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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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    The Movies That Made Me podcast is an absolute gem for any movie lover. Hosted by Joe Dante and Josh Olson, the show features in-depth conversations with various guests from the film industry about the movies that influenced their work. With a wide range of guests, from directors to actors to writers, each episode offers unique insights into the creative process and the power of cinema.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the wealth of film knowledge shared by both Joe Dante and Josh Olson. It's clear that they are true cinephiles who have a deep appreciation for film history. Their passion and enthusiasm for movies shines through in every episode, making it a joy to listen to. Additionally, their rapport with the guests creates a comfortable and engaging atmosphere that allows for insightful discussions.

    Another great aspect of The Movies That Made Me is its focus on lesser-known or underappreciated films. The guests often discuss movies that may not be widely recognized but have had a profound impact on their personal and professional lives. This provides listeners with a treasure trove of recommendations and introduces them to hidden gems they may have otherwise missed.

    However, one downside of the podcast is that some episodes can be hit or miss depending on the guest's embrace of the format. While most episodes are highly entertaining, there are instances where certain guests may not fully engage with discussing their favorite films. This can result in less captivating conversations or missed opportunities for deeper exploration.

    In conclusion, The Movies That Made Me is an exceptional podcast that offers fascinating insights into the world of cinema. Joe Dante and Josh Olson create an enjoyable and informative listening experience through their vast knowledge, engaging discussions, and focus on underappreciated films. Whether you're a casual movie viewer or a dedicated film buff, this podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in learning more about the movies that shape our lives.



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    FIGHT OR FLIGHT director James Madigan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 80:37


    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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    Director Panos Cosmatos - Revisited

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 82:39


    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 podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    DEATH OF A UNICORN writer/director Alex Scharfman

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 77:17


    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

    GAZER co-writer/director Ryan J Sloan

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 77:35


    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

    IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA actor Glenn Howerton

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 104:09


    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

    STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS creator Jenny Lumet

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 96:25


    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

    ANOTHER SPECIAL PREVIEW: White Canon

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 49:06


    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

    HEART EYES director Josh Ruben

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 61:41


    Writer/Director/Actor Josh Ruben discusses a few of his favorite villainous henchmen with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    SPECIAL PREVIEW: The White Canon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 42:34


    A 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

    DONNIE DARKO writer/director Richard Kelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 69:29


    Filmmaker Richard Kelly discusses the films of Robert Zemeckis with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    INHERITANCE writer/director Neil Burger

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 60:17


    Writer/Director Neil Burger discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    COMPANION writer/director Drew Hancock

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 73:29


    Companion writer/director Drew Hancock discusses a few of his favorite films from his year working at a movie theater in 1999 with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Remembering David Lynch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 128:33


    Josh and Joe discuss the impact and importance of the late, great David Lynch, followed by reminiscences from several past guests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    BABYGIRL writer/director Halina Reijn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2025 83:45


    Babygirl writer/director Halina Reijn returns to the podcast and discusses a few of her favorite sexy movies with Josh Olson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    THE BRUTALIST actor Alessandro Nivola

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 73:23


    Actor Alessandro Nivola discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    NOSFERATU writer/director Robert Eggers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 61:01


    Writer/Director Robert Eggers (The Lighthouse, The Witch, The Northman, Nosferatu) discusses a few of {@text|Pronoun@} favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    ADULT SWIM YULE LOG 2: BRANCHIN' OUT writer/director Casper Kelly

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 61:35


    Writer/director Casper Kelly (Too Many Cooks, Yule Log 2: Branchin' Out, Cheddar Goblin) discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE author Warren Zanes

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 88:21


    Deliver Me From Nowhere: The Making of Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska author Warren Zanes discusses his favorite movies about the return of the unresolved with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    MEANWHILE ON EARTH writer/director Jérémy Clapin

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 53:57


    MEANWHILE ON EARTH writer/director Jérémy Clapin discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    TOXIC AVENGER writer/director Macon Blair

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 68:51


    Writer/Director Macon Blair discusses a few of his favorite comfort food movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    THE UNIVERSAL THEORY filmmaker Timm Kröger

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 83:03


    The Universal Theory director Timm Kröger walks us through some of his most influential movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Tony & Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Michael R. Jackson PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 55:27


    The conversation continues as Tony & Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Michael R. Jackson discusses his favorite horror films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante featuring a deep dive into the work of John Carpenter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Tony & Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Michael R. Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 48:25


    Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Michael R. Jackson discusses his favorite horror films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante featuring a deep dive into the work of John Carpenter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE writer/director Greg Jardin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 76:41


    IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE writer/director Greg Jardin discusses a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs podcaster Andrew Hickey - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 81:23


    Podcaster Andrew Hickey continues the discussion of a few of his favorite rock movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs podcaster Andrew Hickey - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 78:53


    Podcaster Andrew Hickey discusses a few of his favorite rock movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    CLERKS filmmaker Kevin Smith

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 95:45


    Filmmaker Kevin Smith discusses a few of his favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    THE SUBSTANCE writer/director Coralie Fargeat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 60:21


    The Substance writer/director Carolie Fargeat discusses a few of her favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    REBEL RIDGE writer/director Jeremy Saulnier

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 84:41


    Filmmaker Jeremy Saulnier discusses memorable movies and scenes that made a deep impression on him with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    PATH OF MOST RESISTANCE comedian James Adomian

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 83:15


    Comedian James Adomian RETURNS to discuss a few of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Strange Darling writer/director JT Mollner: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 51:43


    The conversation continues with Strange Darling writer/director JT Mollner discusses a few of his favorite movies that focus on the mental or physical deterioration and ultimate demise of a central character… a descent into madness or sickness, with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    STRANGE DARLING cinematographer Giovanni Ribisi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 80:55


    Actor and Cinematographer Giovanni Ribisi talks about some of his favorite British cinematographers with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    TALKING PICTURES podcast Host Ben Mankiewic

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 83:11


    From the Talking Pictures podcast, host and film critic Ben Mankiewicz discusses a few of his favorite films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    STRANGE DARLING writer/director JT Mollner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 48:21


    Writer/Director JT Mollner discusses his favorite movies that focus on the mental or physical deterioration and ultimate demise of a central character… a descent into madness, or sickness with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    THE INSTIGATORS actor Casey Affleck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 62:13


    Actor/Director Casey Affleck discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Dìdi Actress Joan Chen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 78:33


    Dìdi Actress Joan Chen discusses a few of her favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Filmmaker & Podcaster Mike Flanagan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 93:13


    Filmmaker/Podcaster Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, Midnight Mass, The Fall of the House of Usher) discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Outer Range Showrunner Charles Murray: Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 64:13


    Charles Murray continues the discussion of his favorite TV shows with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Outer Range Showrunner Charles Murray

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 49:21


    Outer Range showrunner Charles Murray discusses a few of his favorite TV shows with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Late Night with the Devil Filmmakers Cameron & Colin Cairnes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 75:25


    Late Night with the Devil Filmmakers Cameron and Colin Cairnes discuss their favorite Aussie movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Fargo Actor Sam Spruell

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 84:23


    Fargo actor Sam Spruell discusses a few of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Murder at the End of the World's – Brit Marling Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 57:19


    The conversation continues... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    A Murder At The End of the World's Brit Marling

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2024 59:51


    Writer/Director/Actor Brit Marling (A Murder at the End of the World, the OA, Another Earth) discusses the portrayal of women in some of her favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Remembering Roger Corman

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 74:36


    Celebrating the life and mourning the loss of a true cinematic legend, Roger Corman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The writers, director & star of Hundreds of Beavers, Mike Cheslik and Ryland Brickson Cole Tews

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2024 69:51


    The writers, director & star of Hundreds of Beavers, Mike Cheslik and Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, talk with Josh and Joe about some of the movies they like to watch together while they drink.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Arkush & Dante on Editing

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2024 67:03


    Distinguished Roger Corman alumni, Allan Arkush and Joe Dante, discuss cutting trailers for Corman as Josh Olson listens in rapt silence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    The Last Stop in Yuma County Writer/Director Francis Galluppi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2024 75:17


    The Last Stop in Yuma County Writer/Director Francis Galluppi has a secret topic. See if you can guess it before Joe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Writer / Director Lucky McKee RETURNS!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 70:27


    Writer/Director Lucky McKee returns to discuss director's cuts versus theatrical cuts with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Talk Radio Superstar Phil Hendrie

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 81:03


    Voice actor Phil Hendrie  discusses some of his favorite movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Writer/Director Robert Krzykowski Returns!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 66:35


    Robert Krzykowski (The Man Who Killed Hitler And Then The Bigfoot) returns to discuss some great double features he's programmed and to two some trivia questions at Josh and Joe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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    Actor/Director Griffin Dunne

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 59:27


    Actor/Director Griffin Dunne 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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