How Did This Get Made: An Interview With The Director Of 'Money Plane'
In our Money Plane director interview, Andy Lawrence talks about how his very silly action movie got made...and how it involved arm wrestling.
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How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Ron Underwood, Director Of 'Tremors,' 'City Slickers,' And 'The Adventures Of Pluto Nash'
Our Ron Underwood interview covers Tremors, City Slickers, and the infamous bomb The Adventures of Pluto Nash. It's a must-read. -
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With The Producer Of 'The Peanut Butter Solution'
In this edition of How Did This Get Made, we interview the producer of the totally insane family movie The Peanut Butter Solution. -
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With The Producer And Editor Of 'The Boyfriend School'
In this edition of How Did This Get Made: a peek behind the curtain of The Boyfriend School, a largely forgotten Steve Guttenberg rom-com. -
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Sam Firstenberg, Director Of 'Ninja 3: The Domination'
In this edition of How Did This Get Made: we spoke with the director of Ninja 3 The Domination to figure out how this totally insane '80s oddity got made. -
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Al Ruddy, Producer Of 'Million Dollar Baby,' 'Little Fauss And Big Halsy,' And 'The Longest Yard' [Part 2]
In part two of our interview with producer Al Ruddy, we talk about Million Dollar Baby, The Longest Yard, and more. -
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Al Ruddy, Producer Of 'The Godfather,' 'Megaforce,' And 'Ladybugs'
In our How Did This Get Made Al Ruddy interview, the producer shares stories of making The Godfather, Megaforce, and Ladybugs. -
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Michael Grais, Writer Of 'Cool World'
In this edition of How Did This Get Made, we offer a look at the making of an infamous '90s bomb with our Cool World writer interview. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Richard LaGravenese, Director of 'Beautiful Creatures'
Veteran screenwriter Richard LaGravenese gets honest about the failure of Beautiful Creatures in this career-spanning interview. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Mackenzie Astin, Star Of 'The Garbage Pail Kids Movie'
In the latest edition of How Did This Get Made, the kid who starred in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (now grown up and still acting) shares the whole story. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Kelli Maroney, Star Of 'Chopping Mall'
Our epic Chopping Mall interview is the latest chapter in our How Did This Get Made? series and Kelli Maroney has plenty of stories to share. -
When 'The Wonder Years' Meets 'Sportscenter': A Conversation With Kevin Jakubowski, Creator Of 'Play By Play'
We sat down with Kevin Jakubowski, the creator of the new Play by Play series, to talk about how his show came to be and his path in the industry. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Mick Garris, Director Of 'Sleepwalkers'
In the next edition of How Did This Get Made, Blake Harris sits down for a Mick Garris interview to learn all about the making of Sleepwalkers. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Eric Red, Director Of 'Body Parts'
In this edition of How Did This Get Made, we speak with Eric Red, director of the 1991 thriller Body Parts. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Nic Cowan (Co-Star Of Surf Ninjas)
In the latest edition of How Did This Get Made, Blake talks to Nic Cowan, co-star of the 1990's film Surf Ninjas. -
HDTGM: The Sketchiest Movie Ever (Kinda) Made: A Tale Of Mobsters, Money-Laundering & Movie-Making
Screenwriter Dan Gordon (Passenger 57, The Hurricane) tells the story of the sketchiest movie ever made. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Shane McDermott, Star Of 'Airborne'
In this week's edition of How Did This Get Made, Blake Harris talks to Shane McDermott about the 1993 rollerblading film Airborne. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Coleman Luck, Original Screenwriter Of 'Escape From L.A.'
In 1981, John Carpenter’s Escape from New York—a small-budget, post-apocalyptic bruiser—raked it in at the box office and set up Kurt Russell as an 80s action star. Fifteen years later, Russell reprised his role as now-iconic anti-hero Snake Plissken for Escape from L.A. But despite all the hallmarks of promise—star actor, known property, and the… -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Brett Leonard, Director Of 'The Lawnmower Man'
In the latest edition of How Did This Get Made, Blake sits down for a Brett Leonard interview to find out how The Lawnmower Man came about. -
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Brian Taylor, Director Of 'Gamer'
In the latest edition of How Did This Get Made, Blake talks with Gamer director Brian Taylor about making the film with Mark Neveldine. -
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Barry P (Production Assistant, Dreamcatcher)
In the latest edition of How Did This Get Made, Blake Harris talks with Dreamcatcher production assistant Barry P to learn about the making of the film. -
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Jon Iles, Military Advisor Of 'Stealth'
In the latest edition of How Did This Get Made, Blake talks with Stealth military advisor Jon Iles to learn what exactly goes into that Hollywood job title. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Simon Wincer, Director Of THE PHANTOM
In the latesrt edition of How Did This Get Made, Blake talks to Wimon Wincer, director of The Phantom and Free Willy. Read the Simon Wincer interview. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Stewart Raffill, Director Of Mannequin 2
In this How Did This Get Made Stewart Raffill Interview, the filmmaker talks Mannequin 2, Mac and Me, The Philadelphi Experiment, Passenger 57 and more. -
How Did This Get Made: A Conversation With Mark Tarlov, Director Of Simply Irresistible
Blake Harris returns to talk to Mark Tarlov, director of Simply Irresistible to find out how he went from the Supreme Court to Willy Wonka to Irresistible. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Renny Harlin
In this week's edition of How Did This Get Made, Blake Harris sits down with filmmaker Renny Harlin to talk about his film The Covenant and more. -
HDTGM: A Conversation With Jeremiah Chechik, Director Of The Avengers
In June 1987, in an interview for The New York Times, Stanley Kubrick spoke glowingly about a series of Michelob beer commercials. “They're just boy-girl, night-fun,” Kubrick praised, “leading up to pouring the beer, all in 30 seconds, beautifully edited and photographed. Economy of statement is not something that films are noted for.'' That piece…
