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The Plot Thickens

Bogdanovich, The Misunderstood

The Plot Thickens

TCM Podcasts

Tv & Film, Film History

4.84.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Feeling betrayed, Orson Welles humiliates Peter on national television.  So Peter heads overseas to shoot a daring new movie, filming in secret to evade government censors.  While his career starts to recover, he embarks on an affair with his new leading lady – causing his relationship with Cybill to crumble.

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We have a mutual friend, of course, Peter Bedonavich.

0:03.0

That's right, yes.

0:04.0

As a matter of fact, you have me to thank for the fact

0:07.0

that you were asked to be in the picture, which was probably

0:09.0

the least successful event in your past.

0:12.0

That's Orson Wells and Bert Reynolds on the Tonight Show back in 1978.

0:19.0

The most popular legend of the world.

0:22.0

The most popular legend of the world.

0:24.0

The most popular legend of the world.

0:27.0

The most popular legend of the world.

0:29.0

The most popular legend of the world.

0:31.0

The most popular legend of the world.

0:33.0

The most popular legend of the world.

0:35.0

Next show back in 1978.

0:37.0

The most popular late night talk show of all time.

0:39.0

Regularly seen in more than 7 million homes.

0:41.0

Reynolds was a guest host sitting in for Johnny Carson.

0:45.0

Reynolds had been in Peter's last two movies.

0:47.0

Both Flops.

0:48.0

My feeling was that the picture needed you.

0:51.0

Bert Reynolds was really famous at this point.

0:51.0

1978 was the first 5 consecutive years

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