The 100 Scariest Movie Moments is a television documentary

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 miniseries

Miniseries

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 that first aired in late October 2004 on Bravo. Aired in five 60-minute segments, the miniseries counts down what producer Anthony Timpone, writer Patrick Moses, and director Kevin Kaufman have determined as the 100 most frightening and disturbing moments in the history of movies. Each segment includes interviews from horror genre experts and other celebrities who experienced the listed films, as well as film clips and movie stills from the films covered. This 2004 offering was followed up in 2006 by the two-part sequel 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments.

Interviews

Among the individuals interviewed in the miniseries are Stephen King

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, Wes Craven

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, Deron Miller

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, Felissa Rose

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, Jessie Garcia, Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson

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, Guillermo del Toro

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, George A. Romero

George A. Romero

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, Dario Argento

Dario Argento

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, Bruce Campbell

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, Rob Reiner

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, Mary Lambert, Jennifer Tilly

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, Ramsey Campbell

Ramsey Campbell

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, Kim Newman

Kim Newman

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, Don Coscarelli

Don Coscarelli

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, Angus Scrimm

Angus Scrimm

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, Rider Strong

Rider Strong

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, Tobe Hooper

Tobe Hooper

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, Robert Englund

Robert Englund

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, Heather Langenkamp

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, John Carpenter

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, John Landis

John Landis

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, Courteney Cox

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, Rob Zombie

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, Tom Savini

Tom Savini

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, Mark Kermode

Mark Kermode

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, Clive Barker

Clive Barker

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, Jordan Ladd

Jordan Ladd

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, Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Gottfried

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, Eli Roth

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, Steve Niles

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, Maitland McDonagh, Aviva Briefel, Tony Todd

Tony Todd

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, Xander Berkeley

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, Danny Pintauro

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, Alanna Ubach

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, David J. Skal

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, Ashley Laurence

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, and Hilarie Burton

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Sequels

Produced by Sharp Entertainment

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, 30 Even Scarier Movie Moments, a two-part sequel to this title, aired on Bravo and Chiller

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 in October 2006. This was followed by Sharp Entertainment's 13 Scarier Movie Moments which aired in October 2009.

External links

• The 100 Scariest Movie Moments at the Internet Movie Database
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