The Movies That Made Us — Season 3
Chills, thrills and behind-the-scenes brawls: Insiders reveal the stories behind more of your favorite megahits in this funny, eye-opening docuseries.
About this season
Chills, thrills and behind-the-scenes brawls: Insiders reveal the stories behind more of your favorite megahits in this funny, eye-opening docuseries.
Episodes (6)
1. Halloween
7.8Aired 12 October 2021 • 47 min
It took a young team's blood, sweat and tears — and a triple-threat visionary — to make this bloodless yet scarily influential horror masterpiece.
2. Friday the 13th
7.7Aired 12 October 2021 • 46 min
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.
3. Nightmare on Elm Street
8.0Aired 12 October 2021 • 44 min
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.
4. Robocop
7.4Aired 12 October 2021 • 54 min
A painfully tight suit and budget, a passionate European auteur and on-set tensions fueled this blockbuster takedown of cutthroat corporate America.
5. Aliens
7.4Aired 12 October 2021 • 49 min
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.
6. Coming to America
7.8Aired 12 October 2021 • 48 min
The happily ever after? It's on screen. Behind the scenes, this litigious, loveless foray involved fisticuffs, Nostradamus — and iconic Black talent.