Fighting trucks is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Maximum Overdrive, from Director Stephen King admitting he was on cocaine throughout production, to the cinematographer losing his eye.

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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

02:38 - Clint’s Closet

03:58 - Maximum Overdrive

01:20:55 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

American Film: https://bit.ly/4oQ73dj

Cinefantastique: https://bit.ly/43ev8lT

Deseret News: https://bit.ly/4qGm6YP

Fangoria: https://bit.ly/4hN8rev

Gainesville Sun: https://bit.ly/4qABVQW

Slash Film: https://bit.ly/47mjdFd

Yahoo: https://bit.ly/499HXBz

Featured Footage:

Maximum Overdrive (1986)

Music:

AC/DC - Who Made Who

Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #maximumoverdrive #stephenking

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Cloning Ellen Ripley is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Alien: Resurrection, from the feud between the writer and director, to the long grueling underwater shoot.

Special Guest: Sequoia Simone from FX's Alien: Earth - The Official Podcast

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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

04:02 - Clint’s Closet

07:11 - Alien: Resurrection (1997)

01:28:03 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

• Bullz-Eye: https://bit.ly/3WbbROi
• Den of Geek: https://bit.ly/48RwsP0
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/4mK9Xij
• The Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/4oDQC3S
• The Independent: https://bit.ly/4pTD1Xz
• In Focus: https://bit.ly/4qbwk3l
• One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien Resurrection (2003)

Featured Footage:

• Alien: Resurrection (1997)

Music:

• Robert John - Sad Eyes
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #alienresurrection #xenomorph

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Testing your might is hard. For our 100th episode (!), let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Mortal Kombat, from the multiple actor injuries, to the possibility of a plagiarized theme song.

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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
• 04:38 - Clint’s Closet
• 12:13 - Mortal Kombat (The Games)
• 17:06 - Mortal Kombat (The Movie)
• 01:23:03 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

• Flickering Myth: https://bit.ly/42ZqNCL
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/41PYPJd
• http://y2u.be/s2VeFNWdrmA
• Vulture: https://bit.ly/471Lp0f

Featured Footage:

• Mortal Kombat (1995) and special features

Music:

• 2 Unlimited - Twilight Zone
• The Immortals - Sub-Zero (Chinese Ninja Warrior)
• The Immortals - Techno Syndrome (Mortal Kombat)
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #mortalkombat #liukang

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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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Sourced Audio:

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

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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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