The Balloon Boy hoax, which took place in Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2009, is revisited in a Netflix docuseries, "Trainwreck." The incident involved a homemade helium balloon that allegedly carried ...

The Gist: You may recall most of this saga from a couple hours’ worth of tweets and some memes of questionable taste, but it has some crazy plot twists beyond the big one, so I won’t spoil too much of ...

Trainwreck: Balloon Boy — the latest in Netflix’s Trainwreck documentary series — is already one of the most popular films on the streamer in the U.S. What is the Heene family featured in the ...

It has been nearly 16 years since the “balloon boy” story captured the attention of millions of Americans. Now, the family behind “one of America’s most infamous, and bizarre news stories” is speaking ...

'Trainwreck’ filmmaker Gillian Pachter examines the possibility for Netflix, and in conversation with The Hollywood Reporter. By Tony Maglio When filmmaker Gillian Pachter watched the 2009 “Balloon ...

Warning: This article includes spoilers for Trainwreck: Balloon Boy! Trainwreck: Balloon Boy reveals that Richard and Mayumiu Heene pleaded guilty to their respective charges, but they were ...

Netflix’s Trainwreck anthology is, unsurprisingly, a hit, its weekly episodes about bizarre high-profile events in recent history routinely lodging themselves in the streamer’s top 10. Trainwreck: ...

"What if my stupid experiment kills my son?" Who remembers this story? Of course we all do... How could anyone forget?! Netflix has revealed an official trailer for the doc Trainwreck: Balloon Boy, ...

We’ve been keeping up with the most recent entries in Netflix’s Trainwreck series, which has become known for unpacking some of the wildest media moments from the 2000s. In June, it was Travis Scott’s ...

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