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WHAT WENT WRONG

Gladiator

WHAT WENT WRONG

Sad Boom Media

History, Movie, Hollywood, Directing, Flop, Blockbuster, Acting, Disaster, Film History, Film, Tv & Film

4.84.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 January 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

A pissed-off Russell Crowe, a fatal drinking game, and Phoenician fainting spells. This week Chris & Lizzie dissect how Ridley Scott’s Gladiator went from 32 32-page shooting script to Oscar glory.

*CORRECTIONS:

Chris incorrectly states that Richard Harris is a Brit like a real dummy. Richard Harris is, of course, Irish.

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Music

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Music

0:27.0

Are you not in the stage?

0:29.0

All right guys, thank you for joining us for another episode of What Went Wrong. I'm Chris Winterbauer here with Lizzie Bassett who I'm watching just like munch down on just way too big a bite of spinach and I don't know what else.

0:46.0

Tomatoes

0:47.0

And you're drinking La Croix when you promised me you wouldn't drink fizzy drinks while I record anymore because they make you burp.

0:53.0

Oh yeah, that's the only thing I had.

0:55.0

Many betrayals and and I don't think you rewatched the movie for this week so Lizzie what's going on and you're like I know you have a full time job but that is also accurate.

1:05.0

I was busy and I'm tired and I have seen this movie approximately 20 times I've seen this movie so many times.

1:13.0

And here's the question to get out of the way right at the top the movie in question is gladiator and Lizzie.

1:19.0

Did your high school world history teacher spend three weeks screening this movie in 20 to 35 minute chunks to teach you the intricacies of Roman life?

1:29.0

Honestly no and I feel ripped off about that. Instead I watched this movie more times than I can count with my mom who loves this movie and loved Dressel Crow.

1:40.0

No yes.

1:41.0

Love Dressel Crow.

1:42.0

As many women didn't do today we are entering the ring with Ridley Scott's somewhat historical epic gladiator.

1:52.0

Co-produced and distributed by Dreamworks Pictures and Universal.

1:56.0

The film stars as Lizzie mentioned Russell Crowe walking around the world.

2:02.0

Walking Phoenix Connie Nielsen, Jamon Hunsu, Richard Harris and in his final film role Oliver Reed as Proximo.

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