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The Industry

The Industry is a podcast that takes a closer look at some of the lesser known (and perhaps intentionally) forgotten stories of movie history. Insane productions, scandalous lawsuits, victories from the jaws of defeat, and the occasional crime are the order of the day in this Industry. Each story is explored with experts who know or with the people who were there. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

tv & film film history

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30:21

The Rebellion of Jamaa Fanaka

The Industry ·

2019/10/09

Jamaa Fanaka was the most prolific college filmmaker of all time. Once he left college he found Hollywood to not be so inclusive. He decided to fight the industry with a series of lawsuits that would ultimately cost him his career. Filmmakers Zeinabu Davis, Lexi Alexander, and Maria Giese help tell this story along with Jamaa's attorney Irving Meyer. Show notes and sources listed here: https://industrypodcast.org/articles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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29:53

He Really Was That Masked Man

The Industry ·

2019/09/25

On paper it was a great idea. Bringing the iconic character of The Lone Ranger to the silver screen should have brought with it good feelings of classic television, Americana, and just plain ole nostalgia. However, when producers decided to ice out Clayton Moore, the man who was behind the mask for years on television, they found themselves in fight with the Lone Ranger fan base itself. On the set of the new Lone Ranger movie issues also abound with the new masked man. Dawn Moore, Clayton Moore's

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36:56

No Mr. Bond, I Expect You In Court

The Industry ·

2019/09/11

The James Bond series has been going for over 50 years. In that time the MI:6 agent has fought many villains. However, for many fans of the series, 007's greatest villain might have been off screen. Producer Kevin McClory helped create the "cinematic Bond" and then spent most of the rest of his life trying to claim him for himself. Show notes and sources listed at http://industrypodcast.org/articles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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35:34

The (Almost, But Not Quite) Return of Billy Jack

The Industry ·

2019/08/28

In the 1970's actor Tom Laughlin helped change the industry with his advertising and distribution ideas for his Billy Jack series. In the 1980's he planned a comeback movie and another potential industry game changer, this time for home video. It did not go according to plan. Robin Hutton, Laughlin's former assistant and an author, helps the story of Laughlin's attempted return. Show notes and sources listed at http://industrypodcast.org/articles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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27:51

The Dino De Laurentiis Million Dollar Giveaway

The Industry ·

2019/08/14

Robertino Yanzanny was just a teenager in Puerto Rico when he fell in love with the movies and developed an admiration for super producer Dino De Laurentiis.De Laurentiis left a huge impression in The Industry. Big successes and big flops and big risks were his standard. When Dino opened his own studio in the 1980s things did not go exactly according to plan. Then he had an idea. It involved garbage bags. Yanzanny helps tell the story of what it was like to work with De Laurentiis during this time

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23:15

The Great Gleason Pivot

The Industry ·

2019/07/31

Jackie Gleason is an entertainment legend. He's one guy who truly did it all. Movies, Broadway, conducted his own orchestra (!), and most of all television. He was The Great One, after all. That doesn't mean the guy didn't make mistakes. In 1961 Gleason made a huge mistake when, after a couple of years away from television, he made a highly anticipated return with what turned out to be a ridiculous game show. What he did next was unheard of.Show notes for this episode can be found at

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1:04

Season Two Trailer

The Industry ·

2019/05/09

A new season of The Industry is coming this summer, with more lesser known stories of Hollywood history. Check out season one at http://theindustrypodcast.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:49

The Ballad of Coy and Vance

The Industry ·

2018/11/26

The Dukes of Hazzard was a top ten show heading into its fifth season. That's when a report came out revealing just how much the show had earned in merchandising. And that's when the stars of that show realized how much they weren't getting. In this episode of The Industry we take a look at the contract dispute that led to two replacements taking over a top ten show and how that show would never be in the top ten again. Byron Cherry (Coy Duke) helps tell the story of Coy and Vance. Show NotesPeople

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44:38

Staring at the Sunn

The Industry ·

2018/10/29

Aliens, mountain men, and Jesus were the stars of the day for Sunn Classic Pictures. Throughout the 1970s, Sunn Classic proved to be a highly successful independent movie studio, cranking out pseudo-documentaries and G rated nature themed movies like it was going out of style. They used unique methods to get their ideas and to get their movies out to the public. The Industry takes a look at the history of the company that specialized in inventing history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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24:04

Mr. Dugan Doesn't Go To Washington

The Industry ·

2018/09/30

Mister Dugan had the potential to be a hit show. It was a topical series about a recently elected idealistic black congressman who has to contend with his less than helpful staff. Norman Lear was producing, Cleavon Little was the star. However, just days before it was to air on CBS in 1979 Lear himself pulled the show from the schedule. What went wrong? We take a look at the troubled production that started when Lear's hit series Maude ended. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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Bonus Episode: Waiting For Hoffman

The Industry ·

2018/08/27

In this bonus episode we take a look at how in the 1980s Cannon Films signed a major star to the biggest deal in entertainment history and still didn't get the movie made. LaBrava was to be an adaptation of the Elmore Leonard (Justified, Get Shorty, Jackie Brown) novel and a signal that Cannon had moved into the big leagues. Instead Cannon's own excitement over the project became its biggest problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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27:21

The Legend of Supertrain

The Industry ·

2018/07/23

The fall season for NBC in the 1978-79 season was a disaster. It was such a wreck that virtually of their fall debuts were gone by the time January rolled around. However, hope was on the horizon. For the last place network, they had an ace up their sleeve that they could not wait to play. That ace was called Supertrain, a super expensive, super marketed, super show that couldn't miss. Until it did. The failure of Supertrain is of legendaryproportions. A failure that all other giant television

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25:09

Cliff Robertson Will Not Be Silenced

The Industry ·

2018/07/16

In 1977 actor Cliff Robertson received a notice in the mail saying he owed taxes a $10,000 payment he received from Columbia Pictures. The only problem was he hadn't worked for Columbia Pictures in the previous year.What followed uncovered embezzlement, a corporate power struggle, and the blackballing of the man who started it all and would not stop talking about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:11

Winter Kills

The Industry ·

2018/07/09

Director William Richert had a dream set up for his first feature film. It was based on a new popular novel from the author of The Manchurian Candidate, he had a hot leading leading man in Jeff Bridges, and he had an all-star supporting cast made of up Oscar winners, legendary character actors, and one bonafide member of Hollywood royalty. What could go wrong? As it turns out, everything! William Richert helps tell this story that involves shotguns, drug dealers, and a repossessed mink coat. Hosted

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23:23

Sorcerer

The Industry ·

2018/07/02

After earning massive success in the early 1970's with the movies The French Connection and The Exorcist, William Friedkin could call his own shots. For his next movie he decided on a remake of the 1953 French thriller The Wages of Fear.What started out as a small budgeted movie turned ballooned into a never ending production with casting issues, unwelcoming locals, and uncooperative rivers.Toby Roanof the Sorcerer Blog helps explain the mystique of this movie, which Friedkin considers his best

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37:17

Lambada vs The Forbidden Dance

The Industry ·

2018/06/27

When Menahem Golan left Cannon Films for 21st Century Pictures, he brought with him a grudge that would propel both companies into direct competition over the Brazilian dance craze, the lambada. From this sprang a crazy race to the theaters between competing lambada movies.J. Eddie Peck, star of Lambada (for Cannon Films) and Greydon Clark, director of The Forbidden Dance (for 21st Century Pictures) help tell the true story of this cinematic grudge match.Get Greydon Clark's autobiography here

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20:14

The Rural Purge

The Industry ·

2018/06/23

The Rural Purge is legend of television history. A landmark time and a watershed moment when TV decided to leave behind the down home fun and wholesomeness of shows like Mayberry RFD, Green Aces, and The Beverly Hillbillies for urban skewing shows like All in the Family and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. But what was it that prompted mass cancellations and started a television revolution? In this episode we explore the history of The Rural Purge with author Telly Davidson.Telly Davidson's latest book is

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1:22

The Industry Trailer

The Industry ·

2018/06/20

Introducing a new podcast telling stories of Hollywood history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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