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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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.
SpectreVision Radio is a bespoke podcast network at the intersection between the arts and the uncanny, featuring a tapestry of shows exploring creativity, the esoteric, and the unknown. We’re a community for creators and fans vibrating around common curiosities, shared interests and persistent passions.
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Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere author Warren Zanes discusses the ten most important Bruce Springsteen songs.
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Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere writer/director Scott Cooper discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025)
Crazy Heart (2009)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Out of the Furnace (2013)
The Deer Hunter (1978)
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)
Tender Mercies (1983)
Black Mass (2015)
The Conversation (1974)
Badlands (1973)
Days of Heaven (1978)
Hostiles (2017)
Antlers (2021)
Heat (1995)
Thief (1981)
Ferrari (2024)
A Boy And His Dog (1975)
Unforgiven (1992)
A History of Violence (2005)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Spyder (2002)
Gerry (2002)
The Instigators (2024)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Se7en (1995)
Other Notable Items
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Martin Scorsese
Bruce Springsteen
Deliver Me from Nowhere book by Warren Zanes (2023)
Our Warren Zanes podcast episode
Nebraska album by Bruce Springsteen (1982)
Telluride Film Festival
Stephen Graham
“Born To Run” song by Bruce Springsteen (1975)
"Dream Baby Dream" song by Suicide (1979), cover by Bruce Springsteen
Somewhere North of Nashville album by Bruce Springsteen (2025)
Nebraska ‘82: Expanded Edition album by Bruce Springsteen (2025)
Jon Landau
Born In The USA album by Bruce Springsteen (1984)
“Darkness On The Edge Of Town” song by Bruce Springsteen (1978)
Sam Cooke
Al Teller
Our David Krumholtz podcast episode
“Mansion On The Hill” song by Bruce Springsteen (1982)
“My Father’s House” song by Bruce Springsteen (1982)
Columbia Records
Al Teller
Jean Renoir
Peter Bogdanovich
Jeff Bridges
Christian Bale
Casey Affleck
Woody Harrelson
Forest Whitaker
Zoe Saldana
Willem Dafoe
Sam Sheppard
Michael Cimino
Clint Eastwood
The American Cinematheque
The DGA Building
William Friedkin
Mike Nichols
Robert Duvall
Johnny Depp
Whitey Bulger
Terrence Malick
Guillermo del Toro
“Badlands” song by Bruce Springsteen
Sissy Spacek
Charles Starkweather
Caril Ann Fugate
Michael Mann
Miami Vice TV series (1984-89)
Don Johnson
James Caan
Al Pacino
Francis Ford Coppola
Willie Nelson
Merle Haggard
The El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles
Quentin Tarantino
Ron Howard
Vince Vaughn
David Cronenberg
Ed Harris
Viggo Mortensen
New Line Cinema
Ralph Fiennes
The Criterion Collection
Maria Bello
Darkness On The Edge Of Town album by Bruce Springsteen (1978)
Our Casey Affleck podcast episode
Matt Damon
Gus Van Sant
TFH Guru Dennis Lehane
Ben Affleck
Toby Emmerich
Spike Lee
Chuck D
“Fight The Power” song by Public Enemy (1989)
Petty: The Biography book by Warren Zanes (2015)
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It’s Halloween 2025, and The Movies That Made Me is getting gruesome. Josh and Joe call in the ghosts of episodes past for a wicked roundtable of horror favorites—ranging from cult curiosities to midnight movie masterpieces. If you crave atmosphere, mayhem, and monsters, this year’s Halloween Jam is your cinematic séance.
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The discussion continues between The Movies That Made Me podcast hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante and Eddington writer/director Ari Aster.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Barry Lyndon (1976)
Lolita (1962)
Lolita (1997)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Defending Your Life (1991)
Real Life (1979)
Mother (1996)
High Anxiety (1977)
Silent Movie (1976)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Elephant Man (1981)
Robocop (1987)
Flesh + Blood (1985)
The Fourth Man (1983)
Soldier of Orange (1977)
Turkish Delight (1973)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Infested (2002)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Total Recall (1990)
Showgirls (1995)
Hollow Man (2000)
Black Book (2006)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Straw Dogs (1974)
Audition (1999)
Ichi The Killer (2001)
Gozu (2003)
Devils On The Doorstep (2000)
Twentynine Palms (2003)
Zabriskie Point (1970)
Looking For Mr Goodbar (1977)
Fat Girl (2001)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Walkabout (1971)
Psycho (1960)
Vertigo (1958)
A History of Violence (2005)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Ivan’s Childhood (1962)
Andrei Rublev (1966)
Imitation of Life (1959)
The Baby of Mâcon (1993)
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover (1989)
The Draughtsman’s Contract (1982)
Written on the Wind (1956)
There’s Always Tomorrow (1956)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
The Butcher Boy (1997)
The Heart of the World (2000)
Rumours (2024)
Dimensions of Dialogue (1983)
Daisies (1966)
The Cremator (1969)
Conspirators of Pleasure (1996)
World of Glory (1991)
Songs From The Second Floor (2000)
A Swedish Love Story (1970)
Playtime (1967)
Billy’s Balloon (1998)
World of Tomorrow (2015)
Elephant (1989)
Eddington (2025)
Matinee (1993)
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Lolita novel by Vladimir Nabokov (1955)
Adrian Lyne
Peter Sellers
Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- )
Carl Reiner
David Lynch
Paul Verhoeven
Casper Van Dien
Michael Douglas
Takashi Miike
Bruno Dumont
Michelangelo Antonioni
Vinegar Syndrome
Diane Keaton
Catherine Breillat
Alfred Hitchcock
David Cronenberg
Pedro Almodovar
Douglas Sirk
Terrence Malick
Roy Andersson
Jacques Tati
Spike Lee
Nicolas Roeg
The Criterion Collection
Russ Meyer
Daniel Clowes
Steven Spielberg
Brian De Palma
Robert Altman
Andrei Tarkovsky
Peter Greenaway
Rembrandt
Sacha Vierny
Dallas TV series (1978-91)
Dynasty TV series (1981-89)
Fred MacMurray
Eamonn Owens
Neil Jordan
The Butcher Boy novel by Patrick McCabe (1992)
Guy Maddin
Evan Johnson
Sergei Eisenstein
The Toronto International Film Festival
Our Caelum Vatnsdal podcast episode
Jan Švankmajer
The Far Side comic strip by Gary Larson (1979-1995)
Don Hertzfeldt
Alan Clarke
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Writer, director, producer Ari Aster discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Eddington (2025)
Midsommar (2019)
Beau Is Afraid (2023)
Heathers (1988)
Batman Returns (1992)
3 Ninjas (1992)
A Face In The Crowd (1957)
Surf Ninjas (1993)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Babe: Pig In The City (1998)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Goodfellas (1990)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
A History of Violence (2005)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
Black Narcissus (1947)
Peeping Tom (1960)
Age of Consent (1969)
Happiness (1998)
The Piano Teacher (2001)
Cul-de-sac (1966)
The Servant (1963)
Wake in Fright (1971)
Four Lions (2010)
Jam (2006)
Welcome to the Dollhouse (1996)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Grown-Ups (1980)
Home Sweet Home (1982)
Nuts in May (1976)
Hard Labor (1973)
Naked (1991)
Secrets and Lies (1996)
Vera Drake (2004)
Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
Mr. Turner (2014)
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Breaking The Waves (1996)
Dogville (2003)
Europa (1991)
An Element of Crime (1984)
Seventh Continent (1989)
Benny’s Video (1992)
71 Fragments of a Chronology of Chance (1994)
Caché (2005)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Funny Games (1997)
Funny Games (2007)
Punishment Park (1971)
Edvard Munch (1974)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
The War Game (1966)
Threads (1984)
Ghost World (2001)
Crumb (1995)
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Indiana Jones
Martin Scorsese
David Cronenberg
Willem Dafoe
The Criterion Collection
Michael Powell
Emeric Pressburger
Harold Pinter
Luis Buñuel
Chris Morris
Joseph Losey
Blue Jam radio series (1997-99)
Jam TV series (2000)
Brass Eye (1997, 2001)
The Chris Morris Music Show (1994)
On the Hour radio show (1991-92)
The Day Today radio show (1994)
David Lynch
Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- )
Mike Leigh
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Michael Haneke
Lars Von Trier
The Kingdom TV series (1994, 1997, 2022)
Dogme 95
Robert Bresson
Peter Watkins
Darius Khondji
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Eightball comic by Daniel Clowes (1989-2003)
Robert Crumb
Zap Comix comic series (1968-2014)
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Monica graphic novel by Daniel Clowes (2023)
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Bone Lake director Mercedes Bryce Morgan discusses 10 movies that are horny and unsettling with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Bone Lake (2025)
Jaws (1975)
Ms. 45 (1981)
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Titane (2021)
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
The Counselor (2014)
Alien (1979)
The Duellists (1977)
Thelma and Louise (1991)
Raw (2018)
Crash (1996)
Trash Humpers (2011)
Kids (1995)
Spring Breakers (2012)
Society (1989)
Crash (2005)
1984 (1984)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992)
Crash! (1976)
Checkered Flag or Crash (1977)
Re-Animator (1985)
The Substance (2024)
The Handmaiden (2016)
Oldboy (2003)
Poor Things (2023)
Bugonia (2025)
Climax (2018)
Baraka (1992)
Samsara (2001)
Irreversible (2002)
Heathers (1988)
House of Yes (1997)
Mean Girls (2004)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
Showgirls (1995)
Robocop (1987)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Flesh and Blood (1985)
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
The Doom Generation (1995)
Independence Day (1996)
Gremlins (1984)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Other Notable Items
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Abel Ferrara
Zoë Lund
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Stanley Kubrick
Tom Cruise
Nicole Kidman
Warner Brothers
Julia Ducournau
Harmony Korine
Twin Peaks TV series (1990-91, 2017)
Roger Ebert’s review of Crash
David Cronenberg
Elvis Costello
Crash novel by JG Ballard (1973)
Charles Band
Ray “Crash” Corrigan
Brian Yuzna
Park Chan-wook
Florence Pugh
The Little Drummer Girl miniseries (2018)
Emma Stone
Gaspar Noé
ICM Partners
Daniel Waters
Mark Waters
Parker Posey
The House of Yes play by Wendy MacLeod (1990)
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? play by Edward Albee (1962)
The Titanic
Paul Verhoeven
The Nuart Theatre in Los Angeles
Russ Meyer
Valley of the Dolls novel by Jacqueline Susann (1966)
Gregg Araki
James Duval
John Mahoney
Frasier TV series (1993-2004)
Mike Leigh
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Comedian Anthony Jeselnik discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Weapons (2025)
Hereditary (2018)
Alien (1979)
*Jaws (1975)
*Top Secret! (1984)
Airplane! (1980)
Top Gun (1986)
Airport (1970)
The Naked Gun (1988)
Blue Lagoon (1980)
Real Genius (1985)
Tombstone (1993)
*The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
28 Days Later (2003)
The Terminator (1984)
*King of New York (1990)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Bad Lieutenant (1992)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Go Go Tales (2007)
4:44 Last Day On Earth (2011)
*Cemetery Man (1983)
*Knockin On Heaven’s Door (1997)
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Blade Runner (1982)
The Bucket List (2010)
*Se7en (1995)
Schindler’s List (1993)
A History of Violence (2005)
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
*Braveheart (1995)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Apocalypto (2006)
*Comedian (2002)
MacGruber (2010)
*Martyrs (2008)
*Inside (2007)
Funny Games (1997)
Saw (2008)
Bambi (1941)
The Coffee Table (2022)
*Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Other Notable Items
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Alien: Earth TV series (2025- )
The Hollywood Reporter
Wondery
Sigourney Weaver
Roy Scheider
Gilligan’s Island TV series (1964-67)
John Williams
Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker
Val Kilmer
Elvis Presley
Police Squad TV series (1982)
Cher
Mr. Show With Bob And David TV series (1995-98)
The Ben Stiller Show TV series (1992-93, 1995)
Second City Television TV series (1976-81)
Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- )
Danny Boyle
William Stout
Christopher Walken
John Malkovich
Abel Ferrara
Laurence Fishburne
Wesley Snipes
Samuel L. Jackson
Willem Dafoe
Rupert Everett
Til Schweiger
Rutger Hauer
Quentin Tarantino
David Fincher
Laurence Olivier
Morgan Freeman
Ernest Hemingway
Tower Records
Andrew Kevin Walker
Kevin Spacey
Steven Spielberg
Mel Gibson
Peter Jackson
Jerry Seinfeld
HBO
Orny Adams
The Comedy Cellar in New York
Colin Quinn
Jacques Cousteau
Seinfeld TV series (1989-98)
Miramax
The A.V. Club
Michael Haneke
Kenneth Lonergan
Zach Efron
TFH Guru Mick Garris
David Cronenberg
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Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin discuss some of the films they watched while writing SPLITSVILLE with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Climb (2020)
Splitsville (2025)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
The Seduction of Mimi (1972)
Swept Away (1974)
Swept Away (2002)
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
Pardon Mon Affaire (1976)
The Woman in Red (1984)
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
A New Leaf (1971)
Looking For Mr. Goodbar (1977)
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)
Gremlins (1984)
Ishtar (1987)
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Divorce Italian Style (1961)
Divorce American Style (1967)
How To Kill Your Wife (1965)
The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
The Pizza Triangle (1970)
The 10th Victim (1965)
The In-Laws (1979)
Midnight Run (1988)
Boccaccio ‘70 (1962)
Stromboli (1950)
Johnny Stecchino (1991)
Men… (1985)
Me And Him (1988)
Chatterbox (1977)
A Talking Cat!?! (2013)
We Won’t Grow Old Together (1972)
We All Love Each Other So Much (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life (1983)
Monty Python’s The Life Of Brian (1979)
The Producers (1968)
American History X (1997)
The Mask (1994) - Kyle
The Gold Rush (1925) - Mike
City Lights (1931)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
80 For Brady (2023)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Hellzapoppin (1941)
Other Notable Items
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Writer, director, and VFX aficionado extraordinaire Seth Worley discusses ten movies that were always on TV when he was growing up.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Sketch (2025)
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
Deadpool (2016)
Stripes (1981)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Amadeus (1984)
Casablanca (1941)
The Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968)
Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
The Apple (1980)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Judge Dredd (1995)
Alien (1979)
Aliens (1986)
The Terminator (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Back To The Future (1985)
Back To The Future Part II (1989)
Back To The Future Part III (1990)
Dr. Dolittle (1967)
Signs (2002)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Tremors (1990)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1967)
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Super Mario Bros: The Movie (1993)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986)
The Godfather (1972)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Zelig (1983)
Beowulf (2007)
Here (2024)
In The Line Of Fire (1993)
The Matrix (1999)
Twister (1996)
Twisters (2024)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Men In Black (1997)
Independence Day (1996)
Demolition Man (1993)
Heathers (1989)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
Invaders From Mars (1953)
The Trap (1966)
The Trap (1985)
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Director David Mackenzie discusses his favorite movies from his childhood with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Relay (2025)
Hell Or High Water (2016)
Starred Up (2013)
28 Years Later (2025)
Sinners (2025)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Dr. Dolittle (1967)
Don’t Look Now (1973)
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1987)
The War Game (1965)
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
The 39 Steps (1935)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1936)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
North By Northwest (1959)
The Lady Vanishes (1939)
Bande A Part a.k.a. Band of Outsiders (1964)
Goodbye to Language (2014)
The Last Detail (1974)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Point Blank (1967)
The Conversation (1974)
Night Moves (1975)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Klute (1971)
The Parallax View (1974)
Jaws (1975)
The French Connection (1971)
F For Fake (1973)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
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Director Benjamin Caron discusses his favorite movies that take place over the course of one day or night with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Vanishing Point (1971)
Vanishing Point (1997)
Night Always Comes (2025)
Sharper (2023)
Star Wars (1977)
*Rope (1948)
North By Northwest (1958)
Rebecca (1940)
To Catch A Thief (1955)
Russian Ark (2002)
Birdman (2014)
Rear Window (1954)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Trouble With Harry (1955)
Vertigo (1958)
*Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Great Escape (1963)
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
*Before Sunrise (1995)
A Brief Encounter (1945)
Before Sunset (2004)
Before Midnight (2012)
Boyhood (2014)
*La Haine (1995)
A Prophet (2013)
Deep End (1970)
*Magnolia (1999)
Boogie Nights (1997)
*Go (1999)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Morvern Callar (2002)
The French Connection (1971)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
*Panic Room (2002)
Seven (1995)
The Game (1997)
Fight Club (1999)
The ’Burbs (1989)
*Collateral (2004)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Public Enemies (2009)
*Victoria (2015)
After Hours (1985)
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This (2014)
Good Time (2017)
Uncut Gems (2019)
Devil In A Blue Dress (1995)
Out of Time (2003)
American Graffiti (1973)
High Noon (1952)
The Sadist (1963)
Other Notable Items
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Josh and Joe’s Friend of the Fest Vanishing Point screening at the Los Feliz 3 on Saturday, August 23!
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Novelist Jordan Harper discusses his favorite film adaptations with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
She Rides Shotgun (2025)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Infested (2002)
War of the Worlds (2025)
Changing Lanes (2002)
A History of Violence (2005)
Shogun Assassin (1980)
Blue Ruin (2013)
Paper Moon (1973)
Freeway (1996)
Welcome To The Dollhouse (1996)
The Godfather (1972)
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
Adaptation (2002)
*The Grifters (1990)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Chinatown (1974)
*LA Confidential (1997)
*Winter’s Bone (2010)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
*Mystic River (2003)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Dante’s Peak (1997)
Volcano (1997)
*Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
JFK (1991)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Sid and Nancy (1986)
*No Country For Old Men (2007)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Purple Noon (1960)
The Hunted (2003)
To Live and Die in LA (1985)
*Goodfellas (1990)
True Grit (2010)
*Trainspotting (1996)
*Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Barfly (1987)
T2: Trainspotting (2017)
Killing Them Softly (2012)
*The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
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Jordan’s novel She Rides Shotgun (2017)
Jordan’s novel Everybody Knows (2023)
Jordan’s novel The Last King of California (2024)
Jordan’s forthcoming new book A Violent Masterpiece (2026)
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Featured trailers for some of the movies discussed in this week's Jonathan Kaplan tribute episode.
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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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