Alex Kurtzman & Jenny Lumet
Alex Kurtzman and Jenny Lumet, creators of the new Showtime series The Man Who Fell to Earth, talk to hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante about the movies that inspired them.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Man Who Fell To Earth (1976) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary
Dirty Pretty Things (2002)
Amistad (1997)
Love Actually (2003)
Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)
Blazing Saddles (1974) – John Landis’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s Blazing Saddles Thanksgiving
Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Bad News Bears (1976) – Jessica Bendinger’s trailer commentary, Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Airplane! (1980) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
The Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Bambi (1942)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952) – John Landis trailer commentary
The Asphalt Jungle (1950) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Criterion Blu-ray review
The Boy Friend (1971) – Dan Ireland’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Yellow Submarine (1968) – George Hickenlooper’s trailer commentary
Captain Blood (1935)
The Thin Man (1934)
Network (1976) – Chris Wilkinson’s trailer commentary
Murder On The Orient Express (1974)
Murder By Death (1976)
Death On The Nile (2022)
Birth (2004) – Ti West’s trailer commentary
The Insider (1999)
Heat (1995)
Manhunter (1986) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Young Frankenstein (1974) – Alan Spencer’s trailer commentary
The Goddess (1958)
Cinema Paradiso (1988) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review and 4K Blu-ray review
The Wizard of Oz (1939) – John Badham’s trailer commentary, Dennis Cozzalio’s capsule review
Broadcast News (1987)
Terms of Endearment (1983)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) – Adam Rifkin’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Warlock (1989)
Honey Boy (2019)
Other Notable Items
The Man Who Fell To Earth TV series (2022- )
David Bowie
Bill Nighy
Tilda Swinton
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Sophie Okonedo
Sidney Lumet
Uma Thurman
The Regal UA East Hampton Movie Theater in East Hampton, NY
Gabby Hayes
Robert Stack
Lloyd Bridges
Leslie Nielsen
Warner Brothers
Looney Tunes
Bugs Bunny
Mickey Mouse
Mel Brooks
The Cinerama Dome in Hollywood
The E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial score by John Williams
Steven Spielberg
Henry Thomas
Drew Barrymore
Robert MacNaughton
Joe’s “It’s A Good Life” segment of The Twilight Zone: The Movie
Mike Nichols
Buster Keaton
Betty Comden
Adolph Green
Phyllis Newman
Amanda Green
Mr. Saturday Night Broadway play (2021- )
The Tony Awards
Gene Kelly
Adam Green
Cyd Charisse
Randall Duell
Cedric Gibbons
Jean Hagen
Judy Holliday
Donald O’Connor
The Thin Man franchise
Paddy Chayefsky
William Holden
Ned Beatty
Robert Duvall
Peter Finch
Faye Dunaway
Freddie Mercury
Tony Walton
Lauren Bacall
Albert Finney
James Coco
Hercule Poirot
Wendy Hiller
The Orient Express
Humphrey Bogart
The Sopranos TV series (1999-2007)
Jonathan Glazer
Michael Mann
Al Pacino
Miami Vice TV series (1984-1989)
Russell Crowe
Eric Roth
Kim Stanley
Salvatore Cascio
Judy Garland
Gena Rowlands
Our friends at Movies Unlimited, the movie collector’s website!
James L. Brooks
Shirley MacLaine
Errol Flynn
Roy Forge Smith
Terry Gilliam
Candy Clark
The Man Who Fell To Earth novel by Walter Tevis (1963)
Alma Har’el
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