The Movies That Made Me
Filmmakers and entertainers discuss the movies that inspired them. Hosted by Oscar nominated screenwriter and TFH Guru Josh Olson and fearless leader himself, director Joe Dante. The Movies That Made Me is recorded live in Hollywood and engineered by film composer Don Barrett.
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Visit the episode page at Trailers From Hell for the full list of movies, references and more.
And don't forget to follow us on Letterboxd.
Visit the episode page at Trailers From Hell for the full list of movies, references and more.
And don't forget to follow us on Letterboxd.
Visit the episode page at Trailers From Hell for the full list of movies, references and more.
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In our 100th episode, Edgar Wright takes us on a musical journey through some of his favorite cinematic needle drops.
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Movies Referenced In This Episode
Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970)Baby Driver (2017)*Reservoir Dogs (1992)Vanishing Point (1971)*2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)Deja Vu (2006)Man On Fire (2004)The Bourne Supremacy (2004)The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)Alien (1979)The Mexican (2001)Gremlins (1984)*American Graffiti (1973)Star Wars (1977)Jaws (1975)The Exorcist (1973)Halloween (1978)The Amityville Horror (1979)*Dawn of the Dead (1978)Deep Red (1976)Suspiria (1977)Shaun of the Dead (2004)Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)*An American Werewolf In London (1981)The Long Goodbye (1973)The Evil Dead (1983)Face-Off (1997)The Wizard Of Oz (1939)Mandy (2018)The Hallow (2015)The Nun (2018)Mulholland Drive (2001)*Christine (1983)Blue Collar (1978)*Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)*Mauvais Sang (1986)Frances Ha (2012)Lovers On The Bridge (1991)Holy Motors (2012)Annette (TBD)*Goodfellas (1990)Mean Streets (1973)Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)Raging Bull (1980)*Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)Mad Max (1980)Babe (1995)(1973)Happy Feet (2006)Dr. Strangelove (1964)Band of Outsiders (1964)Blow-Up (1966)Bonnie And Clyde (1967)The Graduate (1967)Harold and Maude (1971)A Clockwork Orange (1971)Electra Glide In Blue (1973)The Warriors (1979)The Wanderers (1979)The Shining (1980)Trading Places (1983)Breathless (1983)Blood Simple (1984)Ghostbusters (1984)Back to the Future (1985)Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985)Blue Velvet (1986)Manhunter (1986)Something Wild (1986)Do The Right Thing (1989)Wild At Heart (1990)Miller’s Crossing (1990)Silence of the Lambs (1991)Dazed and Confused (1993)Pulp Fiction (1994)Chungking Express (1994)Bottle Rocket (1996)Trainspotting (1996)Romeo + Juliet (1996)Grosse Point Blank (1997)Boogie Nights (1997)Rushmore (1998)Buffalo ‘66 (1998)Beau Travail (1999)The Matrix (1999)Sexy Beast (2000)The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)Ocean’s Eleven (2001)Zodiac (2007)Hard Boiled (1992)Bad Lieutenant (1992)Natural Born Killers (1994)Jackie Brown (1997)Last Night In Soho (TBD)Casino (1995)The Departed (2006)Shine A Light (2008)The Age of Innocence (1993)20 Feet From Stardom (2013)
Other Notable Items
Walter HillRoger EbertRuss Meyer“Neat Neat Neat” song by The Damned (1977)Bill PopeAlex NorthEnnio MorriconeTony ScottJerry GoldsmithRidley Scott“Bell Bottoms” song by The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion (1994)“Also Sprach Zarathustra” by Richard Strauss (1896)“The Blue Danube” by Johann Strauss II (1867)György LigetiStanley KubrickGeorge LucasWalter MirchRobert AltmanRon HowardPaul Le MatMackenzie Phillips“All Summer Long” song by The Beach Boys (1964)Happy Days TV series (1974-1984)Scott BaioSuzi QuatroHarrison Ford“Tubular Bells” song by Mike OldfieldLalo SchifrinWilliam FriedkinThe Twilight Zone TV series (1959-1964)The Halloween score by John Carpenter (1978)George A. RomeroDawn of the Dead score by Goblin (1978)Dario ArgentoSimon PeggDawn of the Dead The Unreleased Incidental Music (2004)De Wolfe Music"The Gonk" song by Herbert Chappell (1965)“Cosmogony” by Paul Lemel (1972)The Egyptian Theatre in HollywoodTFH Guru John LandisDavid Naughton“Blue Moon” song by Elvis Presley (1956)“Blue Moon” song by Bob Dylan (1970)“Blue Moon” song by Sam Cooke (1959)“Blue Moon” song by The Marcels (1961)“Moondance” song by Van Morrison (1970)“Bad Moon Rising” song by Creedence Clearwater Revival (1969)Jenny Agutter“The Long Goodbye” song by Clydie King (1973)John Woo“Over The Rainbow” song by Judy Garland (1939)“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” song by Darlene Love (1963)“Do You Hear What I Hear” by Johnny Mathis (1969)Nicolas Cage“Mandy” song by Barry Manilow (1974)The Vista Theatre in HollywoodCorin HardyThe Panos Cosmatos podcast episode“We Belong Together” song by Robert & Johnny (1958)“Little Bitty Pretty One” song by Thurston Harris (1957)Keith Gordon“Harlem Nocturne” song by The Viscounts (1959)“Bad To The Bone” song by George Thorogood and the Destroyers“I Feel Good” song by James Brown (1964)The Christine soundtrack (1983)Impressions of An American Werewolf In London soundtrack by Meco (1981)John Hughes“Oh Yeah” by Yello (1985)“Twist And Shout” song by“Love Missile F1-11” song by Sigue Sigue Sputnik (1983)The Ferris Bueller’s Day Off soundtrack (1986)SparksKraftwerk“The Race” song by Yello (1988)Jeffrey JonesLeos Carax“Modern Love” song by David Bowie (1983)Denis LavantJuliette BinocheAdam DriverMarion CotillardMartin Scorsese“Be My Baby” song by The Ronettes (1963)“Tell Me” by The Rolling Stones (1964)T. RexMott The Hoople“Rags To Riches” song by Tony Bennett (1953)“Layla” song by Derek and the Dominoes (1970)“Atlantis” song by Donovan (1969)“My Way” song by Sid Vicious (1978)“Jump Into The Fire” by Harry Nilsson (1971)“What Is Life” song by George Harrison (1971)“Monkey Man” song by The Rolling Stones (1969)George MillerBen CarsonAnsel ElgortJim McBrideQuentin TarantinoThe Strokes“Stuck In The Middle With You” song by Stealers Wheel (1972)“Little Green Bag” song by the George Baker Selection (1971)Michael Madsen“Gimme Shelter” by the Rolling Stones (1969)Mary ClaytonMick Jagger
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Movies Referenced In This Episode
Floyd Norman: An Animated Life (2016)
*Vertigo (1958)
*Citizen Kane (1941)
Rope (1948)
The Trouble With Harry (1955)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Song of the South (1946)
*The Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948)
*The Third Man (1950)
The Jungle Book (1967) The Jungle Book (2016) The Lion King (2019)
*Pinocchio (1940)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
The Old Mill (1937)
*Casablanca (1942)
Cinderella (1950)
*Singin’ In The Rain (1953) *Paths of Glory (1957)
1917 (2019)
*The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) *Star Wars (1977) American Graffiti (1973)
Sorcerer (1977)
Other Notable Items
The LAPD’s cruel mistreatment of Rodney King
Walt Disney Pictures TFH Guru Roger Corman
The Three Stooges I Am the Greatest: The_Adventures of Muhammad Ali TV series (1977)
Bernard Herrman’s Vertigo score
The latest Sight and Sound poll of the best films ever
Jon Favreau I Love Lucy TV series (1951-1957)
Silly Symphonies animated short film series
The Beverly Canon Theatre in LA
The Fox Venice Theatre in LA
The Encore Theatre in LA
The Silent Movie Theatre in LA
Amos and Andy TV show (1951-1953)
The Jack Benny Program TV show (1950-1965)
The Blake Masters Pandemic Parade episode
The Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara
Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood
Cinefantastique Magazine (1967-2006, 2009- )
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Movies Referenced In This Episode
Outbreak (1995)
Creepshow (1982) The Howling (1981) Dawn of the Dead (1978) *Horror of Dracula (1958)
*The Time Machine (1960)
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958) King Kong Vs. Godzilla (1963?) Night of the Living Dead (1968) From Russia With Love (1963) Planet of the Apes (1968) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Frankenstein (1931)
*The Wolf Man (1941)
*The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
*The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
*The Towering Inferno (1974)
*20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954)
Thunderball (1965) Broadcast News (1987) Young Frankenstein (1974)
*Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Star Wars (1977)
Jaws (1975) Bad Day At Black Rock (1955) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
What’s Up Doc? (1972)
Logan’s Run (1976) *Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors (1960) Dragonslayer (1981)
*Aliens (1986)
Alien (1979)
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1949) Nightmare Cinema (2019)
War of the Gargantuans (1970)
The Green Slime (1969)
Other Notable Items
Creepshow TV series (2019- ) The Walking Dead TV series (2010- ) Dana Gould
Night Gallery TV series (1970-1973)
The Sarah Silverman Program TV series (2007-2010)
Chiller Theatre TV series (1963-1984)
Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- )
Star Trek TV series (1966-1969)
Lost In Space TV series (1965-1968) Charlton Heston Land of the Giants TV series (1968-1970)
TFH Guru Mick Garris
The Cinefex Magazine article on Little Shop of Horrors
Manimal TV series (1983)
TFH Guru John Landis’s “Thriller” music video (1983)
Rob Bottin Cinefantastique magazine (1967- )
The Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, 1954–1975 Criterion set
The Post Mortem with Mick Garris podcast
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The martial arts icon talks about some of his favorite action movies. Josh challenges him to a fight.
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Armaggeddon (1998)
Innerspace (1987)
The ’Burbs (1989)
Matinee (1993)
Debt Collector (2018)
Triple Threat (2019)
Avengement (2019)
Ip Man 4 (2020)
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Debt Collectors (2020)
The Three Musketeers (1974)
*Rocky II (1979)
Rocky (1976)
Rocky IV (1985)
Paradise Alley (1978)
*First Blood (1982)
Rambo -- First Blood Part II (1985)
*Enter The Dragon (1973)
Giant (1956)
Game Of Death (1978)
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)
Marlowe (1969)
*Road House (1989)
Grosse Point Blank (1997)
Hard Boiled (1992)
*The Killer (1989)
Death Wish (1974)
Heat (1995)
Under Fire (1983)
True Lies (1994)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
*The Raid (2011)
Die Hard (1988)
The Raid 2 (2014)
A History Of Violence (2005)
Munich (2005)
*Point Break (1991)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Armour of God (1986)
The Protector (1985)
Under Siege (1992)
Hard To Kill (1991)
Billy Jack (1971)
John Wick (2014)
Other Notable Items
Our Jesse V. Johnson podcast episode
The Ip Man franchise
Donnie Yen
Anthony De Longis
Basil Rathbone
The Rocky franchise
Sylvester Stallone
Bill Conti’s score for the Rocky films
Brian Dennehy
The Green Hornet TV series (1966-1967)
Batman TV series (1966-1968)
Ultimate Fighting Championship
The 180-degree rule, crucial to fight scenes
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Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Love Witch (2016) Baby Face (1933) Stromboli (1950) Europa ’51 (1951) Fear (1951) Duel In The Sun (1946) The Scarlet Empress (1934) Blonde Venus (1932) Nora Prentiss (1947) Woman On The Run (1950) Wait Until Dark (1967) Rosemary’s Baby (1968) Imitation of Life (1969) Little Women (2019) Emma (2020) My Cousin Rachel (2017) Sex and the City (2008) Mamma Mia! (2008) Mildred Pierce (1945) The Reckless Moment (1949) Sudden Fear (1952) Torch Song (1953) Captain Marvel (2019)Other Notable Items
The Captain Trips virus in Stephen King’s novel The Stand (1978) Marlene Dietrich Mae West Jennifer Jones Joan Crawford Joan Bennett Gene Tierney Barbara Stanwyck The Hays Code Cary Grant Marilyn Monroe Ingrid Bergman Roberto Rossellini The Academy Awards Bette Davis Jennifer Jones Gregory Peck Joseph Cotten Travis Banton Josef von Sternberg Catherine the Great The Criterion Collection Kent Smith Dan Duryea Douglas Sirk Jane Austen Mildred Pierce TV miniseries (2011) Eleanor Parker Joan Bennett James Mason Max Ophüls The Blank Wall novel by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (1947) Ruth Chatterton Ida Lupino Warner Brothers Neil Simon Jack Palance Gloria Grahame Michael Wilding Goldie Hawn Paramount Pictures Clint EastwoodThis list is also available on Letterboxd.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)The Innocents (1961)Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)The Goonies (1985)Gremlins (1984)Ghostbusters (1984)Ravenous (1999)Raw (2016)T2 Trainspotting (2017)Macario (1960)Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)The Lady From Shanghai (1947)Lake Mungo (2008)The Witches of Eastwick (1987)Happy Feet (2006)Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)Babe (1995)Mad Max: Fury Road (2014)Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)Blade Runner (1982)Casablanca (1942)Gone With The Wind (1939)Fanny and Alexander (1982)Terrified a.k.a. Aterrados (2017)Terrified (1963)Gates of the Night (1946)Other Notable Items
Rome TV series (2005-2007)Jack ClaytonRay BradburyJonathan PryceWalt Disney PicturesWalt DisneyShudderRichard DonnerSteven SpielbergThe Donner Party (no relation to Richard, don’t worry)Antonia Bird Guy PearceRobert CarlyleOnce Upon A Time TV series (2011-2018)Julia DucournauRoberto GavaldónGabriel FigueroaThe Criterion Channel“The Third Guest” short story by B. Traven (1953)The Haunting of Hill House TV series (2018- )Mike FlanaganTwin Peaks TV series (1990-91, 2017)Amazon PrimeGeorge MillerIngmar BergmanAndrei TarkovskyMichelangelo AntonioniAmblin PartnersDemián RugnaYves MontandThis list is also available on Letterboxd.
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Movies Referenced In This Episode
Screams of a Winter Night (1979) Goodbye Bruce Lee: His Last Game Of Death (1975) I Think We’re Alone Now (2018) The Rhythm Section (2020) Atomic Blonde (2017) The Spy Who Came In From The Cold (1965) The Ipcress File (1965) Funeral In Berlin (1966) Extraction (2020) Kung Fu Hustle (2004) The Mermaid (2016) Oklahoma! (1955) Singin' In The Rain (1953) Nightcrawler (2014) I Think We’re Alone Now (2008) Ghetto Freaks a.k.a. Sign of Aquarius (1970) Hostel (2005) Cabin Fever (2002) Final Cut: Ladies And Gentlemen (2012) The Movie Orgy (1968) Gremlins (1984) The Goonies (1985) Hell of the Living Dead a.k.a. Night of the Zombies (1980) Troll 2 (1990) In The Land Of The Cannibals a.k.a. Land of Death (2004) Psycho (1998) Dawn of the Dead (1978) Contagion (2011) Day For Night (1973) Irma Vep (1996) Last Tango In Paris (1973) The 400 Blows (1959) Police Academy (1984) Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) Serial (1980) Bachelor Party (1984) Caddyshack (1980) National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983) Porky’s (1981) Targets (1968) The Terror (1965) No Country For Old Men (2007) Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019) Star 80 (1983) One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & the Lost American Film (2014) Sweet Smell of Success (1957) People Toys a.k.a. Devil Times Five (1974) Putney Swope (1969) The Candy Snatchers (1973) Wacko (1982) Blood Harvest (1987) Deadline (1980) Invasion of the Blood Farmers (1974) Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase (2019) Frankenhooker (1990) Basket Case (1982) The Sixth Sense (1999) Poltergeist (1982) Bridesmaids (2011) Where to Invade Next (2015) Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) Canadian Bacon (1994) The Mouse That Roared (1959) Knocked Up (2007) Harold and Maude (1971) Fast And Furious (2009) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979) The Wild Bunch (1969) Spy (2015) The Happytime Murders (2018) Moonstruck (1987) Night of the Cobra Woman (1972) Papillon (1973) Papillon (2017) Doctor Zhivago (1965) The Bridge On The River Kwai (1957) Ryan’s Daughter (1970) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Pecker (1998) Serial Mom (1994) Female Trouble (1974) Pink Flamingos (1973) The Breakfast Club (1985) The Big Chill (1983) Mandy (2018) Joe Dirt (2001) Curly Sue (1991) Pretty In Pink (1986) Heathers (1989) Pump Up The Volume (1990) Some Kind Of Wonderful (1987) Into The Wild (2007) 1900 (1976) The Punisher (2004) Outbreak (1995) The Andromeda Strain (1971) Virus (1999) 28 Days Later (2002) What About Bob? (1991) The Thing From Another World (1951) The Thing (1982) The Thing (2011) Safe (1995) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) Blast of Silence (1961) Shock Corridor (1963) Pie in the Sky a.k.a. Terroy in the City (1964) Stagecoach (1939) Stagecoach (1966) Day of the Animals (1977)Other Notable Items
Outlander TV series (2014- ) The Outsider TV series (2020) Stephen King Jason Bateman Ozark TV series (2017- ) Game of Thrones series (2011-2019) The Walking Dead TV series Kingdom TV series (2019- ) Netflix Peter Dinklage Reed Morano The Handmaid’s Tale (2017- ) Blake Lively James Bond David Leitch Charlize Theron Chris Hemsworth Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller’s live performance of Frankenstein Ingmar Bergman Akira Kurosawa Stephen Chow Jackie Chan Amazon Prime Rod Steiger “Make ’Em Laugh” musical sequence in Singin’ In The Rain performed by Donald O’Connor The Blake Masters podcast episode Stanley Donen Gene Kelly Jake Gyllenhaal Francis Ford Coppola Paramount Pictures Bruno Mattei Claudio Fragasso Joe D'Amato Gus Van Sant Goblin’s Dawn of the Dead soundtrack (1978) Francois Truffaut Jacqueline Bisset Olivier Assayas Jean-Pierre Léaud The Eli Roth podcast episode Martin Mull Christopher Lee Colleen Camp Bobcat Goldthwait Neal Israel Amy Heckerling Steve Guttenberg Chevy Chase Brad Pitt Kim Cattrall Bubba Smith George Gaines The Police Academy series Michael Winslow Peter Bogdanovich Quentin Tarantino’s Targets review for The New Beverly Cinema Roger Corman Polly Platt Eric Roberts Alexander Mackendrick Tony Curtis Burt Lancaster Martin Milner Ed Sullivan The Ed Sullivan Theater Walter Winchell Clifford Odets The Criterion Collection James Wong Howe James Mangold Code Red Leif Garrett Sorrell Booke Family Affair TV series (1966-1971) Carolyn Stellar Dawn Lyn Gene Evans Vinegar Syndrome Greydon Clark Tiny Tim Frank Henenlotter Michael Moore Paul Newman Robert Redford Richard Lester Tom Berenger William Katt Paul Feig Melissa McCarthy Jason Statham John Patrick Shanley Norman Jewison The Sixth Sense TV series (1972) Gary Collins Night Gallery TV series (1969-1975) Rod Serling Comet TV New World Pictures Steve McQueen Dustin Hoffman The Roger Ebert review of Papillion Jerry Goldsmith Franklin J. Schaffner The American Cinematheque Wanted Dead or Alive TV series (1958-1961) Better Call Saul TV series (2015- ) David Lean Pauline Kael Doctor Zhivago novel by Boris Pasternak (1957) Maurice Jarre John Waters Stewart Copeland Patty Hearst John Hughes The DGA National Lampoon Jaws 3, People Matty Simmons Richard Zanuck David Brown Tod Carroll Nicolas Cage Judd Nelson Tiger King miniseries (2020) David Spade Emile Hersch Sean Penn Hal Holbrook Into The Wild book by Jon Krakauer Donald Sutherland Blaire Bercy’s Fishnet Flix podcast with Marie Lodi Nina Simone The 5th Dimension She Kills: A Shudder Original Podcast Barbara Crampton Alex Essoe Clarke Wolfe TFH Guru Karyn Kusama Emily Deschanel Grae Drake The Hollywood Food Coalition NBC Thomas Jane Frank Oz Bill Murray Richard Dreyfuss John Carpenter Dr. Seuss Howard Hawks Julianne Moore Todd Haynes Phillip Kaufman Allen Baron Larry Tucker Paul Mazursky Universal Pictures Lee Grant John Ford Ann-Margret Claire Trevor Andy Devine John Carradine Thomas Mitchell Donald Meek John Wayne “Our House” by MadnessThis list is also available on Letterboxd.
Tarence Ray and Tom Sexton from the Trillbilly Worker's Party take Joe and Josh on a cinematic journey through the South.
Helping you stay sane while staying safe... featuring Leonard Maltin, Dave Anthony, Miguel Arteta, John Landis, and Blaire Bercy from the Hollywood Food Coalition.
The star and the writer/director of Sea Fever in a double episode.
The iconic Drive-In Movie critic makes his second visit to the podcast for a very special mini-episode.
Be sure to watch Season 2 of The Last Drive-In, hosted by Joe Bob Briggs on Shudder.
A never ending mission to save the world featuring Ron Perlman, Peter Ramsey, James Adomian, Will Menaker, and Blaire Bercy from the Hollywood Food Coalition.
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The director of Arlington Road, Mothman Prophecies, Pearl Jam's Jeremy and many more reflects on his career and some of the movies that made him.
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The star, Alexandra Daddario, the writer, Alan Trezza, and the director, Marc Meyers, of the terrific new film We Summon The Darkness walk us through some of their favorite movies.
Here are many more movies to watch when you’re staying in for a while, featuring recommendations from Steven Canals, Larry Karaszewski, Gareth Reynolds, and Alan Arkush with special guest star, Blaire Bercy from the Hollywood Food Coalition.
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Our 75th guest! The legendary filmmaker John Sayles joins Josh and Joe to explore some of his favorite movies.
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The star and co-writer of the new film Banana Splits walks us through some of her favorite comedies.
Movies to watch when you’re staying in for a while.
Acclaimed stuntman and action director extraordinaire Jesse V. Johnson (Avengement, Triple Threat, Accident Man) joins us to discuss the U.S. based action films and filmmakers that have influenced him the most.
The Danish star of The Celebration and many others discusses what seeing America only through movies when she was growing up.
The great Larry Wilmore joins us to share some very personal double features.
Filmmakers/authors discuss the movies they wish more people were familiar with.
The director of The Wild Wonderful Whites of West Virginia and creator of the new music For The Love Of A Glove to talk about some of his favorite unexpected and unlikely political musicals. 2/19
Director Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel, Eli Roth's History of Horror) takes us on a journey through endlessly rewatchable cable movies of the 80s.
The creator of Brotherhood, Falling Water and screenwriter of 2 Guns takes us on a journey through the movies that made him.
The Color Out Of Space writer and director discusses HP Lovecraft's influences on the movies
The writer of The Big Short and Bombshell discusses some of his favorite movies that deal with social issues.
Best of decade lists. Special Guest Host Illeana Douglas.
The creator of Lodge 49 walks us through some of the movies that reduce him to tears.
We usher in our third season and the new decade by sitting down with the legendary producers to discuss some of their favorite movies.
In our second season finale, the director of Shirkers discusses some of the great, not so great and amazing movies she grew up on in Singapore. Plus, a trip to the mailbag!
Oscar winning director director of Spider Man: Into The Spiderverse returns to discuss some of the legendary directors he's worked with.
Head Programmer of the American Cinematheque and Beyond Fest, Grant Moninger, discusses the experiences of the movies that made him.
The exploration of the horror films that inspired Daniel Noah and Elijah Wood continues...
Elijah Wood and Daniel Noah of indie production company SpectreVision (producers of MANDY and the upcoming Joe Dante film The Man with Kaleidoscope Eyes) discuss the horror films that turned them into the twisted deviants they are today.
Steven Canals, creator of the amazing show Pose, joins Josh to talk about his list of family dramas that have deeply impacted him.
The King of Troma joins us to discuss some of the more savory movies that made him.
Comedian, writer (Love, Pee Wee's Big Holiday), actor, and Movies That Made Me fan, Paul Rust, discusses The Movies That Made Me Podcast with the hosts of The Movies That Made Me. This episode is meta AF.
Screenwriter of Blinded By The Light stops by for a very special Music That Made Me episode.
Multi-talented writer, producer, director Gurinder Chadha (Blinded By The Light, Bend It Like Beckham) discusses the movies that made her.
Laraine Newman's horror movie chat continues!
The great Laraine Newman joins us to run through some of her favorite horror movies, old AND new!
More of this dweeb.
Our 50th guest takes us on a journey through some of the movies that inspired him in the creation and making of his hit HBO show Barry.
Comedian Brian Posehn joins us to talk Walter Hill, John Woo, and a whole bunch of other movies that made him.
Comedian Al Madrigal discusses R rated comedies of the 80s, and his deep love for some movie called "Innerspace."
The great actress returns with her list of all time favorite shots!
Our first producer! Simpson (Pose, The People VS OJ, Crazy Rich Asians) takes us on a stroll through movies he first discovered on VHS.
Live at Maltin Fest. 5/12 World renowned critic picks one movie he wishes more people knew from every decade of the past century.
Comedian Dana Gould returns to talk about movies that everyone assumes are terrible, but which turn out to be amazing.
We put on our snap brim hats as Actor Thomas Jane takes us on a deep dive into classic French Crime movies.
Will Menaker and Matt Christman of Chapo Trap House run us through their favorite movies that are great in spite of their terrible politics.
Recorded LIVE at Monsterpalooza, writer/director Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious, Upgrade) joins Josh and Joe on stage to talk practical effects, the longterm benefits of film versus digital, and more.
Former trailer editor/Beloved TFH Guru/Filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith discusses the movies that made him from Bond and beyond!
Legendary voice actor, Billy West (Futurama, Space Jam, Looney Tunes: Back in Action) takes Josh and Joe on an epic journey into the realm of animation and the cinematic masterpieces that inspired him.
Director and long time TFH guru Allan Arkush strolls down memory lane and the movies that made him.
Famed comic book artist Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing).
Part 2 of Scott Alexander's stroll through his comedy faves.
Scott Alexander takes us on a walk through great comedies of the 70s, and then some!
Writer/Director Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy, Repo Man) graciously stops by the TFH studios to discuss portrayals of nuclear war and the apocalypse on film and TV with Josh & Joe.
Legendary director and Trailers From Hell guru John Landis visits with Josh and Joe about his favorite musicals... sort of.
Robert D. Krzykowski (writer/director of The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then Bigfoot) talks about movies that tap into American myth-making.
Legendary artist and production designer William Stout takes us on an epic journey through a few of his cinematic favorites.
Illustrator, cartoonist, and Shemp afficianado Drew Friedman joins us to discuss his most profound seminal cinematic influences.
Legendary indie comics creator Gilbert Hernandez sits with Josh and Joe to discuss some of the more offbeat movies that made him.
The writer/director of Mandy joins us to talk about his favorite futuristic fascist police state movies, and changes the way we think about strawberries.
Katt Shea (Poison Ivy, Stripped to Kill, the upcoming Nancy Drew) sits down with Josh and Joe to talk about Lina Wertmuller.
Peter Ramsey (Spider Man: Into The Spiderverse) joins Josh and Joe to discuss movies he loves that he wishes more people knew.
The exceptionally talented Director/Writer/Producer Karyn Kusama (Destroyer, The Invitation, Girlfight) drops by the Crossroads of the World to discuss movies of Michael Ritchie with Josh and Joe.
Living legend William Friedkin joins Josh and Joe to discuss the movies that made him.
The legendary drive-in movie critic joins us to discuss some of the movies he never gets to talk about. From Pat Boone to pig-fucking, this one has it all!
The many buckets of James Adomian.
Screenwriter Larry Karaszewski brings in some old movie ads from his local newspaper to discuss the movies that made him.
Director and cinematographer Ernest Dickerson sits with Josh and Joe to discuss some of the movies, filmmakers and genres that have inspired him over the years, and the curse of teal!
Director and cinematographer Caleb Deschanel sits with Josh and Joe to discuss some of the movies and filmmakers who have inspired him over the years.
Investigative journalist Mark Ebner takes our title seriously and walks Josh and Joe through the movies that actually made him! Some of the movies discussed include "Maraschino Cherry," "Nightcrawler," "Lost In Translation," "Choose Me," "Ace In The Hole" and much, much more.
Ron Perlman sits with Josh and Joe to discuss some of his favorite movies that couldn't possibly get made today.
Filmmaker Mick Garris walks us through his favorite rock and roll movies.
Robert Forster talks to Josh and Joe about his career. Special added bonus - Josh reveals one of Hollywood's biggest secrets: Where do people keep their Oscars?
Cinespia founder John Wyatt runs us through a list of movies that should be better known than they are.
Comedian Jonah Ray (Mystery Science Theater 3000) discusses 5 movies you must never talk through, and 5 movies you HAVE to talk through with Josh and Joe.
Don Coscarelli (Phantasm, Bubba Ho-Tep, John Dies At The End) discusses the non-horror movies that made him.
Live from Son of Monsterpalooza! Writer/Director Fred Dekker (The Predator) discusses his favorite man in a rubber suit monsters with Josh and Joe.
Writer/Director Keith Gordon (The Chocolate War, A Midnight Clear, Homeland) discusses his 10 favorite politically themed movies with Josh and Joe.
Comedians and hosts of The Dollop podcast, Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds take Josh on a march through history, discussing their favorite history-based movies.
Screenwriter Daniel Waters (Heathers, Batman Returns, Hudson Hawk) walks Josh and Joe through 10 movies that he saw at very important moments in his life. An autobiography through film.
Director Uwe Boll (Postal, Assault on Wall Street, Rampage) talks about his 10 favorite movies with Josh and Joe.
Writer/Director Allison Anders (Gas Food Lodging, Grace of My Heart, Four Rooms) sits down with us to talk about two of her favorite directors, Ida Lupino and Anthony Mann.
Writer/Director Adam Rifkin (The Last Movie Star, The Dark Backward, Director’s Cut) discusses his favorite movies about movies with Josh and Joe.
Legendary comedian and filmmaker Bobcat Goldthwait chats with Josh and Joe about his undying love for the live-action Disney movies of the 1970s.
Actress/Producer/Writer/Director Illeana Douglas (Cape Fear, Ghost World, Grace of My Heart) sits with Josh and Joe to talk about her 10 all time favorite movie scenes.
Comedian Dana Gould (Stan Against Evil) sits down with Josh and Joe to talk about his top 10 favorite movies.
Director Miguel Arteta (Beatriz At Dinner, The Good Girl, Duck Butter) joins us to discuss his love for the movies of Russ Meyer.
