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The Movies That Made Me

HOKUM writer/director Damian McCarthy

5/19/20261 hr 9 min

HOKUM writer/director Damian McCarthy breaks down the movies that had a massive impact on him growing up in the '80s and '90s with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante. Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode Hokum (2026) Gremlins (1984) Oddity (2024) The Thing (1982) The Thing (2011) Nightmare Alley (1947) The Thing From Another World (1951) The Frighteners (1996) Back to the Future (1985) Fright Night (1985) Re-Animator (1985) Bad Taste (1987) Meet the Feebles (1989) Dead Alive (1992) Heavenly Creatures (1994) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Evil Dead II: Dead By Dawn (1987) Army of Darkness (1992) Blood Simple (1984) The Evil Dead (1983) American Movie (1999) Ringu (1998) Ghost (1990) Dirty Harry (1971) The Ring (2002) Fight Club (1999) - 32:50 The Matrix (1999) The Truman Show (1998) Office Space (1999) Donnie Darko (2001) Southland Tales (2001) The Fall (2006) Alone in the Dark (1982) Jaws (1975) Caveat (2020) The Hidden (1987) The Killing (1955) Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) Vampire’s Kiss (1987) Aguirre, The Wrath of God (1972) Bad Lieutenant (1992) Blue Ruin (2013) The Toxic Avenger (2025) I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017) The Duellists (1977) He Dies At The End (2010) Other Notable Items Our Patreon!  The Hollywood Food Coalition Adam Scott John Carpenter Tyrone Power Peter Jackson Michael J. Fox Crispin Glover Thomas F. Wilson Christopher Lloyd Jake Busey Jeffrey Combs The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring novel by J.R.R. Tolkien (1954) Robert Shaye Sam Raimi The Coen Brothers Bruce Campbell Hideo Nakata Patrick Swayze Tony Goldwyn Kevin Smith Robert Rodriguez Our Richard Kelly podcast episode Tarsem Singh Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Sarah Michelle Gellar Seann William Scott Moby Dwight Schultz The A-Team TV series (1983-87) Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series (1987-94) Donald Pleasence Martin Landau Jack Palance Jack Sholder Kyle MacLachlan  Michael Nouri  Stanley Kubrick Werner Herzog Nicolas Cage Klaus Kinski Abel Ferrara Mark Isham Our Jeremy Saulnier podcast episode Our Macon Blair podcast episode Ridley Scott Bruce Lee 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.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/spectrevisionsocial Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Clips

Fight Club Changed Everything
The Thing’s Telltale Eyes
‘Stolen’ From Gremlins?
Age Anxiety In Filmmaking
Cage’s Greatest Performance
Gremlins Scene DNA

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

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  3. Josh Olson· Host1:06

    Hi, I'm Josh Olsen.

  4. Joe Dante· Host1:08

    Oscar-nominated screenwriter, Josh Olsen.

  5. Josh Olson· Host1:10

    And that was Joe Dante.

  6. Joe Dante· Host1:12

    The legendary director and producer.

  7. Josh Olson· Host1:13

    Each week, we bring on a guest.

  8. Joe Dante· Host1:15

    Filmmakers.

  9. Josh Olson· Host1:16

    Actors.

  10. Joe Dante· Host1:16

    Musicians.

  11. Josh Olson· Host1:16

    Comedians.

  12. Joe Dante· Host1:17

    Authors.

  13. Josh Olson· Host1:17

    Political figures.

  14. Joe Dante· Host1:18

    Journalists.

  15. Josh Olson· Host1:18

    Podcasters.

  16. Joe Dante· Host1:19

    And we talk with them about some of the movies that have influenced and affected them and the work they do.

  17. Josh Olson· Host1:24

    The name of the show isn't The Movies I've Made.

  18. Damian McCarthy· Guest1:26

    It's The Films That Made Me [gentle music]

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