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WHAT WENT WRONG

WHAT WENT WRONG

By: Sad Boom Media
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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. 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.

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Episodes
  • V for Vendetta

    V for Vendetta
    Jun 9 2025

    This week, join Chris and Lizzie as they learn how the two Midwestern mavens of the Matrix (facing diminishing box office returns), an unassuming Aussie assistant director, and mogul of mayhem Joel Silver spin Alan Moore’s decidedly English anarchist manifesto (starring a bomb-happy, building-blasting, Guy Fawkes fanatic) into a post-9/11 American studio spectacle. Plus, Natalie Portman's shaved head, practical dominoes, and James Purefoy's desperate desire for eyes.

    *CORRECTIONS: Natalie Portman was nominated for Best Supporting Actress, not Best Actress, for her role in "Closer".

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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • Glitter

    Glitter
    Jun 2 2025

    Terrible timing, lack of creative direction, and straight up sabotage plagued Mariah Carey’s infamous big time flopper: 2001’s ‘Glitter’. Find out why the movie was doomed from the start, how Max Beesley’s sexy marimba playing still couldn’t save it, and why Jennifer Lopez may be partially to blame!

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Ben-Hur (1959)

    Ben-Hur (1959)
    May 26 2025

    How did a studio on the brink, a Jewish director, and a second-rate star turn a pulpy, near-blasphemous mass market Christian book into a blockbuster for the ages? Join Chris and Lizzie as they travel back in time to a tinsel town in painful transition to learn why MGM bet it all on a remake of the costliest film of the silent era, examine Gore Vidal's controversial contributions to the script, and test Mussolini's assertion that film is the ultimate weapon.

    *CORRECTIONS: Chris mispronounces both Cinecitta Studios (should be "chin-eh-cheetah") and Quo Vadis ("Vah-dis").

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    1 hr and 56 mins
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Great to hear the stories behind some of my favorite movies. A must for any cinemaphile.

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Even when they are saying things like "I love minions!", or "The original Super Mario Brothers is actually good" you can't help but love the hosts of this nice and informative podcast.

Great for both film buffs or people who just want to hear the tales of went on behind the scenes of famous flops and award winning films.

Could not recommend more, they clearly love cinema.

6 out of 5 Stars.

Fun, lovely, and interesting!

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really good podcast and super fun. love the hosts! looking forward to new episodes and enjoying the old ones.

great

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This podcast was an accidental discovery. What a wonderful accident it's proven to be. Lizzie and Chris are knowledgeable, passionate, and bring both whimsy and humanity to stories one would never think could be so engrossing. Many episodes on the... less enjoyable films are almost miraculously made interesting. That's a testament to the hosts' abilities. This one is already great and with such fertile ground in subject matter, the quality is evergreen.

Thoroughly Researched and Pleasantly Presented

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