ABOUT THIS EPISODE
We've just begun our series around mistakes and last week, you heard Michael Lynton, former head of Sony Pictures Entertainment, share how he found himself at the center of one of the most devastating corporate hacks in history. This week, we're sharing a preview of another podcast that looks at notorious Hollywood mistakes and the difficulties of movie-making, What Went Wrong. The Shawshank Redemption is the highest rated movie on IMDb. It’s held that position for nearly as long as the site has existed, yet its history is far more troubled than most people know. Hosts Lizzie Bassett and Chris Winterbauer explore the journey the movie took from big screen disappointment to near universally beloved American classic. Find more episodes of What Went Wrong wherever you get your podcasts.
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Speaker 1: Pushkin.
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Speaker 2: Hi there, Malcolm, here with something a bit different for you today. It's an episode from Our Friends and What Went Wrong, a podcast all about how it's nearly impossible to make movies. Exploring the history behind one of the most popular films of the mid nineteen nineties, The Shawshank Redemption, is the highest rated movie on IMDb. On this episode of What Went Wrong, hosts Lizzie Bassett and Chris Winterbauer explored the unexpected journey Fr…