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. 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. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial #filmmaking #film #movies #cinema #behindthescenes #interview #filmhistory #hollywood #directing #writing #screenwriting #producing #editing #sounddesign #filmscores #music #indiefilm #cultcinema #arthouse #midnightmovies #horrorfilms #genrefilm #creativity #art #artists

  1. MARTY SUPREME writer/director Josh Safdie

    5H AGO

    MARTY SUPREME writer/director Josh Safdie

    MARTY SUPREME writer/director Josh Safdie unpacks his favorite movies with podcast hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Abigail’s Party (1977) Marty Supreme (2025) Burying the Ex (2015) Uncut Gems (2019) Dazed and Confused (1993) King of New York (1990) Bad Lieutenant (1992) The Funerals (1996) The Addiction (1995) 4:44 Last Day On Earth (2011) Tomasso (2019) The Driller Killer (1979) Ms .45 (1981) Go Go Tales (2007) The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) A Woman Under the Influence *Kramer vs Kramer (1979) Hero (1992) Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974) Pink Floyd’s The Wall (1979) The Brood (1979) *Fire in the Sky (1993) *Matinee (1993) *A Clockwork Orange (1971) The Lost Boys (1987) *Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) *E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982) *The Shining (1980) *Misery (1990) Popeye (1980) The Leprechaun (1992) Mandy (2018) The Princess Bride (1987) This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Barry Lyndon (1975) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Full Metal Jacket (1987) *The 400 Blows (1959) *Pulp Fiction (1994) The Breakfast Club (1985) *The Red Balloon (1956) White Mane (1953) Gremlins (1984) *The Running Man (1987) The Terminator (1984) The King of Comedy (1983) Total Recall (1990) Robocop (1987) *Above The Rim (1994) Rocky (1976) Rocky II (1979) *Rocky III (1982) Rocky IV (1985) Rocky V (1990) Masters of the Universe (1987) Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) *Saturday Night Fever (1977) Stayin’ Alive (1983) Carrie (1976) Other Notable Items Our Patreon!  The Hollywood Food Coalition The battle of Jericho Josh Mostel G.I. Joe Anton Yelchin Anagrams  Mike Leigh Abel Ferrera Willem Dafoe Odessa A’zion Clint Eastwood James Cagney The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Kevin Garnett Ronald Bronstein Timothee Chalamet Tyler, the Creator Gwyneth Paltrow IFC Films Zohran Mamdani Mira Nair Dustin Hoffman Meryl Streep Eric Clapton Stephen Frears Geena Davis Andy Garcia Chevy Chase David Cronenberg Robert Benton A Nightmare on Elm Street series Wendy Carlos John Candy John Goodman The Cuban Missile Crisis 4DX William Castle Smell-O-Vision Shelley Duvall The Shining novel by Stephen King (1977) Stanley Kubrick TFH Guru Mick Garris The Shining miniseries (1997) Jack Nicholson The Beatles Our Panos Cosmatos podcast episode Johan Johansson Gramaphone Records Kathy Bates James Caan Rob Reiner Alfred Hitchcock Scatman Crothers Vivian Kubrick Jean-Pierre Léaud Benny Safdie John Lennon John Hughes Chris Columbus Chicago The Ramones Richard Edson Jim Jarmusch The History of Bones: A Memoir book by John Lurie (2021) Bob Hope Bing Crosby Mel Brooks Matthew Broderick Albert Lamorisse  The Fleischer Brothers Tex Avery Harold Faltermeyer Arnold Schwarzenegger Oneohtrix Point Never  Richard Dawson Jerry Lewis Paul Verhoeven The New York Knicks Queen Onyx Bernie Mac 2Pac Dolph Lundgren Sylvester Stallone John Travolta Welcome Back, Kotter TV series (1975-78) The Bee Gees Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 32m
  2. REDUX REDUX writers/directors The McManus Brothers

    4D AGO

    REDUX REDUX writers/directors The McManus Brothers

    The brother filmmaking tandem Kevin and Matthew McManus (REDUX REDUX) hop on the line to unpack, well, the movies that made them with help from podcast hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Redux Redux (2026) The Terminator (1984) Sliding Doors (1998) Back to the Future (1985) Bring It On (2000) The Block Island Sound (2021) The ’Burbs (1989) Boss Level (2021) Groundhog Day (1993) *Death Wish (1974?) *Blue Ruin (2013) *Memento (2000) Irreversible (2002) The Prestige (2006) Dunkirk (2017) *Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003) *Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004) *Django Unchained (2012) The Hateful Eight (2015) Taxi Driver (1976) Funeral Kings (2012) *The Unforgiven (1992) Invictus (2009) Mystic River (2003) *Oldboy (2003) Oldboy (2013) Chinatown (1974) *I Saw The Devil (2010) A History of Violence (2005) *A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) *Friday the 13th (1980) Chato’s Land (1972) Red River (1948) Black Christmas (1974) Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) While the City Sleeps (1956)  A Christmas Story (1983) *Drive (2011) Revenge of the Nerds (1984) Revenge of the Creature (1955) Revenge of the Blood Beast a.k.a. The She Beast (1966) The Vengeance of She (1968) The Stepfather (1987) Other Notable Items Our Patreon!  The Hollywood Food Coalition Michaela McManus David Duchovny Rob Lowe The Clash Netflix Chris Sheffield  Our Jim Cummings podcast episode Mark Duplass John Cassavettes Joe Carnahan Rotten Tomatoes Universal Pictures Our Jeremy Saulnier podcast episode Our Macon Blair podcast episode Christopher Nolan Jonathan Nolan  Skywalker Ranch The Vista Theater in Los Angeles Christoph Walz Clint Eastwood Gene Hackman Francis Ford Coppola Matt Damon Sean Penn Sidney Lumet Spike Lee David Cronenberg The Hallmark Channel Charles Bronson Hulu Michael Winner John Wayne Bob Clark Ryan Gosling Ron Perlman Albert Brooks Christina Hendricks Terry O’Quinn Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 7m
  3. FALLOUT star Dallas Goldtooh

    FEB 6

    FALLOUT star Dallas Goldtooh

    FALLOUT star Dallas Goldtooth takes hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through his favorite animated films. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Akira (1988) Batman: Gotham Knights (2008) The Dark Knight (2008) My Neighbor Totoro (1994) Ghost in the Shell (1995) Conan the Barbarian (1982) Hellraiser (1987) Heavy Metal (1981) Wolf Children (2012) The Ugly Stepsister (2025) Bambi (1941) Pocahontas (1995) Princess Mononoke (1997) Spirited Away (2001) Ponyo (2008) The Borrowers (1997) The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) An American Tail (1986) Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988) The Secret of NIMH (1982) The Land Before Time (1988) All Dogs Go To Heaven (1989) Rock-A-Doodle (1991) Waltz with Bashir (2008) WALL-E (2008) Dr. Strangelove (1964) Grave of the Fireflies (1988) Predator (1987) Gremlins (1984) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Explorers (1985) Marathon Man (1976) Clearcut (1991) Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) Maverick (1994) The Lone Ranger (2013) The Rescuers (1977) Rescuers Down Under (1990) Other Notable Items Our Patreon!  The Hollywood Food Coalition Reservation Dogs TV series (2021-23) Our Sterlin Harjo podcast episode AMC Theaters Anime Hayao Miyazaki Darren Aronofsky Heavy Metal Magazine Richard Corben Walt Disney Pictures Bob Hoskins Don Bluth Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH novel by Robert C. O’Brien (1971) Steven Spielberg Dragon’s Lair video game (1983) The Academy Awards The Tulsa race massacre  Watchmen limited series (2019) Graham Greene Wes Studi Tantoo Cardinal  Joseph Gordon-Levitt Keanu Reeves Sonny Landham  The American Cinematheque in Hollywood, CA Vidiots in Los Angeles The Chapo Trap House podcast TFH Guru Kier-la Janisse Severin Films Mel Gibson Jodie Foster James Garner Maverick TV series (1957-62) Jay Silverheels  The Lone Ranger TV series (1949-57) The Mohawk people Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 3m
  4. FALLOUT star Walton Goggins

    FEB 3

    FALLOUT star Walton Goggins

    FALLOUT star Walton Goggins takes hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through his favorite westerns. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode The Accountant (2001) The Apostle (1998) House of 1,000 Corpses (2003) Chrystal (2004) Miracle at St. Anna (2008) Predators (2010) Lincoln (2012) A History of Violence (2005) Citizen Kane (1941) Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) The Hired Hand (1971) Easy Rider (1969) A Fistful of Dollars (1964) For A Few Dollars More (1965) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1967) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Yojimbo (1960) Seven Samurai (1954) High Noon (1952) The Hateful Eight (2015) The Cowboys (1970) King of Marvin Gardens (1972) Coming Home (1978) On Golden Pond (1981) Our Town (1940) The Long Goodbye (1973) The Wild Bunch (1969) Dillinger (1973) Wild Rovers (1971) Shane (1953) Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid (1973) The Second Civil War (1997) The President’s Analyst (1967) Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Bad Company (1972) Places in the Heart (1984) The Big Lebowski (1998) Piranha (1978) Daisy Miller (1974) The Late Show (1977) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007) Other Notable Items Our Patreon!  The Hollywood Food Coalition Fallout TV series (2024- ) Jonathan Nolan Graham Wagner Geneva Robertson-Dworet Danny McBride The Righteous Gemstones TV series (2019-25) El Compadre restaurant in Los Angeles The Academy Awards Sidney Poitier The Sundance Film Festival The Slamdance Film Festival The Shield TV series (2002-08) Michael Chiklis Hill Street Blues TV series (1981-87) The Wire TV series (2002-08) Justified TV series (2010-15) Sons of Anarchy TV series (2012-14) Vice Principals TV series (2016-17) I’m A Virgo miniseries (2023) Daniel Waters Walter Hill Gregg Toland  The White Lotus TV series (2021- ) Sam Rockwell Ron Perlman Quentin Tarantino Henry Fonda Sergio Leone Woody Strode Tom Hanks TFH Guru Roger Corman Stanley Kubrick Ennio Morricone Jason Robards Charles Bronson Claudia Cardinale Clint Eastwood John Wayne Warren Oates  Bruce Dern Peter Fonda Akira Kurosawa Masaki Kobayashi  Lee Van Cleef Luciano Vincenzoni United Artists James Bond “The Ecstasy of Gold” theme by Ennio Morricone (1966) Eli Wallach  Abbey Road Studios Tim Roth Kurt Russell Harlan Ellison Robert Duvall Ed Harris Chris Cooper Anthony Hopkins Roscoe Lee Browne Mark Rydell William Holden James Arness Alan Ladd Ernest Borgnine Bo Hopkins Ben Johnson Sam Peckinpah Harry Dean Stanton Perry Mason TV series (1957-66) The Rifleman TV series (1958-63) In The Heat of the Night TV series (1988-95) Slim Pickens Richard Boone George Stevens Alan Ladd Paramount Pictures James Coburn Our Man Flint film franchise Errol Flynn The Criterion Collection Sam Peckinpah Gillian Welch David Rollins Kris Kristofferson New Line Cinema Willie Nelson The Roxy in West Hollywood, CA Mick Jagger Robert Benton Jeff Bridges Barry Brown David Huddleston Peter Bogdanovich Art Carney  Lily Tomlin Sam Spade Brad Pitt Anthony Mann Juliette Lewis Geoffrey Lewis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1h 35m

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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. spectrevisionradio.com linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial #filmmaking #film #movies #cinema #behindthescenes #interview #filmhistory #hollywood #directing #writing #screenwriting #producing #editing #sounddesign #filmscores #music #indiefilm #cultcinema #arthouse #midnightmovies #horrorfilms #genrefilm #creativity #art #artists

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