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The Worst Movie Ever Made? with Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson

3/13/20261 hr 34 min

From the bonus vault!

What actually makes a movie “bad”? In this bonus episode, Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson of the film podcast Unspooled tell Sarah the story of what many consider to be the worst film of all time: the 1987 adventure comedy Ishtar. From the movie’s chaotic production to its perplexing public ridicule, together they analyze whether Ishtar is as bad as people say or if our culture just loves to jump on a snarky bandwagon. Digressions include James Cameron schadenfreude, $19 AMC pretzels, and The Hangover for the AARP crowd.

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  1. Sarah Marshall· Host0:00

    Heartbreak feels good in a place like this. [upbeat music] Welcome to You're Wrong About, the podcast where sometimes we make fun bonus episodes, one a month, in fact. And this week we're sharing one with you to give you a sense of the kind of shenanigans we get up to back there behind the curtain. And in this case, it's a discussion about the worst film ever made. Or is it? Elaine May's Ishtar with Paul Scheer and Amy Nicholson of the Unspooled podcast. And in case you're curious about other episodes we've done in the past year or so, don't worry, I have a little list for you. We've talked about Bigfoot with Lulu Miller, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark with Eve Lindley, that time Kim Kardashian wore a Marilyn Monroe's dress for some reason, with Eve Lindley and Caroline O'Donoghue about Christmas ghosts with Kelsey Weber Smith, and of course, most recently about one of my favorite phenomena, when a doll has their own little doll, also with Kelsey Weber Smith, and survival tips with Blair Braverman. We're so lucky to have people who pay to subscribe to these episodes and support the show that way, and who have done so in many cases for such a very long time. And so here's a preview of the kind of bonus stuff that we're trying out and having fun with. And

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