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.
📺 Seasons & Episodes
Specials8 episodes
1. Roman Holiday
⏱ 22 minA look at the making of the classic 1953 romantic comedy “Roman Holiday,” starring Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck. Included: behind-the-scenes footage, screen tests and interviews with cast members and production personnel. Narrated by Donald Sutherland.
2. Cleopatra: The Film That Changed Hollywood
⏱ 22 minThis special two-hour documentary event explores the myriad of dramatic conflicts, love affairs, soaring cost overruns and near death experiences that miraculously produced what stands as one of the great epic cinematic visions of all time.
3. Carmen Jones
⏱ 22 minThrough this half-hour special, AMC explores the story behind the first successful film featuring an all African-American cast. The musical drama raised the profile of actress Dorothy Dandridge, whose performance made Hollywood history when she became the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Academy Award® in the Best Actress category.
4. Halloween
⏱ 22 minThis one-hour special unveils the tumultuous production of the indy chiller and how the ingenuity of Carpenter and his team, coupled with the modest budget of $320,000, drove the filmmakers to create some of the most inventive, and memorable, images ever put to film.
5. The Terminator
⏱ 22 minBackstory features new interviews with director James Cameron, producer Gale Ann Hurd, actress Linda Hamilton and Oscar-winning special makeup effects artist Stan Winston.
6. The Breakfast Club
⏱ 22 minA special episode of Backstory examining the cult 80's movie and its teen stars.
7. The Omen
⏱ 22 minA one-hour special examining the 1976 movie that introduced audiences to the angelic face and demonic heart of Damien and its sequels.
8. Working Girl
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
Season 112 episodes
1. Bonnie and Clyde
⏱ 22 minA behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic 1967 gangster movie “Bonnie and Clyde,” starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway. Included: film clips and interviews.
2. Norma Rae
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
3. The Seven Year Itch
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
4. The Longest Day
⏱ 22 minA behind-the-scenes look at the making of the classic 1962 war movie “The Longest Day”, starring John Wayne and Henry Fonda. Included: film clips and interviews.
5. All About Eve
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
6. The Poseidon Adventure
⏱ 22 minA behind-the-scenes look at the making of the disaster classic “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972), starring Gene Hackman. Included: film clips and interviews.
7. How Green Was My Valley
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
8. Gentleman's Agreement
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
9. Peyton Place
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
10. The Longest Day
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
11. The Fly Papers
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
12. M.A.S.H
⏱ 22 minBackstory celebrates the 30th anniversary of the release of the landmark anti-war film through interviews with Robert Altman, Donald Sutherland, Elliot Gould, Sally Kellerman, Tom Skeritt, 20th Century Fox executive Richard Zanuck and others.
Season 215 episodes
1. An Affair to Remember
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
2. Rocky Horror
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
3. Anastasia
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
4. The Day the Earth Stood Still
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
5. Valley of the Dolls
⏱ 22 minDocumentary about the making of the 1967 film "Valley of the Dolls."
6. Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
7. Bus Stop
⏱ 22 minBackstory 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.
8. Big
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
9. The Boston Strangler
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
10. The Long, Hot Summer
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
11. The Verdict
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
12. Myra Breckenridge
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
13. Miracle on 34th Street
⏱ 22 minBackstory 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.
14. Tora! Tora! Tora!
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
15. The Robe
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
Season 318 episodes
1. Die Hard
⏱ 22 minActors Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia and Alan Rickman, producer Joel Silver, director John McTiernan and cinematographer Jan de Bont discuss how cast and crew overcame endless skepticism and difficult production challenges to create the 1988 action thriller.
2. Young Frankenstein
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
3. Sophie's Choice
⏱ 22 minFeatures an interview with actress Meryl Streep, who won her second Academy Award® for her portrayal of a holocaust survivor in the 1982 film based on William Styron's novel.
4. Speed
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
5. Predator
⏱ 22 minCo-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bill Duke, writers Jim and John Thomas, producer John Davis and effects guru Stan Winston reveal how they overcame the dangers of the jungle and a production crisis that shut down the film and emerged with a hit.
6. Moulin Rouge
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
7. Edward Scissorhands
⏱ 22 minStars Johnny Depp and Wynona Ryder, director Tim Burton, screenwriter Caroline Thompson, producer Denise Di Novi, composer Danny Elfman, effects creator Stan Winston and others share candid details about the origins of the highly personal, poignant screenplay and how it materialized on film. The episode also includes interview footage with Vincent Price, as well as an interview with Price's daughter, Victoria.
8. Wall Street
⏱ 22 minMichael Douglas, Charlie Sheen and Darryl Hannah, director/screenwriter Oliver Stone, co-writer Stanley Weiser and others reveal how friction on the set helped an intense and timely film about the tyranny of greed.
9. The Towering Inferno
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
10. Goodfellas
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
11. Sex, Lies and Videotape
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
12. There's Something About Mary
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
13. Cast Away
⏱ 22 minBackstory reveals how shooting the tale of one man's survival became a lesson in fortitude for the cast and crew alike. Interviews with actors Tom Hanks and Helen Hunt, director Robert Zemeckis and various crew members recount the perils and problems of bringing this film to the big screen.
14. Planet of the Apes
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
15. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
⏱ 22 minBackstory reveals how a low-budget production on an impossibly tight schedule led to friction among its collaborators, but paved the way for a pop culture television franchise. Interviews with director Fran Rubel Kuzui, producer Howard Rosenman, and actors Donald Sutherland and Luke Perry explore the struggles involved in making this film.
16. My Cousin Vinny
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
17. Broadcast News
⏱ 22 minBackstory examines the hit movie about real life in the newsroom that took Holly Hunter from obscure actress to movie star. Interviews with director James Brooks, actress Holly Hunter and Susan Zirinsky, one of Brooks' inspirations for the leading role, are included.
18. Robocop
⏱ 22 minNo description available.
