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Making a Scene with James Franco

  • Watchlist
  • 2014-2017
  • 3 Seasons
  • AOL
  • Comedy
  • Watchlist

Franco and one or more of his "fellow artists" discuss their favorite scenes from Hollywood cinema and then re-create them with a special twist.

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Cast & Crew See All

James Franco
James
Cynthia Murell
Self
Wilmer Calderon
AC Slater

Season 3 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Fight Club Direction

Fri, Jan 30, 2026

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Awards

  • 2015 - Streamy Award - Best Actor - nominated
  • 2016 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Short Form Variety Series - nominated

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It seems even James Franco can't take himself seriously anymore. The infamous multi-hyphenate has teamed up with AOL for a new web series Making a Scene, in which Franco and his friends remix iconic film scenes with other movies and genres. The launch for the series was held at the satirically trendy Neuehouse in lower Manhattan, a space that describes itself as a "post-modernist 'machine for creating'... intended for solopreneurs" in its manifesto (because of course the place hosting a James Franco event has a manifesto). During the screening, which featured mash-ups of Batman with Beetlejuice,Dirty Dancing with Reservoir Dogs and more, Franco repeatedly found himself face-palming at his own work. "They ended up being really funny — not intentionally," Franco remarked at one point.

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