![]() What is our obsession with true crime?įenton: I think it’s the similar thing that fascinates people about O.J. As you said, it’s been 25 years, and we’re still obsessed. ![]() We’re not trying to defend their horrific actions, we’re just trying to take a different look at what might have inspired those actions. We hope people will get to see it and be open to the ideas that are explored in it. With this film, the idea of working with Abdi Nazemian who’s this amazing screenwriter and with this incredible cast, all the pieces fell into place for us to be able to transfer our sensibilities in all the work we’ve done in documentary into a great script, a cool cast, and an amazing story. We’re attracted to the same kinds of story, but it’s all storytelling. All of our stuff is about similar over-exposed but under-revealed stories. We just felt it was time to be doing more scripted stuff. We did Party Monster the documentary and then the scripted film. Randy Barbato: I also think as filmmakers, most of our work is making documentaries. I thought this was such a juicy and interesting story. With the anniversary coming up, it’s been 25 years. At the time, we didn’t do anything about it because life goes on. I just remember thinking, “Are they really these cold-blooded murderers?” It just seemed weird. We’re always attracted to subjects that are over-exposed but yet under revealed. The Menendez brothers were kind of hot, and it just seemed like such an interesting story. What made you want to take this project on?įenton Bailey: Randy and I were gripped by the story when it happened and over the years. In a conversation with Bailey and Barbato, we talk about taking on the case which still captures the public’s curiosity. The brothers’ story and subsequent trial gripped the country. The Menendez brothers, of course, became infamous in the early 1990s as two brothers who killed their parents while they watched TV one night at their home in Beverly Hills. Menendez: Blood Brothers examines a new and interesting perspective on the story of Lyle and Erik Menendez. This month, Bailey and Barbato tackle the Menendez brothers for Lifetime. Their documentary work includes Party Monster which they later made into a feature film, Inside Deep Throat, and the critically acclaimed Mapplethorpe:Look at the Pictures. Since creating World of Wonder Productions in 1991, they produce such shows as Ru-Paul’s Drag Race and Million Dollar Listing. Awards Daily TV talks to powerhouse producing and directing duo Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato as they take on the Menendez brothers in a new Lifetime film.įenton Bailey and Randy Barbato have been producing and directing partners for over twenty years.
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