Twlight Zone Accident | Shoot to Kill
3/17/202640 min
Chris Winterbauer and Lizzie Bassett Boman have always been fascinated by the stories that lie behind the big screen—the on-set dramas and untold disasters that befell some of Hollywood’s biggest movies on their journey into theaters. In 2019, they started their own podcast “What Went Wrong” to share those stories, and in this conversation with Lindsay, they discuss the notorious accident on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie—how it fit into a pattern of reckless behavior in Hollywood and whether the movie industry has really changed in the years since.
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[gentle music] From Wondery, I'm Lindsey Graham, and this is American Scandal. [upbeat music] In July 1982, the Santa Clarita Hills were the backdrop for one of the most devastating tragedies in Hollywood history. 31-year-old director John Landis was filming a segment for Twilight Zone: The Movie, an anthology picture executive produced by Steven Spielberg. But what should've been a night of movie magic ended in disaster when a helicopter crashed on set and killed three actors. The deaths of Vic Morrow and the two young children, Renee Chen and Myca Dinh Le, were an avoidable tragedy. But in the aftermath, it wasn't only the decisions and conduct of Landis and the other filmmakers that fell under the microscope. There was intense scrutiny on the wider Hollywood culture that had allowed such a terrible thing to happen. [gentle music] My guests today are Chris Winterbauer and Lizzy Bassett Ballmann. They're the creators and hosts of the What Went Wrong? podcast, which details the real-life drama behind some of Hollywood's biggest movies. Our conversation is next.
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