Gather round, movie lovers and DIY film nerds alike, as we learn how this playful, inventive, hilarious gem was made.
If you haven’t seen this movie, please do – and the less you know, the better – and then come back here to find out more…
How Did They Even Make This?
Matt Johnson describes the hardest scene to film – and it’s a great example of the deceptive magic of the movie overall:
Matt describes the hardest scene to shoot pic.twitter.com/d0PDsP6Dbh
— JHall (@ntbtstm) February 27, 2026
For film nerds raised on ’80s and ’90s blockbusters:
dude pic.twitter.com/G8cl9PFztq
— joe 🇱🇧 (@hackermanjoe) March 5, 2026
Matt Johnson talks about filming The Hangover scene after their screening in the very same cinema (via Genevieve Walker):
Matt Johnson talking about shooting the famous The Hangover scene at the Paradise (where we were all watching the movie last night!) pic.twitter.com/SYKujqeXEW
— Genevieve Walker (@talkmoviestome0) March 5, 2026
Matt and Jay reveal how they infiltrated the police investigation into the shooting at Drake’s Toronto mansion – and it’s maybe the most Canadian thing ever:
So just how did NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE invade the police investigation into the shooting at Drake’s Toronto mansion? Well … pic.twitter.com/H32xsl7gMV
— Barry Hertz (@HertzBarry) February 5, 2026
“The camera has to be as surprised by it as the rest of the people around,” cinematographer Jared Raab and Matt Johnson explain to Patrick Tomasso in this 45-minute deep-dive into how they even made a movie like this:
Corridor Crew speculates on the likely VFX work in the film’s early nerve-wracking set piece:
VFX Artists react to Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie pic.twitter.com/nQl0kJpHKG
— JHall (@ntbtstm) July 5, 2026
Behind the Scenes
Further Viewing
It’s a joy witnessing Matt and Jay talk about their process, as they do here about the storyboarding on another film of theirs, Blackberry (2023):
their excitement is infectious fr like i’m cheesing so hard https://t.co/QROt2GHLHC pic.twitter.com/bUHB0at9W0
— amILLia (@seraphsgrace) April 22, 2026
The duo’s Letterboxd picks explain so much about why NTBTSTM landed so amazingly with me (and my Ma):
Try It Yourself
To paraphrase Matt Johnson, waiting to master the gear is no excuse to not get out there and start making your movie right now. Here’s are some ways to get started with little to nothing: