Alien: Resurrection (1997) w/ Sequoia Simone

Alien: Resurrection (1997) w/ Sequoia Simone

From It Was A Sh*t Show by It Was A Sh*t Show

October 29, 2025 · 1h 38m · Season 6 · Episode 101

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced during the making of Alien: Resurrection, featuring guest Sequoia Simone.

Cloning Ellen Ripley is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Alien: Resurrection, from the feud between the writer and director, to the long grueling underwater shoot. Special Guest: Sequoia Simone from FX's Alien: Earth - The Official Podcast Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 29 extra minutes)! You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube! 📺 | Watch or Listen! 💸 | Support us! 🔗 | Follow us! 👕 | Buy our merch! 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 04:02 - Clint’s Closet 07:11 - Alien: Resurrection (1997) 01:28:03 - Follow Ups! Sources: Bullz-Eye: https://bit.ly/3WbbROi Den of Geek: https://bit.ly/48RwsP0 Entertainment Weekly…

People in this episode

Host: It Was A Sh*t Show

Guest: Sequoia Simone

Topics covered

  • film production
  • behind-the-scenes
  • cloning
  • troubled productions
  • interviews

Keywords

  • Alien: Resurrection
  • Sequoia Simone
  • film production
  • cloning
  • troubled productions
  • behind-the-scenes
  • interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FX, WTF Happened To This Movie?

Books & works: Alien: Resurrection

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