Traveling through time is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Back to the Future, from the years it took convincing a studio to make it to replacing an overly serious actor weeks into filming.

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In the entertainment world, there are millions of dollars on the line and troubled productions are bound to happen. And we are going to talk about 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
00:34 - Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale's First Movie
01:30 - Three Failures with Steven Spielberg
02:15 - Developing the Idea of Back to the Future
03:23 - Struggling to Sell the Screenplay
05:08 - Frank Price Gets the Rights Back
07:06 - Meeting Sid Sheinberg's Demands
09:26 - Budget Cuts Force Script Changes
10:46 - Production Begins with a Miscast Eric Stoltz
13:34 - Starting Over with Michael J. Fox
15:38 - Difficulties with Crispin Glover
17:13 - A Hurried Post Production
18:15 - Back to the Future Releases July 3, 1985
19:12 - Back to the Future's Influence on Pop Culture
20:46 - Universal Pictures Wants Sequels

Sources:
AFI: https://catalog.afi.com/Film/67171-19...
https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56547-I-...
AV Club: https://film.avclub.com/crispin-glove...
Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History: https://www.backtothefuture.store/Bac...
Box Office Mojo: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release...
Deadline: https://deadline.com/2015/10/back-to-...
The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014...
Michael Douglas: A Biography: https://books.google.com/books/about/...
Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/back...

Featured Footage:
1941 (1979)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Back In Time (2015)
Back To The Future (1985) and special features
Back To The Future: Part II (1989)
Back To The Future: The Animated Series (1991)
Back To The Future: The Game (2015)
Better Off Dead (1985)
Big Trouble (1986)
Doctor Who (2005 - )
Double Indemnity (1944)
A Field of Honor (1973)
Gandhi (1982)
Ghostbusters (1984)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Family Guy (1999 - )
Family Ties (1982 - 1989)
Futurama (1999 - 2013)
Knocked Up (2007)
Mask (1985)
National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
The Outsiders (1983)
Porky's (1981)
Ready Player One (2018)
Red Dawn (1984)
Regular Show (2009 - 2017)
Rick and Morty (2013 - )
Romancing the Stone (1984)
Safety Last! (1923)
Saturday Night Live (1975 - )
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Spaced (1999 - 2001)
The Simpsons (1989 - )
Supernatural (2005 - 2020)
Used Cars (1980)
The Wild Life (1984)

Back to the Future: The Musical:    • 'Power of Love' - Back To The Future ...  
   • Video  
Collider:    • Lea Thompson & Christopher Lloyd on ‘...  
Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love:    • Huey Lewis & The News - The Power Of ...  
Jimmy Kimmel Live:    • Marty McFly & Doc Brown Visit Jimmy K...  
Kanye West - Good Morning:    • Kanye West - Good Morning  
Nerdist:    • Billy West Mashes Up Futurama and Bac...  
Raving Rabbids - Travel in Time    • Raving Rabbids - Travel in Time  
Reunited Apart:    • It's Time to go BACK TO THE FUTURE! |...  
We’re Going Back:    • We're Going Back | Back to the Future...  

Music:
Alan Silvestri - Back To The Future (Original Soundtrack)
Alan Silvestri - Back To The Future: Part II (Original Soundtrack)
Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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