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WHAT WENT WRONG

Sad Boom Media

161 episodes

3 days ago

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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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 (20/161)

WHAT WENT WRONG

[Bonus Preview] Frankenstein (2025) Review

Lizzie and Chris discuss Guillermo Del Toro’s newest film, “Frankenstein” - Del Toro's approach to adapting his favorite book of all time, Jacob Elordi's last minute casting, and where it ranks in the Del Toro filmography.

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3 days ago

18 minutes 41 seconds

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What if you got a do-over on the score of a lifetime? Would you take your shot, or walk away? Join Chris & Lizzie as they infiltrate the incredible crew behind 'Heat' and learn how Michael Mann was finally able to pull off his sprawling LA crime drama yet still ended up getting robbed…

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1 week ago

1 hour 28 minutes 12 seconds

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The Last of the Mohicans

Michael Mann meets his match in one of the most dedicated method actors of all time: Daniel Day-Lewis. Join Chris and Lizzie as they chronicle Mann’s obsessively detail-oriented 1992 historical epic ‘The Last of the Mohicans’. Find out how on-set strikes and last-minute firings caused turmoil behind the scenes, and why ‘Dances with Wolves’ inspired Russell Means (Chingachgook) to join the cast… but not for the reasons you might think.

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2 weeks ago

1 hour 34 minutes 18 seconds

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[Bonus Preview] Deep Cuts: October 2025

Chris, Lizzie, and David dive deep answering some of our audiences most piercing questions followed by a discussion about the relationship between creative control and financial interest in filmmaking.

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2 weeks ago

17 minutes 2 seconds

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Paint your leaves yellow and orange and scatter them across the yard, because it's springtime in Pasadena and Halloween is coming to town! Chris & Lizzie plumb the depths of the real Michael Myers, how John Carpenter's career was saved by UK audiences, and why you should never show anyone your movie without music.

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3 weeks ago

1 hour 24 minutes 14 seconds

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The Mysterious Death of Natalie Wood (with Daisy Eagan)

When Natalie Wood drowned in 1981 she was only 43 years old. Thanks to films like ‘West Side Story’, ‘Rebel Without a Cause’, and ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ she was an icon, but she’d been out of the spotlight for almost a decade. Wood was in the midst of filming her comeback, ‘Brainstorm’, when she, her co-star Christopher Walken, and her husband Robert Wagner took their yacht out for Thanksgiving weekend. What happened that night depends on who you ask… and when you ask them.

Join Chris, Lizzie, and special guest Daisy Eagan from Strange and Unexplained for the first episode of our bonus series 'Out of Frame' where we’ll investigate the darker, more obscure corners of Hollywood history. In this episode we’ll find out if Wood’s death sank her final film, or if ‘Brainstorm’ had something to do with her death.

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3 weeks ago

1 hour 9 minutes 46 seconds

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The Blair Witch Project

In 1999, a found footage documentary showed audiences the terrifying last days of 3 intrepid filmmakers before they disappeared forever. Thanks to the popularity of the film, their mothers received condolence calls and police offered to reopen their case - there was just one problem… they were actors and they were very much alive. ‘The Blair Witch Project’ shattered box office records thanks in no small part to its brilliant viral marketing campaign. But while studios made millions, its incredibly talented young stars were essentially left for dead.

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4 weeks ago

1 hour 19 minutes 18 seconds

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A Nightmare on Elm Street

This week Chris and Lizzie dive into Wes Craven's nightmares, bask in Johnny Depp's nauseatingly green performance, and marvel at Freddy Krueger's culinary inspired makeup. Plus, how Bob Shaye's leap of faith on Elm Street gave us Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings", Wes Craven's failed attempts to make a nice movie, and the unexpected benefits of setting yourself on fire, literally and otherwise.

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1 month ago

1 hour 34 minutes 44 seconds

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Interview with the Vampire

Tom Cruise was thrilled to be cast in 1994’s ‘Interview with the Vampire’ - he'd been a fan of the books since his teens. Imagine his surprise when he found out that author Anne Rice absolutely hated him. Join Chris and Lizzie as they break down this bloodsucking behind the scenes battle of the wills! Find out why this movie took almost 20 years to make, what made Brad Pitt utterly miserable on set, and which part Cher almost played!

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1 month ago

1 hour 43 minutes 25 seconds

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Vampires! A Primer

As we crawl into spooky season, Lizzie pries open the caskets of vampires past. Join us for a plunge into the dark history and shimmering evolution of the vampires we all know and eternally love, from their origins in Eastern Europe to the Anne Rice renaissance and beyond.

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1 month ago

18 minutes 42 seconds

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[Bonus Preview] One Battle After Another Review

Lizzie and Chris discuss Paul Thomas Anderson’s newest film, “One Battle After Another” - the long road to bringing it to the screen, the hilly roads used to shoot it, and the roads its characters take in their respective searches for freedom in a troubled America not dissimilar from our own.

Plus, Leonardo Di Caprio has never been hotter, Tony Goldwyn has never looked younger, Sean Penn has never looked older, and Benicio Del Toro has never looked like he’s been having a better time.

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1 month ago

19 minutes 29 seconds

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Catwoman (with Ryan Bailey)

Who has nine lives, one Oscar, a Razzie and a check for $12-14 million? Halle Berry, and we love her for it. This week, Chris, Lizzie and Ryan Bailey (of the 'So Bad It's Good' podcast) explore a cinematic furball solidly centered in the pantheon of so bad its good greatness. They dive deep on Catwoman's origins, then throw them away just like Warner Bros. did in an effort to make a movie for... cat lovers?

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1 month ago

1 hour 40 minutes 37 seconds

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The African Queen (1951)

Elephants, dysentery, and cannibalism, oh my! Join Chris and Lizzie as they venture down the river in 1951’s ‘The African Queen’. Find out why Katharine Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and John Huston ventured to Africa to escape HUAC, how they were terrorized by bugs, and why John may have accidentally… eaten a person.

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1 month ago

1 hour 18 minutes 59 seconds

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Back To The Future

How did two Bobs, fresh off back-to-back flops, the studio's second choice sitcom star, and a script that changed more than Marty's future, er, present, become one of the most beloved movies of all time? Plus, Sid Sheinberg's terrible title ideas, the origins of "nuking the fridge," and how Crispin Glover girded SAG for the AI battle of the 2020s.

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2 months ago

1 hour 45 minutes 58 seconds

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[Bonus Preview] The Conjuring: Last Rites Review

Join Chris & Lizzie as they review the latest entry in Warner Bros. continued reputation laundering of (*alleged) grifters, Ed and Lorraine Warren! Was a different path possible for the franchise? Is Patrick Wilson an ageless vampire? And why are these movies so darn successful? We have thoughts!

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2 months ago

19 minutes 14 seconds

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This Is Spinal Tap

What if Rob Reiner hadn’t directed ‘This Is Spinal Tap’? What if the classic 1984 rockumentary had never even existed? This week Chris and Lizzie go to eleven with a behind the scenes look at why no one wanted to finance Spinal Tap, how Tom Petty served as inspiration, and why it took 36 years and a $400M lawsuit for its creators to finally get paid. In honor of ‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues’, join us on this journey behind the scenes with one of England’s loudest bands.

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2 months ago

1 hour 12 minutes 24 seconds

WHAT WENT WRONG

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They say one man's dream is another man's nightmare, but what if your nightmare is the leading man of your dream? Join Chris and special guests Casey O'Brien and Mille De Chirico of "Dear Movies, I Love You" as they head down river with Werner Herzog's "Fitzcarraldo", a Sisyphean endeavor to bring a Sisyphean endeavor to the silver screen.

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2 months ago

1 hour 44 minutes 38 seconds

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[Bonus Preview] WWW Deep Cuts - August 2025

In our first ever "Deep Cuts" episode, Chris, Lizzie, and David dive into corrections and through lines from this month's movies, followed by an audience mailbag!

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2 months ago

23 minutes 23 seconds

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Bohemian Rhapsody

Between overly involved band members, a completely absent director, and a huge legacy for lead actor Rami Malek to live up to, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ had more than its fair share of problems. This week Lizzie and Chris dive into one of the messiest biopic productions in movie history and discover why it took so long to FINALLY fire director Bryan Singer.

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2 months ago

1 hour 21 minutes 33 seconds

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Below The Line - Creature Design & Practical FX (Starship Troopers)

You’d be hard pressed to find someone who’s contributed to more of your nightmares than Alec Gillis. He’s behind creature designs for monsters from Predators to Xenomorphs, Graboids, to brain bugs and everything in between. Join Chris and Lizzie as they discuss his career, creatures, and his favorite James Cameron memory.

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2 months ago

57 minutes 46 seconds