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Making a video game into a movie is hard… still. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Uncharted, from the decade long quest to film it to being shut down by COVID as soon as they started.
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Dealing with fascism is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Starship Troopers, from the years it took to get the film financed, to the initial response not understanding Paul Verhoeven’s satire.
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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
06:03 - Clint’s Closet
07:25 - Starship Troopers (1997)
01:16:55 - Follow Ups!
Sources:
American Cinematographer: https://bit.ly/41kNnWc
Digital Spy: https://bit.ly/4b4OEEf
Empire: https://bit.ly/42Tm2eU
Film at Lincoln Center: http://y2u.be/0QotxGy4CKk
The Guardian: https://bit.ly/4jZlJWe
LA Times: https://bit.ly/41xkXbv
The Making of Starship Troopers: https://bit.ly/4ilGjOC
Rolling Stone: https://bit.ly/4jYIYzm
Music:
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
#itwasashtshow #starshiptroopers #paulverhoeven
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Making Benecio del Toro a wolf is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Wolfman remake, from replacing the director one month from filming to Rick Baker’s make-up being replaced with CGI.
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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
04:08 - Clint’s Closet
05:21 - The Wolfman (2010)
01:18:51 - Follow Ups!
Sources:
30 Ninjas: https://bit.ly/4h12wRX
Collider: https://bit.ly/4arbGok
Empire: https://bit.ly/4jnjwU4
The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3WydBBG
Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/4g4TgLr
IndieWire: https://bit.ly/4aBM1cz
MovieWeb: https://bit.ly/3CmI1A5
Shock Till You Drop: https://bit.ly/3E6vrWi
SyFy: https://bit.ly/40IBaKD
Time Out: https://bit.ly/4haITXQ
Variety: https://bit.ly/40GW3ps
Music:
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
#itwasashtshow #thewolfman #universalmonsters
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Creating the Land of Oz is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Wizard of Oz, from the dozen of on set injuries to the infamously poor treatment of Judy Garland.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - L. Frank Baum’s Wonderful Wizard of Oz
01:38 - Early Attempts at Adapting
03:13 - Producer Mervyn LeRoy’s Vision
04:30 - Directors Norman Taurog & Richard Thorpe
05:18 - The Many, Many, Many Writers on Oz
08:13 - Casting and Make-up Challenges
09:36 - Judy Garland for Dorothy Gale
10:38 - Garland’s Troublesome Early Years
11:41 - Garland’s Torturous Time on Oz
12:59 - The Lasting Legacy of Judy Garland
14:55 - Myths & Thorpe’s Abandoned Version
16:23 - George Cukor Revamps Oz
17:15 - Director Victor Fleming’s Gauntlet
19:26 - The Wicked Witch’s Woes
21:20 - King Vidor Replaces Victor Fleming
22:35 - Cutting Oz Down
23:37 - The Wizard of Oz Releases in August 1939
24:33 - Oz’s Revival via Television
25:42 - The Wizard of Oz’s Stamp on History
Sources:
American Heritage Center: https://bit.ly/3VPsAaf
American Weekly: https://bit.ly/40e0Qi7
Biography: https://bit.ly/4gRvdQH
Independent: https://bit.ly/4gwcevu
LA Times: https://bit.ly/3DBoNXG
Judy Garland: https://bit.ly/4gTezQI
The Making of the Wizard of Oz: https://bit.ly/4gAXc7B
The Road to Oz: The Evolution, Creation, and Legacy of a Motion Picture Masterpiece: https://amzn.to/4ftuPXv
The Wizard of Oz : The Official 50th Anniversary Pictorial History: https://bit.ly/3VWDV8n
Featured Footage:
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Wicked (2024)
The Wizard of Oz (1925)
The Wizard of Oz (1939) and special features
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1910)
The Making of 'the Wizard of Oz' (1979)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 50 Years of Magic (1990)
Music:
Jonathan Larson - 30/90
Diana Ross & Michael Jackson - Ease on Down the Road
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Herbert Stothart, Harold Arlen, E.Y. Harburg - The Wizard of Oz OST
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
Stephen Schwartz - Defying Gravity
#itwasashtshow #wizardofoz #judygarland
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Making sense of Ninja Terminator is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make movies directed by Godfrey Ho, from pumping out over 150 films in 20 years to splicing ninja footage into already existing films.
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Podcast Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - Clint’s Closet
05:03 - Ninja Terminator (1985)
01:09:00 - Follow Ups!
Sources:
Featured Footage:
Music:
#itwasashtshow #ninjaterminator #godfreyho
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Recorded Live at FanX, Salt Lake City, September 27, 2024.
For two decades, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger were locked into one of the most heated rivalries in Hollywood. Being the two biggest action stars of all time, they traded insults, started rumors, and tried one-upping each other in all their movies. Join Cinema Therapy and It Was A Sh*t Show as they discuss the egos at play, how it ugly it got, and the eventual lifelong friendship that came out of it.
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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.
Sources:
Ain’t It Cool News: https://bit.ly/4fmFJ2a
Fantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger: https://bit.ly/3O4WcMr
Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3UMsYWo
IndieWire: https://bit.ly/4fErmWE
The Last Action Heroes: https://bit.ly/40I75ex
Vulture: https://bit.ly/4fG0aH9
TMZ Presents: Arnold & Sly - Rivals, Friends, Icons
Featured Footage:
Demolition Man (1993)
Last Action Hero (1993)
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
Tango & Cash (1989)
True Lies (1994)
Twins (1988)
Music:
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
#itwasashtshow #stallone #schwarzenegger
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Making the perfect organism is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the Alien trilogy, from James Cameron feuding with his British crew on Aliens to David Fincher being micromanaged by Fox on Alien 3.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - Dan O’Bannon’s Alien
01:25 - David Giler & Walter Hill’s Rewrite
02:25 - Ridley Scott Boards Alien
03:45 - H.R. Giger’s Xenomorph Design
04:12 - O’Bannon: The Loose Cannon
05:42 - Oxygen, Allergies, & Chestbursters
06:43 - Scott’s Revised Ending(s)
08:08 - Alien Releases May 25, 1979
09:22 - Fox vs Brandywine
09:49 - Brandywine finds James Cameron
11:35 - Cameron’s Money Fights with Fox
13:05 - Scheduling Chaos & James Remar
13:49 - James Cameron vs the British Crew
16:35 - Oxygen, APCs, & James Horner
17:37 - Cutting Ripley’s Arc
18:35 - Aliens Releases July 18, 1986
19:32 - Brandywine’s Many False Starts
21:25 - Vincent Ward’s Wooden Vision
22:50 - Fox Loses Faith Ward’s Alien 3
23:57 - Dealing David Fincher a Bad Hand
25:31 - Fincher’s Endless Fox Problems
27:53 - A Difficult David Fincher
29:10 - Fires, Bullies, & Teaser Trailers
30:14 - The Final Disastrous Pieces
31:37 - Alien 3 Releases May 22, 1992
32:22 - Director Cuts of Each Film
Sources: https://youtu.be/TzJ-38-380I
Music:
Elliot Goldenthal - Alien 3 OST
James Horner - Aliens OST
Jerry Goldsmith - Alien OST
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
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Losing your star is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Crow, from the crew fighting rumors about a cursed film to Brandon Lee’s tragic on-set shooting.
Special Guest: Sequoia Simone (@sequoiasimone) from But Make It Scary (@butmakeitscary)
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Making tornados is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Twister, from rewriting scenes as they filmed to director Jan de Bont possibly abusing his crew.
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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.
Podcast Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:29 - Clint’s Closet
04:18 - Twister (1996)
01:02:21 - Twisters (2024)
01:08:41 - Follow Ups!
Sources:
AV Club: https://bit.ly/4cxXSbc
Desert News: https://bit.ly/3YUmoQE
Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/4dtuFPJ
The Independent: https://bit.ly/4dx6UGu
The Ringer: https://bit.ly/3YTTZtQ
Variety: https://bit.ly/4cO7lLH
Vulture: https://bit.ly/4dOaQT4
Music:
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
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Making a sequel when there can be only one is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Highlander II: The Quickening, from the financial troubles ending production before finishing to the multiple versions of the final film.
Special Guest: Alan Seawright (@alanseawright) from Cinema Therapy (@CinemaTherapyShow)
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Making a sequel to The Avengers is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Avengers: Age of Ultron, from writer/director Joss Whedon caving to his own ambitions, to the Marvel Creative Committee forcing him to make changes.
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Motor mouthing your way into places is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the Beverly Hills Cop movies, from the first one originally starring Sylvester Stallone, to the third film shutting down a month before production.
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Making the Western Godfather is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Tombstone, from writer/director Kevin Jarre getting fired four weeks in, to Kurt Russell possibly ghost directing to finish the movie on time.
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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.
Podcast Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:10 - Tombstone (1993)
01:25:04 - Follow ups!
Sources:
Music:
#itwasashtshow #tombstone #kurtrussell
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Being canceled three times is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to revive Futurama, from the evolution of television over three decades, to Fox (then Disney) undercutting voice actors’ salaries.
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AV Club: https://bit.ly/3xejcTZ
Deadline: https://bit.ly/3PIBxiw
Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3Pvjn3u
iF Magazine: https://bit.ly/3x61vGf
MovieWeb: https://bit.ly/3wUGvCl
Newsday: https://bit.ly/4a6Jgiq
Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3TEtX9w
Rotten Tomatoes: https://bit.ly/3PmLZMn
/Film: https://bit.ly/3TzZyJC
SpoilerTV: https://bit.ly/3WKx56W
Splitsider: https://bit.ly/3TB9en0
Statista: https://bit.ly/3QOfsQ5
Time: https://bit.ly/4dxOBS4
Toronto Star: https://bit.ly/3vo7JAB
Variety: https://bit.ly/43pYxbK
Wired: https://bit.ly/3TneiLM
Nerdist: Futurama Live! (2013)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: https://t.ly/BOWRm
Music:
Christopher Tying - Futurama OST
Devin Townsend Project - Bend It Like Bender!
Gerald Fried - Fight Music (Star Trek)
Katrina and the Waves - Walking on Sunshine
Pierre Henry - Psyche Rock
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
#itwasashtshow #futurama #mattgroening
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Making apes talk is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the 2001 version of Planet of the Apes, from the likes of James Cameron, Oliver Stone, and Peter Jackson all trying to remake it, to Tim Burton struggling with the time constraints.
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Making a star act with a T-Rex is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Theodore Rex, from the court case that forced Whoopi Goldberg to be in it, to a writer/director ill-equipped to handle the situation.
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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. Whether it's big egos, bigger budgets, or just plain bad luck, we are going behind-the-scenes on these disastrous, never ending, and sometimes dangerous productions. From the creators of WTF Happened To This Movie?, It Was A Sh*t Show is a video essay/documentary/podcast series looking at some of your favorite films and tv shows, and why they were such a nightmare to make.
Podcast Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
02:33 - Theodore Rex
Sources:
LA Times: https://bit.ly/49FvFxS
Slash Film: https://bit.ly/3SGQbHM
Music:
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme
#itwasashtshow #theodorerex #whoopigoldberg
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Making a podcast is… fun. For our 4 Year Anniversary, let’s relisten to fan favorite moments from It Was A Sh*t Show’s first 3 seasons, from learning how a director uses a 2x4 to losing our minds over Daniel Craig injuries. Special thanks to super fan John Carrigan for offering to edit this episode!
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:26 - Super Mario Bros
05:54 - Misleading Trailers
08:45 - Jurassic Park III
14:38 - Dubbed Actors
16:47 - The Simpsons Movie
24:16 - The Good Dinosaur
26:19 - Mr. & Mrs. Smith
34:26 - The Blues Brothers
39:31 - Empires of the Deep
46:34 - American Graffiti
49:45 - Rogue One
57:14 - Ghostbuers: The Video Game
01:00:36 - Actor Feuds
01:05:05 - Surviving Christmas
01:09:23 - Quantum of Solace
01:19:05 - Poltergeist
01:26:56 - Foodfight!
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Following up after The Simpsons is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Futurama, from Fox questioning every aspect of the show to dooming it with a terrible timeslot.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - The Simpsons’ Changed the World
02:37 - Matt Groening Creates Futurama
03:49 - Enlisting the Help of David X. Cohen
05:27 - Fleshing Out a Science Fiction Comedy
06:50 - Battling the Risk Averse Fox Network
09:09 - Unexplained Recasting of Fry & Leela
10:41 - Developing an Animated Sitcom
11:53 - Making an Episode Just for Fox
12:53 - Futurama Debuts Then Moves Timeslot
13:46 - Groening Trashes Fox Over and Over
14:57 - Inconsistent Sunday Airings
15:52 - Fox Forgets Futurama Exists
16:28 - Canceling Futurama the First Time
17:11 - The Series Push into Serious Sci-Fi
18:01 - A Surprisingly Emotional Series
19:24 - Writing a Fitting Finale
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Music:
#itwasashtshow #futurama #mattgroening
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Making a movie against your will is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it is when an actor is contractually obligated to a movie, from Emily Blunt missing out on being Black Widow to Mike Myers being a pain in The Cat In The Hat.
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Podcast Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
04:54 - Contractually Obligated Casting
09:38 - Ryan Reynolds in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
10:00 - Jennifer Garner in Elektra (2005)
12:03 - Brad Pitt in Troy (2004)
13:30 - Emily Blunt in Gulliver's Travels (2010)
16:54 - Edward Norton in The Italian Job (2003)
22:59 - David Cross in the Alvin and the Chipmunks movies
25:07 - Bill Murray in Garfield: The Movie (2004)
28:33 - Mike Myers in The Cat in the Hat (2003)
57:58 - Bruce Willis in three movies for Disney
01:04:15 - Keanu Reeves in The Watcher (2000)
01:14:38 - Follow Ups!
Sources:
Music:
#itwasashtshow #mikemyers #keanureeves
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Making a rat a chef is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Ratatouille, from director Jan Pinkava being replaced by Brad Bird to finishing the movie in only 18 months.
Special guest: Ryan K. Hudson @ryankhudson
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00:00 - Intro
02:16 - Ratatouille (2007)
01:09:31 - Follow Ups!
Sources:
Music:
#itwasashtshow #ratatouille #pixar
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