When you set sail to make an indie film, you’re the captain — and not everyone aboard makes it back.

In this longest and most explosive chapter yet, I take you inside the final, brutal stretch of Vengeance Turns production — from the stunning exteriors of a Malibu horse ranch to the chaos of the last days in Big Bear. Horses, heat, exhaustion, broken rules, creative mutiny, and one unforgettable showdown that threatened to sink the ship… all before the ultimate wrap.

It’s the end of Chapter 3: Lockdown Productions, and with it, the end of the Vengeance Turns shoot itself. What started as a dream finally lands in reality — blistered hands, sleepless nights, and a film “in the can.”

We still have 2 more chapters to go... Tune in Next Week for "Post-Production Blues" before the final chapter... "Across the Finish Line"!

🎬 Links & Mentions:

• 🎟️ SPREAD: Pigs to Slaughter Premiere – Regal NoHo | Oct 30 7 PM
• ▶️ Vengeance Turns Volume One & Vengeance Turns: Volume Two (streaming now)
• 🎧 Lethal Voice Podcast Episode 9 (Chapter 3 begins with Cabin Fever Radio)

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Directing a film requires vision — and then it requires managing an entire network of actors, crew, locations, animals, and much, much more in order to see that vision come to life.

I’m Robert Christopher Smith, and this is The Lethal Voice Podcast — my confessional where I dig deep and hold nothing back, revealing exactly what it took to bring Vengeance Turns from the page to the screen. Season One is called Turning to Vengeance, and tonight’s episode is “From KTown to Backyards in Gardena,” the penultimate chapter in Season One’s Lockdown Productions.

This episode dives into some of the most demanding and defining days of our shoot — from scouting the western town in Littlerock, to wrangling makeup disasters, to protecting actors’ privacy in precarious shooting situations. You’ll hear about compromises that became creative breakthroughs, about moments of frustration that nearly derailed us, and about the stubborn belief that this film had to be finished — no matter what.

Along the way, I share how Vengeance Turns transformed in meaning because of the sacrifices, grit, and belief of the people who stuck with it. It’s not just about indie filmmaking under pressure — it’s about refusing to let go of a vision, even when the odds (and sometimes your own team) try to push back.

LINKS & RESOURCES (drop them here before publishing):

• Previous Episode: “HQ and the Greenscreen Room”
• Vengeance Turns: Volume One (Tubi)
• Vengeance Turns: Volume Two (Tubi)
• “Reservoir Dogs”-style clip
• Instagram post with vegan wrap photo
• Theatrical Premiere tickets for SPREAD: Pigs to Slaughter (Eventbrite link)

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Vengeance Turns: Volume One and Two streaming FREE now on Tubi

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I’ve been asked more than once — if anything can go wrong at any time when making a movie, why even make a plan? My answer is simple: I make the plan because anything can go wrong at any time. In this episode of the Lethal Voice Podcast, I take you inside the third installment of Chapter 3: Lockdown Productions — where our Gardena apartment doubled as headquarters, accommodations, and even a greenscreen studio for some of the wildest sequences in Vengeance Turns: Volume Two.

You’ll hear me talk honestly about casting chaos, compromises, and the night I told producer Dave Ross to “eff or walk.” You’ll also hear from Dave himself in an interview clip where he explains his side of the story.

As always, this is my confessional — where I share what went right, what went wrong, and why I kept pushing forward when it all could have fallen apart.

🎥 Links I mention in this episode:

• Welcome Matt (my first amateur feature, 2009) → [link]
• Episode 10 – 48 Hour Telethon & The First Day → [link]
• Episode One of Chapter One of the Lethal Voice Podcast → [link]
• Upcoming slasher/thriller SPREAD: Pigs to Slaughter → https://spreadthemovie.com
  
  

My first theatrical premiere is October 30, 2025 at Regal NoHo — check the site above for details and tickets.

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Vengeance Turns: Volume One and Two streaming FREE now on Tubi

Grab the free comic + see exclusive content from Vengeance Turns and ALL my projects: Procrastagram.com

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