It Was a Sh*t Show

Chasing Harrison Ford without a script is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make The Fugitive, from nearly every actor making up all their lines to VFX artists barred from talking about their effects work.

Making the origins of fairy tales is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make The Brothers Grimm; from Director Terry Gilliam not wanting to make it, to the year long battle with the Weinsteins over the edit.

Making a Holocaust clown movie is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make The Day the Clown Cried, from a producer not paying the cast and crew, to Jerry Lewis choosing to never release the film. But surprise! Ian told Clint and Rae the episode would be about the original The Nutty Professor….

Making a holiday slasher flick is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make the 2006 Black Christmas remake, from the Weinsteins forcing excessive reshoots, to inserting fake trailer moments.

Making movies for toys is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from Iron Man 3 changing scripts to sell more toys, to Thor: The Dark World changing scripts to sell more toys, or choosing to make Guardians of the Galaxy… to sell toys.

Making Frank Herbert's classic in 1984 is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make Dune, from discovering that David Lynch was not the next Spielberg or Lucas, to the truncated post production that led to multiple versions of the film.

Making a rat a chef is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Ratatouille, from director Jan Pinkava being replaced by Brad Bird, to finishing the movie in only 18 months.

Making a movie against your will is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it is when an actor is contractually obligated to a movie, from Emily Blunt missing out on being Black Widow, to Mike Myers being a pain in The Cat in the Hat.

Following up after The Simpsons is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Futurama, from Fox questioning every aspect of the show, to dooming it with a terrible timeslot.

Making a podcast is… fun. For our 4 Year Anniversary, let's re-listen to fan favorite moments from It Was a Sh*t Show's first 3 seasons, from learning how a director uses a 2×4, to losing our minds over Daniel Craig injuries. Special thanks to super fan John Carrigan for offering to edit this episode!

Making a star act with a T-Rex is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make Theodore Rex, from the court case that forced Whoopi Goldberg to be in it, to a writer/director ill-equipped to handle the situation.

Making apes talk is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make the 2001 version of Planet of the Apes, from the likes of James Cameron, Oliver Stone, and Peter Jackson all trying to remake it, to Tim Burton struggling with the time constraints.

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.

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.

Motor-mouthing your way into places is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make the Beverly Hills Cop movies—from the first one originally starring Sylvester Stallone, to the third film shutting down a month before production.

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.