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The Movies That Made Us

The other guy at Paramountwith a big checkbook. He's looking at this cost report and...

The other guy at Paramount
with a big checkbook. He's looking at this cost report and said,
"This is trending in the wrong direction." - "Stop!"
- Which, back then, #Wasn'tAGoodThing. Directors and studios have tension

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The other guy at Paramount with a big checkbook.
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He's looking at this cost report and said, "This is trending in the wrong direction."
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- "Stop!" - Which, back then,
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#Wasn'tAGoodThing.
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Directors and studios have tension.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:24:25
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Season
2
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
The Nacelle Company

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Movie Summary

Unwrap the real stories behind these iconic blockbusters, thanks to insider interviews and behind-the-scenes peeks.
S02 • E02 Which might've been cool for The Fonz... - The Movies That Made Us 00:13
Which might've been cool for The Fonz...
S02 • E01 Have it your way. - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
Have it your way.
S02 • E01 Quite convincingly, apparently. - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
Quite convincingly, apparently.
S02 • E03 It was Steven's first day to see it. Of course, that's a big deal. - The Movies That Made Us 00:05
It was Steven's first day to see it. Of course, that�...
S02 • E04 There was definitely tension from the money side of it. - The Movies That Made Us 00:04
There was definitely tension from the money side of it.
S02 • E03 To Steven, it was incredibly important that all the dinosaurs look real. - The Movies That Made Us 00:05
To Steven, it was incredibly important that all the dinosaur...
S02 • E04 And they had a bunch of so-called producers actually come down - The Movies That Made Us 00:07
And they had a bunch of so-called producers actually come do...
S02 • E01 Standard industry practice, of course. - The Movies That Made Us 00:14
Standard industry practice, of course.
S02 • E02 A kind of fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants gal, you know, moment to moment. - The Movies That Made Us 00:05
A kind of fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants gal, you know, moment ...
S02 • E03 He was in luck. - The Movies That Made Us 00:12
He was in luck.
S02 • E02 A moment that would finally come for Jason Alexander. - The Movies That Made Us 00:06
A moment that would finally come for Jason Alexander.
S02 • E04 And one such so-called producer was the iron-fisted Michelle Manning. - The Movies That Made Us 00:13
And one such so-called producer was the iron-fisted Michelle...
S02 • E02 And once again, some square yellow paper. - The Movies That Made Us 00:10
And once again, some square yellow paper.
S02 • E03 You go round the back of this creature, and there are several nerds, you know, - The Movies That Made Us 00:08
You go round the back of this creature, and there are severa...
S02 • E01 Okay, so, they didn't have to worry about makeup, - The Movies That Made Us 00:16
Okay, so, they didn't have to worry about makeup,
S02 • E04 So they came down to dog him, to make sure he didn't do something crazy. - The Movies That Made Us 00:06
So they came down to dog him, to make sure he didn't do...
S02 • E03 Push on poles for breathing, and the eye would blink. - The Movies That Made Us 00:05
Push on poles for breathing, and the eye would blink.
S02 • E02 And Richard and I put a short scene on tape, - The Movies That Made Us 00:15
And Richard and I put a short scene on tape,
S02 • E03 - It was amazingly effective. - You didn't wanna, like, get too close. - The Movies That Made Us 00:05
- It was amazingly effective. - You didn't wanna, like,...
S02 • E04 Well, one area that could use trimming was the special effects budget, - The Movies That Made Us 00:16
Well, one area that could use trimming was the special effec...