The 13th Warrior

2026-06-22 · 79 min · 10 entities

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In 1999, Touchstone thought they had a surefire hit in the works. They had source material by the author of ‘Jurassic Park’ and the director of ‘Die Hard’ behind the camera! But soon things fell apart so spectacularly that ‘The 13th Warrior’ would become one of the year’s biggest box office bombs. This week, Chris and Lizzie unpack how a power struggle between author Michael Crichton and director John McTiernan doomed the film from the start. Find out why making this movie was a battle worthy of Beowulf himself, full of injuries, near death experiences, and pure unadulterated treachery. Don’t worry, Antonio Banderas still comes out looking great! *CORRECTIONS: Chris has the chronology of the score for 'Legend' reversed - Jerry Goldsmith composed the original score (included in the European release of the 'director's cut'), Tangerine Dream was hired to re-score the film for the American release at the behest of the producers. Thanks to Brian McVickar for the correction! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.