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These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen.
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Checked Sep 3, 2026
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These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen.
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Episode 1
It took a young team's blood, sweat and tears — and a triple-threat visionary — to make this bloodless yet scarily influential horror masterpiece.
Guest stars Irwin Yablans, Tommy Lee Wallace, Nick Castle, Ryan Turek, John Carpenter, Jamie Lee Curtis, Debra Hill
Episode 2
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.
Guest stars Tom Savini, Sean Clark, Taso N. Stavrakis, Robbi Morgan, Jeannine Taylor, Harry Crosby, Virginia Field, Todd Strauss-Schulson
Episode 3
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.
Guest stars Heather Langenkamp, Robert Englund, Sara Risher, Rick Shaine, Sean Clark, Sean S. Cunningham, Jacques Haitkin, Amanda Wyss
Episode 4
A painfully tight suit and budget, a passionate European auteur and on-set tensions fueled this blockbuster takedown of cutthroat corporate America.
Guest stars Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner, Paul Sammon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mike Medavoy, Miguel Ferrer, Charles Newirth, Paul McCrane
Episode 5
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.
Guest stars Sigourney Weaver, Paul Reiser, Roger Corman, Ian Nathan, Randall Frakes, Barbara Boyle, Gale Anne Hurd, Jonathan W. Rinzler
Episode 6
The happily ever after? It's on screen. Behind the scenes, this litigious, loveless foray involved fisticuffs, Nostradamus — and iconic Black talent.
Guest stars David Sheffield, John Landis, Barry W. Blaustein, Mark Bellomo, George Folsey Jr., Eddie Murphy, Samuel L. Jackson, Arsenio Hall
Episode information updated Sep 17, 2026
Donald Ian BlackSelf - Narrator (voice)
Danny WallaceSelf - Narrator (voice)
Chris ColumbusSelf
Devin RatraySelf
Daniel SternSelf
Raja GosnellSelf
John HughesSelf (archive footage)
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