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EP. 169.5 — Origin Stories Bonus: Mackenzie Astin

Actor Mackenzie Astin, who stars as Dodger in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie, chats with Slashfilm’s Blake Harris about sibling rivalry (with brother Sean Astin), becoming a child actor and how a counterculture phenomenon turned into such a horrible, horrible movie. Listen to more episodes of How Did This Get Made: Origin Stories on Stitcher Premium!

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