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WHAT WENT WRONG

Heaven's Gate

WHAT WENT WRONG

Sad Boom Media

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

4.84.3K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Ever wonder where “No Animals Were Harmed In The Making of This Film” came from? Special guest Matt Detisch guides Chris & Lizzie through the details behind Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate, including record breaking budget overages and widespread animal abuse. We also examine the age old question: are Christopher Walken and Kris Kristofferson simply too hot for their leading lady?

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0:00.0

This is the most unpleasant movie to look at that I can remember.

0:02.8

I think this is just an example of what can go wrong when you try to build a grand scale

0:06.6

movie and forget, for me at least, that the characters are all important.

0:10.3

I was really shocked.

0:11.2

I went to see it.

0:11.7

I thought, gee, it can't be as bad as everybody said it was. I was as

0:15.0

as bad as everybody said it was as bad as everybody.

0:16.0

Hot, hot, hot, Hello and welcome back to another exhilarating episode of what went wrong your favorite

0:35.4

podcast about everything that has gone wrong on some of your favorite Hollywood hits and biggest

0:41.1

Hollywood flops. This week we are very excited to have our first

0:46.0

guest host, Matt Dettish. Matt is an editor, producer, and director based in Los Angeles.

0:52.2

He edited the feature 1 over 1 and the producer and director based in Los Angeles.

0:52.5

He edited the feature One Over One and the HBO Short Film Monday.

0:56.8

Currently he produces the director's trademarks and

0:59.8

through the lens series for IMDb.

1:03.2

Matt, thank you so much for being here.

1:06.0

Thanks for having to tell us what movie

1:08.0

we're gonna be talking about today.

1:10.1

We'll be talking about Heaven's Ghemeano's 1980 or 81, depending on which release date you adhere to.

1:18.4

There are several.

1:19.4

Based on the Johnson County War.

1:22.8

It portrays a fictional dispute

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