The Making of Alien(s) was a Sh*t Show

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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. 💸 | Support us! https://www.patreon.com/itwasashtshow 🔗 | Follow us! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow 👕 | Buy our merch! https://www.teepublic.com/user/itwasashtshow 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. 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: Alien The Alien Legacy (1999) American Cinematographer: https://bit.ly/4e4xery Cinefantastique Vol. 9, #1 (Fall 1979) Empire: https://bit.ly/3XiMYQR Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/4dG0bdC Ridley Scott: A Biography: https://bit.ly/3T8RwYI Shock Value: https://bit.ly/4e2Td1V Starlog Magazine #26 (Sept 1979) Aliens The Alien Saga (2002) Cinefex Magazine #27 (Aug 1986) Empire: https://bit.ly/3T5jdBW https://bit.ly/4eggIoN Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3XAcbHJ The Futurist: https://bit.ly/473EgdL IndieWire: https://bit.ly/4e8CH0E LA Times: https://bit.ly/4dNLZPF https://bit.ly/3ZdNqCA The Making of Aliens: https://bit.ly/47oNb9O Popmatters: https://bit.ly/4e3Syxf Time: https://bit.ly/4cOxPfT Vulture: https://bit.ly/3N5Wims Alien 3 Ain’t It Cool News: https://bit.ly/476sxLn AVP Galaxy: https://bit.ly/3Nf6QzP Cinescape (Nov 1997) Den of Geek: https://bit.ly/47BKSAw Empire: https://bit.ly/3T8eCyG https://bit.ly/4g8pNRN Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/4fXhOqG Film Stories: https://bit.ly/3zNwIj3 Guardian: https://bit.ly/3yWTgxw LA Times: https://bit.ly/3BEGuEB Moviehole: https://bit.ly/3zgqxnB Perfect Organism: https://bit.ly/4etkBa5 Playboy: https://bit.ly/3Y4mUdZ Premiere Vol 5, #9 (May 1992) Total Film: https://bit.ly/3XDrYEq William Gibson: https://bit.ly/47xbB0S Featured Footage: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Alien (1979)* Aliens (1986)* Alien 3 (1992)* Alien: Covenant (2012) Alien Resurrection (1997) Alien: Romulus (2024) Alien vs. Predator (2004) Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007) Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) The Duellists (1977) The Hitcher (1986) Little Shop of Horrors (1986) The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey (1988) A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)* Predator (1987) Prometheus (2012) Spaceballs (1987) Star Wars (1977) The Terminator (1984)* Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) *and special features AVP Galaxy: http://y2u.be/GIuxQ_xAb-Y BBC One: http://y2u.be/7lTrWku8Qn4 The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003) Cinema Surgery: http://y2u.be/IeirBBM7Nls Entertainment Weekly: http://y2u.be/FEp_ncFOxEM Film4: http://y2u.be/ezU5T9bdzcU GQ: http://y2u.be/nIEbpGdctyg Superior Firepower: Making Aliens (2003) Wreckage and Rage: Making Alien 3 (2003) Music: Elliot Goldenthal - Alien 3 OST James Horner - Aliens OST Jerry Goldsmith - Alien OST Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme #itwasashtshow #alien #sigourneyweaver