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Season 1

Season 1

2019
•4 Episodes

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

Episodes

Dirty Dancing
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1. Dirty Dancing

Nov 29, 2019
52 min
6.6

Stepping on toes and tangling with rejection, the women behind this "girl's movie" touched millions despite co-star tension and a meager budget.

Home Alone
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2. Home Alone

Nov 29, 2019
45 min
7.4

Mix a "comedy machine" with a novice director. Add a shutdown threat, rotating robbers and terrifying stunts to home in on a ho-ho-ho holiday megahit.

Ghostbusters
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3. Ghostbusters

Nov 29, 2019
47 min
8.0

A rickety script, tight timeline and effects issues almost busted this comedy. But thanks to Dan Aykroyd and company, the slimy shenanigans took off.

Die Hard
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4. Die Hard

Nov 29, 2019
47 min
7.5

This box office titan took action movies to the next level, decked out with a relatable hero, a humorous rewrite and a well-played “yippee-ki-yay.”