Hosted by The Takes It Took · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 106 episodes
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Three college friends take turns leading the discussion on a movie of their choice, diving into its origin, production history, cultural impact, and fun trivia. They might get sidetracked from time to time, but always count on them coming back around to the takes it took to get the films we all know and love.
The Takes It Took hosts The Takes It Took: A Movie Podcast, a tv show with 106 episodes published.
After a little time off from the podcast, we are BACK with our first ever TWO-PARTER ! This week we finish Jurassic Park with a mouthful of animatronic mayhem and myths regarding a certain SUV scene. There's dangerous st
After a little time off from the podcast, we are BACK with our first ever TWO-PARTER ! Miles is leading us through the Brontosaurus-sized production that is Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park . We're talking puppets, stop-
If you listen, movie trivia will come. We're talking all about the the making of this classic sports movie in today's episode. Starting in 1982 with W. P. Kinsella's novel Shoeless Joe , this film has cemented itself in
Duh Duh Duh! Don your capes and tights, it’s time we talked about THE ultimate superhero: SUPERMAN (1978). What Stephan thought would be an easy episode, revealed a symphony of over-spending, over-paid actors, tax exiles
Grab yourself some Reese's Pieces and click 'play' to learn about the making of the iconic alien E.T.! Listen as Miles talks all about the costumes, animatronics, stunts, and childhood trauma needed to make this film pos
We're heading up river and into the heart of insanity with Apocalypse Now ! In today's episode, Moriah leads the boys through the madness that was the production of Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 film. This might be the mos
Get your party hats and cats to put in them! It’s our 100th episode woohoo! For today’s episode Stephan leads a conversation on 2003’s The Cat in the Hat, with a twist. Throughout the episode our noble hosts will answer
Calling all adventurers and treasure hunters! We've got an episode filled with gems and goodies all about the making of Steven Spielberg's action-packed Raiders of the Lost Ark ! If you want to learn all about the behind
Howdy, partners and space rangers! We're covering Toy Story today and the journey of the first ever computer-generated animated film! John Lassetter and Pixar had an uphill battle to make their dream a reality, working w
She’s got a great PODCAST! Welcome to this week’s episode on Michael Mann’s electric HEAT. Stephan leads a discussion through the history and film production for the ultimate film in cops and robbers. Neil McCauley is fa
Gather around, all you citizens and civilians, because we've got a brand new episode about people fighting bugs in space! That's right, today Miles is taking us through the making of Starship Troopers . From what was onc
Oh yahh you better cozy on up for the first episode of 2026 as we talk about the making of the Coen brothers' classic Fargo ! We're diving into what made this film possible, and you betcha we're gonna talk about if it's
2025 has come to an end, which means it's time for our yearly episode where we talk about what we watched this year and we pass out the coveted TOOKIES Awards ! But we're not just interested in Best Cinematography or Sco
The…the…the….THE GRINCH. Happy Holidays one and all, it’s time for everyone’s favorite Green Meany. Stephan leads this episode through the making of 2000’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas. An immense auction, impossible s
Whatever you do, DON'T read from the ancient Egyptian book but DO click 'play' to listen to our episode about the making of the 1999 film The Mummy ! Miles takes us through the long journey from how Boris Karloff's 1932
Forget your children and grab that pixie dust to listen to the story of the making of Steven Spielberg's Hook ! If you're a fan of Peter Pan, you might just be like a little 11-year-old Spielberg, who knew from a young a
Come on in, it’s cold outside! Warm up to this week’s episode on John Carpenter’s THE THING. Stephan leads a personal walk through the production of this Sci-Fi horror classic. A frozen set in Alaska, never-before-seen e
Grab your bowls of chili and your cats and get ready to learn about Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy ! Miles takes us through the development of the comics with its creator Mike Mignola to del Toro's 2004 film. If you want t
Hop in the shower and listen as we talk about the making and behind-the-scenes of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho ! We all know the iconic shower scene and how this film changed horror, but do you know about the obstacles Hitc
King Kong has a a present for you! We’ve covered 2001’s cop thriller TRAINING DAY. Step inside Stephan’s office and be regaled by this movie’s development including the REAL history behind it: Bank robberies, investigati
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