Episode 1

Donna Anderson and the making of 1959’s nuclear war drama “On the Beach”

Steve and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter Brooks Wachtel chat with Donna Anderson, the last surviving star of the classic anti-nuke film “On the Beach.”

Episode 2

 Steve Mitchell on “Chopping Mall,” Dwayne Epstein on Lee Marvin and the making of “The Professionals” (1966)

Steve interviews screenwriter Steve Mitchell on the making of the cult classic “Chopping Mall,” and together Steve and Steve chat with author Dwayne Epstein on the life of the super manly actor Lee Marvin and his classic western “The Professionals.” 

Episode 3

Scott Tracy Griffin on the history of Tarzan in the movies. 

Steve interviews author and Tarzan expert Scott Tracy Griffin on the legacy of the ape man and his many screen iterations. He also discusses author Edgar Rice Burroughs, the original creator of “Tarzan.”

Episode 4

Director William Malone and the 1956 sci-fi classic “Forbidden Planet.”

Steve interviews renowned horror film director William “Bill” Malone (“House on Haunted Hill”) about the classic science fiction film “Forbidden Planet” and the famous Robby the Robot. 

Episode 5

Steve interviews paranomal expert Barry Taff on the story behind the classic horror film “The Entity.”

Episode 6

 Steve interviews producer Paul Davids about the Showtime Original Movie, “Roswell.” 

Episode 7

Steve interviews stop-motion FX expert Mark Wolf on the history of pre-digital movie FX. 

Episode 8

Steve interviews actor William Reynolds on his career and involvement in such films as “The Son of Ali Baba,” “Away All Boats,” “The Desert Fox” and many others. 

Episode 9

Steve interviews actor Billy Gray about his career and co-starring role opposite Michael Rennie and Patricia Neal in director Robert Wise’s classic “The Day the Earth Stood Still.”

Episode 10

 Steve interviews writer/director Nicholas Meyer about his classic science fiction adventure film, "Time After Time." 

Episode 11

Steve interviews actress Kym Karath, who portrayed Gretl, the youngest member of the Von Trapp singers in the classical musical, “The Sound of Music.”

Episode 12

On its 40^th Anniversary, Steve interviews actor Mark Herrier, one of the original stars of “Porky’s.” 

Episode 13

Steve interviews actor Tony Bill about his career, and his role opposite Steve McQueen in the dramedy “Soldier in the Rain.” 

Episode 14

 Steve and Brooks Wachtel discuss two classic science fiction films based on H.G. Wells novels, “The War of the Worlds” and “The Time Machine.” 

Episode 15

Steve discusses the life and lasting legacy of iconic actor James Dean with author and film historian Peter L. Winkler (The Real James Dean: Intimate Memories From Those Who Knew Him) 

Episode 16

Steve interviews singer/actor Paul Anka about his movie work in “The Longest Day” and “Look in any Window.” 

Episode 17

Steve is joined by author Steve Stoliar who turned a lifelong love of the Marx Brothers into a job as Groucho Marx’s personal assistant and archivist during the latter years of the great comic’s life

Episode 18

 Steve interviews actress Debra Paget who offers a fascinating window into 1950s filmmaking, focusing on her amazing career and many of her films, including "Broken Arrow," "The Ten Commandments," "Omar Khayyam" and "Love Me Tender." 

Episode 19

Steve interviews veteran makeup artist Frank Griffin, brother of actresses Debra Paget, Teala Loring and Lisa Gaye. Frank, known for his long professional relationship with actor Steve Martin, has worked on scores of films and television shows, including the original Westworld feature, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Midnight Run, and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. 

Episode 20

Tapping into his archives, Steve shares his 1976 interview with the master of suspense Alfred Hitchcock, who discusses his 1963 classic, “The Birds.”

Episode 21

Steve speaks with legendary film historian Leonard Maltin about how he came to write his seminal Film Guide, and many of his other film books, as well as discussing his work as a critic for Entertainment Tonight, and the general state of storytelling in movies today.

Episode 22

We're off to see the Wizard as Steve interviews film historian and author Aljean Harmetz about her seminal book "The Making of The Wizard of Oz." Aljean is a true delight as she describes how she pieced together the history of the MGM classic from 1939. I mean, come on, she interviewed Margaret Hamilton, Ray Bolger and so many others.

Episode 23

Steve sits down with film historian/documentarian Steve Mitchell ("King Cohen") and author Dwayne Epstein ("Lee Marvin: Point Blank") to discuss the endlessly entertaining 1967 war adventure film, "The Dirty Dozen."

Episode 24

Steve chats with author Nick Parisi (Rod Serling: His Life, Work and Imagination) about Rod's film output, which includes Seven Days in May and Planet of the Apes.

Episode 25

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the horror classic "Poltergeist," Steve interviews actress JoBeth Williams, who portrayed embattled housewife Diane Freeling, and who shares some fascinating behind the scenes stories about the film's making.

Episode 26

It's guilty pleasure week at Steve Rubin's Saturday Night at the Movies as Steve interviews former film and TV actor Joby Baker about, amongst other things, his 1960 service comedy opposite Jack Lemmon and Ricky Nelson - The Wackiest Ship in the Army.

Episode 27

Steve chats with actor Steve Guttenberg about the experience of making his film debut in "The Boys from Brazil" and his co-starring role in the wonderful 1985 science fiction classic "Cocoon."

Episode 28

In the wake of so many movie and TV celebrity passings this week, Steve devotes time to the careers of actor James Caan, composer Monty Norman, actor LQ Jones and actor Larry Storch.

Episode 29

Steve's guest is author and film historian Alison Macor, whose wonderful book ,The Making of The Best Years of Your Lives, expertly chronicles the behind-the-scenes history of an American classic.

Episode 30

Steve interviews author, screenwriter, film historian and documentarian Bruce Scivally about his book "Booze, Bullets and Broads," which chronicles the making of the colorful Matt Helm spy spoof film series that starred Dean Martin.

Episode 31

Steve delves into his archives for this 1980s interview with former child actor Richard Eyer, whose credits include the part of the Genie in "The 7th Voyage of Sinbad," as well as important roles in direction William's Wyler's "Friendly Persuasion" and director Herman Hoffman's "The Invisible Boy."

Episode 32

Steve interviews Academy Award-winning special effects makeup artist Robert Short whose career includes such titles as "Halloween," "Piranha,"ET" and "Beetlejuice," for which he won his Oscar.

Episode 33

Steve speaks with two-time Academy Award-winning visual effects artist and film historian Robert Skotak who discusses his formative years, and, later, the making of director Jim Cameron's action-packed "Aliens," the sequel to Ridley Scott's "Alien."

Episode 34

Steve speaks with actor Jimmy Hunt, who, at 13, starred in one of the most atmospheric science fiction films of all time, 1953's Invaders from Mars.

Episode 35

Steve is joined by film historian Avie Hern as they celebrate the 70th anniversary of the MGM classic costume epic, Ivanhoe, which starred Robert Taylor, Elizabeth Taylor, Joan Fontaine and George Sanders.

Episode 36

Steve interviews actors Jeramie Rain and Marc Sheffler who co-starred in the very disturbing horror film "The Last House on the Left," which marked the directing debut of future horror maestro Wes Craven, and which is celebrating its 50th Anniversary

Episode 37

Steve explores the making of Apollo 13 through the eyes of Brett Cullen, one of the busiest actors in Hollywood, who portrayed CAPCOM1, the mission control specialist who hears Jim Lovell say "Houston, we have a problem!"

Episode 38

Steve is joined by motion picture technical advisor Major Rory Aylward to discuss classic World War II movies, including A Walk in the Sun (1946), Battleground (1949), Twelve O'Clock High (1949), Hell is for Heroes (1962), and Patton (1970).

Episode 39

Steve chats with actress/producer Karen Kramer, who acted under the name Karen Sharpe, and is the last surviving adult cast member of the terrific Wiliam Wellman airline disaster drama The High and the Mighty, and was also married to the late epic filmmaker Stanley Kramer (On the Beach, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World).

Episode 40

To celebrate Halloween, Steve interviews three-time Emmy-nominated actress Veronica Cartwright who screamed her way through such genre classics as The Birds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Alien.

Episode 41

Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the release of the first James Bond film, Dr. No, Steve interviews author James Chapman, author of the fine forensic history of that film: "Dr. No: The First James Bond Film."

Episode 42

Steve explores the classic “Bull Durham” with its writer-director Ron Shelton who documented his memories in the recent book “The Church of Baseball.”

Episode 43

Steve speaks with motion picture technology entrepreneur and ex-stuntman and champion sky diver Guy Manos of CineLogic, who explains how the insane costs of epic motion pictures can be cut dramatically using pre-visualization technology aka Pre-Viz.

Episode 44

Steve speaks at length with retired talent agent, author and film packager Budd Burton Moss who relates stories of working with a constellation of actors in the 1950s and 1960s, including Rita Hayworth, his long time friendship with Sidney Poitier, his marriage to actress Ruth Roman (Strangers on a Train), her harrowing tale of survival on the sinking Andrea Doria luxury liner, and much more. A very rich interview.

Episode 45

 Steve speaks with veteran radio, television and film actor Tommy Cook whose career stretches from The Adventures of Red Ryder serial from Republic Pictures (he was the Little Beaver) to Tarzan and the Leopard Woman opposite Johnny Weissmuller to films with Victor Mature, Audie Murphy, Richard Widmark, Tyrone Power, Jimmy Stewart and Van Heflin. He also wrote and produced Rollercoaster (1977).

Episode 46

 Steve does a deep dive into 1978's Capricorn One with its director Peter Hyams.

Episode 47

Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of Stalag 17's, production (it was released 69 years ago in 1953), Steve does a deep dive on this classic Billy Wilder dramedy with media specialist Stan Rosenfield. 

Episode 48

Steve chats with Eddie Muller, the Czar of Noir from Turner Classic Movies' Noir Alley, focusing on two classics, "The Killers" (1946), and "The Asphalt Jungle" (1950).

Episode 49

Steve joins fellow producer Rory Aylward and actor Romano Orzari to dive into the behind the scenes details of "Silent Night," the true World War II drama they produced for the Hallmark Channel twenty years ago.

Episode 50

Steve speaks with author, screenwriter, Blu-ray commentator and trading card expert Gary Gerani, as they discuss his career, his cult classic Pumpkinhead, and the 1957 courtroom classic 12 Angry Men.

Episode 51

 Steve speaks with British film historian and author Derek Schulthorpe about his books on such iconic character actors as Edmond O’Brien, Van Heflin, Sidney Greenstreet, Claire Trevor, Brian Donlevy and Ruth Roman. 

Episode 52

Steve is joined for an eclectic evening by pop culture historians Jeff Abraham and Burt Kearns, authors of the book "The Show Won't Go One: The Most Shocking, Bizarre and Historical Deaths of Performers Onstage." In addition to discussing the book and its upcoming sequel "Hollywood Endings," they go deep on Jerry Lewis's "The Errand Boy" and the life and career of actor Lawrence Tierney, the subject of Kearn's new book, "Lawrence Tierney: Hollywood's Real Life Tough Guy." 

Episode 53

Steve speaks with director Wayne Kramer, whose 2003 drama, The Cooler, starring Wiliam H. Macy, Alec Baldwin, Paul Sorvino, and Maria Bello, is one of the best Las Vegas films ever.

Episode 54

Steve speaks with legendary producer, director, writer, documentarian, playwright and founder of the American Film Institute, George Stevens Jr., who shares details about his dad's directing career and World War II service, "The Diary of Anne Frank," the Hollywood blacklist period, the documentary "George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey" and the beginnings of the AFI. 

Episode 55

Steve speaks with special effects maestro Gary King - part of the King family of special effects experts - his entry into the business, and his work on such classics as Young Frankenstein, The Towering Inferno, The Final Countdown and Endangered Species. 

Episode 56

Steve speaks with actress Stefanie Powers about the origins of her long career in film and television, her Blake Edwards thriller Experiment in Terror, her John Wayne movie, McClintock, and how she almost became part of the classic West Side Story

Episode 57

Steve interviews Australian George Lazenby, the man who, despite no acting experience whatsoever, replaced Sean Connery as James Bond, and starred opposite Diana Rigg in one of the greatest Bond movies ever - "On Her Majesty's Secret Service."

Episode 58

Steve speaks with maverick film director Alan Rudolph (The Moderns, Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle) about his origins, his father, director Oscar Rudolph, his association with director Robert Altman, and the influences that made him one of Hollywood's most interesting storytellers. 

Episode 59

Steve speaks with stage, screen and television actress Constance Towers about her origins in show business, her co-starring role opposite John Wayne and William Holden in director John Ford's Civil War drama "The Horse Soldiers," her subsequent co-starring role in Ford's "Sergeant Rutledge," and her work with maverick director Sam Fuller on "The Naked Kiss."

Episode 60

Steve and media specialist Stan Rosenfield celebrate the dazzling directing career of Billy Wilder, focusing on "Sunset Blvd," "The Apartment," "Some Like It Hot," "Sabrina" and "One, Two, Three."

Episode 62

Steve goes inside "The Godfather" with Andrea Eastman, who was in charge of casting the epic story of the Corleone family. She also discusses casting "Love Story" and her origins that eventually led to her becoming one of the most powerful talent agents in Hollywood. 

Episode 63

Steve interviews actress and author Nancy Olson Livingston about her amazing film experiences on "Sunset Blvd," "Battle Cry" and "Union Station," as well as her new autobiography "A Front Row Seat.

Episode 64

Steve speaks with uber casting director Joel Thurm whose many credits include "Grease," "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and "Airplane," and who's authored a new book “Sex, Drugs and Pilot Season: Confessions of a Casting Director.” 

Episode 65

Steve speaks with producer, indie distribution executive, major studio honcho, Broadway producer, talkshow host and author Julian Schlossberg about his fascinating show business career.

Episode 66

Steve interviews actress Lorraine Gary about her long association with the "Jaws" film series - as Ellen Brody - her sixty plus years as the wife of Universal Pictures mogul Sid Sheinberg and her origins in Hollywood.

Episode 67

Steve speaks with Peter Bart, the former editor and chief of Variety, who also served as a production executive at Paramount Pictures, and is also a celebrated author, columnist and commentator.

Episode 68

Steve interviews author and film historian Robert Florczak, the world's leading authority on actor Errol Flynn, about his extraordinary new coffee table book, Errol Flynn:The Illustrated Life Chronology.

Episode 69

Steve introduces four talented Hollywood impersonators - Joel Gibbs, Allan Murray, Tom Stern and Avie Hern - who bring a host of famous actors to life for an old-fashioned Hollywood party

Episode 70

To celebrate Sam Fuller night, Steve speaks with the iconic maverick filmmaker's wife Christa and daughter Samantha who co-produced the terrific documentary "A Fuller Life" (currently on AppleTV+)

Episode 71

Steve celebrates John Ford night by interviewing Ford biographer Joseph McBride (Searching for John Ford), the author of 24 film books, many of them on prominent film directors. 

Episode 72

Steve speaks with author and Lee Marvin biographer Dwayne Epstein about his latest book, Killing Generals: The Making of "The Dirty Dozen, the Most Iconic WW II MOvie of All Time.

Episode 73

Steve interviews longtime Newsweek critic David Ansen about the state of storytelling today and how he got to be one of America's most celebrated film reviewers.

Episode 74

Steve speaks with one of Hollywood's most renown prop preservationists, film historians and Halloween showmen - Bob Burns - the man who owns the original "Time Machine" (1960)

Episode 75

Steve interviews actor Bruce Greenwood about his eclectic career, including key roles in Double Jeopardy, Thirteen days (as JFK), Star Trek (as Captain Pike) and National Treasure (as the President). 

Episode 76

Steve interviews producer Robin Cowie, who helped engineer 1999's "The Blair Witch Project," the most successful horror film in history. 

Episode 77

To celebrate the history of spy movies, Steve brings together a unique group of spy movie aficionados, including: Academy Award-winning special effects makeup artist and producer Robert Short, 007 super collector and international litigator Malcolm McNeil, spy culture prop collector and museum creator Danny Biederman and thriller author Steve Kobrin.

Episode 78

Steve speaks with veteran Hollywood Western specialist Peter Sherayko about how he became the go-to guy for supplying western programming with everything they need, and how he came to take a good role in one of the greatest westerns ever – “Tombstone.

Episode 79

Steve speaks with author Frank Thompson, author of “Alamo Movies,” discussing many of the terrific films about the famous 1836 siege.

Episode 80

Steve interviews author Justin Humphreys, whose new book is the extremely well-researched George Pal: Man of Tomorrow. 

Episode 81

Steve interviews actress and film historian Kat Kramer about the legacy of her father, director Stanley Kramer, and his epic comedy, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World," which is celebrating its 60th Anniversary this year.

Episode 82

Steve interviews author and film historian Gregory Kulon on the making of the 1969 cowboys vs dinosaurs movie, "The Valley of Gwangi."

Episode 83

Steve and his comedy writing partner, Billy Riback, now on video, analyze one of the great comedy films of all time, 1972's "The Heartbreak Kid," directed by Elaine May and written by Neil Simon from a Bruce Jay Friedman short story. 

Episode 84

Steve interviews prolific indie filmmaker Brian Trenchard-Smith, focusing on three of his best: "The Man from Hong Kong," "The Siege at Firebase Gloria," and "Britannic."

Episode 85

Steve interviews writer/director Nicholas Meyer about what is arguably the best Star Trek movie of all time: “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.”

Episode 86

Steve interviews producer Larry Kasanoff (Mortal Kombat), focusing on the author's essential advice for budding filmmakers culled from his new book, "A Touch of the Madness.”

Episode 87

Steve interviews screenwriters Cy Voris and Ethan Rieff ("Kung Fu Panda") celebrating the 20th anniversary of their action adventure thrill ride, "Bulletproof Monk."

Episode 88

Steve speaks with author Alan K. Rode whose amazing biography of director Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca," "The Adventures of Robin Hood") - Michael Curtiz: A Life in Film - is a beautifully written and exhaustively researched study of one of America's premiere directors.

Episode 89

Steve interviews author and film historian Steven Awalt, whose book "Steven Spielberg and Duel: The Making of a Career" goes deep into the helmer's TV movie debut.

Episode 90

Steve interviews screenwriter David S. Ward who deservedly won the Oscar for Best Originl Screenplay for "The Sting" released 50 years ago

Episode 91

Steve interviews Robert Wagner about his early contract player days at 20th Century Fox, focusing on such titles as "Titanic," "In Love and War," "The True Story of Jesse James" "Between Heaven and Hell," and "The Hunters."

Episode 92

Steve interviews Australian actor Vernon Wells about his extraordinary experience as Wez, the rolling bike leader who battles Mel Gibson in 1981's "The Road Warrior.

Episode 93

Steve interviews co-screenwriter Bennett Yellin about his experience collaborating with the Farrelly Bros. on the hit comedy "Dumb and Dumber," which will celebrate its 30th Anniversary in 2024.

Episode 94

Steve interviews "Airplane" co-writer and co-director David Zucker, who, with his two partners Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams, has written a terrific new book, "Surely You Can't be Serious: The True Story of 'Airplane.'

Episode 95

This week Steve and his co-host, screenwriter, author and award-winning playwright Gary Goldstein showcase the greatest Christmas movies of all time, including "It's a Wonderful Life," "Miracle on 34th St," "Love Actually," "Home Alone," and, yes, "Die Hard."

Episode 96

Steve speaks with awards analyst and Deadline Hollywood film critic Pete Hammond about the current crop of 2023 awards contenders, including "Killers of the Flower Moon," Oppenheimer," "Maestro," "American Fiction" and many more.

Episode 97

Steve is joined by screenwriter and film historian Steve Bonds as they discuss the MGM war film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" on its 80th anniversary and the legacy of the original Doolittle Raiders.

Episode 98

Steve interviews veteran film and theatrical producer Julian Schlossberg about his newly released audio book "Try Not To Hold It Against Me," his longtime creative relationship with writer/director Elaine May and his frustrating experience as a production VP at Paramount in the late 70s.

Episode 99

Steve interviews screenwriter Nicholas Meyer all about his original screenplay for the Richard Gere/Jodie Foster post-Civil War drama Sommersby (1993)

Episode 100

To commemorate the 40th Anniversary of "Ghostbusters" and the 100th Episode of "Saturday Night at the Movies," Steve Interviews producer Joe Medjuck about his long association with director Ivan Reitman and the legacy of those wacky spectral exterminators.

Episode 101

From the Dead End Kids to the East Side Kids to "The Bowery Boys," this week Steve interviews journalist and film historian Craig Edwards about the history of Slip, Satch and the rest of those wacky Bowery Boys whose 48 films form one helluva comedy legacy.

Episode 102

This week, Steve speaks with veteran character actor Robert Walden about his origins and his experience working with writer Paddy Chayefsky and actor George C. Scott on the classic dark comedy "The Hospital" (1971)

Episode 103

This week, Steve interviews author/film historian Manny Pacheco (Forgotten Hollywood, Forgotten HIstory) who has wonderful behind-the-scenes stories about such iconic American character actors as Frank Morgan ("The Wizard of Oz"), Lionel Barrymore ("It's a Wonderful Life"), Peter Lorre ("Casablanca"), Arthur Lake ("Blondie"), Van Heflin ("Patterns") and more.

Episode 104

To help celebrate the 18th Anniversary of the clever 2006 comedy fantasy "Night at the Museum," Steve interviews the delightful Jake Cherry, who played Ben Stiller's son, Nick.

Episode 105

This week Steve interviews filmmaker David Lee Miller and author Alessandra Seggi, who has written the important book "Youth and Suicide in American Film." Together they discuss the history of how suicide has been featured in our cinema history, dating back to "It's a Wonderful Life," "Rebel Without a Cause," and including Miller's game changing teen dramedy "My Suicide," which was recently renewed for five more years by Netflix.

Episode 106

This week on Saturday Night at the Movies, Steve speaks with screenwriter Matt Redd, digging deep into the cool Welsh comedy thriller "Tollbooth."