YouTube Deep Dive: The Fugitive (1993‪)‬ 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.
 
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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 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 - Teaser
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/45M1jI2AV Club: https://bit.ly/44ACFJpBefores & Afters: https://bit.ly/3RcmMGdBoston Herald: https://bit.ly/3sjzmZJChicago Tribune: https://bit.ly/3qIx5H7Empire: https://bit.ly/45JAc0pThe Hollywood Interview: https://bit.ly/3sBvqneI Am Rogue: https://bit.ly/3qWBkioLA Times: https://bit.ly/45lVrWiLA Times: https://bit.ly/3sqq9z7The Last Action Heroes: https://bit.ly/3ssdag9Mandatory: https://bit.ly/3R3dDzwOrlando Sentinel: https://bit.ly/45MommfRolling Stone: https://bit.ly/3Pj76zq 
Featured Clips:
Barbie (2023)BlackBerry (2023)Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013–2021)Dangerous Liaisons (1988)The Fugitive (1993)*The Hunt for Red October (1990)Patriot Games (1992)Scrubs (2001–2010)The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)Tetris (2023)Under Siege (1992)Wayne's World (1992)*and special features
The Inside Pitch: https://bit.ly/451Lk7VJake’s Takes: https://bit.ly/3sXkNLIPeople: https://bit.ly/3Pr6XZBWeb of Stories: https://bit.ly/46nb1Ro 
Music:
James Newton Howard - The Fugitive original soundtrackRyan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme 
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