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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TV & Film
Film History
376
Steven Canals
Steven Canals, creator of the amazing show Pose, joins Josh to talk about his list of family dramas that have deeply impacted him.
95 min
377
Lloyd Kaufman
The King of Troma joins us to discuss some of the more savory movies that made him.
79 min
378
Paul Rust
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.
86 min
379
Sarfraz Manzoor
Screenwriter of Blinded By The Light stops by for a very special Music That Made Me episode.
85 min
380
Gurinder Chadha
Multi-talented writer, producer, director Gurinder Chadha (Blinded By The Light, Bend It Like Beckham) discusses the movies that made her.
88 min
381
Laraine Newman Part 2
Laraine Newman's horror movie chat continues!
59 min
382
Laraine Newman Part 1
The great Laraine Newman joins us to run through some of her favorite horror movies, old AND new!
63 min
383
Bill Hader Chapter 2
More of this dweeb.
52 min
384
Bill Hader, Chapter 1
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.
63 min
385
Brian Posehn
Comedian Brian Posehn joins us to talk Walter Hill, John Woo, and a whole bunch of other movies that made him.
68 min
386
Al Madrigal
Comedian Al Madrigal discusses R rated comedies of the 80s, and his deep love for some movie called "Innerspace."
74 min
387
Illeana Douglas RETURNS!
The great actress returns with her list of all time favorite shots!
90 min
388
Brad Simpson
Our first producer! Simpson (Pose, The People VS OJ, Crazy Rich Asians) takes us on a stroll through movies he first discovered on VHS.
87 min
389
Leonard Maltin
Live at Maltin Fest. 5/12 World renowned critic picks one movie he wishes more people knew from every decade of the past century.
60 min
390
Dana Gould 2
Comedian Dana Gould returns to talk about movies that everyone assumes are terrible, but which turn out to be amazing.
76 min
391
Thomas Jane
We put on our snap brim hats as Actor Thomas Jane takes us on a deep dive into classic French Crime movies.
97 min
392
Chapo Trap House
Will Menaker and Matt Christman of Chapo Trap House run us through their favorite movies that are great in spite of their terrible politics.
76 min
393
Leigh Whannell (LIVE @Monsterpalooza)
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.
54 min
394
Brian Trenchard-Smith
Former trailer editor/Beloved TFH Guru/Filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith discusses the movies that made him from Bond and beyond!
78 min
395
Billy West
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.
70 min
396
Allan Arkush
Director and long time TFH guru Allan Arkush strolls down memory lane and the movies that made him.
71 min
397
Stephen Bissette
Famed comic book artist Stephen Bissette (Swamp Thing)
82 min
398
Scott Alexander Volume 2
Part 2 of Scott Alexander's stroll through his comedy faves.
65 min
399
Scott Alexander Volume 1
Scott Alexander takes us on a walk through great comedies of the 70s, and then some!
63 min
400
Alex Cox
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.
65 min