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An advertising executive’s reaction to The Late Great Planet Earth reportedly led to David Seltzer’s screenplay.

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  • An advertising executive’s reaction to The Late Great Planet Earth reportedly led to David Seltzer’s screenplay.
  • Billy Whitelaw’s work with Samuel Beckett is discussed; Donner reportedly worried her obvious menace undermined ambiguity.
  • The hosts recount a supposedly cursed production: a hotel bombing, a canceled flight that crashed, lightning striking a plane, and a special-effects worker’s car accident.