Backstory (2000)
A provocative and in-depth look at the making of a classic movie, providing viewers with great movies. And the stories behind them.
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Episode 1 - An Affair to Remember
Release Date: 2001-01-08 -
Episode 2 - Rocky Horror
Release Date: 2001-01-22 -
Episode 3 - Anastasia
Release Date: 2001-01-29 -
Episode 4 - The Day the Earth Stood Still
Release Date: 2001-04-09 -
Episode 5 - Valley of the Dolls
Release Date: 2001-04-23Documentary about the making of the 1967 film "Valley of the Dolls."
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Episode 6 - Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte
Release Date: 2001-05-07 -
Episode 7 - Bus Stop
Release Date: 2001-05-14Backstory reveals that Monroe had everything riding on the film Bus Stop – her reputation, her fledgling production company, and most of all, her sense of self. The pressure was almost too much for her, but she persevered and received outstanding reviews for her work.
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Episode 8 - Big
Release Date: 2001-06-04 -
Episode 9 - The Boston Strangler
Release Date: 2001-06-11 -
Episode 10 - The Long, Hot Summer
Release Date: 2001-06-18 -
Episode 11 - The Verdict
Release Date: 2001-06-25 -
Episode 12 - Myra Breckenridge
Release Date: 2001-09-24 -
Episode 13 - Miracle on 34th Street
Release Date: 2001-10-22Backstory reveals how the movie that 20th Century Fox thought would be a trifling stocking stuffer became one of the greatest Christmas films ever made. Candid interviews with stars Maureen O'Hara, Alvin Greenman and Robert Hyatt, actress Natalie Wood's sister Lana Wood, film historian Rudy Behlmer and Wood biographer Suzanne Finstad, along with behind-the-scenes footage, film clips and the film's original theatrical trailer illuminate the story behind the story of this timeless holiday favorite.
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Episode 14 - Tora! Tora! Tora!
Release Date: 2001-12-03 -
Episode 15 - The Robe
Release Date: 2001-12-10