YouTube Deep Dive: Waterworld (1995)

Making Mad Max on water is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Waterworld, from the budget spiraling out of control, to the recurring feud between Kevin Costner and Director Kevin Reynolds.

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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 - Intro

00:36 - Roger Corman’s Mad Max

01:49 - Peter Rader’s Original Script

02:56 - The Kevins (Costner & Reynolds)

05:53 - Reworking Waterworld

07:36 - An Expensive Atoll

09:03 - Bigger (& Harder) Than Jaws

12:01 - Dangerous Waters

13:13 - Finale Feud

15:36 - Editing: Costner vs Reynolds

19:46 - Bad Press & Rumor Mill

22:54 - Waterworld Released July 28, 1995

Sources:

AV Club: https://bit.ly/4p6Tpmi

befores & afters: https://bit.ly/3L5Ntfa

Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3YyLS4z

https://bit.ly/47zrHJ8

https://bit.ly/4jhOUDF

LA Times: https://bit.ly/49LM6fl

https://bit.ly/3Lul3LI

https://bit.ly/4i06USt

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https://bit.ly/4shY9I8

Newsweek: https://bit.ly/4juEBwt

https://bit.ly/49PHCEy

New York Times: https://bit.ly/49bz9cT

People: https://bit.ly/4o5hRDR

SFGATE: https://bit.ly/48X7hdF

Time: https://bit.ly/3MRKE1L

The Wall Street Journal: https://bit.ly/4pEnNFd

Yahoo: https://bit.ly/4oPC5S8

Indie Film Hustle Podcast: http://y2u.be/l0aqDhnZwEA

Maelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld (2018)

ScreenSlam: http://y2u.be/Lo12lN3ECFM

Featured Footage:

The Cable Guy (1996)

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005– )

Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)*

Waterworld (1995)*

*and special features

Music:

James Newton Howard - Waterworld OST

Michael Kamen - Robin Hood: Price of Thieves OST

Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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