How do bad movies get made? (Encore)

About this episode

John and Craig revisit a favorite episode focused on bad movies and how they are made.

John and Craig revisit a favorite episode focused on a single topic: bad movies and how they happen. Using first-hand experience, they look at how bad ideas make it to the screen, how good ideas go wrong, and the range of patterns that end in terrible movies. We also make a list of our then-dream […]

People in this episode

Hosts: John, Craig

Topics covered

• bad movies
• film production
• screenwriting
• movie analysis
• creative process

Keywords

• bad movies
• film making
• screenwriting
• movie ideas
• creative failures

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