Passengers (2016) and Flashdance (1983)

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

When the script for Passengers turned up on the famous Hollywood black list of the best unproduced screenplays, it seemed it'd be just a matter of time before it got made. Keanu Reeves and Reece Witherspoon were attached, a director was in place - what could go wrong? Well, a few things. And when the movie did get made? More problems weren't far behind. The 1983 hit Flashdance meanwhile launched numerous careers - but also had its fair share of behind the scenes dramas. That, and some Hollywood executives watching a hosepipe... Stories of both are told in this episode.... Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/fspn It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.0	Hello, this is Simon Brew.
0:32.7	I'm the editor of Film Stories magazine and a very warm welcome to the film stories podcast.
0:40.3	Come with me.
0:47.3	And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
0:51.3	And movies, movies that had stories.
0:54.7	That the story just sucks a man.
0:57.1	This is just the beginning.
0:59.7	We would be honored if you would join us.
1:06.5	Hello and a very warm welcome to Film Stories with Simon Brew.
1:12.6	I am Simon Brew. As always, that's absolutely everything you need to know about me. The aim of the podcast though is given away by its
1:17.3	title. I'm here to talk of the stories of films and I tend to talk about development stories, production
1:22.1	stories, release stories, marketing stories, all this ingredients really that go towards making the films that we know
1:28.2	and sometimes love, just that, the films that we know and sometimes love. The films I tend to
1:33.9	cover on this podcast, they lead more towards the mainstream than anything else. They're films I'm
1:37.9	interested in or invested in to some degree. I try not to do snark. I try not to punch down. This
1:43.4	podcast is a celebration of cinema and a real appreciation that somehow, somehow, films managed to get made.
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