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They All Laughed (with Nick Laskin)
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Twenty-five years after Peter Bogdanovich's self-distributed critical failure "They All Laughed" was quietly released in a handful of theaters, Quentin Tarantino declared it one of his top ten favorite films of all time. Soon after, fellow 90's auteurs like Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach reclaimed it as one of Bogdanovich's very best. Today, it's been mostly reappraised as an underrated entry in the prolific director's long career. But in 1981, the film was marred by controversy after the tragic death of one of its breakout leads, Dorothy Stratten. Like Coppola's "One From the Heart" (also barely released in 1981), the film caused its director to spiral both mentally and financially.
Podcast regular, writer and critic Nick Laskin, helps us unpack the complicated life and career of Bogdanovich, including his stellar early 70's run, his infidelity, and his broken streak after his divorce from Polly Platt. We also dive into Stratten's all too brief career, Audrey Hepburn being brought out of semi-retirement to act in a story that closely resembled her own off-screen affair with Ben Gazzara, and the criminally underrated scene-stealer, Colleen Camp.
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