Mortal Kombat (1995)

Mortal Kombat (1995)

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

October 8, 2025 · 1h 48m · Season 6 · Episode 100

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges faced during the production of Mortal Kombat (1995) for its 100th episode.

Testing your might is hard. For our 100th episode (!), let’s talk about how difficult it was to make Mortal Kombat, from the multiple actor injuries, to the possibility of a plagiarized theme song. Get the longer Director’s Cut version of this episode on Patreon (with 21 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 04:38 - Clint’s Closet 12:13 - Mortal Kombat (The Games) 17:06 - Mortal Kombat (The Movie) 01:23:03 - Follow Ups! Sources: Flickering Myth: https://bit.ly/42ZqNCL Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/41PYPJd http://y2u.be/s2VeFNWdrmA Vulture…

People in this episode

Host: Clint

Topics covered

  • Mortal Kombat
  • film production
  • behind-the-scenes
  • actor injuries
  • plagiarism
  • entertainment industry

Keywords

  • Mortal Kombat
  • film production
  • actor injuries
  • plagiarized theme song
  • behind-the-scenes
  • entertainment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon, YouTube, Flickering Myth, Hollywood Reporter, Vulture

Books & works: Mortal Kombat (1995)

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