S2E67 Rolling Stone Of Horror

The How NOT To Make A Movie Podcast

TV and movie producer SCOTT STONE calls himself a “SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR”. We think of him as a “rolling Stone” because he’s actually one of the most prolific TV PRODUCERS ever. Among his credits are LEGENDS OF THE HIDDEN TEMPLE, THE MAN SHOW, SHOP TIL YOU DROP, THE MOLE and TOP DESIGN. Horror’s not really Scott’s thing. Nor are feature films. But, also among Scott’s copious credits are “FREDDY’S NIGHTMARES: THE NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET TV SERIES” and “CHILDREN OF THE CORN 2”, based on STEVEN KING’s short story.

Scott’s over 50 TV shows have played in nearly every country on earth. He’s introduced people like COOPER ANDERSON, JIMMY KIMMEL, ADAM CAROLLA, DR. DREW PINSKY, KRISTEN WIGG, NICOLE SCHERZINGER, JOSH HENDERSON and GREG KINNEAR.

We’ll talk to Scott about how someone even manages to make a handful of shows, never mind 50! It really does take a particular – special for sure – kind of person. What’s most shocking maybe about Scott Stone? He’s made all those TV shows – with lots more to come – and he’s one of the nicest, kindest, most generous people walking the planet.

ANDY KAUFMAN makes an appearance (because Scott worked for CHUCK BRAVERMAN, the award-winning documentarian and Braverman produced “ANDY KAUFMAN PLAYS CARNEGIE HALL”. So do shows like PEOPLE’S COURT, LOVE CONNECTION and THUNDERCATS. Scott had a hand in them all!

We do a deep, deep dive into the whole story behind the making of “FREDDY’S NIGHTMARES: THE NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET TV SERIES”. That really is a remarkable story! Just as remarkable – how he ended up producing “CHILDREN OF THE CORN II”. Though he got a feature film under his belt, after making Corn 2, Scott swore off doing features forever.

COTC 2 is a smaller example of How NOT To Make A Movie.

Finally, we’ll talk to Scott about USC – where he went to film school and where he now teaches TV.

Horror has been just a tiny fraction of Scott’s output. So, he’s not really a “Rolling Stone of Horror”. He’s just one of the “Rolling-est” Stones of all time.

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