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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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CRYSTAL LAKE showrunner Brad Kane Oct 13, 2026

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Spooky season is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than with the latest steward of the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise? CRYSTAL LAKE showrunner Brad Kane is on the slab this week, and he walks hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the sleazy movies that made him!

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Warrior (2011)

Friday the 13th (1980)

Halloween (1978)

The Parallax View (1974)

Klute (1971)

The Spy Who Loved Me (1981)

Cannonball Run (1981)

Class of 1984 (1982)

Oliver! (1968)

Firestarter (1984)

Armed and Dangerous (1986)

Commando (1985)

Blackboard Jungle (1955)

It’s Alive (1974)

Q: The Winged Serpent (1982)

Dressed to Kill (1980)

Sisters (1972)

Psycho (1960)

Mandy (2018)

The Beast Within (1982)

The Howling (1981)

An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Total Recall (1990)

The Monster Squad (1987)

Fright Night (1985)

High Plains Drifter (1973)

Hollywood Blvd. (1976)

Demon Seed (1977)

Doctor Zhivago (1965)

The Legacy (1978)

Performance (1970)

White of the Eye (1987)

Don’t Look Now (1973)

Wild Side (1995)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

The Terminator (1984)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre II (1986)

Gremlins II: The New Batch (1990)

The ’Burbs (1989)

The Last Movie (1971)

Beetlejuice (1988)

The Breakfast Club (1984)

Vice Squad (1982)

Barry Lyndon (1975)

A Clockwork Orange (1971)

Beastmaster (1982)

I Eat Your Skin (1971)

The Kindred (1987)

Obsession (2026)

From Beyond (1986)

Re-Animator (1985)

Society (1989)

Song of the South (1946)

The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)

Sleepaway Camp (1983)

The Cowboys (1972)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Xtro (1982)

The Brood (1979)

Tales from the Darkside: The Movie (1990)

10 to Midnight (1983)

Cape Fear (1962)

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Kinjite: Forbidden Subjects (1989)

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Frank Capra Jr.

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J. Lee Thompson

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RUNNER director Scott Waugh Sep 15, 2026

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Scott Waugh, director of the acclaimed new Alan Ritchson/Owen Wilson starrer Runner, sits down with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to break down his favorite scenes from action movies! Sometimes, they are not action scenes at all...

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Runner (2026)

Jack Reacher (2012)

Lethal Weapon (1987) - 43:07

Lethal Weapon II (1989)

Lethal Weapon III (1992)

Lethal Weapon IV (1998)

Act of Valor (2012)

Die Hard (1988)

Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990)

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Need for Speed (2014)

Commando (1985)

Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

Hooper (1978)

The Wrestler (2008)

The Last Movie Star (2018)

Deliverance (1973)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Expend4bles (2023)

Rocky (1976)

Hidden Strike (2023)

Step Into Liquid (2000)

First Blood (1982)

Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Top Gun (1986)

Return of the Jedi (1983)

Against All Odds (1984)

The French Connection (1972)

Point Break (1991)

The Matrix (1999)

Eat My Dust (1976)

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Quentin Tarantino

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IDIOTS co-writer/director Macon Blair Sep 08, 2026

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Idiots director/co-writer Macon Blair breaks down his favorite comfort movies with podcast host Josh Olson!

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Mission: Impossible — Fallout (2018)

Idiots (2026)

Straight Outta Compton (2015)

State of Grace (1990)

Jaws (1975)

Goodfellas (1990)

Bugsy (1991)

The Godfather Part III (1990)

Miller’s Crossing (1990)

Rattle and Hum (1988)

Suburbia (1983)

Repo Man (1984)

Green Room (2016)

Trust (1990)

Amateur (1994)

Simple Men (1992)

Boogie Nights (1997)

Inherent Vice (2014)

Licorice Pizza(2021)

The Late Show (1977)

The Lost Boys (1987)

Near Dark (1987)

Dracula (1931)

Eddie and the Cruisers (1983)

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

The Taking of Pelham 123 (1998)

The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)

Sullivan’s Travels (1941)

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Batman Returns (1992)

The Dark Knight (2008)

Heat (1995)

Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015)

Elephant (2020)

A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019)

Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas (2021)

Highlander (1986)

Point Break (1991)

Commando (1985)

Alien (1979)

Aliens (1986)

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Adrienne Shelly

OzTV series (1997-2003)

The BeatTV series (2000)

Paul Thomas Anderson

Inherent Vice novel by Thomas Pynchon (2009)

The Lost Boysmusical by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch (2026- )

The Tony Awards

Kiefer Sutherland

Joel Schumacher

Edward Herrmann

The Taking of Pelham One Two Threenovel by Morton Freedgood (1973)

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Edward James Olmos

Vincent D'Onofrio

Lorraine Bracco

Preston Sturgess

William Demarest

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ONSLAUGHT star Adria Arjona Sep 01, 2026

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Onslaught star Adria Arjona joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to talk the movies that made her!

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

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The Guest (2014)

The Belko Experiment (2014)

Blink Twice (2024)

Hit Man (2023)

Splitsville (2025)

John Wick (2014)

Star Wars (1977)

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997)

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)

Step Brothers (2008)

Bridesmaids (2011)

Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

White Dog (1982)

Them That Follow (2019)

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Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)

Scorn (2026)

School of Rock (2003)

Before Sunrise (1995)

Before Sunset (2004

Before Midnight (2013)

Blue Moon (2025)

Nouvelle Vague (2025)

Boogie Nights (1997)

Hard Eight (1995)

Ratcatcher (1999)

The Rider (2017)

Hamnet (2025)

Buddy (2026)

Notting Hill (1999)

Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

Love Actually (2003)

Kill Bill: Vol. I (2003)

Kill Bill: Vol. II (2004)

Opening Night (1977)

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

Gloria (1980)

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

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COYOTE VS. ACME director Dave Green Aug 25, 2026

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Coyote vs. Acme director Dave Green unpacks his favorite animated movies with a live-action sensibility and his favorite live-action movies with a cartoon sensibility with Josh Olson and (sometimes) Joe Dante!

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Coyote vs. Acme(2026)

Modern Times(1931)

Beetlejuice (1988)

Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)

Batman (1989)

Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Batman Returns (1992)

Ghostbusters(1984)

The Conjuring(2013)

The Addams Family (1991)

Addams Family Values(1993)

Get Shorty(1995)

Ratatouille (2007)

The Incredibles(2004)

Looney Tunes: Back in Action(2003)

The Lost Weekend (1945)

The Last Action Hero(1993)

Airplane! (1980)

Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn(1987)

Raising Arizona(1987)

Predator (1987)

M(1931)

M(1951)

The Black Vampire (1953)

Barney's Great Adventure(1998)

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The Real Ghostbusters TV series (1986-91)

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The Simpsons TV series (1989- )

The Ren & Stimpy Show TV series (1991-95)

Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures TV series (1987-88)

The Tick TV series (1994-96)

The Maxx TV series (1995)

Christopher Nolan

Batman TV series (1966-68)

ArcLight Cinemas

Barry Sonnenfeld

Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!TV series (2007-10)

The Animated Peter Lorre book by Matthew Hahn (2024)

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Mad magazine (1952- )

Sergio Aragonés

Woody Woodpecker

Mega Man TV series (1994-96)

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BUDDY writer/director Casper Kelly Aug 18, 2026

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Writer/director Casper Kelly unpacks his favorite movies about television with host Josh Olson. Casper's new movie Buddy opens August 28th!

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Buddy (2026)

Mandy (2018)

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1983)

UHF (1989)

The Ring (2002)

Ringu (1998)

Death to Smoochy (2002)

Stay Tuned (1992)

Switching Channels (1988)

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)

I Saw the TV Glow (2024)

Network (1976)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

Heaven’s Gate (1980)

Room 237 (2012)

Director’s Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein (2015)

Dr. Strangelove (1964)

Soylent Green (1973)

Falling Down (1994)

Raising Cain (1992)

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

On the Waterfront (1954)

Good Night and Good Luck (2005)

The Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

The King of Comedy (1982)

Nightcrawler (2014)

Sound of Metal (2019)

My Favorite Year (1982)

Ten From Your Show of Shows (1973)

Requiem for a Dream (2000)

Irreversible (2002)

Memento (2000)

Enter the Void (2009)

Drive (2011)

Videodrome (1983)

Poltergeist (1982)

Scanners (1981)

The Brood (1979)

Being There (1979)

Mulholland Drive (2001)

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Martin Scorsese

Steven Soderbergh

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BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL director David Kittredge Aug 11, 2026

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Boorman and the Devil director David Kittredge walks hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the movies he loves that a lot of other people think are terrible! Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Boorman and the Devil (2026) The Exorcist (1973) Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) The Exorcist III (1990) The Godfather (1972) The Godfather Part II (1974) Blow-Up (1966) Rocky (1976) Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) Apocalypse Now (1979) Excalibur (1981) Grease (1978) Gremlins II: The New Batch (1990) The Apple (1980) Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) The Odyssey (2026) Barbie (2023) Oppenheimer (2023) The Thing (1982) E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Sorcerer (1977) The Wages of Fear (1964) Cruising (1980) Bad Boy Bubby (1993) Taxi Driver (1976) Dangerous Men (2005) Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) The Black Hole (1979) Star Wars (1977) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) Condorman (1981) The Watcher in the Woods (1980) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Can’t Stop the Music (1980) The Fabulous Allan Carr (2017) Xanadu (1980) Hudson Hawk (1991) A History of Violence (2005) The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990) Batman Returns (1992) Batman Forever (1995) Looker (1981) The Stepford Wives (1976) Rosemary’s Baby (1968) Animal House (1978) Midnight Madness (1980) Meatballs (1979) 1941 (1979) Jaws (1975) It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) Dumbo (1941) Scavenger Hunt (1979) The Love Guru (2008) Southland Tales (2007) Room 237 (2012) Ghost Boy (TBD) Spice World (1998) A Hard Day’s Night (1964) Black Narcissus (1947) Other Notable Items Our revamped Patreon! The Hollywood Food Coalition The Aero Theatre in Hollywood Mark Kermode John Boorman Martin Scorsese Michael Schultz The A-Team TV series (1983-87) Victor Hsu Aerosmith Earth Wind and Fire Steve Martin Carol Channing The New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles Richard Kelly Robert Evans IMAX TCL Chinese Theatre Christopher Nolan John Carpenter William Friedkin Menahem Golan Rolf de Heer Nicholas Hope Cinefile Video The Cannon Group Joss Ackland Walt Disney Pictures Roddy Macdowall Slim Pickens Anthony Perkins Michael Eisner Jeffrey Katzenberg ILM TFH Guru Edgar Wright The Venice Film Festival Caitlyn Jenner Allan Carr Valerie Perinne Steve Guttenberg The Village People Tammy Grimes Paul Sand Bill Butler Nancy Walker Disco Jeffrey Schwartz The cursed 1989 Rob Lowe Oscars Michael Beck Brain Dead Studios in Los Angeles Bruce Willis Danny Aiello Andie MacDowell James Coburn David Caruso Sandra Bernhard Richard E. Grant Steven de Souza Daniel Waters TFH Guru Michael Lehmann The Unmaking of Hudson Hawk by David Hughes (2026) David Hughes’ Rogue Commentary podcast Tim Burton Batman Val Kilmer Nicole Kidman Michael Crichton Albert Finney Susan Dey Leigh Taylor-Young HBO Rick Rossovich Tim Rossovich CinemaScope Barry De Vorzon Michael J. Fox David Naughton Stephen Furst Andy Tennant CalTech Eddie Deezen The Exorcist TV series (2016-17) Steven Spielberg The Zoot Suit Riots William Fraker Treat Williams Ned Beatty Dan Aykroyd John Belushi Joe Flaherty Christopher Lee Toshiro Mifune Warren OatesRobert Stack Mickey Rourke Wendie Jo Sperber Nancy Allen Murray Hamilton Lorraine Gary Tim Matheson Columbia Pictures Universal Pictures Samuel Fuller John Williams The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles Dick Miller Vincent Price Richard Benjamin James Coco Scatman Crothers Ruth Gordon Cloris Leachman Cleavon Little Roddy McDowall Robert Morley Richard Mulligan Tony Randall Dirk Benedict Willie Aames Stephanie Faracy Richard Masur Meat Loaf Avery Schreiber Arnold Schwarzenegger Mike Meyers Cannes Film Festival Rodney Ascher Steven Poster Moby Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Sean William Scott Saturday Night Live TV series (1975- ) Cheri Oteri John Lovitz Nora Dunn John Larroquette Miranda Richardson Justin Timberlake Kevin Smith Janeane Garofalo Wallace Shawn Zelda Rubinstein The Spice Girls Richard O’Brien Michael Powell Emeric Pressburger 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/spectrevisionsocialLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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GIVE IT UP writer/star Gareth Reynolds Aug 05, 2026

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Give It Up writer/star Gareth Reynolds breaks down some of the movies about comedians that made him with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante!

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Give it Up (2026)

The Aristocats (1970)

The Aristocrats (2005)

Funny People (2009)

This is 40 (2012)

Man on the Moon (1999)

Jim and Andy: The Great Beyond (2017)

I’m From Hollywood (1989)

Comedian (2002)

American Movie (1999)

Joan Rivers: Piece of Work (2010)

A History of Violence (2005)

Rabbit Test (1978)

George Carlin: Jammin’ in New York (1990)

George Carlin’s American Dream (2022)

George Carlin: It’s Bad for Ya (2008)

Punchline (1988)

The Omen (1976)

Bill Hicks: Relentless (1992)

American Splendor (2003)

American: The Bill Hicks Story (2009)

Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)

Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982)

Blue Collar (1978)

The King of Comedy (1982)

Meet the Parents (2000)

Taxi Driver (1976)

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Pee-wee as Himself (2025)

Innerspace (1987)

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Air New Zealand

The Dollop Podcast

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Our Glenn Howerton podcast episode

New York Friars Club in New York

The Hollywood Improv in Los Angeles

Scott Alexander

TFH Guru Larry Karaszewski

ABC’s Wide World of ComedyTV series (1973-76)

Fridays TV series (1980-82)

Mark Blankfield

Late Night with David Letterman TV series (1982-93)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV series (1962-92)

The Dewey Decimal System

Edgar Allan Poe

Gareth and Dave’sPast Times Podcast

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV series (1992-2014)

David Letterman

David Cronenberg

Sandra Bernhardt

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Gareth and Jake Johnson’s podcast We’re Here To Help

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AMERICAN PSYCHO co-writer/director Mary Harron Jul 28, 2026

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Hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante chop it up with writer/director Mary Harron, the maestro behind the immortal American Psycho, about the movies that made her as a kid!

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Movies Referenced In This Episode

Avengers: Doomsday (2026)

American Psycho (2000)

I Shot Andy Warhol (1996)

The Notorious Bettie Page (2005)

The Anna Nicole Story (2013)

The Brain That Wouldn’t Die (1962)

Fear and Desire (1952)

8 ½ (1963)

The Magician a.k.a. The Face (1958)

Oliver! (1968)

Doctor Dolittle (1967)

Them! (1954)

Dead of Night (1945)

M (1931)

M (1951)

The Black Vampire (1953)

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

Repulsion (1965)

Knife in the Water (1962)

The Seventh Seal (1957)

The Virgin Spring (1960)

The Last House on the Left (1973)

Ms. 45 (1981)

My Man Godfrey (1936)

Gabriel Over the White House (1933)

Dr. Strangelove (1964)

Fail-Safe (1964)

Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)

The World of Apu (1959)

Red River (1948)

To Have and Have Not (1944)

The Big Sleep (1944)

His Girl Friday (1940)

All About Eve (1950)

Switching Channels (1988)

Deliverance (1972)

The Night of the Hunter (1955)

The Naked and the Dead (1958)

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)

The Navy vs. The Night Monsters (1966)

Wake in Fright (1971)

First Blood (1982)

Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)

The Young and the Damned (1950)

Double Indemnity (1944)

Tristana (1970)

Belle de Jour (1967)

Un Chien Andalou (1929)

Exterminating Angel (1962)

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Big Love TV series (2006-13)

Alias Grace miniseries (2017)

Alias Grace novel by Margaret Atwood (1996)

Arrested Development TV series (2003-06, 2013-19)

The Rising album by Bruce Springsteen (2002)

David Cronenberg

Hee-HawTV series (1969-92)

Stanley Kubrick

Michael Redgrave

The Twilight ZoneTV series (1959-64)

The Bradbury Building in Los Angeles

Alfred Hitchcock

Strangers on a Train novel by Patricia Highsmith (1950)

John Cassavettes

Hermione Gingold

Sidney Blackmer

Gregory La Cava

George C. Scott

Sterling Hayden

The Cuban Missile Crisis

Montgomery Clift

Humphrey Bogart

The Big Sleep novel by Raymond Chandler (1939)

Rosalind Russell

Kathleen Turner

Christopher Reeve

Charles Laughton

German expressionist cinema

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn novel by Mark Twain (1885)

The Night of the Hunter novel by Davis Grubb (1953)

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Will Tracy Returns! Jun 30, 2026

Show notes

Screenwriter Will Tracy (BUGONIA, THE MENU, SUCCESSION) returns to walk Josh and Joe through movies that themselves have been cancelled or have been made with a cancelled person.

Show Notes:

Movies Referenced In This Episode

The Menu (2022)

Bugonia (2025)

Heathers (1988)

Song of the South (1946)

Jezebel (1938)

The Little Foxes (1941)

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

Treasure Island (1950)

The Devil and Max Devlin (1981)

The Usual Suspects (1995)

Get Him to the Greek (2010)

Casablanca (1942)

Clownhouse (1989)

Powder (1995)

Jeepers Creepers (2001)

Boys Town (1938)

Stand by Me (1985)

Lord of the Flies (1960)

Bound (1996)

An Officer and a Spy (2019)

Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)

Match Point (2005)

Manhattan (1979)

The Two Jakes (1990)

Chinatown (1974)

The Godfather Part III (1990)

Knife in the Water (1962)

Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

Repulsion (1965)

Predator (1987)

Die Hard (1988)

The Hunt for Red October (1990)

The Thomas Crown Affair (1999)

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)

Rollerball (1975)

Rollerball (2002)

The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)

The 13th Warrior (1999)

I Love You, Daddy (2017)

Blue Jasmine (2013)

One Battle After Another (2025)

Life is Beautiful (1997)

Crash (2005)

Green Book (2018)

Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

Other Notable Items

Our revamped Patreon!

The Hollywood Food Coalition

Succession TV series (2018-23)

The Academy Awards

Stavros Halkias

Our Thomas Jane podcast episode

Dalton S. Reymond

Splash Mountain at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA

M*A*S*H*TV series (1972-83)

“The Devil and Daniel Webster” short story by Stephen Vincent Benét (1936)

Christopher McQuarrie

Humphrey Bogart

Francis Ford Coppola

American Zoetrope

The Wachowski sisters

Colombo TV series (1971-78, 1989-2003)

Donald Pleasence

The Sopranos TV series (1999-2007)

Breaking Bad TV series (2007-13)

The Dreyfus affair

The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood book by Sam Wasson (2020)

Peter Bogdanovich

Andrew Hickey’s The History of Rock in 500 Songs podcast

“Waterloo Sunset” song by The Kinks (1967)

“I’m Not Angry” song by Elvis Costello (1977)

Anthony Pellicano

Stellan Skarsgard

Antonio Banderas

Louie TV series (2010-15)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV series (2014-26)

Apropos of Nothing memoir by Woody Allen (2020)

Roberto Benigni

Steven Spielberg

Nick Vallelonga

Al Franken
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