DUST BUNNY writer/director Bryan Fuller
The Movies That Made Me
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Fuller recounts casting Sophie Sloan, her accent work, and the joys of directing child actors.
DUST BUNNY writer/director Bryan Fuller discusses his favorite gateway horror films with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
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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)
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Watchmen graphic novel series by Alan Moore (1986-87)
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Sean Connery
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Tobe Hooper
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