In 1980, 'Superman II' was a film caught between two directors and two competing visions. Originally helmed by Richard Donner, who had already filmed much of the sequel while making Superman: The Movie, the project took a dramatic turn when he was fired and replaced by Richard Lester. In our Season 2 premiere, we explore the behind-the-scenes power struggles, the reemergence of lost footage, and the lasting impact of a superhero sequel that nearly fell apart before it could soar.

In this episode, we delve into the chaotic production of Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo, a tale of ambition, obsession, and sheer madness both on and off screen. From cast changes, natural disasters, and the infamous real-life feat of hauling a 320-ton steamboat over a mountain, we explore how this legendary film nearly capsized.

"Last Action Hero"—the $85 million spectacle that critics called the beginning of the end of Hollywood's biggest action star's career. Plagued by endless rewrites, studio interference, and a lead actor who called more shots than the director, the film became a symbol of excess.

But is its reputation justified..?

In this episode we talk about how this film is not only NOT as bad as the wrap that it's gotten the past 30 plus years, and not only was it ahead of its time, but it was a classic in the making.

Meant to be both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Paul Verhoeven's magnum opus, 'Crusade' was a one half historical epic, and one half ultra-violent satirical action movie in the likes of Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers. Listen as we touch onto some of the behind the scenes turmoil that caused this film to be cancelled in the 11th hour.

Before Tim Burton & Guillermo Del Toro brought their dark visions of fantasy to the big screen, Academy Award winning Sound & Film Editor Walter Murch attempted to deliver a dark sequel to a technicolor masterpiece from the 1930's unto the world, and failed miserably. Listen as we take a look at how a troubled production completely missed the mark for Disney and one of the biggest literary properties of the 20th Century.

Before there was Star Wars, Alien, and even Battlestar Galactica, there was Logan's Run. In this episode, learn how this movie is so ahead of its time, that it languished in development hell for nearly a decade, and how this movie became so influential that it's been next to impossible to get a 21st century remake off the ground.

After the success of the Scream Trilogy, Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson re-teamed for what was originally supposed to be "The Silence of the Lambs" meets "The Wolf Man," which is light years from what we got. Listen as we find out what truly makes the early 2000's era Dimension Films release a "Movie In Trouble."

Find out how a movie with a budget that was hemorhaging out of control, and was in production for almost a decade, became one of the most expensive, and most successful zombie movies of all time.