

Gigli with Jen D'Angelo
Reading The 2001 Draft
- Jen D'Angelo read the 144-page March 2001 draft and found it surprisingly similar to the finished film.
- She notes the odd title pronunciation note appears verbatim on the second page, signaling eccentricity from the start.
Gigli As A Blank-Check Calamity
- Blank Check frames Gigli as an archetypal studio calamity and a textbook “blank check” failure despite its on-paper promise.
- The hosts argue the film’s famous flop status mixes cultural narrative with real production missteps.
Director's Regret Versus Script Reality
- Martin Brest claims heavy studio interference and eight months of post-production battles ruined his vision.
- Jen D'Angelo and hosts counter that the shooting script closely matches the released film, questioning that narrative.











































The first "G" in "Gigli" is pronounced like the "J" in “Jacques,” the second “G” is silent. Rhymes with "really." Now that that’s out of the way - we conclude our Martin Brest series with the turkey of all turkeys. The Bennifer original sin, the project that should have gotten Justin Bartha put in prison. That’s right, folks. We’re talking about one of the canonical “Worst Movies Ever Made” - 2003’s GIGLI. Screenwriter Jen D’Angelo joins us to talk about this fascinating cultural object, and makes a case that Ben Affleck is “good in this movie, actually.” Griffin and David disagree. We’re going to Baywatch!
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