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Movies In Trouble

C.E. Garcia, Mike Cuevas, and Ben Gonzalez.

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"Movies In Trouble: A Chronicle of Film Productions on the Brink of Collapse." A bi-weekly podcast hosted by CE Garcia, Mike Cuevas, and Ben Gonzalez.
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Just One Podcast

The Just One podcast

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This podcast is for the ones that want to keep it real, open, and honest. About the ups and downs in life, we'll work together to discover our true identity, our purpose, and the calling in our lives. We'll be hearing real life stories from people in different situations. If you're down for navigating this life and being bold while keeping it real, then tune in.
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This time, we set our sights on The Predator (2018), Shane Black’s much-anticipated reboot of the iconic sci-fi franchise which originated with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and quickly devolved into one of the most chaotic productions in recent history. From extensive reshoots and drastic third-act changes, to test screening disasters and last-minute stu…
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Send us a text In this episode I have my good friend Mixy Soto chatting it up to tell us a little bit of her story. You get to hear some insights about her life and how some things have impacted her to this day. Mixy will return on a separate episode to go into a deeper dive of more of her story, but for now take a listen to get to know a little ab…
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For the first time we’re joined by a special guest: cohost of '90mins On Film' and 'Fairway Conversations,' Gabe "The Calilobo," who helps us as we journey into the chaotic production of 'The 13th Warrior,' starring Antonio Banderas — a film plagued by reshoots, a skyrocketing budget, and numerous creative clashes behind the scenes. From Michael Cr…
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"Crime is a disease, and so was this production...” In this epsiode, we put on our shades and sink our teeth into 'Cobra'—the 1986 Sylvester Stallone vanity project where the script got shorter, the muscles got bigger, and the behind-the-scenes chaos got deadlier than anything onscreen. From on-set ego wars to last-minute cuts and a director who go…
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After years of delays, reshoots, and a mysterious disappearance from Warner Bros.' release calendar, 'Salem’s Lot' (2024) has become one of the most troubled Stephen King adaptations in recent memory. Take a listen as we dive into the film’s long road to completion, the shifting landscape of studio vision, and whether this long-lost vampire tale sh…
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In this episode, we take a hard look at the 2002 remake of 'Rollerball,' directed by action legend John McTiernan (Die Hard, Predator)... What was supposed to be a high-octane reimagining of the 1975 cult classic, became one of the most infamous studio disasters of the 21st Century. Strap on your skates, grab your helmets, and join us as we race th…
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“Two Maniacs. One Movie.” Have a listen as we sink our fangs into the chaotic production of a crime thriller derailed by clashing egos, on-set brawls, and a revolving door of directors. Starring the notoriously volatile duo of Klaus Kinski & Oliver Reed, the film was meant to be a tense hostage drama, but behind the scenes, tensions ran higher than…
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In the season premiere of Movies In Trouble it’s “The Tale of Two Dicks,” and 'Superman II,’ a film caught between two directors and two competing visions. Originally helmed by Richard Donner, who had already filmed much of the sequel while making Superman: The Movie, the project took a dramatic turn when he was fired and replaced by Richard Lester…
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In this episode, we delve into the chaotic production of Werner Herzog’s Fitzcarraldo, a tale of ambition, obsession, and sheer madness both on and off screen. From cast changes, natural disasters, and the infamous real-life feat of hauling a 320-ton steamboat over a mountain, we explore how this legendary film nearly capsized.…
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"Last Action Hero"—the $85 million spectacle that critics called the beginning of the end of Hollywood's biggest action star's career, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Plagued by endless rewrites, studio interference, and a lead actor who called more shots than the director, the film became a symbol of excess. But is its reputation justified..? In this episo…
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Meant to be both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Paul Verhoeven's magnum opus, 'Crusade' was a one half historical epic, and one half ultra-violent satirical action movie in the likes of Robocop, Total Recall, and Starship Troopers. Listen as we touch onto some of the behind the scenes turmoil that caused this film to be cancelled in the 11th hour.…
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Before Tim Burton & Guillermo Del Toro brought their dark visions of fantasy to the big screen, Academy Award winning Sound & Film Editor Walter Murch attempted to deliver a dark sequel to a technicolor masterpiece from the 1930's unto the world, and failed miserably. Listen as we take a look at how a troubled production completely missed the mark …
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Send us a text Hey everybody, this is just a quick bonus episode that ties in with the last one. It was originally recorded as our very first episode we planned on doing together. It turned into Mike taking over the mic and sharing his five cents and we just rolled with it. It's just a quick glimpse of Mike's take on his own transformation over the…
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Before there was Star Wars, Alien, and even Battlestar Galactica, there was Logan's Run. In this episode, learn how this movie is so ahead of its time, that it languished in development hell for nearly a decade, and how this movie became so influential that it's been next to impossible to get a 21st century remake off the ground.…
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After the success of the Scream Trilogy, Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson re-teamed for what was originally supposed to be "The Silence of the Lambs" meets "The Wolf Man," which is light years from what we got. Listen as we find out what truly makes the early 2000's era Dimension Films release a "Movie In Trouble."…
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Originally modeled after the likes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Top Gun, and elements from the height of the "Cold War," Solo: A Star Wars Story originally had a completely different look, from a completely different set of directors, with a completely different villain… Let’s find out why it was a “Movie In Trouble.”…
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Not all 1980's action movies have aged very well, and particularly those mega-budget spectacles that were seemingly controlled by "Action Heroes" Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sylvester Stallone. In our return episode, find out how passing on 'Beverly Hills Cop,' and the commercial failure of Stallone's passion project 'Cobra,' lead us to this Frankenste…
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Send us a text Feeling unappreciated? Neglected? Unnoticed? Sick of doing good for others and not getting the same treatment in return? In this episode we'll talk about how our hearts have become hard, what led to it and how to fix it so that we can have a caring soft heart once again. In this episode I share my own heart revelation and moment of a…
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Send us a text Do you consider yourself someone who roots for the underdog? Have you ever spoken up on behalf of someone and it got you into a mess? Assumed something when you didn't know all the facts? Or spoke too soon on something that didn't concern you? For all the " I'll tell it to their face" , the loud mouths, the ones who got something to …
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Send us a text Have you ever got so deep in your thoughts that you forgot how you even got there? In this episode I'll be talking about how dangerous our inner conversation's can be and how they can spiral out of control and how to dig your way out. Let's take those thoughts and flip it and reverse it. https://www.instagram.com/the_just_one_podcast…
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