

The Movies That Made Me
SpectreVision Radio
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.comlinktr.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
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Sep 12, 2025 • 26min
TRAILER SHOW: Splitsville
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Sep 9, 2025 • 1h 16min
SPLITSVILLE co-writers Michael Angelo Covino & Kyle Marvin
Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin discuss some of the films they watched while writing SPLITSVILLE with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Climb (2020)
Splitsville (2025)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
The Seduction of Mimi (1972)
Swept Away (1974)
Swept Away (2002)
Which Way Is Up? (1977)
Pardon Mon Affaire (1976)
The Woman in Red (1984)
The Heartbreak Kid (1972)
The Heartbreak Kid (2007)
A New Leaf (1971)
Looking For Mr. Goodbar (1977)
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953)
Gremlins (1984)
Ishtar (1987)
Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)
Carnal Knowledge (1971)
Divorce Italian Style (1961)
Divorce American Style (1967)
How To Kill Your Wife (1965)
The Magnificent Cuckold (1964)
The Pizza Triangle (1970)
The 10th Victim (1965)
The In-Laws (1979)
Midnight Run (1988)
Boccaccio ‘70 (1962)
Stromboli (1950)
Johnny Stecchino (1991)
Men… (1985)
Me And Him (1988)
Chatterbox (1977)
A Talking Cat!?! (2013)
We Won’t Grow Old Together (1972)
We All Love Each Other So Much (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)
Monty Python’s The Meaning Of Life (1983)
Monty Python’s The Life Of Brian (1979)
The Producers (1968)
American History X (1997)
The Mask (1994) - Kyle
The Gold Rush (1925) - Mike
City Lights (1931)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)
80 For Brady (2023)
Abigail’s Party (1977)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Hellzapoppin (1941)
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Sep 5, 2025 • 9min
THE TRAILER SHOW: Seth Worley
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Sep 2, 2025 • 1h 29min
SKETCH writer/director/VFX artist Seth Worley
Writer, director, and VFX aficionado extraordinaire Seth Worley discusses ten movies that were always on TV when he was growing up.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Sketch (2025)
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
Deadpool (2016)
Stripes (1981)
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989)
Amadeus (1984)
Casablanca (1941)
The Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968)
Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
The Apple (1980)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Judge Dredd (1995)
Alien (1979)
Aliens (1986)
The Terminator (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters II (1989)
Back To The Future (1985)
Back To The Future Part II (1989)
Back To The Future Part III (1990)
Dr. Dolittle (1967)
Signs (2002)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Tremors (1990)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1967)
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Super Mario Bros: The Movie (1993)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Sleepless In Seattle (1993)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986)
The Godfather (1972)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Zelig (1983)
Beowulf (2007)
Here (2024)
In The Line Of Fire (1993)
The Matrix (1999)
Twister (1996)
Twisters (2024)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Men In Black (1997)
Independence Day (1996)
Demolition Man (1993)
Heathers (1989)
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025)
Invaders From Mars (1953)
The Trap (1966)
The Trap (1985)
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Aug 29, 2025 • 34min
THE TRAILER SHOW: David Mackenzie
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Aug 26, 2025 • 55min
RELAY director David Mackenzie
Director David Mackenzie discusses his favorite movies from his childhood with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Relay (2025)
Hell Or High Water (2016)
Starred Up (2013)
28 Years Later (2025)
Sinners (2025)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
My Fair Lady (1964)
Dr. Dolittle (1967)
Don’t Look Now (1973)
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976)
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1987)
The War Game (1965)
Bonnie Prince Charlie (1948)
The 39 Steps (1935)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1936)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
North By Northwest (1959)
The Lady Vanishes (1939)
Bande A Part a.k.a. Band of Outsiders (1964)
Goodbye to Language (2014)
The Last Detail (1974)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
Point Blank (1967)
The Conversation (1974)
Night Moves (1975)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather Part II (1974)
Klute (1971)
The Parallax View (1974)
Jaws (1975)
The French Connection (1971)
F For Fake (1973)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
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Aug 22, 2025 • 27min
Featured Trailers: Benjamin Caron
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Aug 19, 2025 • 1h 20min
NIGHT ALWAYS COMES director Benjamin Caron
Director Benjamin Caron discusses his favorite movies that take place over the course of one day or night with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Vanishing Point (1971)
Vanishing Point (1997)
Night Always Comes (2025)
Sharper (2023)
Star Wars (1977)
*Rope (1948)
North By Northwest (1958)
Rebecca (1940)
To Catch A Thief (1955)
Russian Ark (2002)
Birdman (2014)
Rear Window (1954)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Trouble With Harry (1955)
Vertigo (1958)
*Where Eagles Dare (1968)
The Great Escape (1963)
All Quiet On The Western Front (1930)
*Before Sunrise (1995)
A Brief Encounter (1945)
Before Sunset (2004)
Before Midnight (2012)
Boyhood (2014)
*La Haine (1995)
A Prophet (2013)
Deep End (1970)
*Magnolia (1999)
Boogie Nights (1997)
*Go (1999)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Morvern Callar (2002)
The French Connection (1971)
The Bourne Identity (2002)
*Panic Room (2002)
Seven (1995)
The Game (1997)
Fight Club (1999)
The ’Burbs (1989)
*Collateral (2004)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Public Enemies (2009)
*Victoria (2015)
After Hours (1985)
Tommy Cooper: Not Like That, Like This (2014)
Good Time (2017)
Uncut Gems (2019)
Devil In A Blue Dress (1995)
Out of Time (2003)
American Graffiti (1973)
High Noon (1952)
The Sadist (1963)
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Josh and Joe’s Friend of the Fest Vanishing Point screening at the Los Feliz 3 on Saturday, August 23!
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Aug 15, 2025 • 28min
Featured Trailers: Jordan Harper
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Aug 12, 2025 • 1h 15min
SHE RIDES SHOTGUN novelist Jordan Harper
Novelist Jordan Harper discusses his favorite film adaptations with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
She Rides Shotgun (2025)
Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Infested (2002)
War of the Worlds (2025)
Changing Lanes (2002)
A History of Violence (2005)
Shogun Assassin (1980)
Blue Ruin (2013)
Paper Moon (1973)
Freeway (1996)
Welcome To The Dollhouse (1996)
The Godfather (1972)
The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
Adaptation (2002)
*The Grifters (1990)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Chinatown (1974)
*LA Confidential (1997)
*Winter’s Bone (2010)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
*Mystic River (2003)
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Dante’s Peak (1997)
Volcano (1997)
*Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)
Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
JFK (1991)
Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992)
Sid and Nancy (1986)
*No Country For Old Men (2007)
Raising Arizona (1987)
Purple Noon (1960)
The Hunted (2003)
To Live and Die in LA (1985)
*Goodfellas (1990)
True Grit (2010)
*Trainspotting (1996)
*Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Barfly (1987)
T2: Trainspotting (2017)
Killing Them Softly (2012)
*The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
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Jordan’s novel She Rides Shotgun (2017)
Jordan’s novel Everybody Knows (2023)
Jordan’s novel The Last King of California (2024)
Jordan’s forthcoming new book A Violent Masterpiece (2026)
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