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Uncharted (2022) Apr 09, 2025

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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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Starship Troopers (1997) Mar 19, 2025

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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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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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The Wolfman (2010) Feb 12, 2025

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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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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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YouTube Deep Dive: The Wizard of Oz (1939) Jan 29, 2025

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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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Ninja Terminator (1985) Dec 18, 2024

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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:

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

Music:

Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #ninjaterminator #godfreyho

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Stallone vs Schwarzenegger (Live) w/ Cinema Therapy Nov 20, 2024

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Apologies for the poor audio quality!

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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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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YouTube Deep Dive: Alien(s) Oct 30, 2024

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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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The Crow (1994) w/ Sequoia Simone Oct 23, 2024

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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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Podcast Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
06:59 - Clint’s Closet
08:14 - The Crow (1994)
01:26:04 - Follow Ups!

Sources:

CBR: https://bit.ly/3XVGGXJ
Cursed Films: https://bit.ly/3BNX2tZ
Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/4gYAAyu
Medium: https://bit.ly/4eE8dUC
Washington Post: https://bit.ly/4ezdhcU

Music:

Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

#itwasashtshow #thecrow #brandonlee

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Twister (1996) Oct 02, 2024

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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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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

https://bit.ly/4dGi0Je

https://bit.ly/4dMtQRQ

The Independent: https://bit.ly/4dx6UGu

The Ringer: https://bit.ly/3YTTZtQ

Variety: https://bit.ly/4cO7lLH

Vulture: https://bit.ly/4dOaQT4

https://bit.ly/3SYzXL3

Music:

Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) w/ Alan Seawright Aug 28, 2024

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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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