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
Jane Alexander & Lynne Littman: ‘Testament’
17/03/2026 | 41 mins.
The Oscar-nominated star and director of the 1983 nuclear war drama join Seth as the podcast kicks off a new season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mira Nair: Salaam Bombay!
19/12/2025 | 36 mins.
The writer-director joins Seth to share tales of the making of this gritty and entrancing tale of life in the slums of India. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Larry Smith: 'Eyes Wide Shut'
24/11/2025 | 51 mins.
Cinematographer Larry Smith describes executing Stanley Kubrick’s exacting vision on what would be his final film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
William Petersen: 'Manhunter'
24/11/2025 | 40 mins.
The star of Hollywood’s first take on Hannibal Lecter reveals the obsessive lengths gone to by Michael Mann to craft a procedural masterpiece. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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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