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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RUNNER director Scott Waugh
#11 trending · Film History
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
Sep 15 1 h 15 min
IDIOTS co-writer/director Macon Blair
Idiots director/co-writer Macon Blair breaks down his favorite comfort movies with podcast host Josh Olson!
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Mission: Impo
Sep 8 1 h 13 min
ONSLAUGHT star Adria Arjona
Onslaught star Adria Arjona joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to talk the movies that made her!
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Onslaught (2026)
The
Sep 1 1 h 07 min
COYOTE VS. ACME director Dave Green
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 wit
Aug 25 1 h 09 min
BUDDY writer/director Casper Kelly
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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Aug 18 57 min
BOORMAN AND THE DEVIL director David Kittredge
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!
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Aug 11 1 h 24 min
GIVE IT UP writer/star Gareth Reynolds
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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Aug 5 1 h 20 min
AMERICAN PSYCHO co-writer/director Mary Harron
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!
Sho
Jul 28 1 h 15 min
Will Tracy Returns!
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
Jun 30 1 h 09 min
Ron Howard
Oscar-winning superstar director Ron Howard talks to his former New World Pictures colleague Joe Dante and co-host Josh Olson about the movies that made him and continue
Jun 23 1 h 22 min
TASK creator Brad Ingelsby
TASK creator Brad Ingelsby walks hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the movies that have had the most sustained impact on him.
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Jun 16 1 h 06 min
LORD OF THE FLIES director Marc Munden
Marc Munden takes hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the movies that inspired him while directing the new LORD OF THE FLIES miniseries.
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Jun 9 1 h 09 min
SWARM co-creator/EP Janine Nabers
SWARM co-creator/executive producer Janine Nabers runs hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through the movies that made her that probably couldn't be made today!
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Jun 2 1 h 23 min
HOKUM writer/director Damian McCarthy
HOKUM writer/director Damian McCarthy breaks down the movies that had a massive impact on him growing up in the '80s and '90s with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
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May 19 1 h 09 min
ARROW UK's Neil Snowdon
Arrow UK’s Neil Snowdon walks hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante through five movies he’s proud to have released via Arrow, and five he wishes he could release.
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May 12 1 h 31 min
TRAILER SHOW: RZA
Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE director RZA on the latest episode of our podcast The Movies That Made Me!
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May 1 53 min
ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE writer/director RZA
The RZA is BACK! He breaks down the 10 movies that inspired him while making his latest flick, One Spoon of Chocolate — in theaters this Friday! As a bonus, he and host J
Apr 28 1 h 22 min
TRAILER SHOW: Severin Films' David Gregory
Highlighted trailers for movies discussed with Severin Films head honcho David Gregory on a new episode of our podcast The Movies That Made Me!
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Apr 24 26 min
THE MUMMY writer/director Lee Cronin
Writer/director Lee Cronin (THE MUMMY, EVIL DEAD RISE) breaks down the eight movies that made him before he turned 10 — plus movies he's seen since that deserve more shin
Apr 21 1 h 21 min
Severin Films' David Gregory
Severin Films co-founder David Gregory joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to break down five of his favorite movies that Severin has released in special restorations, a
Apr 14 1 h 28 min
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I’ve been enjoying this pod for some time. Joe Dante offers terrific insight and knowledge. Josh Olson keeps things moving but occasionally can bring things to a halt with I’ll considered asides that fall flat. Nonetheless it’s a ton of great content that’s undermined by the production’s apparent fervent unwillingness to provide industry standard audio quality for co-host Dante. This has been going on for 5 years now and for a craftsman like Dante not to require audio quality that matches the most run of the mill pods is disappointing and detracts from the content.
Joesharkey998 · Nov 2023
Hearing Joe Dante and Alan Arkush talk about coming up, editing trailers for Corman was amazing. I’ve been sharing the episode with everyone.
lowefidelity · Oct 2022
Great podcast,makes me smile.I have pen and paper by my side when I listen.So many great leads,I’m having a renaissance of watching good movies because of the great info/movies discussed on this show.Sure beats the styrofoam bland choices of Netflix.Buy the physical movie.
BnBTerry · Dec 2021
Everyone praises Dante’s encyclopedic film knowledge but Olson is at the least wikipedic. We’re treated to a wide range of film industry guests, each revealing the surprising choices of films that inspired them. And I love that the show (mostly) avoids talking about whatever current production the guest has been publicizing in other venues. The hosts’ anecdotes about troubled productions or trouble actors are quite entertaining, as is hearing about deep cuts that inevitably pop up in every show. I wish they’d do more segments devoted to listeners’ questions. I have no idea how to submit some.
FilmPodcastLove · Mar 2021
I just listened to this episode for the first time and chose the one featuring the people involved in “Late Night with the Devil.” This guy, Josh, does not. stop. talking! I’m 20 minutes in, and the guests have barely had a chance to speak. Instead, it’s all about his musings, with little to no genuine interest in hearing the guests' perspectives. He might be an interesting and informed person, but interview-style content definitely isn't his strength.
Meerly Linda Writes · Feb 2025
I have listened to several of these and I love the content, but it is a struggle to get through them due to audio quality. Joe Dante’s audio is always terrible. It pops and the levels are off and he is hard to hear and understand. The guests are always much clearer. The other presenter’s audio is professional and clean. But to hear Joe, I have to turn up the volume so much that the other presenter blasts in my ear.
Darthmitsy · Apr 2024
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