Seasons & episodes
1 season · 14 episodes
Episode 01
Premiere
Some of the great Animal Stars are featured. Host William Shatner meets with some of the people who, with skill and love, coach the animals for their parts.
Episode 02
The Canadians
Host William Shatner examines the film industry in Canada.
Episode 03
Anne Bancroft & Mel Brooks.
An interview with Oscar-winning actress Anne Bancroft and her husband writer-director Mel Brooks, the talented Oscar-winning writer and director of "The Producers" and "Twelve Chairs".
Episode 04
Clint Eastwood
Violence on the motion picture screen is discussed by the World's biggest box office draw Clint Eastwood.
Episode 05
"White Dawn" / "Doc Savage" / Joel Grey
Three aspects of filmmaking are examined. The birth of a production is shown, through scenes from "White Dawn" being shot in Baffin Island. Also featured is the worldwide talent search for an actor to star in a new film -"Doc Savage". Academy award-winning actor Joel Grey talks about his role in "Cabaret" and claims, "the harder I work, the luckier I get".
Episode 06
Above the Line
Interviews with people involved in different aspects of movie-making. writer Garson Kanin, producer Martin Ransohoff, director John Frankenheimer and actor Richard Harris.
Episode 07
Pot Pourri of Movie Production
A montage of features about the film industry. Included scenes from the filming of "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz" being made in Montreal.
Episode 08
Edith Head
Costume designer Edith Head winner of seven Oscars and twenty-five nominations, demonstrates with models, sketches and movie clips, the talent that has kept her at the top of her profession for over forty years.
Episode 09
Science Fiction
Host William Shatner traces 72 years of the history of Science Fiction films.
Episode 10
George Cukor / John Schlesinger
A talk with movie directors George Cukor and John Schlesinger.
Episode 11
Lloyd Bridges / Jeff and Beau Bridges
Interview with actor Lloyd Bridges and sons actors Jeff and Beau Bridges
Episode 12
Paramount Studios
Scenes from Serpico, The Godfather, The Great Gatsby and Love Story are featured in a look at the history of Paramount Studios in Hollywood from 1912 to 1974.
Episode 13
Jack Lemmon
Unique insight into the life of Jack Lemmon. His life and career are discussed, and clips are shown of many of his greatest performances. He talks to host William Shatner about his early days in Hollywood, and how he gradually reached the height of his career by winning an Oscar for "Mister Roberts". *Note: This was scheduled to be the first episode of the series but due to a dispute between United Artists and Global, the studio withdrew approval for Flick Flack's use of clips from "The Apartment" and "Some Like It Hot".
Episode 14
Special Effects
William Shatner deals with the creation of special effects for the movies. [14] Flick Flack [Final New Show]
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