Magnificent Jerk

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Apple, Pineapple Street Studios

Magnificent Jerk

5.0/5

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On the last day of her grandmother’s life, journalist Maya Lin Sugarman finds a box of forgotten screenplays that sets her on a journey to uncover the truth about their author: her late uncle, Galen. She discovers that he was a leader of a Chinese gang, that he went to jail, and, in a final twist, that he poured his life story into a screenplay that was turned into a ’90s Hollywood action movie…starring Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds, and Ice-T.Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Listen and follow on Apple Podcasts.apple...


Critic Reviews

Score: 5

Hannah Verdier • The Guardian Sep 15, 2023

"...turns out to be surprisingly moving..."

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