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It Happened In Hollywood

The Hollywood Reporter

On this podcast, Seth Abramovitch, senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, takes you behind the scenes of the indelible pop culture moments that shaped Hollywood history — with special guests who were actually there. In a town where everything old is eventually new again, Seth gives listeners a front-row seat to the way things were. Welcome to IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD! Theme music composed by: Paul Masvidal and Sean Malone

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40:49

William Petersen: 'Manhunter'

It Happened In Hollywood ·

2025/10/15

The star of Hollywood’s first take on Hannibal Lecter reveals the obsessive lengths gone to by Michael Mann to craft a procedural masterpiece.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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27:23

Adrian Lyne: ‘Jacob’s Ladder’

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2025/10/01

The director revisits the making of his nightmarish 1990 vision of life after the battlefield starring Tim Robbins.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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56:56

Patty McCormack: ‘The Bad Seed’

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2025/09/26

The star of the 1956 thriller that introduced the “evil child” genre joins Seth to retell the making of a horror classic.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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41:25

Philippe Rousselot: ‘Diva’

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2025/09/17

The Oscar-winning cinematographer walks Seth through the making of the gorgeous cult French film from 1981.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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43:57

Rob Reiner: ‘This is Spinal Tap’

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2025/09/10

The director of the landmark 1984 mockumentary joins Seth for an unforgettable conversation about the making of a comedy classic.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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60:25

Charlie Kaufman: 'Synecdoche, New York'

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2025/09/04

The Oscar-winner breaks down the making of his 2008 postmodern mindbender starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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72:21

Kenneth Lonergan: 'You Can Count on Me'

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2025/07/23

The Oscar-winning writer-director revisits his landmarkfirst film about the bond between two orphaned siblings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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51:52

Sean Baker & Darren Dean: 'Prince of Broadway'

It Happened In Hollywood ·

2025/05/12

The Oscar-winning Anora director shares memories of creatinghis first festival film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:27

David Chase and Alex Gibney: ‘The Sopranos’ and ‘Wise...

It Happened In Hollywood ·

2025/05/07

The enigmatic ‘Sopranos’ creator and his documentarian joinSeth for a chat about making history-changing TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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38:11

Charles Burnett: 'Killer of Sheep'

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2025/04/22

Indie pioneer Charles Burnett recollects the making of his 1978masterpiece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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75:47

Pam Grier: 'Jackie Brown'

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2025/04/03

Join the first female action star as she retells themaking of Quentin Tarantino’s third film Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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44:08

Amy Irving: 'Crossing Delancey'

It Happened In Hollywood ·

2025/03/14

The star of the ultimate“Jewish romcom” joins us to reminisce about making the 1988 charmer and shares memories of her marriage to Steven Spielberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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42:24

Patrick Wilson: 'Little Children'

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2025/02/26

Join “Prom King” Patrick Wilson for an episode all aboutlaundry room trysts and suburban ennui. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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52:18

Nancy Olson: ‘Sunset Boulevard’

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2025/02/06

The star of Billy Wilder’s Hollywood-skewering noir from 1950 regales withtales of the making of the classic film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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65:36

Bob Gale: 'Back to the Future'

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2024/12/14

The screenwriter of 1985’s biggest box-office hit stops by the podcast to regale us with the making of a time-travel classic.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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48:19

Chad Stahelski: 'John Wick'

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2024/11/16

The fight coordinator turned A-list action director reveals all about the film that launched his career — and a billion-dollar franchise.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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72:51

Kevin Smith: 'Chasing Amy'

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2024/10/19

The Clerks director stops by for a hilarious episode about the making of his 1997 queer(ish) indie rom-com starring Ben Affleck.Music Credits: Damian Souder The Supercell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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33:25

John Carpenter: 'They Live'

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2024/10/09

Cinematic master John Carpenter joins the podcast to unpack the making of the paranoid sci-fi classic from 1988.Episode Music Credits: Damian Souder The Supercell Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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44:27

Jennifer Kent: ‘The Babadook’

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2024/09/18

The writer-director of the 2014 indie horror joins the podcast to unpack the making of a cult favorite.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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59:08

Emile Hirsch: ‘Into the Wild’

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2024/09/14

The star of Sean Penn’s provocative film about going off-grid describes the physical toll of the production.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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