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The Movies That Made Us

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Unwrap the real stories behind these iconic blockbusters, thanks to insider interviews and behind-the-scenes peeks.
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2019
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The Nacelle Company
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S02 • E01 And John Milius then told someone else about it. - The Movies That Made Us 00:11
And John Milius then told someone else about it.
S02 • E03 ...stories of science going badly for humanity - The Movies That Made Us 00:13
...stories of science going badly for humanity
S02 • E04 So with all these bits that didn't end up in the movie, - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
So with all these bits that didn't end up in the movie,
S02 • E02 But J.F. was. - The Movies That Made Us 00:25
But J.F. was.
S02 • E01 Steven Spielberg, who, at this point in the mid-'70s, - The Movies That Made Us 00:18
Steven Spielberg, who, at this point in the mid-'70s,
S02 • E03 But the idea kept coming back to him, and so he picked it up again in 1989. - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
But the idea kept coming back to him, and so he picked it up...
S02 • E04 But before this apparently "not very good book" was even published, - The Movies That Made Us 00:15
But before this apparently "not very good book" wa...
S02 • E01 Wait. So, this is happening? - The Movies That Made Us 00:16
Wait. So, this is happening?
S02 • E02 And one of those writers recommended me to Gary Goldstein, - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
And one of those writers recommended me to Gary Goldstein,
S02 • E04 This producer was neither of those. - The Movies That Made Us 00:06
This producer was neither of those.
S02 • E02 And thus began a romance of sorts. - The Movies That Made Us 00:08
And thus began a romance of sorts.
S02 • E04 At this point, I'd worked with Steve Tisch on Hot to Trot. - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
At this point, I'd worked with Steve Tisch on Hot to Tr...
S02 • E04 She did have one thing going for her. - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
She did have one thing going for her.
S02 • E02 Luckily, J.F. already had an idea percolating in his mind, - The Movies That Made Us 00:22
Luckily, J.F. already had an idea percolating in his mind,
S02 • E01 ...came true. - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
...came true.
S02 • E04 And Wendy stuck that nose in books, - The Movies That Made Us 00:12
And Wendy stuck that nose in books,
S02 • E01 Which left Steven Spielberg, and Bob and Bob, - The Movies That Made Us 00:24
Which left Steven Spielberg, and Bob and Bob,
S02 • E04 I just had never read anything like that before, - The Movies That Made Us 00:08
I just had never read anything like that before,
S02 • E02 And upon hearing this really interesting story, - The Movies That Made Us 00:14
And upon hearing this really interesting story,
S02 • E04 And that's when the love affair began with Forrest Gump. - The Movies That Made Us 00:04
And that's when the love affair began with Forrest Gump...
S02 • E04 Emphasis on "affair," because across town in Burbank, - The Movies That Made Us 00:13
Emphasis on "affair," because across town in Burba...
S02 • E01 ...not only did they get top marks, Robert Zemeckis became the teacher's pet - The Movies That Made Us 00:08
...not only did they get top marks, Robert Zemeckis became t...
S02 • E02 - Why do you need to wreck this company? - Because it's wreck-able, all right? - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
- Why do you need to wreck this company? - Because it's...
S02 • E04 - But this is Warner Brothers. - We got more money than Davy Crockett. - The Movies That Made Us 00:04
- But this is Warner Brothers. - We got more money than Davy...
S02 • E01 Steven was convinced that Bob was really a director and knew what he was doing. - The Movies That Made Us 00:06
Steven was convinced that Bob was really a director and knew...
S02 • E04 Surely, they could outbid Wendy. - The Movies That Made Us 00:16
Surely, they could outbid Wendy.
S02 • E02 This was steel town, USA. It's gonna be ghost town, USA. - The Movies That Made Us 00:11
This was steel town, USA. It's gonna be ghost town, USA...
S02 • E01 Yeah, but did he though? Spielberg gave us the chance... - The Movies That Made Us 00:17
Yeah, but did he though? Spielberg gave us the chance...
S02 • E03 Crichton's novel in the hands of the mighty Spielberg? - The Movies That Made Us 00:11
Crichton's novel in the hands of the mighty Spielberg?
S02 • E02 I thought, "What if you took somebody who was a corporate raider - The Movies That Made Us 00:27
I thought, "What if you took somebody who was a corpora...
S02 • E03 Him and everyone else, including Universal, who was so confident - The Movies That Made Us 00:27
Him and everyone else, including Universal, who was so confi...
S02 • E04 No, because I would have literally been driving up the price. - The Movies That Made Us 00:04
No, because I would have literally been driving up the price...
S02 • E01 Like always, written by Bob and Bob. - The Movies That Made Us 00:15
Like always, written by Bob and Bob.
S02 • E04 Eager to avoid a bidding war, Wendy and Warner Brothers teamed up. - The Movies That Made Us 00:06
Eager to avoid a bidding war, Wendy and Warner Brothers team...
S02 • E04 But there was one other member of the team - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
But there was one other member of the team
S02 • E04 So he began writing the screenplay for Forrest Gump. - The Movies That Made Us 00:04
So he began writing the screenplay for Forrest Gump.
S02 • E01 Indeed. With two flops to their name, that's a flop a Bob, - The Movies That Made Us 00:13
Indeed. With two flops to their name, that's a flop a B...
S02 • E02 And so it's the word "Three" and the word "Thousand." - The Movies That Made Us 00:09
And so it's the word "Three" and the word &qu...
S02 • E04 - Filled with wrestling, space adventures... - Houston, we have a problem. - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
- Filled with wrestling, space adventures... - Houston, we h...
S02 • E03 My name is Rick Carter. I was a production designer on Jurassic Park. - The Movies That Made Us 00:11
My name is Rick Carter. I was a production designer on Juras...
S02 • E02 But what about Gary Goldstein? Was he buying it? - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
But what about Gary Goldstein? Was he buying it?
S02 • E01 - Right. This guy would know. - Well, my name is Frank Price. - The Movies That Made Us 00:05
- Right. This guy would know. - Well, my name is Frank Price...
S02 • E04 Because it was a mess, just like hundreds of other scripts - The Movies That Made Us 00:23
Because it was a mess, just like hundreds of other scripts
S02 • E03 Before all those destructive frivolities, - The Movies That Made Us 00:11
Before all those destructive frivolities,
S02 • E02 And so, Gary put his Three Thousand where his mouth was. - The Movies That Made Us 00:06
And so, Gary put his Three Thousand where his mouth was.
S02 • E01 He gave the bad luck Bobs' flailing careers - The Movies That Made Us 00:16
He gave the bad luck Bobs' flailing careers
S02 • E02 Then it rang some more. - The Movies That Made Us 00:08
Then it rang some more.
S02 • E03 So, how do you make a prehistoric beast - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
So, how do you make a prehistoric beast
S02 • E02 But the choice was obvious. - The Movies That Made Us 00:19
But the choice was obvious.
S02 • E03 - You can't come in with Barney. - Certainly not. Instead... - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
- You can't come in with Barney. - Certainly not. Inste...
S02 • E04 Because after Kevin read the script, - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
Because after Kevin read the script,
S02 • E01 Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale just can't get a hit going. - The Movies That Made Us 00:04
Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale just can't get a hit going.
S02 • E03 Which was a very tall order. Yes, and nothing to sneeze at either. - The Movies That Made Us 00:24
Which was a very tall order. Yes, and nothing to sneeze at e...
S02 • E01 That's three for three. Come on, Bobs. - The Movies That Made Us 00:18
That's three for three. Come on, Bobs.
S02 • E04 And it was smitten-ness that Kevin related to most. - The Movies That Made Us 00:14
And it was smitten-ness that Kevin related to most.
S02 • E02 One of those scripts was this one. - The Movies That Made Us 00:05
One of those scripts was this one.
S02 • E02 Which worked out pretty well. And another one... - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
Which worked out pretty well. And another one...
S02 • E04 So I felt like that was me. Then I went home that night - The Movies That Made Us 00:16
So I felt like that was me. Then I went home that night
S02 • E01 In order to promote Used Cars, - The Movies That Made Us 00:29
In order to promote Used Cars,
S02 • E02 It was a much darker, darker version of the story. - The Movies That Made Us 00:04
It was a much darker, darker version of the story.
S02 • E02 Exactly. Right up Vestron's alley. - The Movies That Made Us 00:22
Exactly. Right up Vestron's alley.
S02 • E03 Which would take a lot of work, which is why - The Movies That Made Us 00:17
Which would take a lot of work, which is why
S02 • E04 The truth was Winston's script and Kevin weren't a match made in heaven. - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
The truth was Winston's script and Kevin weren't a...
S02 • E03 Actually, more like seven big, organic creatures that could eat, - The Movies That Made Us 00:13
Actually, more like seven big, organic creatures that could ...
S02 • E02 Where Gary would lay eyes upon an up-and-coming ingenue - The Movies That Made Us 00:12
Where Gary would lay eyes upon an up-and-coming ingenue
S02 • E01 Now, my father and I went to the same high school 29 years apart. - The Movies That Made Us 00:14
Now, my father and I went to the same high school 29 years a...
S02 • E04 So, with the general consensus being... - The Movies That Made Us 00:15
So, with the general consensus being...
S02 • E03 Yes, Stan Winston, how indeed? - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
Yes, Stan Winston, how indeed?
S02 • E02 And there in that dark theater, that's when it hit Gary. - The Movies That Made Us 00:15
And there in that dark theater, that's when it hit Gary...
S02 • E01 And it was here, deep in his past, - The Movies That Made Us 00:24
And it was here, deep in his past,
S02 • E03 While the idea of a nine-ton hydraulic dinosaur - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
While the idea of a nine-ton hydraulic dinosaur
S02 • E04 And so, Wendy parted ways with Winston Groom, leaving him in... - The Movies That Made Us 00:22
And so, Wendy parted ways with Winston Groom, leaving him in...
S02 • E02 ...which was a fair question, really, because at that point, - The Movies That Made Us 00:25
...which was a fair question, really, because at that point,
S02 • E03 That, of course, was just my wishful thinking. - The Movies That Made Us 00:13
That, of course, was just my wishful thinking.
S02 • E03 - And so, for the wide shots... - For wide shots, they'd use stop-motion. - The Movies That Made Us 00:04
- And so, for the wide shots... - For wide shots, they'...
S02 • E04 And the winner is... - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
And the winner is...
S02 • E03 For that, they would use Phil Tippett, the industry's foremost... - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
For that, they would use Phil Tippett, the industry's f...
S02 • E01 And with Bob's basement discovery, Back to the Future was born. - The Movies That Made Us 00:09
And with Bob's basement discovery, Back to the Future w...
S02 • E04 Good news for Dustin Hoffman, but very bad news for Forrest Gump. - The Movies That Made Us 00:05
Good news for Dustin Hoffman, but very bad news for Forrest ...
S02 • E02 Who wouldn't? This critically-acclaimed sex symbol broke hearts... - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
Who wouldn't? This critically-acclaimed sex symbol brok...
S02 • E04 They thought that that appetite for that kind of movie had been filled. - The Movies That Made Us 00:05
They thought that that appetite for that kind of movie had b...
S02 • E01 He gets really excited. - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
He gets really excited.
S02 • E04 Then, Warner Brothers got rid of Forrest Gump because of it. - The Movies That Made Us 00:04
Then, Warner Brothers got rid of Forrest Gump because of it.
S02 • E03 And not only did this multi-hyphenate model manipulator - The Movies That Made Us 00:14
And not only did this multi-hyphenate model manipulator
S02 • E02 ...and broke noses. - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
...and broke noses.
S02 • E02 - I got nowhere else to go! - But still... - The Movies That Made Us 00:08
- I got nowhere else to go! - But still...
S02 • E01 ...she did 'em all." - The Movies That Made Us 00:16
...she did 'em all."
S02 • E04 ...it looked like the love affair was over. - The Movies That Made Us 00:06
...it looked like the love affair was over.
S02 • E04 If it gets put in what's called "turnaround," - The Movies That Made Us 00:08
If it gets put in what's called "turnaround,"
S02 • E03 Mesmerized and eventually motivated - The Movies That Made Us 00:25
Mesmerized and eventually motivated
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Writer: Brian Volk-Weiss
Production: The Nacelle Company
Genre: documentary
Year: 2019
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Homepage: https://www.netflix.com/title/80990849

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