The Movies That Made Us (Season 3)

These blockbusters brought us together and gave us the time of our lives. Meet the actors, directors and industry insiders who made them happen.

Halloween 8.0
Air date: 2021-10-12
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: It took a young team's blood, sweat and tears — and a triple-threat visionary — to make this bloodless yet scarily influential horror masterpiece.
Friday the 13th 7.5
Air date: 2021-10-12
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: 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.
Nightmare on Elm Street 7.7
Air date: 2021-10-12
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: 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.
Robocop 7.3
Air date: 2021-10-12
Runtime: 54 min
Overview: A painfully tight suit and budget, a passionate European auteur and on-set tensions fueled this blockbuster takedown of cutthroat corporate America.
Aliens 7.8
Air date: 2021-10-12
Runtime: 49 min
Overview: 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.
Coming to America 7.5
Air date: 2021-10-12
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: The happily ever after? It's on screen. Behind the scenes, this litigious, loveless foray involved fisticuffs, Nostradamus — and iconic Black talent.