Alex Scharfman
Writer/director Alex Scharfman discusses his favorite movies with a single location (or limited locations) and escalating crises — either about class or creatures with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Gremlins (1984)
A History Of Violence (2005)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Death Of A Unicorn (2025)
Runaway Daughters (1994)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Withnail and I (1987)
*The Rules Of The Game (1939)
Citizen Kane (1941)
*The Exterminating Angel (1963)
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972)
*Gosford Park (2001)
MASH (1970)
A Prairie Home Companion (2006)
*Parasite (2019)
Mickey 17 (2025)
Okja (2017)
Snowpiercer (2013)
*The Servant (1963)
*Alien (1979)
*Aliens (1986)
The Duelists (1977)
Predator (1987)
Predator 2 (1990)
The Terminator (1984)
Titanic (1997)
Star Wars (1977)
*The Thing (1982)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
The Thing From Another World (1957)
The Howling (1981)
*Jurassic Park (1993)
Dragonworld (1981)
Westworld (1973)
*Train To Busan (2016)
Snakes On A Plane (2006)
Other Notable Items
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Our pals at Movies Unlimited
The Hollywood Food Coalition
A History Of Violence graphic novel (1997)
Paul Rudd
Paul Newman
Showtime
James Dean
Ralph Bakshi
William Friedkin
Johnny Carson
Jack Warner
Monty Python’s Flying Circus TV series (1969-74)
The Twilight Zone TV series (1959-64)
Jenna Ortega
Tea Leoni
Richard E Grant
Will Poulter
Jean Renoir
Cornell University
NYU Film School
Andrei Tarkovsky
Luis Bunuel
“Hotel California” song by The Eagles (1976)
Robert Altman
Bob Balaban
Julian Fellowes
Downton Abbey TV series (2010-15)
Alan Bates
Charles Dance
Stephen Fry
Michael Gambon
Richard E. Grant
Derek Jacobi
Kelly Macdonald
Helen Mirren
Jeremy Northam
Clive Owen
Ryan Phillippe
Maggie Smith
Kristin Scott Thomas
Emily Watson
Paul Thomas Anderson
Resurrection Blues play by Arthur Miller (2002)
The Old Vic Theatre in London
The BAFTAS
Patrick Stewart
Star Trek: The Next Generation TV series (1987-94)
Jeeves and Wooster TV series (1990-93)
Bong Joon Ho
The Academy Museum in Los Angeles
Snowpiercer graphic novel series (1982-2015)
Joseph Losey
Harold Pinter
Dirk Bogarde
Douglas Sirk
Ralph Lauren
Scott Alexander
Ridley Scott
Paul Reiser
Harry Dean Stanton
Sigourney Weaver
James Cameron
Yaphet Kotto
John Carpenter
TFH Guru Mick Garris
Rob Bottin
Howard Hawks
TFH Guru John Landis
Stan Winston
Ray Harryhausen
Phil Tippett
Jurassic Park novel by Michael Crichton (1990)
Jeff Goldblum
Alfred Hitchcock
Yeon Sang-ho
Barry TV series (2018-23)
Anthony Carrigan
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