Back to The Movies That Made Us
Season 3
6 Episodes2021
Chills, thrills and behind-the-scenes brawls: Insiders reveal the stories behind more of your favorite megahits in this funny, eye-opening docuseries.
Photos
Episodes (6)
Ep 1
Halloween
★7.8
2021-10-12•47m
It took a young team's blood, sweat and tears — and a triple-threat visionary — to make this bloodless yet scarily influential horror masterpiece.
Ep 2
Friday the 13th
★7.7
2021-10-12•46m
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.
Ep 3
Nightmare on Elm Street
★8.0
2021-10-12•44m
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.
Ep 4
Robocop
★7.4
2021-10-12•54m
A painfully tight suit and budget, a passionate European auteur and on-set tensions fueled this blockbuster takedown of cutthroat corporate America.
Ep 5
Aliens
★7.4
2021-10-12•49m
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.
Ep 6
Coming to America
★7.8
2021-10-12•48m
The happily ever after? It's on screen. Behind the scenes, this litigious, loveless foray involved fisticuffs, Nostradamus — and iconic Black talent.