It Was a Sh*t Show

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 from Cinema Therapy

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.

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.

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.

Recorded Live at FanX, Salt Lake City, September 27, 2024. **Apologies for the poor audio quality!** 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 (@CinemaTherapyShow) and It Was a Sh*t Show, as they discuss the egos at play, how ugly it got, and the eventual lifelong friendship that came out of it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Stealing from drug lords is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make Triple Frontier—from its decade-long journey to existence, to the endless rotation of big name stars.

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.

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

Making superpowers gritty is hard. Let's talk about how difficult it was to make 2015's Fantastic Four: from director Josh's erratic behavior, to reshooting a third of the film months before releasing. Special Guest: Alan Seawright from Cinema Therapy