We've got auteur royalty on The Movies That Made Me today! The one and only GUS VAN SANT joins hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante to talk about, yes, the movies that made him!
Show Notes:
Movies Referenced In This Episode
Dead Man’s Wire (2026)
Song Sung Blue (2025)
The Princess Bride (1987)
Burying The Ex (2014)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Sátántangó (1994)
The Turin Horse (2011)
Elephant (2004)
Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)
Gerry (2002)
Last Days (2005)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The Third Man (1949)
The Celebration (1998)
8 ½ (1963)
The Last of England (1987)
Jubilee (1978)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Mala Noche (1985)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Fail-Safe (1964)
House of Dynamite (2025)
Lord of the Flies (1963)
The Plague (2025)
Whistle (2026)
The Nun (2018)
The Groove Tube (1974) 
Modern Problems (1981)
Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
To Die For (1995)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
The Boys in the Band (1970)
Staircase (1969)

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