The Movies That Made Us

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The Movies That Made Us
The Movies That Made Us Title Screen.jpg
Genre
  • Documentary
Written by
Directed byBrian Volk-Weiss
Narrated by
  • Donald Ian Black (Season 1)
  • Danny Wallace (Season 2–3)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Cisco Henson
  • Brian Volk-Weiss
  • Jay Chapman
  • Benjamin J. Frost
Editors
  • Patrick Berry
  • Benjamin J. Frost
  • Nick Ferrell
Running time45–52 minutes
Production companyThe Nacelle Company
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseNovember 29, 2019 (2019-11-29) 
October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)

The Movies That Made Us is an American documentary television series created by Brian Volk-Weiss, and a spin-off to The Toys That Made Us . The four episode debut season of the new series is dedicated to popular movies from the 1980s and 1990s, and tells the stories behind them. [1] [2]

Contents

Episodes

Series overview

Series overview
SeriesEpisodesOriginally released
1 429 November 2019
2 423 July 2021
3 812 October 2021 [3]

Season 1 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title/filmOriginal release date
11 Dirty Dancing November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)

Participants:

22 Home Alone November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)

Participants:

33 Ghostbusters November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)

Participants:

44 Die Hard November 29, 2019 (2019-11-29)

Participants:

Season 2 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title/filmOriginal release date
51 Back to the Future July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)

Participants:

62 Pretty Woman July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)

Participants:

73 Jurassic Park July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)

Participants:

84 Forrest Gump July 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)

Participants:

Season 3 (2021)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title/filmOriginal release date
91 Halloween October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)

Participants:

  • Irwin Yablans, executive producer
  • Tommy Lee Wallace, editor, production design
  • Nick Castle, actor
  • Ryan Turek, horror expert
  • David Gordon Green, director
  • Charles Bornstein, actor
  • Louise Jaffe, script supervisor
  • Sean Clark, horror expert
  • Erica Ueland, makeup artist
  • Steve Mathis, best boy
  • Dean Cundey, cinematographer
  • Krishna Rao, second assistant camera
  • Rick Wallace, assistant director
102 Friday the 13th October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)

Participants:

113 A Nightmare on Elm Street October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)

Participants:

124 RoboCop October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)

Participants:

  • Edward Neumeier, writer and co-producer
  • Michael Miner, writer
  • Paul M Sammon, vp special projects, Orion Pictures
  • Barbara Boyle, senior vp at Orion Pictures
  • Mike Medavoy, co-founder of Orion Pictures
  • Charles Newirth, production manager
  • Arne Schmidt, producer
  • Miles Teves, concept artist
  • Phil Tippett, associate producer stop motion animation
  • Craig Hayes, ED209 creator, designer and fabricator
  • Kurtwood Smith, actor
  • Nancy Allen, actress
  • Michelle-Panelli Venetis, first assistant director
  • Bart Mixon, special effects makeup
  • Gregor Punchatz, special effects makeup
  • Paul McCrane, actor
135 Aliens October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)

Participants:

  • Roger Corman, co-founder of New World Pictures
  • Ian Nathan, Author and Film Historian
  • Randall Frakes, James Cameron’s friend and collaborator
  • Barbara Boyle, c.o.o of New World Pictures
  • Gale Anne Hurd, producer
  • JW Rinzler, Author and Historian
  • Larry Wilson, director of development at Brandywine Productions
  • Pat McClung, miniature technical supervisor
  • Sigourney Weaver, actress
  • Mark Rolston, actor
  • James Remar, actor
  • Jenette Goldstein, actress
  • William Hope, actor
  • Rico Ross, actor
  • Paul Reiser, actor
  • Sarah Jackson, casting intern
  • Carrie Henn, actress
  • Tom Woodruff Jr, creature effects coordinator
  • Alec Gillis, creature effects coordinator
  • Rick Lazzarini, creature effects crew
  • John Rosengrant & Shane Mahan, creature effects coordinator
  • John Richardson, special effects supervisor
  • Syd Mead, conceptional artist
146 Coming to America October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)

Participants:

  • Barry W Blaustein, writer
  • David Sheffield, writer
  • Racquel J Gates, author and historian
  • Mark Bellomo, pop culture expert
  • John Landis, director
  • Michael Tadross, unit production manager
  • George Folsey Jr, producer
  • Kevin Jones, Paramount junior executive
  • John Amos, actor
  • Louie Anderson, actor
  • Gregor Punchatz, special makeup effects
  • Gregg H Bilson, prop master
  • Paula Abdul, choreographer
  • Deborah Nadoolman Landis, costume designer
157 The Nightmare Before Christmas [a] October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)

Participants:

  • Ian Nathan, author and film historian
  • Kathleen Gavin, co-producer
  • Henry Selick, director
  • Rick Heinrichs, visual consultant
  • Danny Elfman, composer, songwriter, actor
  • Caroline Thompson, writer
  • Fon Davis, miniature set builder
  • Kat Alioshin, production coordinator
  • Deane Taylor, art director
  • Gregg Olsson, set designer
  • Mike Beltzer, animator
  • Anthony Scott, animator
  • Lauren Vogt, character fabricator
  • Chris Sarandon, actor
168 Elf [a] October 12, 2021 (2021-10-12)

Participants:

  • David Berenbaum, writer
  • Jon Berg, producer
  • Todd Komarnicki, producer
  • Cale Boyter, executive producer
  • Greg Gardiner, director of photography
  • Santiago Quinones, location manager
  • Joe Bauer, visual effects supervisor
  • Kristin Bernstein, 2nd assistant director
  • Rusty Smith, production manager
  • Charlie Chiodo, Stop Motion Animation designer
  • Stephen Chiodo, stop motion animation director
  • Edward Chiodo, stop motion animation producer

Notes

  1. 1 2 These two episodes premiered on December 1, 2020 as The Holiday Movies That Made Us, but became part of season 3 later.

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