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Feb 19, 2024

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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.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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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.

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Heaven's Gate: Ever wonder where “No Animals Were Harmed In The Making of This Film” came from? Special guest Matt Detisch dives into the details behind Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate, including record breaking budget overages, and widespread animal abuse. We also exam... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Fantastic Four (2015): 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, the team fires up Fox’s 2015 misfire reboot of Fantastic Four, exploring director Josh Trank’s schadenfraude lade... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Cats: 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. Why the once massively successful broadway production... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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The Wizard of Oz: Toxic body paint, third degree burns and 80 cigarettes a day, oh my! This week we cover the 1939 classic, The Wizard of Oz. A film that brought joy to so many was a nightmare for most of its cast, especially for 16 year old Judy Garland. by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Titanic: I'll never let go, Jack... unless I really, really have to pee. Titanic was a massive hit; we saw it, we felt it, and it went on (in theaters for a record breaking amount of time). But as we learned from 'The Abyss', James Cameron's incredible filmmaki... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Jaws (1975): It’s shark week! We got broken sharks, decaying sharks, Bruce the shark, horse jockeys getting attacked by real sharks. Regarded by many as the original blockbuster, Jaws made “B movies” films that garnered grade-A respectability and, in the process, est... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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The Exorcist: 1973s 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, we tackle the misfires, gunfire and actual fires that plagued this classic film’... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Aeon Flux: Hands for feet! Sexy diaper pajamas! Frances McDormand going full ginger! This week, the team exhumes Karyn Kusama’s sci-fi misfire, Aeon Flux. We (attempt to) cover issues of representation in Hollywood, director’s jail (and why men tend to serve shorte... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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The Abyss: Life’s abyss and then you dive. James Cameron’s willfulness filming in the depths of a nuclear power plant. The resilience of the cast and crew in the face of abyss-olute death. A tale of Beansie the liquid breathing rat. Are NTI’s aliens? by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Twilight Zone: The Movie (Part 2): The trial that changed Hollywood. Director John Landis and four other crew members were 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). by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Poltergeist: 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, which began with 1982’s Poltergeist. Spanning all of the films sequels and even it’s 2015 reboot, we dig deep into the bi... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Southland Tales: 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. We explore why this follow up to cult classic Don... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Showgirls: Think you enjoy nudity in films? Think again. This week, the team explores 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 mo... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Evan Almighty: 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. by WHAT WENT WRONG
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The Man Who Killed Don Quixote: Adam Driver stars in a film conceived only 6 years after he was. Listen to the story 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 Do... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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The Last Airbender: 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? by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Apocalypse Now: Join the team as they forge a path through this war classic’s horrendously long production, 238 shooting days plagued by typhoons, dysentery, heart attacks and drugs. Lots and lots of drugs. Tune in next week for our first guest host, Matt Detisch who wi... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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The Exorcist (Requel): In our most haunted episode yet we explore the slew of sequels and prequels spawned by the original "Exorcist" and discuss why we have reason to believe the demon Pazuzu, much like audiences, did not approve. Following the minisode, enjoy our previous... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope: Star Wars. The $70B franchise... that basically no one wanted to make. Learn how George Lucas’ failure to adapt Flash Gordon spawned THX, Industrial Light & Magic, and generations of zealous followers. by WHAT WENT WRONG
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The Conjuring: Lawsuits, mysterious bruises, and real life horrors plague the legacy of The Conjuring. This week we dive into the horror franchise’s spookiest behind the scenes moments as well as the creepy allegations against the real Ed and Lorraine Warren. by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Fifty Shades Of Grey: 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 "Fifty Shades of Grey." Plus, Jamie Dornan's used wee-bag, Dakota Johnson's digital pubes, ... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Waterworld: Near decapitation, sunken sets, and an incredibly expensive divorce... 1994 was not Kevin Costner’s year. This week we’re talking about the notorious box office bomb that wasn’t: Waterworld. Join us as we dive into the story behind a film that lost audie... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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The Bonfire of the Vanities: Riddled with poor casting decisions, irresponsible portrayals and uncomfortably bad accents, The Bonfire of the Vanities was an adaptation gone wrong which showed us a side of Tom Hanks that we wish we could unsee. Joined by Luke Patrick and Sam Siegel,... by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Doctor Dolittle: 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. by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Last Action Hero: Sony bids against itself for a script, a writer re-writes a parody of his own writing, Jurassic Park Shmurassic Shmark. Last Action Hero was doomed by an insane release date, brutal test screening and historically bad press. by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Gladiator: Pissed off Russell Crowe, a fatal drinking game and Phoenician fainting spells - how Ridley Scott’s Gladiator went from 32 page shooting script to Oscar glory. by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Town & Country: Immediately after receiving the Academy’s highest honor, Warren Beatty went back to work on Town & Country, a $100M, multi year production debacle that would become the biggest flop in rom-com history. by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Twilight Zone: The Movie (Part 1): 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. by WHAT WENT WRONG
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The Shining: How many takes does it take to take one's sanity? Jack, Shelley, Scatman and the rest of the cast would learn that Stanley Kubrick's insatiable desire to catch a moment of movie magic would take a serious emotional and physical toll. by WHAT WENT WRONG
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Popeye (1980): Cocaine stuffed mannequins, letters from Henry Kissinger, and jaundiced prosthetics - all this and more in Robert Altman’s Popeye! Guest hosted by Alex Logan. by WHAT WENT WRONG
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