Taken (2008) and American Pie (1999)

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2021

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In the new episode of Film Stories with Simon Brew, a pair of films that worked from relatively low budgets and turned into sizeable hits. Taken (2008) was originally set to star Jeff Bridges, and eventual lead Liam Neeson suspected it might go straight to DVD. Plus, there were fears piracy had scuppered its US chances. With American Pie (1999), the film was written and sold in under two months - and the impact of it would be felt for much of the decade to follow. 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?
0:03.0	Well, with Disney Plus, anything is possible.
0:06.0	Whether that be two days of twists and turns with only murders in the building,
0:11.0	drama and fine dining with The Bear,
0:13.0	or a journey back to feudal Japan with Shogun.
0:17.0	January weekends just got better with Disney Plus.
0:20.0	Tap the banner to learn more. 18 plus subscription required. Learn better with Disney Plus. Tap the banner to learn more.
0:22.1	18 plus subscription required.
0:24.0	Learn more at Disneyplus.com.
0:27.4	Hello.
0:28.4	I don't know who you are.
0:30.0	Oh, I'm Simon Brew.
0:31.2	I'm the editor of film stories.
0:32.6	I don't know what you want.
0:33.7	Here to do a podcast.
0:34.9	If you are looking for a ransom.
0:36.4	No, just a podcast.
0:37.2	I can tell you, I don't have money. Don't want your money.
0:39.1	What I do have. Yeah?
0:40.8	Are a very particular set of skills? Audio editing.
0:43.7	Skills I have acquired over a very long career. Are you cheap?
0:46.6	Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. Oh heck. Let's just start.
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