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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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

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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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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

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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