YouTube Deep Dive: The Bourne Identity (2002) (Patreon)

Remembering who you are is hard. Let’s talk about how difficult it was to make The Bourne Identity, from dealing with Director Doug Liman’s erratic behavior to the endless amount of reshooting to get the film right.

You can watch the full video version of this episode on YouTube!

Chapters:

• 00:00 - Intro
• 00:38 - Swingers & Go Director Doug Liman
• 02:06 - The Bourne Identity Flies to Universal
• 03:09 - William Blake Herron’s Faithful Adaptation
• 03:35 - Tony Gilroy Brings Bourne Down to Earth
• 05:36 - Casting Matt Damon as Jason Bourne
• 06:33 - Liman Ditches Gilroy and Montreal
• 07:34 - David Self’s New Script Angers Damon
• 08:17 - Frank Marshall Tries Wrangling Liman
• 10:14 - Liman’s Paranoia of Universal
• 10:51 - The New Wave of Action Films
• 12:06 - Reviving the Farmhouse Set Piece
• 13:22 - Shooting Clive Owen Without Permission
• 14:35 - Problem Solving for Editor Saar Klein
• 15:24 - Reshooting the Ending
• 16:56 - Debating the Disaster
• 17:40 - The Bourne Identity Releases June 14, 2002
• 18:12 - Liman Gets Booted from the Sequels
• 18:46 - The Bourne Series’ Troubles
• 19:59 - Bourne Shapes the Future of Action Films

Sources:

• BBC: https://bbc.in/417Tkn5
• Box Office Mojo: https://bit.ly/429AMDx
• Entertainment Weekly: https://bit.ly/3mp1xDz
• Film School Rejects: https://bit.ly/3kLJmaK
• GQ: https://bit.ly/3Ej2Tpu
• The Guardian: https://bit.ly/3IfJJ56
• Hollywood Reporter: https://bit.ly/3ImSvQa
• LA Times: https://lat.ms/3IRSgvj
• Movie Habit: https://bit.ly/3IdM28P
• New York Magazine: https://nym.ag/3JeH51h
• The New Yorker: https://bit.ly/3xAaJqZ
• The Ringer: https://bit.ly/3YCklgk
• Rolling Stone: https://bit.ly/3yqwzxB
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://bit.ly/3ZrLL9Q
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3k2Qm2C
• Variety: https://bit.ly/3lJOYCG
• Wall Street Journal: https://on.wsj.com/3SM2r9v

Featured Clips:

• The Bourne Identity (2002) and special features
• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
• Letterkenny (2016- )
• Ocean's Eleven (2001)
• Scrubs (2001–2010)
• Swingers (1996)
• Ted Lasso (2020- )
• Austin Film Festival: https://youtu.be/qwaBr7l5pcE
• The Bobbie Wygant Archive: https://youtu.be/zHRkotXGyAs
• Collider: https://youtu.be/VFEAOlaKIMc
• TIFF Talks: https://www.youtube.com/live/9rMCgVrWnf8?feature=share

Music:

• John Powell - The Bourne Identity OST
• Moby - Extreme Ways
• Paul Oakenfold - Ready Steady Go
• Ryan Hudson - Sh*t Show Theme

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