The Movies That Made Us

s03e01 Halloween 2021-10-12 12:00 ⌄

Halloween

s03e01 · 2021-10-12 · 12:00

It took a young team's blood, sweat and tears — and a triple-threat visionary — to make this bloodless yet scarily influential horror masterpiece.

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s03e02 Friday the 13th 2021-10-12 12:00 ⌄

Friday the 13th

s03e02 · 2021-10-12 · 12:00

What began as a bald rip-off made a bloody splash as a splatter classic. Now the unlikely crew spills its guts about the highs, lows and gory effects.

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s03e03 A Nightmare on Elm Street 2021-10-12 12:00 ⌄

A Nightmare on Elm Street

s03e03 · 2021-10-12 · 12:00

With a studio on the line, an imaginative director in the pocket and an actorly demon in tow, this supernatural slasher hit raked in a surreal profit.

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s03e04 RoboCop 2021-10-12 12:00 ⌄

RoboCop

s03e04 · 2021-10-12 · 12:00

A painfully tight suit and budget, a passionate European auteur and on-set tensions fueled this blockbuster takedown of cutthroat corporate America.

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s03e05 Aliens 2021-10-12 12:00 ⌄

Aliens

s03e05 · 2021-10-12 · 12:00

A hard-driving director, stressed crew, great expectations — and a tiny budget — made for a difficult birth in the case of this mother of all sequels.

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s03e06 Coming to America 2021-10-12 12:00 ⌄

Coming to America

s03e06 · 2021-10-12 · 12:00

The happily ever after? It's on screen. Behind the scenes, this litigious, loveless foray involved fisticuffs, Nostradamus — and iconic Black talent.

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s03e07 Nightmare Before Christmas 2021-10-12 12:00 ⌄

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Nightmare Before Christmas

s03e07 · 2021-10-12 · 12:00

The unlikely holiday classic, and stop-motion first, comes to ghoulish life with persistent vision — and nimble work by a ragtag bunch of misfits.

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s03e08 Elf 2021-10-12 12:00 ⌄

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Elf

s03e08 · 2021-10-12 · 12:00

Despite its gifted cast and wonderland of effects, this endearing Christmas comedy is sold short by the studio — till it scores big with moviegoers.

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