90 episodes
WHAT WENT WRONG Sad Boom Media
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4.8 • 62 Ratings
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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. 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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Ghostbusters
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.
*CORRECTIONS:
*Lyndsey Buckingham caught some undeserved strays in this episode - he'd actually recently written Holiday Road for National Lampoon's Vacation.
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Chinatown (with Paul Scheer)
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.
Check out Paul's memoir, Joyful Recollections of Trauma.
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The Sixth Sense
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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Below The Line - Armorer (Django Unchained)
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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The Crow
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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Boyz n the Hood (Part 2)
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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Customer Reviews
10/10, Lizzie sounds like cinéphile Allié Ward
Randomly found you guys through my Spotify recommendations feed and so glad I did. I honestly initially thought you were a big studio podcast based on the quality of content you put out. Episodes are always well researched and enjoyable to listen to, and I love hearing new things about the films I love (and the ones I haven’t watched, so many things have gone on my watchlist because of you guys). I look forward to episode drops, and can’t wait to see where you guys go in the future. P.S. lizzie, when I first started listening I honestly thought you were Allie ward for a good twenty minutes
One of my favs
This podcast is great! I’m so happy I randomly found it. I’m working my way through all the episodes and I’m even enjoying the episodes of movies I haven’t seen or even heard of. The host are funny and knowledgeable about what their talking about.
Amazing!
Love behind the scenes stuff and this podcast covers all I love — scripts, producers roles, budgets, stories, and best of all…stuff I never knew about some of the best and worst of all time! Keep the episodes coming!
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