Remembering who you are is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Bourne Identity, from dealing with Director Doug Liman’s erratic behavior to the endless amount of reshooting to get the film right.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about 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
• 00:38 - Swingers & Go Director Doug Liman
• 02:06 - The Bourne Identity Flies to Universal
• 03:09 - William Blake Herron’s Faithful Adaptation
• 03:35 - Tony Gilroy Brings Bourne Down to Earth
• 05:36 - Casting Matt Damon as Jason Bourne
• 06:33 - Liman Ditches Gilroy and Montreal
• 07:34 - David Self’s New Script Angers Damon
• 08:17 - Frank Marshall Tries Wrangling Liman
• 10:14 - Liman’s Paranoia of Universal
• 10:51 - The New Wave of Action Films
• 12:06 - Reviving the Farmhouse Set Piece
• 13:22 - Shooting Clive Owen Without Permission
• 14:35 - Problem Solving for Editor Saar Klein
• 15:24 - Reshooting the Ending
• 16:56 - Debating the Disaster
• 17:40 - The Bourne Identity Releases June 14, 2002
• 18:12 - Liman Gets Booted from the Sequels
• 18:46 - The Bourne Series’ Troubles
• 19:59 - Bourne Shapes the Future of Action Films

Sources:

• BBC: https://bbc.in/417Tkn5
• Box Office Mojo: https://bit.ly/429AMDx
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3mp1xDz
• Film School Rejects: https://bit.ly/3kLJmaK
• GQ: https://bit.ly/3Ej2Tpu
• The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3IfJJ56
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3ImSvQa
• LA Times: https://lat.ms/3IRSgvj
• Movie Habit: https://bit.ly/3IdM28P
• New York Magazine: https://nym.ag/3JeH51h
• The New Yorker: https://bit.ly/3xAaJqZ
• The Ringer: https://bit.ly/3YCklgk
• Rolling Stone: https://bit.ly/3yqwzxB
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://bit.ly/3ZrLL9Q
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3k2Qm2C
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3lJOYCG
• Wall Street Journal: https://on.wsj.com/3SM2r9v

Featured Clips:

• The Bourne Identity (2002) and special features
  
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
• Letterkenny (2016- )
• Ocean's Eleven (2001)
• Scrubs (2001–2010)
• Swingers (1996)
• Ted Lasso (2020- )
• Austin Film Festival: https://youtu.be/qwaBr7l5pcE
• The Bobbie Wygant Archive: https://youtu.be/zHRkotXGyAs
• Collider: https://youtu.be/VFEAOlaKIMc
• TIFF Talks: https://www.youtube.com/live/9rMCgVrWnf8?feature=share

Music:

• John Powell - The Bourne Identity OST
• Moby - Extreme Ways
• Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #thebourneidentity #dougliman

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Making John Wayne Asian is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Conqueror (with guest host Ryan Uytdewilligen), from Howard Hughes forcing animals, actors, and sand into production, to the cast and crew inadvertently becoming nuclear fallout downwinders.

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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 - The Conqueror (1956)
• 01:13:25 - Patreon Shout Outs!

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #theconqueror #johnwayne

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Making a movie trailer is hard. Let’s talk about how some trailers can actively mislead their audience, from removing main characters in Frozen and Inglorious Basterds to changing the film’s genre in Bridge to Terabithia and In Bruges.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about 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
• 01:08 - Jurassic Park / Yesterday
• 07:06 - Trailer Only Footage
• 12:31 - Red Eye
• 15:43 - In Bruges
• 18:43 - Tangled
• 23:15 - Frozen
• 26:05 - Inglourious Basterds
• 29:49 - Snow Dogs
• 32:36 - Kangaroo Jack
• 39:33 - Sweeny Todd
• 43:25 - Drive
• 49:19 - Bridge to Terabithia
• 01:04:48 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

• Chicago Sun-Times: https://bit.ly/3IwXyw4
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/41Mp0z5
• LA Times: https://lat.ms/3J1DYcO
• LA Times: https://lat.ms/3kyJkTJ
• MTV: https://bit.ly/3y3oKOu
• SciFi Wire: https://bit.ly/3xXYHIi
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3EM1doL
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3ELx5tS
• Vice: https://bit.ly/3ZbEhHG

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #movietrailers #anadearmas

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Animating Patrick Warburton is hard. Let’s interview director and animator Tony Bancroft about his time on The Emperor’s New Groove, from why he thought Roger Allers' Kingdom of the Sun wasn’t finished to the joys of animating Kronk.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about 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:

• Vulture: https://bit.ly/3HTeoFi

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #tonybancroft #emprerorsnewgroove

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Making an underwater movie is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Abyss, from the logistical nightmare of all involved during filming to dealing with James Cameron’s perfectionism.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about 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:

• Box Office Mojo
• Entertainment Weekly
• James Cameron: Interviews
• LA Times
• New York Times
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Starlog #146, September 1989
• Starlog #150, January 1990
• Titanic and the Making of James Cameron

• Entertainment Tonight
• GQ: https://youtu.be/nIEbpGdctyg
• IGN: https://youtu.be/TZqppCmiyIk
• James Cameron: Voyage to the Bottom of the Earth (2012)
• Light & Magic (2022)
• Today: https://youtu.be/vx9v9pf_2n0
• Under Pressure: Making The Abyss (1993)

Music:

• Alan Silvestri - The Abyss (Original Soundtrack)
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #theabyss #jamescameron

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Finding the Death Star plans is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, from the multiple script revisions during filming to the enormous amount of reshoots.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about 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:

• Birth Movies Death
• Collider
• Collider
• Empire
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly:
• ​​Gizmodo
• Gizmodo
• Hollywood Reporter:
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• Hollywood Reporter
• LA Times
• LA Times
• LA Times
• New York Times
• The Playlist
• Slash Film:
• Variety
• Yahoo

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #rogueone #andor

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Paying someone to be your family is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Surviving Christmas, from the production ruining a suburb, to releasing the film a week before Halloween.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about 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:

• Chicago Tribune
• MovieHole
• New York Post
• Variety
• Variety

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #survivingchristmas #bennifer

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Rebuilding a model home is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make the revival of Arrested Development, from the scheduling conflicts of Season 4 to the actor fights during Season 5.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about 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:

• ABC News: https://ab.co/3Bx50oT
• Comes With A Smile: https://bit.ly/3d6C9yn
• Daily Beast: https://bit.ly/3RzxROS
• Deadline: https://bit.ly/3U2gdox
• Deadline: https://bit.ly/2HLQudJ
• Deadline: https://bit.ly/3QBno4b
• Digital Spy: https://bit.ly/3RFRIfh
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3QFhOh4
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3B9Icdw
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3BaDyMb
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3BAb9Az
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3BAb7IX
• The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3BBlSuP
• The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3Qylrp3
• The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3RFKasZ
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3RHN40y
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3xjQIoW
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3d6w6cX
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3qtvVvz
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3eKpiSF
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3RKPA6g
• IndieWire: https://bit.ly/3BAXo4G
• New York Times: https://nyti.ms/2IGMq3R
• The Television Will Be Revolutionized: https://amzn.to/3LLLXL3
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3Bdmsxa
• Vice: https://bit.ly/3RJh77V
• Vulture: https://bit.ly/3xituzv

• ABC News
• AP: https://youtu.be/WLM7ZEsTzgM
• Drexel University: https://youtu.be/4qbTdWrXDgQ
• Jim and Sam Show: https://youtu.be/qRbc7Qn1Bp4
• The New Yorker Festival: https://youtu.be/kRkSrlG-pNs
• Pretentious Film Majors: https://youtu.be/5448baj0M30
• SirusXM: https://youtu.be/rP5A1ly4DlY

Music:

• David Schwartz - Arrested Development (Original Soundtrack)
• LeRoy - Gonna Get Together
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #arresteddevelopment #mitchhurwitz

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Making a vanity project for a Chinese billionaire is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Empires of the Deep, from the musical chairs of frustrated directors to the harrowing journey of one actor attempting to leave the production.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about 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:

• Atavist Magazine
• Hollywood Reporter
• New York Times
• SlashFilm
• Vice

#itwasashtshow #empiresofthedeep #releasethedeep

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Pretending you’re a pod person is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to adapt The Body Snatchers, from the 1956’s Invasions of the Body Snatchers to 2007’s The Invasion where both films changed titles, suffered reshoots, and altered endings.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about 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:

• The Baltimore Sun
• ComingSoon.net
• Entertainment Weekly
• Entertainment Weekly
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers
• Hollywood Reporter
• LA Times
• SciFi Wire
• USA Today
• Variety
• Variety
• Variety

Music:

• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #invasionofthebodysnatchers #halloween

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