Backlot
Backlot
Shout! Factory TV original series that grants an inside look at cult favorite series and films, covering everything from the Power Rangers to Roger Corman.
Garry Shandling: USC Lecture
Garry Shandling discusses his career in the entertainment industry and breaking the fourth wall on his show to a class of USC students.
James Brown: Al Sharpton Interview
Interview with Rev. Al Sharpton regarding the career span of James Brown, focusing on the historic performance given after the assasination of Martin Luther King Jr.
Rocko's Modern Life: Live Table Read
In this special event, show creator Joe Murray joins voice actors Carlos Alazraqui, Tom Kenny and more for this reading of the Rocko episode Wacky Deli at the Downtown Independent Theater in Los Angeles.
Fridays: Actor's Circle
The cast of this hilarious late night alternative to SNL comes together once again to discuss the show and improv techniques.
An American Christmas Carol
Go behind the scenes of this Christmas classic, focusing on Henry Winkler's five hour makeup transformation, why he initially refused to play Benedict Slade and more!
Fridays: Writer's Circle
Head writer of Fridays, Steve Adams, sits down with the show.
Power Rangers Good to be Bad
Behind the scenes look at the villains of Power Rangers. Learn why it's more fun to be the bad guy (or girl) and what it takes to get there!
Battle Beyond the Stars: Post Production
Crew from Battle Beyond the Stars discuss the great lengths they had to go to in order to make an epic space movie in nine months on a shoe string budget.
Starcrash: Luigi Cozzi Interview
Luigi Cozzi, creator of the Star Wars knockoff Starcrash, discusses the script based off of a film he had never even seen at the time.
Gamera: August Ragone
A compilation of August Ragone's introductions for each Gamera film throughout Shout! Factory TV's Kaiju Movie Marathon.
Sophie's Choice Roundtable
Cast of the critically acclaimed film, "Sophie's Choice", discuss the chance offer that got the film made, potential alternative female leads and more in this roundtable interview.
MST3K: Santa Versus Satan
This episode of Backlot features an interview with some MST3K crew and other experts as they llook back at this quirky Rene Cardona-directed movie and learn about things like Santa's superhero powers, how to insult people at Christmas, and much more.
Galaxy of Terror
Get an exclusive look at Roger Corman's rival to the wildly popular, "Alien" film. Featuring interviews with cast and crew, including Roger Corman himself. The interviews focus on monster inspiration, as well as unorthodox methods popular by Corman. For example, hiring crew right out of film school, or casting Robert Englund without an audition.