When I read about this documentary programme advertised, I recognised a couple of the things mentioned that would be included, and I had my guesses of what else may be included, so I was really looking forward to watching. Basically, the show was a three-hour collection of clips, focusing on the mostly negative films released in cinemas, and televised and online film-related things, including cinema/online trailers, filmmaker and star promotions and press interviews, film screenings, and much more. These include negative reviews and box office bombs, accidents behind-the-scenes, awkward interviews, controversy and banning of films, incidents in the news overshadowing the film, bad CGI, and much more, in Britain and/or around the world.
Hollywood actors going wrong included: Tom Cruise filming a stunt for Mission: Impossible - Fallout in London, jumping onto the side of a building he broke two bones in his ankle, shooting was delayed for months; and Bruce Willis drunk on The One Show promoting A Good Day to Die Hard, slurring about its confusing title, he apparently had jetlag, the film bombed. More A-list stars mishaps included: Robert Downey Jr. Starred in family film Dolittle, he did a terrible Welsh accent, and there was an added scene with a dragon farting and having its stomach emptied, the movie made a financial loss; and Mark Ruffalo and Don Cheadle were on Good Morning America promoting Avengers: Infinity War, Ruffalo spoiled the plot (nine months before its release) by saying that "everybody dies", Cheadle squirmed and Ruffalo was embarrassed, this spread all over social media. Negativity surrounding films included: the Cats movie, based on the long-running Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, gained excitement, including for its director and cast, but the trailer was met with criticism from fans for its disturbing special effects with human looking cats, the film itself was a commercial and critical failure; and the Nina Simone biopic Nina was met with backlash/outrage following the casting of mixed-race actress Zoe Saldana, makeup made her skin darker and her nose wider, the story included an untrue relationship between Nina and Clifton Henderson, Nina Simone's daughter was unhappy, the film did not do well, and Saldana admitted she should not have accepted the role. Superhero movies going wrong included: DC Comics' Justice League director Zack Snyder had to dropout due to a family bereavement, it was completed by director Joss Whedon who did many reshoots, Henry Cavill shot additional scenes, but CGI to airbrush his moustache grown for Mission: Impossible - Fallout made his lips look strange, the film was a failure, and original director Snyder later made a director's cut; and a late-night first screening of Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises at midnight in Aurora, Colorado at the Century 16 cinema was a tragic disaster, a man fired a smoke grenade, assault rifle, shotgun, and pistol at staff and customers, he was arrested without resistance, twelve people were killed, director Christopher Nolan sent messages of sympathy, premieres were cancelled, Christian Bale visited the victims, and the killer was sentenced to twelve life sentences. Films with problems during production included: stuntman Rocky Taylor jumping from a burning building during the making of Death Wish 3, director Michael Winner shouted for him to jump, but he was disorientated by the flames and missed the crash mat, he hit the ground, broke several bones, and had to go to hospital, Taylor sued and settled out of court, and the film was a failure; and Myra Breckinridge was a controversial book but a worldwide bestseller, about a man who has a sex change and poses as his own widow to claim an inheritance, the film was made by director Michael Sarne, Raquel Welch was cast as the lead, it also stars previously retired actress Maw West and John Huston, there was a feud between West and Welch, filming was slow due to Sarne's pace of direction, and the final scene has a man restrained and raped with clips of Shirley Temple and Loretta Young shown, the film was critically despised and a commercial failure. Other movie mistakes included: the original trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog featuring a freakish human-like Sonic, with smaller eyes and joints on his limbs, fans of the video game were outraged, director Jeff Fowler promised to redesign Sonic, which cost $5 million; and cult movie Roar made by filmmaker Noel Marshall, starring Marshall's real family - Tippi Hedren and daughter Melanie Griffiths, the family raised lions from cubs themselves, they got 150 big cats - lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, cheetahs, all untrained, the filming had over 70 injuries (dozens of bites), including Tippi's leg crushed by an elephant, and Melanie clawed in the face and getting reconstructive surgery, and a flood wiped out the set costing $3 million and delay for months, the film took 11 years to complete and was a box office flop, and Tippi and Noel divorced. Box office blunders included: Monty Python's Life of Brian was faced with controversy about its perceived blasphemy, it was banned in many countries, Mary Whitehouse was against it, the Python cast got death threats, Palin and Cleese went on Friday Night, Saturday Morning to defend the film, with Bishop of Southwark and Malcolm Muggeridge, the discussion became a slagging match, years later it is recognised as a comedy classic; and Sir Ridley Scott made the film All the Money in the World, about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III and his grandfather refusing to pay a ransom, a trailer for the completed film was released with Kevin Spacey playing John Paul Getty, but the scandal of Spacey's allegations of sexual assaults plagued the film, it was in danger of being shelved, Scott chose (before a studio mentioned anything) to reshoot with a new actor within 8 days, Christopher Plummer (originally considered) filmed 22 scenes, it cost $10 million, there was controversy of Mark Wahlberg taking a higher salary than Michelle William for the same amount of time, but Wahlberg gave the money to charity, and the film was a success, receiving acclaim and award nominations. More movie errors included: A Clockwork Orange caused controversy for its numerous scenes of graphic violence, including a brutal assault whilst the lead character sings "Singin' in the Rain", it was a hit movie, but press reports linked the film to acts of violence, director Stanley Kubrick and his family received threats and he chose to withdraw the film (it was not banned), stating it would never be shown in his lifetime, he died in 1999 and it was made available, it is recognised as a cult masterpiece; and Raise the Titanic, based on the best-selling book, was made into a film by TV producer Lord Lew Grade, the budget doubled during pre-production, the non-sensical plot was about the shipwreck containing a precious mineral onboard that can stop missile attacks, the large miniature replica of the Titanic cost $6 million to build and a water tank to fit it into cost $3 million, there were 50 takes of the raising scene, there was a glitzy premiere for the film, but it was a flop and a critical failure. Further film faults included: Tommy Lee Jones doing a press junket for Men in Black 3, but he was rude to the young interviewer Kevin McCarthy, giving one-word answers to his questions, and he gave no real answer in his longer responses; and The Last Temptation of Christ, based on the book by Nikos Kazantzakis, was directed by religious (Catholic) Martin Scorsese, starring Willem Dafoe and Harvey Keitel, with a soundtrack by Peter Gabriel, but the film received backlash by religious figures, the scene that caused most controversy was Jesus and Mary Magdalene having sex, Christians in the US protested in the streets, American evangelist Bill Bright offered Universal $10 million to destroy the negative of the film, it was banned in countries, and Mother Theresa campaigned against it, Scorsese received death threats (from Christians) and there was a terrorist attack with a cinema in Paris, France screening it set on fire, the film faltered at the box office. The last film fails included: Troma Entertainment make low-budget independent horror films, e.g. The Toxic Avenger, Nuke 'Em High, the studio has a cult following, they showed a trailer for their feature Beware: Children at Play at the Cannes Film Festival, a trashy gory film with cannibal zombie children killing people, with adults and children being slaughtered, most of the audience left the cinema before the main screening after being disgusted and were hostile to the filmmaker; and stuntman Paul Mantz was killed during the making of The Flight of the Phoenix, he constructed the plane used in the film, but during a filmed stunt the plane flew too low, caught on the sand, and Mantz was crushed to death, he was not wearing a crash helmet.
I had my guesses what movies and related moments would be included, the bad ones, and TV moments that are funny, unfunny and awkward, I always enjoy the nostalgia seeing these things again, and it was good to learn about those I did not know, and the serious stuff as well, overall, it was an interesting and watchable documentary.
Narrated by Sean Pertwee, with contributions from Vas Blackwood, Antony Costa, Jake Curran, Adam Deacon, Eve Ferret, Cristo Foufas (DJ), Steve Furst, presenter Simon Harkness, Tamer Hassan, Rufus Hound, Eddie Kadi, Lloyd Kaufman (Troma co-founder), Patsy Kensit, James King, EastEnders' Jonny Labey, Valerie Leon, comedian Ria Lina, John Marshall (Noel's son), actor and presenter Jodie McCallum, The Spy Who Loved Me's Caroline Munro, Derren Nesbitt, Helen O'Hara (film critic), Crissy Rock, Michael Sarne, Madeline Smith, Jonathan Sothcott (film producer), presenter Hayley Sparkes, Craig Stevens, Terry Stone (actor and producer), Rocky Taylor, John Thomson, and Shaun Williamson. Very good!
Hollywood actors going wrong included: Tom Cruise filming a stunt for Mission: Impossible - Fallout in London, jumping onto the side of a building he broke two bones in his ankle, shooting was delayed for months; and Bruce Willis drunk on The One Show promoting A Good Day to Die Hard, slurring about its confusing title, he apparently had jetlag, the film bombed. More A-list stars mishaps included: Robert Downey Jr. Starred in family film Dolittle, he did a terrible Welsh accent, and there was an added scene with a dragon farting and having its stomach emptied, the movie made a financial loss; and Mark Ruffalo and Don Cheadle were on Good Morning America promoting Avengers: Infinity War, Ruffalo spoiled the plot (nine months before its release) by saying that "everybody dies", Cheadle squirmed and Ruffalo was embarrassed, this spread all over social media. Negativity surrounding films included: the Cats movie, based on the long-running Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, gained excitement, including for its director and cast, but the trailer was met with criticism from fans for its disturbing special effects with human looking cats, the film itself was a commercial and critical failure; and the Nina Simone biopic Nina was met with backlash/outrage following the casting of mixed-race actress Zoe Saldana, makeup made her skin darker and her nose wider, the story included an untrue relationship between Nina and Clifton Henderson, Nina Simone's daughter was unhappy, the film did not do well, and Saldana admitted she should not have accepted the role. Superhero movies going wrong included: DC Comics' Justice League director Zack Snyder had to dropout due to a family bereavement, it was completed by director Joss Whedon who did many reshoots, Henry Cavill shot additional scenes, but CGI to airbrush his moustache grown for Mission: Impossible - Fallout made his lips look strange, the film was a failure, and original director Snyder later made a director's cut; and a late-night first screening of Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises at midnight in Aurora, Colorado at the Century 16 cinema was a tragic disaster, a man fired a smoke grenade, assault rifle, shotgun, and pistol at staff and customers, he was arrested without resistance, twelve people were killed, director Christopher Nolan sent messages of sympathy, premieres were cancelled, Christian Bale visited the victims, and the killer was sentenced to twelve life sentences. Films with problems during production included: stuntman Rocky Taylor jumping from a burning building during the making of Death Wish 3, director Michael Winner shouted for him to jump, but he was disorientated by the flames and missed the crash mat, he hit the ground, broke several bones, and had to go to hospital, Taylor sued and settled out of court, and the film was a failure; and Myra Breckinridge was a controversial book but a worldwide bestseller, about a man who has a sex change and poses as his own widow to claim an inheritance, the film was made by director Michael Sarne, Raquel Welch was cast as the lead, it also stars previously retired actress Maw West and John Huston, there was a feud between West and Welch, filming was slow due to Sarne's pace of direction, and the final scene has a man restrained and raped with clips of Shirley Temple and Loretta Young shown, the film was critically despised and a commercial failure. Other movie mistakes included: the original trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog featuring a freakish human-like Sonic, with smaller eyes and joints on his limbs, fans of the video game were outraged, director Jeff Fowler promised to redesign Sonic, which cost $5 million; and cult movie Roar made by filmmaker Noel Marshall, starring Marshall's real family - Tippi Hedren and daughter Melanie Griffiths, the family raised lions from cubs themselves, they got 150 big cats - lions, tigers, leopards, cougars, cheetahs, all untrained, the filming had over 70 injuries (dozens of bites), including Tippi's leg crushed by an elephant, and Melanie clawed in the face and getting reconstructive surgery, and a flood wiped out the set costing $3 million and delay for months, the film took 11 years to complete and was a box office flop, and Tippi and Noel divorced. Box office blunders included: Monty Python's Life of Brian was faced with controversy about its perceived blasphemy, it was banned in many countries, Mary Whitehouse was against it, the Python cast got death threats, Palin and Cleese went on Friday Night, Saturday Morning to defend the film, with Bishop of Southwark and Malcolm Muggeridge, the discussion became a slagging match, years later it is recognised as a comedy classic; and Sir Ridley Scott made the film All the Money in the World, about the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III and his grandfather refusing to pay a ransom, a trailer for the completed film was released with Kevin Spacey playing John Paul Getty, but the scandal of Spacey's allegations of sexual assaults plagued the film, it was in danger of being shelved, Scott chose (before a studio mentioned anything) to reshoot with a new actor within 8 days, Christopher Plummer (originally considered) filmed 22 scenes, it cost $10 million, there was controversy of Mark Wahlberg taking a higher salary than Michelle William for the same amount of time, but Wahlberg gave the money to charity, and the film was a success, receiving acclaim and award nominations. More movie errors included: A Clockwork Orange caused controversy for its numerous scenes of graphic violence, including a brutal assault whilst the lead character sings "Singin' in the Rain", it was a hit movie, but press reports linked the film to acts of violence, director Stanley Kubrick and his family received threats and he chose to withdraw the film (it was not banned), stating it would never be shown in his lifetime, he died in 1999 and it was made available, it is recognised as a cult masterpiece; and Raise the Titanic, based on the best-selling book, was made into a film by TV producer Lord Lew Grade, the budget doubled during pre-production, the non-sensical plot was about the shipwreck containing a precious mineral onboard that can stop missile attacks, the large miniature replica of the Titanic cost $6 million to build and a water tank to fit it into cost $3 million, there were 50 takes of the raising scene, there was a glitzy premiere for the film, but it was a flop and a critical failure. Further film faults included: Tommy Lee Jones doing a press junket for Men in Black 3, but he was rude to the young interviewer Kevin McCarthy, giving one-word answers to his questions, and he gave no real answer in his longer responses; and The Last Temptation of Christ, based on the book by Nikos Kazantzakis, was directed by religious (Catholic) Martin Scorsese, starring Willem Dafoe and Harvey Keitel, with a soundtrack by Peter Gabriel, but the film received backlash by religious figures, the scene that caused most controversy was Jesus and Mary Magdalene having sex, Christians in the US protested in the streets, American evangelist Bill Bright offered Universal $10 million to destroy the negative of the film, it was banned in countries, and Mother Theresa campaigned against it, Scorsese received death threats (from Christians) and there was a terrorist attack with a cinema in Paris, France screening it set on fire, the film faltered at the box office. The last film fails included: Troma Entertainment make low-budget independent horror films, e.g. The Toxic Avenger, Nuke 'Em High, the studio has a cult following, they showed a trailer for their feature Beware: Children at Play at the Cannes Film Festival, a trashy gory film with cannibal zombie children killing people, with adults and children being slaughtered, most of the audience left the cinema before the main screening after being disgusted and were hostile to the filmmaker; and stuntman Paul Mantz was killed during the making of The Flight of the Phoenix, he constructed the plane used in the film, but during a filmed stunt the plane flew too low, caught on the sand, and Mantz was crushed to death, he was not wearing a crash helmet.
I had my guesses what movies and related moments would be included, the bad ones, and TV moments that are funny, unfunny and awkward, I always enjoy the nostalgia seeing these things again, and it was good to learn about those I did not know, and the serious stuff as well, overall, it was an interesting and watchable documentary.
Narrated by Sean Pertwee, with contributions from Vas Blackwood, Antony Costa, Jake Curran, Adam Deacon, Eve Ferret, Cristo Foufas (DJ), Steve Furst, presenter Simon Harkness, Tamer Hassan, Rufus Hound, Eddie Kadi, Lloyd Kaufman (Troma co-founder), Patsy Kensit, James King, EastEnders' Jonny Labey, Valerie Leon, comedian Ria Lina, John Marshall (Noel's son), actor and presenter Jodie McCallum, The Spy Who Loved Me's Caroline Munro, Derren Nesbitt, Helen O'Hara (film critic), Crissy Rock, Michael Sarne, Madeline Smith, Jonathan Sothcott (film producer), presenter Hayley Sparkes, Craig Stevens, Terry Stone (actor and producer), Rocky Taylor, John Thomson, and Shaun Williamson. Very good!
