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On this podcast, Seth Abramovitch, senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, takes you behind the scenes of the indelible pop culture moments that shaped Hollywood history — with special guests who were actually there. In a town where everything old is eventually new again, Seth gives listeners a front-row seat to the way things were. Welcome to IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD!
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- 1 weeks ago41 min
John Badham: 'Saturday Night Fever'
The director remembers how a TV heartthrob, a light-up dance floor and a white suit ignited the disco era. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago35 min
Tom Courtenay: 'The Dresser’
The legendary British actor looks back on the film that earned him an Oscar nomination and a front-row seat to Albert Finney at his most ferocious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago42 min
Jonathan Lynn: ‘Clue’
Seth sits down with the writer-director who turned a board game into one of Hollywood's greatest cult comedies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 22, 202646 min
Ron Howard and Brian Grazer: ‘Splash’
The Imagine duo relay the David-vs.-Goliath tale of Hollywood’s dueling mermaid movies — minting a superstar out of Tom Hanks in the process. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 14, 202638 min
Eric Roberts: ‘Star 80’
The star of Bob Fosse’s final film unpacks the obsession, ambition and moral rot behind one of Hollywood’s darkest true crimes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Apr 7, 202648 min
Amy Heckerling: ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’
The director reveals how she transformed Cameron Crowe’s undercover reporting into a defining portrait of messy, horny, sun-bleached youth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Mar 31, 202645 min
Andrew McCarthy: ‘Pretty in Pink’
The reluctant heartthrob from John Hughes’ 1986 teen classic revisits Brat Pack mania and the last-minute ending that changed everything. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Mar 24, 202643 min
Henry Thomas: ’E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’
The star of the beloved sci-fi film from 1982 looks back on how a tearful, instinctive audition won him screen immortality and childhood superstardom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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About It Happened In Hollywood
On this podcast, Seth Abramovitch, senior writer at The Hollywood Reporter, takes you behind the scenes of the indelible pop culture moments that shaped Hollywood history — with special guests who were actually there. In a town where everything old is eventually new again, Seth gives listeners a front-row seat to the way things were. Welcome to IT HAPPENED IN HOLLYWOOD!
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