{"id":188895,"date":"2025-12-05T13:07:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T12:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=188895"},"modified":"2025-12-05T16:17:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T15:17:19","slug":"behind-the-scenes-a-messy-history-of-outstanding-films","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=188895","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Scenes: A Messy History of Outstanding Films"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-259dcba4db6ed11b65e7c69947d5b949 wp-block-paragraph\">Typhoons and heart attacks; passive-aggressive disagreements and fully aggressive disputes. A giant malfunctioning shark head. A fallout between friends. Though they might sounds like plot points in a film, these were actually events that occurred behind the camera. Some film sets are entrenched in scandal, controversy and history. Sometimes, someone had the foresight to pull out their own camera and capture the drama behind the scenes. They capture the world we don&#8217;t see on the big screen:that of the directors, actors, costumiers, writers, set decorators and consultants and the people who create a giant mechanical shark head. These documentaries, old and new, take us behind the scenes of favourite and classic films of our pop culture. Find out more in <em>Behind the Scenes: A Messy History of Outstanding Films<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-94db6e1b727ef077d7c337de120fd5b7 wp-block-paragraph\">In the glitzy and glamorous world of Hollywood, things are not always what they seem. These behind-the-scenes films look at famous sets and give us a look at the real people (and the drama) behind a handful of the films we love. Some of them became as talked about as the films themselves. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44068ae91e4e0bc20097861d6f2a8fab wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Hearts of Darkness: A Film-Maker&#8217;s Apocalypse<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"HEARTS OF DARKNESS - Official Trailer restored in 4K -  Directed by Eleanor Coppola\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_jJUiBA55jg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5ac25c6c32a2c45d6827cd66673aee88 wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cApocalypse Now\u201d is famous as director Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s ragged and haunting tale of soldiers during the Vietnam War, yet it&#8217;s also infamous for the way it seemed to devour time, money and its creators\u2019 sanity. Between monsoons during filming, the lead actor\u2019s heart attack and director Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s near bankruptcy, it was a battle to get the film made. During filming, Coppola\u2019s wife Eleanor recorded the process, and her footage was then used for \u201cHearts of Darkness: A Film-Maker\u2019s Apocalypse:\u201d a behind-the-scenes look at this notorious set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9db0d16b58fb071247770e09e8d31abc wp-block-paragraph\">In \u201cHearts of Darkness,\u201d the audience gets a clear grasp of Francis Ford Coppola\u2019s concerns for the film: namely, that it won\u2019t be any good. On the very first day, Coppola fired the actor originally hired to play the film\u2019s Captain Willard and replaced him with Charlie Sheen, a wild-card performer whose heavy smoking, drinking, and improvisational tendencies seemed to have lives of their own. Meltdowns from Coppola and illicit drug use added to the chaos, and \u201cHearts of Darkness\u201d recounts it all. As Coppola said at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-PEEGGeOSjs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">press conference<\/a>, \u201cThe film is not about Vietnam; it is Vietnam.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4af740d52131e7ff4416acc906f5d1ea wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner (2007) - Trailer\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NyWYC-1aVMw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3726e4cf1f73c07fc5af78d41e227374 wp-block-paragraph\">The classic science fiction film \u201cBlade Runner\u201d runs one hour and fifty-seven minutes. Yet the documentary about its making runs three and a half hours. It chronicles every part of the filmmaking process in detail, including hostile disagreements on and off set and the colossal challenge of creating the film\u2019s special effects before the age of CGI. With time for the dust to settle (\u201cBlade Runner\u201d came out in 1982 while \u201cDangerous Days\u201d was released in 2007), the players involved are perhaps a little older and wiser, and the breakdowns are thorough. The documentary may be best suited for the biggest \u201cBlade Runner\u201d fans, but the drama of this process could draw in even the rom-com and reality TV lovers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-48ee7663776cde4d6b7becc2013aae77 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Making of Steven Spielberg&#8217;s Jaws<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jaws Official Trailer #1 - Richard Dreyfuss, Steven Spielberg Movie (1975) HD\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U1fu_sA7XhE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-efdf8eebbdf06fb142b09cc62b0cabf6 wp-block-paragraph\">Steven Spielberg\u2019s \u201cJaws\u201d has earned him (and sharks) their role in popular culture, via the ominous score, famous mechanical shark (nicknamed Bruce), of course, the iconic line, \u201cYou\u2019re gonna need a bigger boat.\u201d But Spielberg described the process of making \u201cJaws\u201d as a \u201cliving nightmare.&#8221; In 1995, director Laurent Bouzereau released \u201cThe Making of Jaws,\u201d a documentary chronicling that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cf3a7d5b2bd481ca8787bb74bf4d6d2d wp-block-paragraph\">Instead of filming in a flooded soundstage where they\u2019d have more control over conditions, Spielberg opted to film in the real Atlantic Ocean, because he didn\u2019t want the film to feel \u201cstylised\u201d or fake, it would only be scary if audiences felt like the ocean was real. But in addition to allowing no escape from the fictional shark, the open ocean makes it awfully difficult to film. While different parts of the crew floated away, Spielberg and his team were about at their wits\u2019 end. Fortunately for them, the film has stayed very relevant in popular culture, but if you\u2019d said that during its creation, they\u2019d probably have laughed in your face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b26c44113f66c857d51f967ea5149020 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Burden of Dreams<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"BURDEN OF DREAMS | 4K Restoration | Official Trailer 2024\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QwcmIZJDQPA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e440c19c4a68bfd753a1c48993415c10 wp-block-paragraph\">Inspired by a true story, Werner Herzog decided to film the dragging of a giant ship across the Peruvian rainforest for his film \u201cFitzcarraldo.&#8221; In the film, Brian Sweeney Fitzgerald (Klaus Kinski) embarks on a quest to build his own opera house and finds the only way to get the resources he needs is by dragging the ship carrying them over a stretch of land. Herzog set out to film this without any special effects. Les Blank\u2019s reverential documentary \u201cBurden of Dreams\u201d chronicles that struggle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c04e728f0f312e386579552b55c7f4af wp-block-paragraph\">Uncomfortable and dangerous, filming in the jungle (let alone dragging a steamboat through it) posed many challenges to the team. Members of the cast dropped out due to illness and discomfort. Weather stopped filming for months at a time. Planes crashed. At one point, the group was attacked by poison arrows. The documentary, released the same year as the film, skirts around some of the worst drama, but it gives a thorough tale of how Herzog and his crew overcame this massive task.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-087bce6b2fda01ec29ace0664f3dcaf4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Full Metal Jacket<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Full Metal Jacket | 4K Trailer | Warner Bros. Entertainment\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n2i917l5RFc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-693049eac103478884dd20a75913f199 wp-block-paragraph\">And this tradition of behind-the-scenes storytelling continues today. In July of next year, Stephen Rigg\u2019s \u201cA Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket\u201d will be released. Stanley Kubrick, known for directing such classics as \u201cThe Shining\u201d and \u201c2001: A Space Odyssey,\u201d created \u201cFull Metal Jacket,\u201d a dark and enduring Vietnam War film, in 1987. The new documentary combines never-before-seen footage from the film\u2019s set and interviews with the late Kubrick with new interviews from members of the cast and creative team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed.jpg?resize=580%2C398&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A still from Stephen Rigg's &quot;A Modern Art Masterpiece: The Untold Story of Full Metal Jacket,&quot; showing Stanley Kubrick behind the scenes of &quot;Full Metal Jacket.&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-188946\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed.jpg?resize=1024%2C703&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed.jpg?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed.jpg?resize=768%2C527&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/unnamed.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-feae5d81ad3ab6860a649b63d0aa47c2 wp-block-paragraph\">This process is largely a mystery, a massive undertaking, and likely a gruelling filming process. The documentary seeks to bare all. Produced by \u201cFull Metal Jacket\u201d star Matthew Modine, \u201cA Modern Art Masterpiece\u201d is a visually stunning account of this process, told in the moment and with the retrospection of today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b33b12c93ba45eb485bd0a2dc7d8588a wp-block-paragraph\">These films are meta; they&#8217;re storytelling about storytelling. But they&#8217;re also very human. They introduce us to the people behind the stories we love, and even when those histories are fraught, they&#8217;re a fascinating look at the world behind the films we love. And those stories will continue to be told today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4afc52ef2fc114b0d8916178ed3e0479 wp-block-paragraph\">If you enjoyed <em>A Messy History of Outstanding Films<\/em>, why not try <em><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/film-shorts-in-a-real-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Film Shorts in a Real World.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6eb4b1cd0c06f252ae1ad44ff8e4838e wp-block-paragraph\">.Cent Magazine, London<em>.<\/em><strong><em> Luxury Minded.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Typhoons and heart attacks; passive-aggressive disagreements and fully aggressive disputes. A giant malfunctioning shark head. A fallout between friends. 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