Making superpowers gritty is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make 2015’s Fantastic Four, from director Josh Trank’s erratic behavior to reshooting a third of the film months before releasing.

Special Guest: Alan Seawright from Cinema Therapy

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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

05:58 - Clint’s Closet

07:57 - Fantastic Four (2015)

01:43:41 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

Bleeding Cool: https://bit.ly/44m0F4S

Comicbook.com: https://bit.ly/4lrYPXn

Den of Geek: https://bit.ly/3GpjrR5

Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/4kqBTHa

https://bit.ly/3GmxzdS

https://bit.ly/3Uan0he

First Cut Studios: http://y2u.be/ANhtp34ePKE

Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3I4rTWk

https://bit.ly/45GUGbS

LA Times: https://bit.ly/3IksAea

Polygon: https://bit.ly/3FTYNIN

TheWrap: https://bit.ly/44mUG00

Featured Footage:

Fantastic Four (2015)

Mallrats (1995)

Music:

Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #fantasticfour #joshtrank

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Making promotional art is hard. Let’s talk about how some movie posters dealt with controversies, from the royalties for Pulp Fiction, to the whitewashing on Couples Retreat.

Special Guest: Jonathan Giesbrecht from Paper and Light

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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

04:37 - The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)

07:38 - 12 Years A Slave (2013)

10:38 - The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)

14:37 - Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)

23:22 - Camp Hell (2010)

29:58 - Iron Man 3 (2013)

38:38 - Clint’s Closet

42:15 - Pulp Fiction (1994)

01:11:55 - Couples Retreat (2009)

01:41:00 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

Digital Spy: https://bit.ly/4lhf61a

Down and Dirty Pictures: https://bit.ly/44c0eKx

The Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/4kOa78t

https://bit.ly/4la54Pb

New York Post: https://bit.ly/45biGVL

Variety: https://bit.ly/3ZP2LZG

https://bit.ly/4kR2dLu

Yahoo: https://bit.ly/3G7O6SP

Featured Footage:

Couples Retreat (2009)

Pulp Fiction (1994)

Music:

Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #pulpfiction #movieposters

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Making Blade act is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Blade: Trinity, from Wesley Snipes refusing to show up on set, to him suing New Line Cinema for taxes.

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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

02:50 - Clint’s Closet

04:21 - Blade (1998)

27:32 - Blade II (2002)

32:07 - Blade: Trinity (2004)

01:37:37 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

AV Club: https://bit.ly/3SbwlED

eFilmCritic: https://bit.ly/4kKB8cz

Film School Rejects: https://bit.ly/3ZjNIqI

Guardian: https://bit.ly/4kthKRa

Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3Fg7cFZ

IGN: https://bit.ly/4kthWjm

https://bit.ly/3FeO3UO

The Independent: https://bit.ly/4j9mDgS

Looper: https://bit.ly/3Flpa9V

Variety: https://bit.ly/4m0D81D

https://bit.ly/43kJSyR

Uproxx: https://bit.ly/3Sdr3Zg

Featured Footage:

Blade (1998)

Blade: Trinity (2004)

Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

Josh Horowitz: http://y2u.be/yCg3ViXMUJo

Pete Holmes: http://y2u.be/i8rCtzKA9tQ

Music:

New Order - Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)

Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Making monsters is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Universal’s Dark Universe, from abandoning Dracula Untold as a franchise starter, to 2017’s Mummy burying the shared universe before it could begin.

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Collider: http://y2u.be/eMNvXdpjZ10

Fandom: http://y2u.be/3mzZcLJzKt4

Flicks in the City: http://y2u.be/cV1JcAlTdFw

HeyUGuys: http://y2u.be/rYfwByztMhg

IGN: http://y2u.be/oevUS1Nun-M

See all sources on the YouTube page.

Music:

Alan Silvestri - Van Helsing OST

The Book of Mormon - Two by Two

Brian Tyler - The Mummy (2017) OST

Jerry Goldsmith - The Mummy (1999) OST

Ramin Djawadi - Dracula Untold OST

Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Stealing from drug lords is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Triple Frontier, from its decade long journey to existence to the endless rotation of big name stars.

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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
• 03:09 - Triple Frontier (2019)

Sources:

• Coming Soon: https://bit.ly/41X150p
• Deadline: https://bit.ly/4icZDy6
• Engadget: https://bit.ly/42b7BC2
• Variety: https://bit.ly/4izBCRG
• Vulture: https://bit.ly/4bWojse

Featured Footage:

• Triple Frontier (2019)

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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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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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
• 03:02 - Clint’s Closet
• 04:13 - Uncharted (2022)
• 01:09:20 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

• Collider: https://bit.ly/4hnyGX4
• Deadline: https://bit.ly/4kELGdF
• DiscussingFilm: https://bit.ly/3XGH3pA
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/4iy9w97
• Game Spot: https://bit.ly/4ieHQq2
• Gizmodo: https://bit.ly/4jmOuea
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3DEjBm9
• https://bit.ly/3FqkHT2
• IGN: https://bit.ly/4iwEmz2
• Kotaku: https://bit.ly/4kwt7bD
• Latino Review: https://bit.ly/3QTtGi7

Featured Footage:

• Uncharted Live Action Film (2018)
• Uncharted (2022)

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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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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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

01:35 - Clint’s Closet

05:03 - Ninja Terminator (1985)

01:09:00 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

• Den of Geek: https://bit.ly/3UK1Qai
• Nanarland: https://bit.ly/48CEDN8
• https://bit.ly/48EiaPI
• https://bit.ly/40CggNK
• https://bit.ly/3CouOqg

Featured Footage:

• Ninja Terminator (1985)
• Parks and Recreation (2009-2015)

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #ninjaterminator #godfreyho

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