Traveling through time is hard. Letโ€™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. ๐Ÿ’ธ | Support us! https://www.patreon.com/itwasashtshow ๐Ÿ”— | Follow us! https://linktr.ee/itwasashtshow ๐Ÿ‘• | 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. 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/67171-1941?sid=d83eb8a4-bc40-4e81-a50c-d1367c5c887a&sr=9.500797&cp=1&pos=0 https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56547-I-WANNAHOLDYOURHAND?sid=b93bf72c-4fed-431b-bd28-1e73fd56b592&sr=17.409666&cp=1&pos=0 AV Club: https://film.avclub.com/crispin-glover-1798229277 Back to the Future: The Ultimate Visual History: https://www.backtothefuture.store/Back_to_the_Future_Ultimate_Visual_History_Book_p/978-0-06-241914-9.htm Box Office Mojo: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2974385665/ Deadline: https://deadline.com/2015/10/back-to-the-future-frank-price-rescued-robert-zemeckis-classic-1201590119/ The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/aug/25/back-to-the-future-michael-j-fox-christopher-lloyd-how-we-made Michael Douglas: A Biography: https://books.google.com/books/about/Michael_Douglas.html?id=EeNdn6Ku8-cC Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/back_to_the_future 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: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gBorRIsRnI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr4Qq_ILExQ Collider: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HladKGyKTLM&t=146s Huey Lewis and the News - Power of Love: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBl2QGAIx1s Jimmy Kimmel Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0VGRlEJewA Kanye West - Good Morning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CHs4x2uqcQ Nerdist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gukBWYALuy4 Raving Rabbids - Travel in Time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxxjAkpyLdo Reunited Apart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crdYIUdUOhc Weโ€™re Going Back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2F64OEtaqk 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 #itwasashtshow #backtothefuture #michaeljfox