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WHAT WENT WRONG

The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

WHAT WENT WRONG

Sad Boom Media

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

4.84.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 August 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Adam Driver stars in a film conceived only 6 years after he was. This week, Chris & Lizzie learn the tale of director Terry Gilliam’s 29 year battle against F-16s, prostate infections, and insubordinate horses on his (perhaps) misguided quest to finish The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.

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0:00.0

I will read the first text that you sent me as you were watching it.

0:05.0

Oh, M. G. Chris, what is this trash movie?

0:09.0

I'm 20 minutes in and I'm so confused.

0:12.0

And also, feel like this is maybe racist still better

0:15.2

than Fantastic Four. Cut, cut cut! And action!

0:23.0

And action!

0:30.0

And action!

0:32.0

Hello and welcome back to what went wrong. I am your host

0:34.7

Chris Winterbauer here with my co-host Lizzy Bassett, Lizzy, how are you doing

0:38.6

this week? Chris, I'm thriving. I think there was a three-day period this week where I did not leave my house and I didn't realize it until the third day and then I went for a walk and you know what what a treat just like Jesus.

0:49.0

All right so this week we have a film that is very close to my heart. The man who

0:56.9

killed Don Quixote, the little scene 2018 Terry Gilliam film starring Adam Driver that he filmed in between Star Wars and

1:06.0

Marriage Story and everything else that he had going on Lizzy. You watched this for the

1:09.9

first time last night. What were your thoughts? First of all did not know that this movie

1:13.8

existed. Yep. It's one of the most confusing movies I've ever seen in my entire life and

1:18.0

not in like a cool let me break down this Christopher Nolan mind trick way but a, I don't think I need to watch this way.

1:26.0

Right, right. Very fair. I agree it was confusing and I knew a lot about the movie going into it.

1:32.0

I will attempt to describe the plot for you.

1:34.8

The shortest version of Adam Driver is a jaded commercial director who, after hooking up with his

1:41.2

boss's girlfriend

1:42.8

reconnects with a Spanish cobbler

1:45.2

who played Don Quixote in his student film production

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