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Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

In the automotive world, John DeLorean rose from engineer to executive to icon. But under the hood of his self-created legend lies darkness and deceit.

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The plastic surgery, in particular, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

The plastic surgery, in particular,

If you look at him
before and after, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

If you look at him before and after,

And then he had to, you know,
get the right kind of wife, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

And then he had to, you know, get the right kind of wife,

He was a fitness buff.
I never thought of him as an older person. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He was a fitness buff. I never thought of him as an older pe...

Plus, I was fascinated
with his mind and his knowledge of things. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

Plus, I was fascinated with his mind and his knowledge of th...

You know,
you could tell by the way he dressed, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

You know, you could tell by the way he dressed,

In the back of his mind, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

In the back of his mind,

Being part or being one seventh
or one tenth of some committee - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

Being part or being one seventh or one tenth of some committ...

When I was interviewing him,
I got that he was a, you know, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

When I was interviewing him, I got that he was a, you know,

- Now, the news at nine o'clock.
- Good evening. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

- Now, the news at nine o'clock. - Good evening.

The Middle East war produced developments
all over the world today. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

The Middle East war produced developments all over the world...

11 Arab countries cut off
all oil shipments to the United States. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

11 Arab countries cut off all oil shipments to the United St...

We are heading toward
the most acute shortages of energy - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

We are heading toward the most acute shortages of energy

The oil crisis
increased the price of gasoline, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

The oil crisis increased the price of gasoline,

In the '70s, people were suddenly
very concerned about fuel efficiency - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

In the '70s, people were suddenly very concerned about ...

And, you know, that was very much
part of the zeitgeist of the time. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

And, you know, that was very much part of the zeitgeist of t...

So, DeLorean, just like he did
with the youth movement in the '60s, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

So, DeLorean, just like he did with the youth movement in th...

We're doing a sports racing car.
Very lightweight, excellent fuel economy. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

We're doing a sports racing car. Very lightweight, exce...

It's going to be
very beautiful aesthetically, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

It's going to be very beautiful aesthetically,

He was going to build
this very glamorous car that, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He was going to build this very glamorous car that,

He was embracing
the zeitgeist at the time, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He was embracing the zeitgeist at the time,

Using all-new materials,
new designs, new everything. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

Using all-new materials, new designs, new everything.

It was going to be
all the things he had learned - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

It was going to be all the things he had learned

John was a guy that had exciting ideas, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

John was a guy that had exciting ideas,

He said, "Well, I want
to do a two-passenger sports car, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He said, "Well, I want to do a two-passenger sports car...

I have a hunch her reaction was,
"That's not a great idea." - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

I have a hunch her reaction was, "That's not a gre...

Bill, to his credit, was the person
that built the first prototypes. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

Bill, to his credit, was the person that built the first pro...

The first prototype was magnificent, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

The first prototype was magnificent,

We met John
at the Car Dealers Convention - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

We met John at the Car Dealers Convention

I mean, I don't think John DeLorean
had any clue who we were. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

I mean, I don't think John DeLorean had any clue who we...

I don't think he, you know, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

I don't think he, you know,

My little daughter drives me crazy.
I've never had so much fun in my life. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

My little daughter drives me crazy. I've never had so m...

I have a two-year-old girl, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

I have a two-year-old girl,

I take her out to dinner once in a while,
just the two of us, and... - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

I take her out to dinner once in a while, just the two of us...

John was there to charm dealers - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

John was there to charm dealers

A lot of the dealers
had already invested in the company, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

A lot of the dealers had already invested in the company,

You know, I, uh, I got 44 orders. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

You know, I, uh, I got 44 orders.

- No. We're gonna do that.
- How'd you beat us here? Hi, John. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

- No. We're gonna do that. - How'd you beat us her...

People wanted him to succeed - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

People wanted him to succeed

DeLorean was going to put
his own name on the motor company - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

DeLorean was going to put his own name on the motor company

And he then talked about,
"I want to build a company which, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

And he then talked about, "I want to build a company wh...

He was always ambitious, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He was always ambitious,

He came from a very abusive background
because his father was a major alcoholic. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He came from a very abusive background because his father wa...

I think my dad... loved his father, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

I think my dad... loved his father,

His parents, I mean, I think,
you know, went through Ellis Island. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

His parents, I mean, I think, you know, went through Ellis I...

Where his parents
and his family came from was Romania, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

Where his parents and his family came from was Romania,

They didn't go to New York,
as previous generations of immigrants had. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

They didn't go to New York, as previous generations of ...

They went to the "Boomtown." - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

They went to the "Boomtown."

And the automobile companies
provided lots of work for these people. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

And the automobile companies provided lots of work for these...

You know, my father,
he was the youngest of 13 kids - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

You know, my father, he was the youngest of 13 kids

He came to this country
all by himself at age 15 or 16, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He came to this country all by himself at age 15 or 16,

It was the life
of a working person's family. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

It was the life of a working person's family.

His father and mother, apparently,
they had a hard time getting along. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

His father and mother, apparently, they had a hard time gett...

Things got rough
and she'd pick up the kids - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

Things got rough and she'd pick up the kids

We would sometimes
talk about his family or his... - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

We would sometimes talk about his family or his...

He had talked about how, like, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He had talked about how, like,

And these big brawls would spill out
on the street, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

And these big brawls would spill out on the street,

There was some physical abuse going on
in the household. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

There was some physical abuse going on in the household.

The way the world cast its lot, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

The way the world cast its lot,

He also led a frustrated life - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He also led a frustrated life

Nobody would listen
when you're just the little guy - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

Nobody would listen when you're just the little guy

And I got him talking about,
"Where did he come from?" - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

And I got him talking about, "Where did he come from?&q...

He died and left the family with nothing, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He died and left the family with nothing,

You could tell
from the way he told it in a halting way - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

You could tell from the way he told it in a halting way

There was a lot of sense
of never being anything or anybody, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

There was a lot of sense of never being anything or anybody,

And that certainly
never went with the image - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

And that certainly never went with the image

So, you knew that underneath - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

So, you knew that underneath

What he could imagine himself being
like his heroes. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

What he could imagine himself being like his heroes.

The originals who started
this greatest company in the world, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

The originals who started this greatest company in the world...

I think that the people
that built the automobile business, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

I think that the people that built the automobile business,

I mean, you hear stories
about those guys, you can't believe it. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

I mean, you hear stories about those guys, you can't be...

Absolutely they were an incredible
and unusual bunch of people. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

Absolutely they were an incredible and unusual bunch of peop...

Just, really, the pioneers,
the developers, the builders. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

Just, really, the pioneers, the developers, the builders.

We still gotta work on that front end,
though, and get back to that brush... - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

We still gotta work on that front end, though, and get back ...

- Isn't it just a gorgeous thing?
- She heard the first thing you said. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

- Isn't it just a gorgeous thing? - She heard the first...

John DeLorean needed
the seed money to build this car. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

John DeLorean needed the seed money to build this car.

So if you go around the dealers
around America, which he did, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

So if you go around the dealers around America, which he did...

And he got 350 dealers, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

And he got 350 dealers,

But he still, obviously,
hadn't got enough money - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

But he still, obviously, hadn't got enough money

John didn't have
anywhere near any money to build anything. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

John didn't have anywhere near any money to build anyth...

What we needed, really,
was a couple 100 million dollars - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

What we needed, really, was a couple 100 million dollars

And that's what we were looking for
in these different sites. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

And that's what we were looking for in these different ...

He shopped around
to look for the best deal he could get. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He shopped around to look for the best deal he could get.

The ideal... situation for him - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

The ideal... situation for him

He was close to a deal
to take his factory to Texas. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He was close to a deal to take his factory to Texas.

He originally
thought of building it in Detroit - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

He originally thought of building it in Detroit

And that's when he first went
to Puerto Rico, - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

And that's when he first went to Puerto Rico,

We went round and round.
We spent lots of time in Italy. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

We went round and round. We spent lots of time in Italy.

And I got sent to some place in Spain - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

And I got sent to some place in Spain

We just kept running around,
looking for some way to get a free plant. - Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean

We just kept running around, looking for some way to get a f...

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In the automotive world, John DeLorean rose from engineer to executive to icon. But under the hood of his self-created legend lies darkness and deceit.

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Genre: documentary, biography, crime

Year: 2021

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ImdbRating: 6.8

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Released: 30 Jul 2021

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