A six part series exploring the making, and remaking, of 1980s Caligula, one of the most reviled, star-studded, and universally discussed XXX films ever made.
Using new and recently uncovered interviews, never-before-heard on set audio, and stories from the people who watched the disaster unfold fist hand, it's a tale too crazy to be fiction.
The original trailer said "No rumor could match the reality."
They didn't know the half of it.
Colli Freedman dives deep into the making and legacy of the infamous film Caligula, exploring its lasting impact on film history and pop culture.
23 Sept 2024
Episode 4 - Rumors, Revelations and Reviews!
After the longest of long journeys, Caligula 2.0 - or Caligula: the Ultimate Cut, is released. We travel to Fantasticfest, in Austin Texas, for the North American debut. So Malcolm is happy, the man who put the new cut together is happy... but what about the critics and the fans? Did fixing Caligula "fix" Caligula? Plus we'll get to the final chapter in the original "making of" saga, where Bob Guccione shoots some new scenes, smuggles some footage out of Italy and sets about on a m...
30 Aug 2024
Episode 3 - Lies, Damned Lies and Spread Sheets!
Let's talk money! So how much did the most infamous film in history actually cost? Seventeen million, more than Star Wars, has always been the figure bandied about. But is it true? Well, that really depends on who you ask. Plus, while we're talking cold hard cash, we'll look at why production costs were so high. Were the Italian producers ripping off the very wealthy Bob Guccione? Was the cast and crew being stiffed? How much extra did it cost to have pornographic soothers made. And, as ...
7 Aug 2024
Episode 2 - Horses and Mastiffs and Birds, Oh My!
So how out of control were things on the set of Caligula? Was a man killed by a half drugged horse? Was an actress mauled? Was a star almost drowned? Was someone having sex with a live eel? And did the director actually say he wanted to screw the producers and was intent on making the "worst film" ever?And finally, perhaps more to the point, how did it all get so crazy?If you guessed money, you'd be right. Episode 2 goes behind the curtain on a project that seemed to be coming off t...
31 Jul 2024
Episode I - "Better than Citizen Kane!"
When Malcolm McDowell, Oscar nominee Peter O’Toole, Sir John Gielgud and Dame Helen Mirren signed up for 1980’s Caligula, they had no idea they’d be lending their talents to one the most controversial XXX films the world has ever seen. In conjunction with the Drafthouse Films release of Caligula: The Ultimate Cut, episode I of Caligula: Package of Excellence will give movie lovers an inside look at how the original epic catastrophe came to be. Using new and exclusive interviews, firstha...
25 Jul 2024
Package of Excellence - trailer
A preview of Caligula: Package of Excellence - A six part deep dive into the making of the star-studded, XXX porno-toga epic Caligula, that Roger Ebert called "sickening, utterly worthless, shameful." It's the story of out of control egos, orgies, a dangerously drugged horse, drugged up movie stars, plots and violence and criminal behavior and one very odd anecdote about an eel. Host Collin Friesen and Tara McNamara will be your guides on this jaw-dropping excursion into ind...
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