About this season
A provocative and in-depth look at the making of a classic movie, providing viewers with great movies. And the stories behind them.
Episodes (18)
1. Die Hard
Aired 21 January 2002 • 22 min
Actors Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia and Alan Rickman, producer Joel Silver, director John McTiernan and cinematographer Jan de Bont discuss how cast and crew overcame endless skepticism and difficult production challenges to create the 1988 action thriller.
2. Young Frankenstein
Aired 28 January 2002 • 22 min
3. Sophie's Choice
Aired 4 February 2002 • 22 min
Features an interview with actress Meryl Streep, who won her second Academy Award® for her portrayal of a holocaust survivor in the 1982 film based on William Styron's novel.
4. Speed
Aired 11 February 2002 • 22 min
5. Predator
Aired 18 February 2002 • 22 min
Co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Duke, writers Jim and John Thomas, producer John Davis and effects guru Stan Winston reveal how they overcame the dangers of the jungle and a production crisis that shut down the film and emerged with a hit.
6. Moulin Rouge
Aired 4 March 2002 • 22 min
7. Edward Scissorhands
Aired 11 March 2002 • 22 min
Stars Johnny Depp and Wynona Ryder, director Tim Burton, screenwriter Caroline Thompson, producer Denise Di Novi, composer Danny Elfman, effects creator Stan Winston and others share candid details about the origins of the highly personal, poignant screenplay and how it materialized on film. The episode also includes interview footage with Vincent Price, as well as an interview with Price's daughter, Victoria.
8. Wall Street
Aired 18 March 2002 • 22 min
Michael Douglas, Charlie Sheen and Darryl Hannah, director/screenwriter Oliver Stone, co-writer Stanley Weiser and others reveal how friction on the set helped an intense and timely film about the tyranny of greed.
9. The Towering Inferno
Aired 25 March 2002 • 22 min
10. Goodfellas
Aired 8 April 2002 • 22 min
11. Sex, Lies and Videotape
Aired 15 April 2002 • 22 min
12. There's Something About Mary
Aired 29 April 2002 • 22 min
13. Cast Away
Aired 6 May 2002 • 22 min
Backstory reveals how shooting the tale of one man's survival became a lesson in fortitude for the cast and crew alike. Interviews with actors Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt, director Robert Zemeckis and various crew members recount the perils and problems of bringing this film to the big screen.
14. Planet of the Apes
Aired 13 May 2002 • 22 min
15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Aired 20 May 2002 • 22 min
Backstory reveals how a low-budget production on an impossibly tight schedule led to friction among its collaborators, but paved the way for a pop culture television franchise. Interviews with director Fran Rubel Kuzui, producer Howard Rosenman, and actors Donald Sutherland and Luke Perry explore the struggles involved in making this film.
16. My Cousin Vinny
Aired 3 June 2002 • 22 min
17. Broadcast News
Aired 10 June 2002 • 22 min
Backstory examines the hit movie about real life in the newsroom that took Holly Hunter from obscure actress to movie star. Interviews with director James Brooks, actress Holly Hunter and Susan Zirinsky, one of Brooks' inspirations for the leading role, are included.
18. Robocop
Aired 19 October 2002 • 22 min