The Movies That Made Me

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DUST BUNNY writer/director Bryan Fuller discusses his favorite gateway horror films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Gremlins (1984) You Only Live Twice (1967) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) The Running Man (2025) Dust Bunny (2025) Dirty Harry (1971) Explorers (1985) Piranha (1978) Don’t Look Now (1973) The Howling (1981) Coma (1978) The Great Train Robbery (1976) The ‘Burbs (1989) Alien (1979) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) The Shaggy Dog (1959) Battlestar Galactica (1978) Humanoids From The Deep (1980) The Devil’s Backbone (2001) Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) Scream (1996) The Terminator (1984) Time Bandits (1981) Mad Max (1979) Weapons (2025) Hostel (2005) Saw (2004) Jennifer’s Body (2009) Poltergeist (1982) Star Wars (1977) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) ET The Extraterrestrial (1982) Blade Runner (1982) The Thing (1982) Stand By Me (1985) Goonies (1985) The Shining (1980) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Invaders From Mars (1986) Labyrinth (1986) The Dark Crystal (1982) The Wizard of Oz (1939) Casino Royale (2006) The Black Hole (1979) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949) Bambi (1941) Escape From Witch Mountain (1975) The Cat From Outer Space (1978) The Ugly Stepsister (2025) Grimm's Fairy Tales of Lustful Couples (1969) Silent Running (1971) Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1983) The NeverEnding Story (1984) The Godfather Part II (1974) Gremlins II: The New Batch (1990) Die Hard (1988) Rocky (1976) Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf (1985) Howling III: The Marsupials (1988) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition George Lazenby TFH Guru Edgar Wright Lily Allen David Harbour Hannibal TV series (2013-15) Laurence Fishburne Margery Simkin Sophie Sloan Columbia Pictures Our Ethan Hawke podcast episode Jerry Goldsmith Pino Donaggio Brian De Palma Alexandre Desplat David Byrne Brian Eno John Williams Alien photo novel by Richard J Anobile (1979) Star Trek TV series (1966-68) Battlestar Galactica TV series (1978-79) Johnny Mathis Watchmen graphic novel series by Alan Moore (1986-87) Pushing Daisies TV series (2007-09) Sean Connery Robin Hood  Terry Gilliam Sid Sheinberg Tobe Hooper Steven Spielberg Amblin Craig T. Nelson JoBeth Williams Howard Hawks  TFH Guru John Sayles Bryan’s Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror TV series (2022) Briana Venskus Wil Wheaton River Phoenix Dave Grusin The MPAA’s PG-13 rating Louise Fletcher Jim Henson Animal the Muppet The Muppet Show TV series (1976-81) Zach Galligan Kate Capshaw Harrison Ford Ke Huy Quan Mads Mikkelson Walt Disney Pictures The Love Boat Ernest Borgnine Joseph Bottoms Shudder Cinderella  The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Marie Liljedahl Huey, Dewey, and Louie Bruce Dern Wolfgang Petersen Barrett Oliver Noah Hathaway James Bond Sybil DanningThis list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Author/historian Daniel Bessner discusses his favorite dystopian films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Vanishing Point (1971) Mad Max (1971) Casablanca (1941) Looper (2012) Hollywood Boulevard (1976) Chronicle (2012) Fruitvale Station (2013) Black Panther (2018) Knives Out (2019) Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) Children of Men (2010) Idiocracy (2006) The Matrix (1999) The Animatrix (2003) Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) They Live (1988) Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure (1985) Minority Report (2002) Magnolia (1999) War of the Worlds (2005) Mission: Impossible (1996) Escape From LA (1996) Escape From New York (1981) Robocop (1987) The Warriors (1979) Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) 12 Monkeys (1995) Bill And Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1988) The Fisher King (1991) The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) Brazil (1985) Time Bandits (1981) V for Vendetta (2005) Gattaca (1997) Mad Max (1979) The Road Warrior (1981) Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1985) Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) Killers of the Flower Moon (2023) Other Notable Items Our Patreon! Our pals at Movies Unlimited The Hollywood Food Coalition The American Cinematheque in Los Angeles Spike Lee George Miller Steven Seagal Daniel’s American Prestige podcast Lawrence Summers  Daniel’s “Life and Death of Hollywood" article in Harper’s Bazaar Rian Johnson Bruce Willis Joseph Gordon-Levitt Josh Trank  Ryan Coogler Dante Alighieri Barack Obama Poker Face TV series (2023- ) Laura Dern Carrie Fisher Clive Owen Julianne Moore Lana Wachowski Lily Wachowski Slavoj Zizek Keith David Rowdy Roddy Piper Joe Pantoliano John Carpenter Harlan Ellison Tom Cruise The Mission: Impossible film franchise Philip K. Dick Steven Spielberg Max von Sydow Kurt Russell Peter Fonda “Theme From New York, New York” song by Frank Sinatra (1977) 12 Monkeys TV series (2015-18) Bruce Willis Brad Pitt Terry Gilliam Henry Jaglom The Occupy Wall Street movement V for Vendetta graphic novel series by Alan Moore and David Lloyd (1982-89) Ethan Hawke Jude Law Ernest Borgnine Nicholas Hoult Tom Hardy Charlize Theron George Miller Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road book by Kyle Buchanan (2022) The Star Wars franchise The Indiana Jones franchise Mel Gibson Daniel’s American Prestige interview with Glen Lowry This list is also available on Movies Unlimited. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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