Congo (1995) and Conspiracy Theory (1997)

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, how Paramount gambled heavily on a Michael Crichton book, and Warner Bros dug deep for an unusual blockbuster. Congo started as a project dreamed up in the 1970s as a vehicle for Sean Connery. By the time it made it to the screen, its author would be having nothing to do with it. For Conspiracy Theory, Julia Roberts took a lot of persuading to do the film - and it didn't help that Warner Bros wasn't happy with the movie's price. Stories of both are told in this episode. Find Simon on Twitter at @simonbrew, and the podcast can be found at @filmstoriespod. Support our work at www.patreon.com/simonbrew. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What kind of weekend are you in the mood for?
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0:27.0	Hello, this is Simon Brew.
0:29.0	I'm the editor of Film Stories magazine
0:30.6	and a very warm welcome to the Film Stories podcast.
0:35.2	Sorry about that.
0:36.7	I literally had to fly in from outer space. Come with me.
0:41.8	And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes. And movies. Movies that had stories.
0:47.9	That this story just sucks a man. This is just the beginning.
0:52.9	We would be honored if you would join us.
0:59.7	Hello and a very warm welcome to Film Stories with Simon Brew.
1:03.5	I am Simon Brew.
1:04.5	As always, there's absolutely everything you need to know about me.
1:07.5	The aim of the podcast though, while I'm here to talk as the title suggests of the
1:11.0	stories of the stories. And I tend to talk about development stories, production stories behind
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