Dirty Dancing
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2019 (52 min)
Stepping on toes and tangling with rejection, the women behind this "girl's movie" touched millions despite co-star tension and a meager budget.
Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2019 (52 min)
Stepping on toes and tangling with rejection, the women behind this "girl's movie" touched millions despite co-star tension and a meager budget.
Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2019 (45 min)
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.
Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2019 (47 min)
A rickety script, tight timeline and effects issues almost busted this comedy. But thanks to Dan Aykroyd and company, the slimy shenanigans took off.
Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Nov 29, 2019 (47 min)
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."
Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2021 (49 min)
Vroom or bust: It took a sweet ride and a rising star — or two — to build a blockbuster from a half-baked idea and the ashes of multiple flops.
Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2021 (48 min)
Turning an unknown into a superstar and revamping the rom-com rules amid many rewrites, this megahit's success still leaves insiders pretty shocked.
Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2021 (46 min)
Crunch the numbers, then make way for a chubby T. rex and visual effects bad boys. This box office heavyweight disrupted the way movies are made.
Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Jul 23, 2021 (45 min)
Life is like a box of chocolates — or a charming script unearthed by chance. Despite casting and budget woes, this humble tale became a '90s classic.
Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2021 (47 min)
It took a young team's blood, sweat and tears — and a triple-threat visionary — to make this bloodless yet scarily influential horror masterpiece.
Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2021 (46 min)
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.
Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2021 (44 min)
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.
Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2021 (54 min)
A painfully tight suit and budget, a passionate European auteur and on-set tensions fueled this blockbuster takedown of cutthroat corporate America.
Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2021 (49 min)
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.
Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Oct 12, 2021 (48 min)
The happily ever after? It's on screen. Behind the scenes, this litigious, loveless foray involved fisticuffs, Nostradamus — and iconic Black talent.