Tombstone (1993) and Muppet Treasure Island (1996)

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Tv & Film, Film History

4.9 • 767 Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Ah, Tombstone. The 1993 western with a cast led by Kurt Russell, and basically co-starring everyone else who wasn't in the rival project - Wyatt Earp - telling a similar story. But heck, behind the scenes, there were all sorts of problems. Examples? A director who got fired. A release date that couldn't move. A script that needed urgently hacking to hit the production deadline. A star who was rumoured to be ghost directing the movie. Meanwhile, following the success of 1992's The Muppet Christmas Carol, director Brian Henson liked the idea of taking another classic tale and adding The Muppets to it. But the first announced version of what became Muppet Treasure Island would slightly differ from the actual movie... 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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0:00.0	Hello, this is Simon Brew.
0:02.8	I'm the editor of Film Stories magazine
0:04.6	and a very, very warm welcome to the Film Stories podcast.
0:09.6	I'm your huckleberry.
0:11.0	Come with me.
0:13.1	And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
0:16.4	In movies.
0:17.6	Movies that had stories.
0:19.3	That the story just sucks a man.
0:21.7	This is just the beginning.
0:24.3	We would be honored if you would join us.
0:31.3	Hello and a very warm welcome to film stories with Simon Brew.
0:35.8	I am Simon Brew.
0:36.9	As always, that's absolutely everything you need to
0:38.7	know about me. The aim of the podcast though, well it's given away by its title. I'm here to talk of
0:43.0	the stories of films and I tend to talk about development stories, production stories, marketing
0:48.1	stories, release stories, all the ingredients really that go towards making the films that we know
0:53.1	and sometimes love, just that the films that we know and sometimes love, just that
0:54.7	the films that we know and sometimes love. The films I tend to cover on this podcast, they lead
1:00.2	more towards the mainstream than anything else. They're films I'm interested in or invested in to
1:04.6	some degree. I try not to do snark. I try not to punch down. This podcast is a celebration of cinema
1:10.3	and a real appreciation that somehow, somehow, films managed to get made.
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