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WHAT WENT WRONG

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.Subscribe on Apple Connect or PATREON for "WWW" BONUS CONTENT! Hosted on Acast

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00:48:36

Twilight

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2021/02/16

It's easy to bash Twilight, with its glittering, brooding and mouth-breathing; but love it or hate it, the highly anticipated Twilight movie crushed at the box office. We 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. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at

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00:50:46

Town & Country

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2021/02/09

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. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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00:50:53

Ishtar

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2021/02/02

Writer/director Elaine May sidestepped Moroccan landmines only for 1987’s Ishtar to bomb her career upon release. Is this film as bad as people who haven’t seen it say it is? JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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01:07:29

The Thing

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2021/01/26

Mid shoot rewrites, microwaved bubble gum and more KY Jelly than an Arizona State frat party - how John Carpenter’s The Thing survived production hell only to die in the wake of a more lovable Extra Terrestrial. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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01:10:58

Cleopatra

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2021/01/19

More money, more problems. How 1963's infamous Cleopatra made it's way to the silver screen amid actual crotch-shots, intercontinental chili delivery and stress related hand-bleeding. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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00:51:38

Gladiator

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2021/01/12

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. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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00:47:32

The Silence of the Lambs

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2021/01/05

Directed by Gene Hackman starring Sean Connery! Just kidding - but it could have been! Thanks to real life stalkers, moth wranglers and concerned daughters we were gifted one of the greatest thrillers of all time. SEASON 2 PREMIERE! JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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00:00:59

Trailer: What Went Wrong

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2020/12/29

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00:53:22

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

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2020/12/08

The feud of feuds. A rivalry between two stars, Bette Davis and Joan Crawford, may have begun as a publicity stunt, but it became a bizarre and malignant reality in the behind-the-scenes story of 1962's, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?". Join us for the Season 1 finale of WHAT WENT WRONG! JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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00:45:27

Last Action Hero

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2020/12/01

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. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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00:56:33

Deliverance

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2020/11/25

Dangerous stunts were performed by unqualified actors, bones were broken and the screenwriter was “crazy about being drunk”. Deliverance was a uniquely American story, directed by a Brit, cast largely with first-time actors… and they gave us some of films most memorable moments. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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01:07:38

Citizen Kane

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2020/11/17

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. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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01:00:54

Popeye (1980)

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2020/11/10

Cocaine stuffed mannequins, letters from Henry Kissinger, and jaundiced prosthetics - all this and more in Robert Altman’s Popeye! Guest hosted by Alex Logan. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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01:05:33

The Bonfire of the Vanities

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2020/11/03

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, resident Hanks experts and hosts of the podcast "Hanksy Panksy", we dig in. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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00:52:32

The Conjuring

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2020/10/27

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. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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01:11:38

The Shining

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2020/10/20

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. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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00:44:18

Poltergeist

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2020/10/13

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 bizarre events and numerous deaths that followed the franchise. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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01:00:32

The Exorcist (Requel)

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2020/10/06

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 previously released episode covering of the original 1973 film, The Exorcist. JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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00:48:45

Jaws (1975)

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2020/09/29

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, established inexperienced, 26 year-old filmmaker Steven Spielberg as a director for the history books. This episode guest-hosted by our friends at the CineNation Podcast! JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! See Privacy Policy at

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00:46:13

Twilight Zone: The Movie (Part 2)

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2020/09/22

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). JOIN OUR PATREON FOR 'WWW' BONUS CONTENT! 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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