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Magnificent Jerk

Magnificent Jerk

By: Apple TV+ / Pineapple Street Studios
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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.

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  • Introducing Magnificent Jerk

    Introducing Magnificent Jerk
    Sep 13 2023

    Meet Maya Lin Sugarman and her uncle Galen in the true story—of a fake story—about a real life.


    Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.

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    3 mins
  • The Screenplay | 1

    The Screenplay | 1
    Sep 18 2023

    Maya goes to visit her dying grandmother. While there, she’s given a box that sends her on a mission to discover her family’s biggest secrets and their connection to Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds, and Ice-T.


    Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.

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    28 mins
  • 沙塵 (saa cen) | 2

    沙塵 (saa cen) | 2
    Sep 18 2023

    Growing up in Oakland’s Chinatown, Galen Yuen was known for getting into trouble. But was he capable of murder? Maya ventures into her uncle’s past to learn the truth about a violent gang war and how it influenced his Hollywood screenplay.


    Magnificent Jerk is an Apple Original podcast, produced by Pineapple Street Studios. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.

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    28 mins
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Becomes an exploration of one man’s personal journey and search for redemption and the impact this journey had on family. Provides a balanced examination of how the forces and pressures in movie making shaped the end product.

Starts as an examination of historic whitewashing in Hollywood movies.

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