About this episode
Remembering who you are is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Bourne Identity, from dealing with Director Doug Liman’s erratic behavior to the endless amount of reshooting to get the film right. You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram, and subscribe to our YouTube channel! 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 00:38 - Swingers & Go Director Doug Liman 02:06 - The Bourne Identity Flies to Universal 03:09 - William Blake Herron’s Faithful Adaptation 03:35 - Tony Gilroy Brings Bourne Down to Earth 05:36 - Casting Matt Damon as Jason Bourne 06:33 - Liman Ditches Gilroy and Montreal 07:34 - David Self’s New Script Angers Damon 08:17 - Frank Marshall Tries Wrangling Liman 10:14 - Liman’s Paranoia of Universal 10:51 - The New Wave of Action Films 12:06 - Reviving the Farmhouse Set Piece 13:22 - Shooting Clive Owen Without Permission 14:35 - Problem Solving for Editor Saar Klein 15:24 - Reshooting the Ending 16:56 - Debating the Disaster 17:40 - The Bourne Identity Releases June 14, 2002 18:12 - Liman Gets Booted from the Sequels 18:46 - The Bourne Series’ Troubles 19:59 - Bourne Shapes the Future of Action Films Sources: BBC : https://bbc.in/417Tkn5 Box Office Mojo : https://bit.ly/429AMDx Entertainment Weekly : https://bit.ly/3mp1xDz Film School Rejects : https://bit.ly/3kLJmaK GQ : https://bit.ly/3Ej2Tpu The Guardian : https://bit.ly/3IfJJ56 Hollywood Reporter : https://bit.ly/3ImSvQa LA Times : https://lat.ms/3IRSgvj Movie Habit : https://bit.ly/3IdM28P New York Magazine : https://nym.ag/3JeH51h The New Yorker : https://bit.ly/3xAaJqZ The Ringer : https://bit.ly/3YCklgk Rolling Stone : https://bit.ly/3yqwzxB Rotten Tomatoes : https://bit.ly/3ZrLL9Q Variety : https://bit.ly/3k2Qm2C Variety : https://bit.ly/3lJOYCG Wall Street Journal : https://on.wsj.com/3SM2r9v Featured Clips: The Bourne Identity (2002) and special features Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) Letterkenny (2016- ) Ocean's Eleven (2001) Scrubs (2001–2010) Swingers (1996) Ted Lasso (2020- ) Austin Film Festival: https://youtu.be/qwaBr7l5pcE The Bobbie Wygant Archive: https://youtu.be/zHRkotXGyAs Collider: https://youtu.be/VFEAOlaKIMc TIFF Talks: https://www.youtube.com/live/9rMCgVrWnf8?feature=share Music: John Powell - The Bourne Identity OST Moby - Extreme Ways Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme #itwasashtshow #thebourneidentity #dougliman Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.