{"id":69035,"date":"2023-09-13T20:32:13","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geels.net\/?p=69035"},"modified":"2023-09-13T20:32:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:32:13","slug":"apple-sets-original-podcast-about-the-chinese-gang-leader-behind-low-budget-rob-lowe-burt-reynolds-movie-crazy-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geels.net\/beauty\/apple-sets-original-podcast-about-the-chinese-gang-leader-behind-low-budget-rob-lowe-burt-reynolds-movie-crazy-six\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Sets Original Podcast About The Chinese Gang Leader Behind Low-Budget Rob Lowe & Burt Reynolds Movie \u2018Crazy Six\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds and Ice-T starred in a low-budget movie called Crazy Six<\/em> in 1997. The movie, which told the story of powerful mafia families vying for control of the arms trade, was written by Galen Yuen, who is the focus of a new original podcast series for Apple.<\/p>\n However, Yuen isn’t your traditional feature film writer.<\/p>\n The series – Magnificent Jerk<\/em> – follows journalist Maya Lin Sugarman, formerly of The Washington Post, on a journey to discover who her uncle really was.<\/p>\n Breaking News<\/span><\/p>\n Breaking News<\/span><\/p>\n Starting with a box of his forgotten screenplays, the series sees Lin Sugarman discovering that he was a member of a Chinese gang who went to jail before turning his life story into the Crazy Six<\/em> screenplay (albeit with a few twists).<\/p>\n The series, which launches on September 18, comes from Pineapple Street Studios, the Audacy-owned company behind The Clearing <\/em>and Heaven’s Gate.<\/em><\/p>\n Maya Lin Sugarman, James Kim, Max Linsky and Jenna Weiss Berman exec produce and Eric Mennel is senior producer for Pineapple Street.<\/p>\n It is Apple’s latest original podcast; the tech giant is behind series such as The Line, Wild Things: Siegfried & Roy, Project Unabom, Operation: Tradebom <\/em>and Missed Fortune.<\/em><\/p>\n Listen to the trailer here. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nRelated Stories<\/h3>\n
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