Ashley dives into the "Twilight Zone: The Movie" disaster, detailing the July 23, 1982, on-set helicopter crash in California that killed actor Vic Morrow and child actors Micah Dinh Le (7) and Renee Shin-Yi Chen (6) and injured six others. They discuss John Landis's "Time Out" segment and explain how studio concerns about an unsympathetic protagonist led Landis to add a Vietnam rescue ending involving the children, who were hired illegally and paid under the table, hidden from safety personnel, and whose parents were allegedly misled about helicopters and explosives. Testimony and an NTSB report attributed the crash to special-effects explosions damaging the helicopter, while Landis and others were tried and acquitted of manslaughter; civil suits were settled. The episode covers fallout involving Spielberg, industry safety reforms and hotlines, and reflections on performers advocating for safety.

00:00 Listener Warning

00:14 Meet the Hosts

00:39 Rage Triscuit Banter

01:53 Tea Talk and Catnip

04:31 Episode Reveal and Intro

06:15 Twilight Zone Disaster Overview

07:32 Movie Structure and Cast

11:48 Landis Segment Plot

16:34 Key Players Landis and Morrow

22:17 The Night of the Crash

35:37 Safety Failures and Illegal Child Labor

44:33 Aftermath and Spielberg Reaction

47:49 Eddie Murphy Fallout

50:16 Warnings Before the Crash

53:11 Trial Testimony and Blame

01:01:12 Settlements and Film Release Ethics

01:07:53 Safety Reforms After Tragedy

01:12:49 Aftermath for Landis and Morrow

01:20:14 Safety PSA and Wrap Up