War of the Worlds (2005)
6/15/20261 hr 38 min
This week, Chris & Lizzie try to unearth the truth behind 2005's War of the Worlds - was it an unmitigated, Cruisian PR disaster? Or was Tom Cruise's bizarre press tour merely a scapegoat? Plus, how Steven Spielberg and company put together a $135M sci-fi epic on a 10 month turn-around, how a couple of B-movie mockbusters beat it to the box office, and yet another concept album throwing a wrench in the works.
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First 90 secondsChris Winterbauer· Host0:00
Hello, dear listeners, and welcome back to another episode of What Went Wrong, your favorite podcast, full stop, that just so happens to be about movies and how it's nearly impossible to make them, let alone a good one.
Lizzy Bassett· Host0:12
Uh, hello? Chris, I think you're lagging a little bit. I'm having trouble hearing you.
Chris Winterbauer· Host0:17
How about... What about now? Is that better?
Lizzy Bassett· Host0:20
Yeah, that's fine.
Chris Winterbauer· Host0:20
Okay. Here we go. Hello, dear listeners, and welcome back to another ep- [dog howling] Ugh, Q.
Lizzy Bassett· Host0:28
David.
Chris Winterbauer· Host0:29
Come on. Goddamnit, Q.
Lizzy Bassett· Host0:30
David, can you get him inside, please?
Chris Winterbauer· Host0:31
I'll go grab him.
Lizzy Bassett· Host0:32
You guys are artists in your own right.
Chris Winterbauer· Host0:35
[laughs] Jesus, dude, turn your input down. [dog howling] [phone rings] Uh, shit, sorry. My grandma's calling me. Give me one second.
Lizzy Bassett· Host0:42
All good.
Chris Winterbauer· Host0:42
Hey. Yeah. We're about to record. No, we're recording.
Lizzy Bassett· Host0:48
[dog barks] What is going on?
Chris Winterbauer· Host0:50
Slow down.
Lizzy Bassett· Host0:51
Dude, calm down.
Chris Winterbauer· Host0:51
[howling] What are you talking about?
Lizzy Bassett· Host0:52
Chris, if you need to go, it's totally fine.
Chris Winterbauer· Host0:54
Okay. Yeah, yeah, no. Okay. [objects clattering] Go indoors immediately. I'll get the kids.
Lizzy Bassett· Host0:57
What the...
Chris Winterbauer· Host0:57
Close all doors and windows and turn off AC units. Okay. Stay inside until further notice. Yeah. All right. Yeah.
Lizzy Bassett· Host1:03
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
Chris Winterbauer· Host1:03
Monitor local media- We have to go ... for real-time updates. We have to go.
Lizzy Bassett· Host1:06
Where's Bob?
Chris Winterbauer· Host1:07
We need to go right now.
Lizzy Bassett· Host1:08
No, wait. Where are we going?
Chris Winterbauer· Host1:09
I don't know. We just need to go now.
Lizzy Bassett· Host1:10
No. [tires screeching] [dramatic music] Cut, cut, cut, cut.