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Nov 2023
39m 43s

Box Office Bombs: The Lone Ranger, Water...

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Join us as we break down THREE cinematic catastrophes: The Lone Ranger, Waterworld, and Showgirls. Find out why Johnny Depp thought it was a good idea to play a Native American, how Kevin Costner ignored Stephen Spielberg’s sage advice, and who was actually responsible for the NC-17 madness of Showgirls. Movie and pop culture experts Andrew Jupin (We Hat ... Show More
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