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.

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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 behindthescenes 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
00:24 Historic Ratings of ABC's The Fugitive
01:19 Arnold Kopelson Attempts Adaption
02:25 Walter Hill and Alec Baldwin
03:25 David Twohy Lays the Groundwork
04:34 Jeb Stuart Helps Land Harrison Ford
05:54 Andrew Davis' Under Siege
06:38 Picking Chicago & Tommy Lee Jones
08:01 Adding Julianne Moore & Michael Chapman
08:52 ...and Cutting Julianne Moore
09:38 Faking a Train Wreck
11:25 Making a Trailer Before a Movie
12:17 Ford Limps Throughout
13:24 The Cast's Big Budget Improv
15:31 Jones Refuses to Shoot
16:22 Crashing the St. Patrick's Day Parade
17:10 Finally Coming Up with a Finale
18:04 R.I.P. Richard Jordan
18:44 Editing the Film in 10 Weeks
19:48 The Fugitive Releases August 6, 1993
21:05 We Just Want Good Movies!

Sources:
AFI: https://bit.ly/45M1jI2
AV Club: https://bit.ly/44ACFJp
Befores & Afters: https://bit.ly/3RcmMGd
Boston Herald: https://bit.ly/3sjzmZJ
Chicago Tribune: https://bit.ly/3qIx5H7
Empire: https://bit.ly/45JAc0p
The Hollywood Interview: https://bit.ly/3sBvqne
I Am Rogue: https://bit.ly/3qWBkio
LA Times: https://bit.ly/45lVrWi
LA Times: https://bit.ly/3sqq9z7
The Last Action Heroes: https://bit.ly/3ssdag9
Mandatory: https://bit.ly/3R3dDzw
Orlando Sentinel: https://bit.ly/45Mommf
Rolling Stone: https://bit.ly/3Pj76zq

Featured Footage:
48 Hrs. (1982)
The Addams Family (1991)
Air (2023)
Aliens (1986)
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Barbie (2023)
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Bill & Ted Face the Music (2020)
BlackBerry (2023)
Brooklyn NineNine (2013–2021)
Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
The Arrival (1996)*
Deadpool (2016)
Die Hard (1988)
Dragnet (1987)
Extreme Prejudice (1987)*
Fantastic Four (2005)
Fearless (1993)
Flamin' Hot (2023)
The Fugitive (1993)*
Game of Thrones (2011–2019)
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
The Hunt for Red October (1990)
Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man 2 (2010)
The Italian Job (2003)
Jaws (1975)
John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid (2015)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Justice League (2017)
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
M*A*S*H (1972–1983)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
The Mosquito Coast (1986)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Oppenheimer (2023)
Patriot Games (1992)
Platoon (1986)
Porky's (1981)
Quantum of Solace (2008)
Raging Bull (1980)
Red Heat (1988)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Scrubs (2001–2010)
Streets of Fire (1984)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Tetris (2023)
Under Siege (1992)
The Warriors (1979)
Wayne's World (1992)
Witness (1985)
*and special features

The Inside Pitch: https://bit.ly/451Lk7V
Jake’s Takes: https://bit.ly/3sXkNLI
People: https://bit.ly/3Pr6XZB
Web of Stories: https://bit.ly/46nb1Ro

Music:
James Newton Howard The Fugitive original soundtrack
Ryan Hudson Sh*t Show Theme

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