Show Notes
Making Frank Herbert’s classic in 1984 is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Dune, from discovering that David Lynch was not the next Spielberg or Lucas, to the truncated post production that led to multiple versions of the film. Special guest: Max Evry
Buy “A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch's Dune. An Oral History” https://a.co/d/gVbbs8r
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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.
Sources: Box Office Mojo: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3629024769/weekend/ GQ: http://y2u.be/zK2ThAzZEhg KGSM: http://y2u.be/JlE7DZrzik0 A Masterpiece in Disarray: David Lynch’s Dune. An Oral History: https://a.co/d/gVbbs8r Wired: https://www.wired.com/story/david-lynch-dune-sequel-script-unearthed/
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