The Movies That Made Me

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. 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/spectrevisionsocial #filmmaking #film #movies #cinema #behindthescenes #interview #filmhistory #hollywood #directing #writing #screenwriting #producing #editing #sounddesign #filmscores #music #indiefilm #cultcinema #arthouse #midnightmovies #horrorfilms #genrefilm #creativity #art #artists

Episodes

Featured Trailers: Remembering Jonathan Kaplan

August 8, 2025 • 43 mins
Featured trailers for some of the movies discussed in this week's Jonathan Kaplan tribute episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Remembering Jonathan Kaplan

August 5, 2025 • 95 mins
We're remembering the late great director (and Trailers From Hell Guru) Jonathan Kaplan (1947–2025) and re-running our chat with the director of Over The Edge, The Accused, and many more. Jonathan took us on a journey through some of his favorite movies. Movies Referenced In This Episode The Student Teachers (1973) Night Call Nurses (1972) White Line Fever (1975) Truck Turner (1974) Heart Like A Wheel (1983) The Accused ...
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Trailer Show: James DeMonaco

July 25, 2025 • 31 mins
Featured trailers discussed in James DeMonaco's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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THE HOME writer/director James DeMonaco

July 22, 2025 • 67 mins
Writer/director James DeMonaco discusses his top ten films that evoke the surreal, hallucinatory feel of dreams/nightmares, while not actually depicting dream/or nightmares with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode A History Of Violence (2005) The Home (2025) 52 Pick-Up (1986) The Purge (2013) The Purge: Anarchy (2014) The Purge: Election Year (2016) Staten Island (2009) This Is The Nigh...
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AIRPORTS co-director Adam Rifkin RETURNS!

July 15, 2025 • 94 mins
Writer/Director/TFH Guru Adam Rifkin returns to discuss cinematic remixes and mashups with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode The Movie Orgy (1968) The Tingler (1959) Hollywood Boulevard (1976) I Was A Teenage Werewolf (1957) Speed Crazy (1959) Chelsea Girls (1965) Timecode (2000) The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) Vertigo (1958) The Green Fog (2017) An Eye For An Eye (1981) The ...
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Featured Trailers: Scott Adkins & Ernesto Espinoza

June 20, 2025 • 30 mins
Featured trailers for some of the movies discussed in this week's episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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DIABLO actor Scott Adkins & director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza

June 17, 2025 • 62 mins
Action star Scott Adkins RETURNS with director Ernesto Díaz Espinoza to discuss their favorite action scenes with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Diablo (2025) Mirageman (2007)  Mandrill (2009) Moonraker (1979) - Ernesto The Dark Knight Rises (2012) Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) - Scott Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade (1989) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Stagecoach (1939) Fist ...
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Featured Trailers: David Joseph Craig & Brian Crano

June 13, 2025 • 26 mins
Featured Trailers from David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU writer/director team David Joseph Craig & Brian Crano

June 11, 2025 • 71 mins
Writer/director duo David Joseph Craig & Brian Crano discuss their favorite films from the 90s with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode I Don’t Understand You (2025) *Misery (1990) Lady In A Cage (1964) El Dorado (1966) Red Line 7000 (1965) Gerald’s Game (2017) This Is Spinal Tap (1984) Stand By Me (1986) When Harry Met Sally (1989) The Princess Bride (1987) Taking Off (1971) Si...
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DANGEROUS ANIMALS writer/director Sean Byrne

June 3, 2025 • 62 mins
Dangerous Animals writer/director Sean Byrne discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode The Loved Ones (2009) The Devil’s Candy (2015) Dangerous Animals (2025) Jaws (1975) The Exorcist (1973) Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) The Exorcist III (1990) The Beach (2000) Shark (1969) Kramer vs Kramer (1979) Risky Business (1983) Die Hard (1988) Blind ...
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Rodrigo Garcia RETURNS!

May 27, 2025 • 82 mins
Writer / Director / Producer Rodrigo Garcia returns to discuss his favorite minimalist movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Old Joy (2006) Wendy And Lucy (2008) First Cow (2019) Meek’s Cutoff (2010) Locke (2013) Phone Booth (2002) Wheelman (2017) The Death of Louis XIV (2016) The 400 Blows (1959) Amour (2012) Elephant (2003) Songs From The Second Floor (2000) You, The ...
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MAILBAG

May 20, 2025 • 85 mins
A VIDEO EPISODE! Join hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante as they answer questions submitted by fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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MESSY actress/writer/director Alexi Wasser

May 13, 2025 • 85 mins
Alexi Wasser discusses a few of her favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Movies Referenced In This Episode Messy (2025) Casablanca (1942) - John Landis’ trailer commentary Looking For Mr. Goodbar (1977) - Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary Auto Focus (2002) Gremlins (1984) - Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review Amadeus (1984) - Allan Arkush’s trailer commentary A Clockwork Orange (1971) The Shining (1980)...
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FIGHT OR FLIGHT director James Madigan

May 6, 2025 • 78 mins
Director and VFX Producer James Madigan discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Director Panos Cosmatos - Revisited

April 22, 2025 • 80 mins
A classic revisited! Visionary director Panos Cosmatos discusses a few of his favorite futuristic police state movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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DEATH OF A UNICORN writer/director Alex Scharfman

April 8, 2025 • 75 mins
Writer/Director Alex Scharfman discusses his favorite movies with a single location (or limited locations) and escalating crises — either about class or creatures with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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GAZER co-writer/director Ryan J Sloan

April 1, 2025 • 75 mins
Writer/director Ryan Sloan discusses a few of his favorite films where identity is under siege with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA actor Glenn Howerton

March 25, 2025 • 102 mins
Actor Glenn Howerton discusses the movies that made him with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS creator Jenny Lumet

March 11, 2025 • 93 mins
Writer/Producer Jenny Lumet discusses a few of her favorite wildly inappropriate summer kids movies from the 70s with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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ANOTHER SPECIAL PREVIEW: White Canon

March 4, 2025 • 47 mins
Another special preview of THE WHITE CANON. Trevor Beaulieu & Josh Olson host different guests every week for deep dive discussions about movies that are universally beloved amongst mainstream white film audiences, and relatively unknown by black ones. Full Episode Available Here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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