For movie fans who miss the golden age of blockbuster cinema, THE CW Network is the place to go this summer. GREATEST GEEK YEAR EVER: 1982! — the new limited series from Lay/Carnagey Entertainment, Radioactive Fish Tank and JoBlo Movie Productions — premieres on THE CW July 8 at 8PM ET/PT with NEW EPISODES airing every Saturday night after that for the month of July. Fans can also experience 1982 on THE CW app! The series features over 100 actors, filmmakers and pop culture icons including Ron Howard, William Shatner, Henry Winkler, Bruce Campbell, Cameron Crowe, Amy Heckerling, Roger Corman, Adrienne Barbeau, Paul Schrader, Leonard Maltin, John Sayles, Keith David, Dean Devlin, Nicholas Meyer, Lisa Henson, Steven Lisberger, Raffaella De Laurentiis, JoBeth Williams, Mick Garris, Bryan Fuller, Steven E. de Souza, Barry Bostwick, Dee Wallace, Sean Young, David Clennon, Don Coscarelli and many others. This in-depth 4-part event takes you back to a monumental time in cinema history, featuring behind the scenes stories on the making of such landmark films as E.T., Blade Runner, Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan, Poltergeist, First Blood, The Thing, Tron, The Dark Crystal, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and of course, Megaforce.
GREATEST GEEK YEAR EVER! was produced by Roger Lay, Jr. & Eric Carnagey, Mark A. Altman, Thomas P. Vitale and Scott Mantz. The 4-part limited series was directed by Roger Lay, Jr.