It Was A Sh*t Show

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.💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!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/4fmFJ2aFantastic: The Life of Arnold Schwarzenegger: https://bit.ly/3O4WcMrHollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3UMsYWoIndieWire: https://bit.ly/4fErmWEThe Last Action Heroes: https://bit.ly/40I75exVulture: https://bit.ly/4fG0aH9TMZ Presents: Arnold & Sly - Rivals, Friends, IconsFeatured 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

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.You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!Chapters:00:00 - Intro00:35 - Dan O’Bannon’s Alien01:25 - David Giler & Walter Hill’s Rewrite02:25 - Ridley Scott Boards Alien03:45 - H.R. Giger’s Xenomorph Design04:12 - O’Bannon: The Loose Cannon05:42 - Oxygen, Allergies, & Chestbursters06:43 - Scott’s Revised Ending(s)08:08 - Alien Releases May 25, 197909:22 - Fox vs Brandywine09:49 - Brandywine finds James Cameron11:35 - Cameron’s Money Fights with Fox13:05 - Scheduling Chaos & James Remar13:49 - James Cameron vs the British Crew16:35 - Oxygen, APCs, & James Horner17:37 - Cutting Ripley’s Arc18:35 - Aliens Releases July 18, 198619:32 - Brandywine’s Many False Starts21:25 - Vincent Ward’s Wooden Vision22:50 - Fox Loses Faith Ward’s Alien 323:57 - Dealing David Fincher a Bad Hand25:31 - Fincher’s Endless Fox Problems27:53 - A Difficult David Fincher29:10 - Fires, Bullies, & Teaser Trailers30:14 - The Final Disastrous Pieces31:37 - Alien 3 Releases May 22, 199232:22 - Director Cuts of Each FilmSources: https://youtu.be/TzJ-38-380IMusic:Elliot Goldenthal - Alien 3 OSTJames Horner - Aliens OSTJerry Goldsmith - Alien OSTRyan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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)Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 17 extra minutes)!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!Podcast Chapters:00:00 - Intro06:59 - Clint’s Closet08:14 - The Crow (1994)01:26:04 - Follow Ups!Sources:CBR: https://bit.ly/3XVGGXJCursed Films: https://bit.ly/3BNX2tZEntertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/4gYAAyuMedium: https://bit.ly/4eE8dUCWashington Post: https://bit.ly/4ezdhcUMusic:Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme#itwasashtshow #thecrow #brandonlee

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.Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 17 extra minutes)!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!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 - Intro02:29 - Clint’s Closet04:18 - Twister (1996)01:02:21 - Twisters (2024)01:08:41 - Follow Ups!Sources:AV Club: https://bit.ly/4cxXSbcDesert News: https://bit.ly/3YUmoQEEntertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/4dtuFPJhttps://bit.ly/4dGi0Jehttps://bit.ly/4dMtQRQThe Independent: https://bit.ly/4dx6UGuThe Ringer: https://bit.ly/3YTTZtQVariety: https://bit.ly/4cO7lLHVulture: https://bit.ly/4dOaQT4https://bit.ly/3SYzXL3Music:Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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)Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 24 extra minutes)!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!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 - Intro03:59 - Clint’s Closet04:59 - Highlander (1986)32:52 - Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)Sources:AV Club: https://bit.ly/3LvLcq1Cinefantastique: https://bit.ly/3zZWFvqFigmentfly: https://bit.ly/4fc7pa6HeyUGuys: https://bit.ly/3LxnJF1Money Into Light: https://bit.ly/4d4DPBKPress & Journal: https://bit.ly/4fcdHqiReddit: https://bit.ly/3YbusvKThe Telegraph: https://bit.ly/3zPZa3uMusic:Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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.You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!Sources:Birth.Movies.Death.: https://bit.ly/3RCkIpJBuzzFeed: https://bit.ly/3ts2v5Uhttps://bit.ly/3TD41wGCollider: https://bit.ly/46TtHIsDeadline: https://bit.ly/477dK2zEmpire: https://bit.ly/3uVUw1tEntertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/41ego4jhttps://bit.ly/3tBY4WdGizmodo: https://bit.ly/47cl23WIGN: https://bit.ly/41BYmZGThe Independent: https://bit.ly/4adgQUsLA Times: https://bit.ly/47TIUdOMCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios: https://bit.ly/3u9BvbxMTV: https://bit.ly/487Tjm0New York Magazine: https://bit.ly/3Rm7LzYPolygon: https://bit.ly/3RTieEsSlashFilm: https://bit.ly/47h2oIqThe Story of Marvel Studios: https://bit.ly/46dfEx0Vox: https://bit.ly/3tpePnLVulture: https://bit.ly/489ktsLDigital Spy: http://y2u.be/pxIfBEQ9IiUNerd HQ: http://y2u.be/Kns2YU5IbCQOxford Union: http://y2u.be/wPnqzENRToARotten Tomatoes: http://y2u.be/AvLAqHkx-V8Tribeca: http://y2u.be/Fp2iUAVJZvoMusic:Danny Elfman & Brian Tyler - Avengers: Age of Ultron OSTRyan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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.Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 20 extra minutes)!💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!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 - Intro02:10 - Tombstone (1993)01:25:04 - Follow ups!Sources:Original Script: https://bit.ly/3R8x4pZEntertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3V6kx7yhttps://bit.ly/3Kjz5MhHollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3yzyLX2Old West: https://bit.ly/3KFTUBTSetting History Straight: https://bit.ly/4dZ66L6True West: https://bit.ly/4aJOUqshttps://bit.ly/3KlsLnjVal Kilmer Gallery: https://bit.ly/3VftJaXGQ: http://y2u.be/GGHXWF7LeZIhttp://y2u.be/m8vG9v8x8-wInside of You: http://y2u.be/RLjw4czibzQMusic:Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme#itwasashtshow #tombstone #kurtrussell

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.💸 | Support us!🔗 | Follow us!👕 | Buy our merch!Sources:AV Club: https://bit.ly/3xejcTZCNN: https://bit.ly/3PI66VAhttps://bit.ly/4cs6NfnDeadline: https://bit.ly/3PIBxiwEntertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3Pvjn3uhttps://bit.ly/3PFFYKTiF Magazine: https://bit.ly/3x61vGfMovieWeb: https://bit.ly/3wUGvClNewsday: https://bit.ly/4a6JgiqHollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3TEtX9wRotten Tomatoes: https://bit.ly/3PmLZMn/Film: https://bit.ly/3TzZyJCSpoilerTV: https://bit.ly/3WKx56WSplitsider: https://bit.ly/3TB9en0Statista: https://bit.ly/3QOfsQ5Time: https://bit.ly/4dxOBS4Toronto Star: https://bit.ly/3vo7JABVariety: https://bit.ly/43pYxbKhttps://bit.ly/4coGzuchttps://bit.ly/4cfHYDfhttps://bit.ly/4cF3528https://bit.ly/4cvYaQRhttps://bit.ly/3TyAjYdWired: https://bit.ly/3TneiLMhttps://bit.ly/3xkZRADNerdist: Futurama Live! (2013)Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: https://t.ly/BOWRmMusic:Christopher Tying - Futurama OSTDevin Townsend Project - Bend It Like Bender!Gerald Fried - Fight Music (Star Trek)Katrina and the Waves - Walking on SunshinePierre Henry - Psyche RockRyan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme#itwasashtshow #futurama #mattgroening