "The Op", a new podcast created by friend-of-the-pod, Steadicam Operator Dave Chameides. Listen to his fascinating interview with Director Tommy Schlamme (ER, West Wing, House of Cards, and much more).
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6,000 snakes! A suitcase full of SpaghettiOs! Is Indiana Jones a sex offender? This week join Lizzie & Chris as they plunder the 1981 classic, Raiders of the Lost Ark! Learn how Spielberg and Lucas reinvented the B-movie by letting go of perfection and “just shoot(ing) the f*cker”.
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Joan Crawford may have haunted the set, but the real terror on 1981’s Mommie Dearest was Faye Dunaway. This week Lizzie & Chris explore how a controversial memoir went from Oscar to instant camp classic. From accidental stabbings to dueling husbands, this production really had it all. As Mommie would say: bring us the axe!
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Released on 7/19/2023. Chris & Lizzie break down the dual WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Join them to learn the basics on AI, mini-rooms, minimums and more.
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Rick Moranis gets fired, Judd Nelson goes full a**hole, and 16-year-old Molly Ringwald wields her power as John Hughes’ muse to great effect. This week producer David Boman guides Chris & Lizzie through 1985’s trope-defining The Breakfast Club; from its shoestring budget to the 110-degree set, and the birth of the Brat Pack.
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The Marvel movie Marvel wants you to forget! This week, Lizzie & Chris dive deep on full-breasted waterfowl, the ethics of using a child actor to perform a duck/human love scene, and why Howard T. Duck may have cost George Lucas seven billion dollars.
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This week we are joined by friend of the pod, legendary steadiam operator, Dave Chameides, to talk about safety. Too often on this podcast we find ourselves discussing people being hurt or killed in situations that could have been avoided. In his extensive career, Dave has worked with the Local 600 Safety Committee to establish on-set safety guidelines and protocols that keep cast and crew safe. Join us for a discussion on what has been done, and the work that remains to be done to keep people safe while they make the films and TV shows we know and love.
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20,000 extras, 1,000 pounds of spaghetti, and 1 unexplainable pug! This week, Chris & Lizzie fold space to learn how Dune birthed Alien, David Lynch died the slow death, and Patrick Stewart destroyed Sting’s ego (accidentally!).
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Rivers of blood, beds full of rats, and a questionable British accent! This week Lizzie & Chris pry open the coffin for a look at Francis Ford Coppola's gothic guignol. Learn how The Godfather: Part III may have made this adaptation possible and why, in this case, nepotism worked in Dracula's favor.
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What took 9 screenwriters, 2 directors, and an unlimited supply of Bob Hoskins’ scotch? Super Mario Bros., the first ever big-screen video game adaptation (that nearly killed the genre)! Join Chris & producer David Boman as they explore how Japan’s beloved Brooklyn plumbers found themselves battling Dino-DNA Dennis Hopper in a dystopian alternate dimension.
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David Snyder was not the production designer of 'Blade Runner', he was the art director. The production designer of that incredible film was Lawrence G. Paull.
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Robert Pattinson’s bushy eyebrows, too much butt crack, and an insane production schedule. This week Lizzie force-feeds Chris everything that plagued the remaining four films in The Twilight Saga (New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn Parts 1 & 2). Find out what Renesmee almost looked like and why Kristen Stewart deserves all the praise for keeping her cool throughout this sparkly train wreck.
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Sandstorms! Snakes! The strangulation of Brendan Fraser! This week Chris & Lizzie exhume 1999’s The Mummy. Learn how a decade of development hell gave us one of cinema’s sexiest on-screen couples and why open-toe sandals may have been a huge mistake.
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Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, and Hattie McDaniel may have starred in 1939’s Gone With the Wind, but this was David O. Selznick’s dumpster-fire-turned-classic. Join Lizzie as she takes Chris all the way back through a truly disastrous production featuring more than a dozen writers, a hat trick of directors, an amphetamine fueled producer, and racism galore - both onscreen and off.
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What has two titles, two directors and originally starred… Owen Wilson? Join Lizzie & Chris as they explore the miracle that is The Emperor’s New Groove, a movie that nearly broke Sting’s brain and may have ended the Disney Renaissance in one fell swoop.
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Guest host Steven Ray Morris joins Chris & Lizzie to break down 1993’s four-quadrant smash hit, Jurassic Park. Join them as they excavate the alternate casting options, how an actual hurricane shut down production, and why Steven Spielberg’s dinos still look so good 30 years later.
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Ita O'Brien (Watchmen, I May Destroy You, Magic Mike’s Last Dance) is the UK's leading Intimacy Coordinator, and the founder of 'Intimacy On Set'. Join us for a discussion on what is means to be an intimacy coordinator, what it's like working with actors on intimate scenes, and what the future holds for this important position in the industry going forward. Go to https://www.itaobrien.com to learn more about Ita and her work.
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On-set jet engines, temporary blindness, and hepatitis shots - three signs you might be in the “suck zone”! This week Chris & Lizzie get carried away by Jan de Bont’s Twister and learn how he threw everything including the kitchen sink (literally) at Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton to get this movie made.
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Incredibly offensive casting, supernatural coyotes, a tragic on-set death, and a $190M+ loss for Disney. This week Chris & Lizzie learn why cannibalism plays a surprising role in this film, what Johnny Depp really said when he found himself on the wrong side of history, and how the filmmakers pulled off some incredible set pieces that couldn't save the movie.
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Submit to the story of how E.L. James, an uncompromising fan-fiction author with no film experience, wielded an unprecedented amount of power in the making of this surprisingly tame exploration of domination. Plus, Lizzie & Chris get the goods on Jamie Dornan's used wee-bag, Dakota Johnson's digital pubes, and a drastic spike in BDSM related hospital visits! Guest-hosted by the incredible Naomi Lindh.
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Harrison Ford gets even grumpier, the producers kill Ridley Scott’s Unicorn, and no one gets a happy ending in the conclusion of our coverage of Blade Runner… except the movie itself.
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Carbon monoxide poisoning, an on set "T-shirt war" and a very, very grumpy Harrison Ford are but a few hurdles Ridley Scott and company ran into while making this 1982 sci-fi classic. This week Chris fills Lizzie in on Rutger Hauer's sex appeal, the downsides of writing a script set entirely at night, and that one time Harrison Ford told Darryl Hannah to fish hook his nose just so he could feel something.
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This week Lizzie illuminates how the truly terrifying cock on this set may have been Hitch, guiding Chris through the ways in which the celebrated director attempted to control, harass, and eventually assault newcomer Tippi Hedren during the film's production.
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Huge egos, hurricanes, and black magic are but a few of the destructive forces that waylaid this notorious production. This week Chris & Lizzie look into why a director shouldn’t sneak back onto set once they’ve been fired, Marlon Brando’s firm stance against ever reading scripts, and Val Kilmer’s method approach to playing an *sshole.
*This episode was originally pulled following allegations of sexual assault against director Richard Stanley.
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This week Chris & Lizzie go balls to frozen forest floor as they trudge through The Revenant. Directed by Alejandro González Iñárritu, crawled by Leonardo DiCaprio, mumbled by Tom Hardy, and challenged by climate change - the only person having fun in this one was the guy in the CGI bear suit.
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Why waste money on fake blood when you can use the real thing? This week Lizzie gets gruesome with the details: a DP gets scalped, Melanie Griffith nearly loses an eye and Tippi Hedren goes from being terrorized by Hitchcock's birds to mauled by lions.
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In this week’s episode, Chris & Lizzie learn how Terrence Malick's The Thin Red Line broke nearly everyone’s heart, but no one's more so than Adrien Brody. Go deep on a film that will inspire or sedate you; the ultimate anti-war war movie, starring… everyone?
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A writer ignores his dog's advice, L. Ron Hubbard speaks from the grave, and the budget is... shrinking? Pour yourself a glass of kerbango and join Chris & Lizzie for John Travolta's seven-time Razzie award-winning film, Battlefield Earth.
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David Fincher's nearly disowned directorial debut! This week Chris & Lizzie crash-land a production beset by Alien whippets, bowel-moving bass notes and bald caps constructed one follicle at a time.
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It's easy to bash Twilight, with its glittering, brooding, and mouth-breathing; but love it or hate it, the highly anticipated adaptation crushed at the box office. This week Chris & Lizzie explore the numerous obstacles that stood in the way of director Catherine Hardwicke and why the remaining films in this young adult, female-driven franchise were all directed by men.
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Immediately after receiving the Academy’s highest honor, Warren Beatty returned to work on Town & Country, a $100M, multi-year production debacle that would become the biggest flop in rom-com history.
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Writer/director Elaine May sidestepped Moroccan landmines only for 1987’s Ishtar to bomb her career upon release. This week Lizzie gives us the details as Chris wonders, "Is this film as bad as people who haven’t seen it say it is?"
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Mid-shoot rewrites, microwaved bubble gum, and more KY Jelly than an Arizona State frat party. This week Chris & Lizzie hunker down with John Carpenter's cult classic The Thing, a film that survived production hell only to die in the wake of a more lovable Extra-Terrestrial.
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More money, more problems. This week Lizzie walks Chris through a production plagued by crotch-shots, intercontinental chili delivery and stress related hand-bleeding.
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A pissed-off Russell Crowe, a fatal drinking game, and Phoenician fainting spells. This week Chris & Lizzie dissect how Ridley Scott’s Gladiator went from 32 32-page shooting script to Oscar glory.
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Directed by... Gene Hackman and starring... Sean Connery? This week Lizzie & Chris put the lotion in the basket and learn how real-life stalkers, moth-wranglers and concerned daughters gave us one of the greatest thrillers of all time!
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The feud of feuds! This week Lizzie walks Chris through a rivalry between two stars, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, which may have begun as a publicity stunt but became a bizarre and malignant reality in the behind-the-scenes story of 1962's, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane.
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Sony bids against itself for a script, a writer re-writes a parody of his own writing, and the 80s action movie goes out with a whimper. This week Chris & Lizzie learn how Last Action Hero was doomed by an insane release date, brutal test screening, and historically bad press.
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Dangerous stunts performed by unqualified actors, broken bones, and a screenwriter “crazy about being drunk”. This week Lizzie takes Chris downriver on this uniquely American story, directed by a Brit, cast largely with first-time actors… and how it gave us one of film history's most horrifying moments.
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The greatest film ever made... that nearly never saw the light of day. Learn how Orson Welles and RKO fought off a megalomaniacal millionaire, lethal gossip columnists and a backstabbing co-writer in bringing Citizen Kane to life.
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*Chris refers to Kane as an orphan - this is technically wrong as Kane's mother voluntarily placed Kane under the guardianship of Walter Parks Thatcher when he was a young boy.
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Cocaine-stuffed mannequins, letters from Henry Kissinger, and jaundiced prosthetics - all this and more in Robert Altman’s Popeye! Guest hosted by Alex Logan.
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Riddled with poor casting decisions, irresponsible portrayals, and uncomfortably bad accents, The Bonfire of the Vanities singed the careers of all involved. Joined by Luke Patrick and Sam Siegel, resident Hanks experts and hosts of the Hanksy Panksy podcast, Chris & Lizzie dig in on one of America's Dad's biggest let downs.
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Lawsuits, mysterious bruises, and real-life horrors plague the legacy of The Conjuring. This week Chris & Lizzie congure the horror franchise’s spookiest behind-the-scenes moments (as well as the creepy allegations against the real Ed and Lorraine Warren).
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How many takes does it take to take one's sanity? This week, Chris & Lizzie learn how Stanley Kubrick's all-work-and-no-play mentality led to a far-from-dull production. Plus, learn more about the invention of one of cinema's most incredible innovations: the steadicam.
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We’re hee-eere… with an episode that explores how cutting costs on some ghastly props may have been the cause of an enduring curse that spanned Poltergeist, all of its sequels, and even its 2015 reboot. This week join Chris & Lizzie as they dig deep into the bizarre events and numerous deaths that followed the franchise.
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In our most haunted episode yet Chris & Lizzie explore the slew of sequels and prequels spawned by the original The Exorcist and discuss why we have reason to believe the demon Pazuzu, much like audiences, did not approve.
Following the minisode, enjoy our previously released episode covering of the original 1973 film.
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It’s shark week! We got broken sharks, decaying sharks, Bruce the shark, and horse jockeys getting attacked by real sharks. Regarded by many as the original blockbuster, Jaws garnered grade-A respectability for B-movies and, in the process, established inexperienced, 26-year-old filmmaker Steven Spielberg as a director for the history books.
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The trial that changed Hollywood. This week Lizzie closes the books on Twilight Zone with a breakdown of the criminal proceedings against Director John Landis and four other crew members (charged and tried for involuntary manslaughter following the on-set deaths of actor Vic Morrow and two young children, Renee Shinn Chen and Myca Dinh Le).
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Star Wars. The $70B franchise... that basically no one wanted to make. This week Chris & Lizzie learn how George Lucas’ failure to adapt Flash Gordon spawned THX, Industrial Light & Magic, and generations of zealous followers.
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*Chris made the epic blunder of stating that actor David Prowse had a Scottish accent - he's from Bristol, UK. Apologies to our friends across the pond!
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Twilight Zone: The Movie earned mediocre reviews at a very high price: a deadly helicopter accident on John Landis’ set which took the lives of actor Vic Morrow and two young children. This week Lizzie leads Chris through this tragedy-laden production that serves as a heavy reminder that no film is worth a human life.
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Of the 1,500 animals that worked on 1967’s Doctor Dolittle, not one threw more shit at the fan than lead human actor Rex Harrison. We apologize for the laughter in advance.
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Toxic body paint, third degree burns and 80 cigarettes a day, oh my! This Chris & Lizzie cover the 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz, a film that brought joy to so many and was a nightmare for most of its cast, especially 16-year-old Judy Garland.
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Near decapitation, sunken sets, and an incredibly expensive divorce... 1994 was not Kevin Costner’s year. This week Chris & Lizzie discuss the notorious box office bomb that wasn’t: Waterworld. Join them as they dive into the story behind a film that lost audiences before it even hit theaters.
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M. Night Shyamalan’s whitewashed adaptation of the beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender remains his most expensive and critically derided film. How did such acclaimed source material yield this unmitigated flop? Join Chris & Lizzie as unabashed Avatar fan-boy (and What Went Wrong producer) David Boman attempts to piece together an answer.
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Adam Driver stars in a film conceived only 6 years after he was. This week, Chris & Lizzie learn the tale of director Terry Gilliam’s 29 year battle against F-16s, prostate infections, and insubordinate horses on his (perhaps) misguided quest to finish The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
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Think you enjoy nudity in films? Think again. This week, Chris & Lizzie autopsy the collateral damage of Paul Verhoeven’s cult classic, Showgirls. Topics covered include the dynamics of aquatic intercourse, the paradoxical task of marketing an unsexy NC-17 movie, and why lead actress Elizabeth Berkley was left holding the (Verhoeven-filled) bag.
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Hands for feet! Sexy diaper pajamas! Frances McDormand going full ginger! This week, Chris & Lizzie exhume Karyn Kusama’s sci-fi misfire, Aeon Flux. We (attempt to) cover issues of representation in Hollywood, director’s jail, and Charlize Theron’s trajectory as one of cinema’s most legit bone crushers.
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Ever wonder where “No Animals Were Harmed In The Making of This Film” came from? Special guest Matt Detisch guides Chris & Lizzie through the details behind Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate, including record breaking budget overages and widespread animal abuse. We also examine the age old question: are Christopher Walken and Kris Kristofferson simply too hot for their leading lady?
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This week Chris & Lizzie forge a path through Francis Ford Coppola's horrendously long production - a film that became a war in and of itself. Join them on a journey through 238 shooting days plagued by typhoons, dysentery, heart attacks and drugs (lots and lots of drugs).
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1973's The Exorcist left audiences shocked, nauseous, and scandalized - unfortunately, director William Friedkin had a similar effect on the movie’s cast and crew. This week, Chris & Lizzie tackle the misfires, gunfire, and actual fires that plagued this classic film’s production.
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I'll never let go, Jack... unless I really, really have to pee. This week, Chris & Lizzie sink into a production laced with PCP, James Cameron's addiction nearly drowning, and why Leo nearly forked himself on set.
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There are only two good reasons to make a movie - one, the script is great; two, if you don’t, Marvel gets their characters back. This week, Chris & Lizzie fire up Fox’s 2015 misfire reboot of Fantastic Four, from director Josh Trank’s schadenfraude-laden fall from grace to comic book culture’s weird obsession with race.
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The Rock stars as a Republican action star with amnesia at the center of a sex tape scandal that threatens to derail a presidential election in Richard Kelly’s eerily prophetic 2007 film, Southland Tales. This week, Chris & Lizzie set out to determine why this follow-up to cult classic Donnie Darko tanked at Cannes, derailed Kelly’s career, and perhaps came out 10 years too soon.
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Life’s abyss and then you dive. This week, Chris & Lizzie go deep on the merits of shooting in a decommissioned nuclear power plant, the resilience of the cast and crew in the face of abyss-olute death, and the saga of Beansie the liquid-breathing rat.
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Hollywood attempts to draw a churchgoing audience with a broad comedy - what could go wrong? Apparently, quite a lot, but shrouded in the backstory of this biblical flop are some praiseworthy characters and righteous causes.
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When all else fails, throw the VFX team under the bus. An exploration of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s uphill ‘Cats’ battle from the get-go, the risks of setting deadlines based on the awards season calendar and why the once massively successful broadway production bombed at the box office.
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