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Special Guests
TCM’s passion for classic movies has earned the respect of the world’s most admired directors, producers, writers, actors, technicians, craftspeople and historians. Be sure to visit this site often for details about 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival special guests in the weeks ahead.
John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson on the red carpet prior to PULP FICTION (1994) in 2024
Jamie Lee Curtis and Jodie Foster at Jodie Foster’s handprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in 2024
Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins prior to THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) in 2024
George Clooney speaks onstage at the screening of OCEAN’S ELEVEN in 2023.
Michael Allin, RZA, and Jacqueline Stewart speak onstage at the screening for ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) in 2023.
Lou Diamond Phillips and Edward James Olmos attend a screening of STAND AND DELIVER (1988) at the Hollywood Legion Theater in 2023
Ann-Margret and Dave Karger speak onstage at the screening for BYE BYE BIRDIE (1963) in 2023.
Shari Belafonte, Ben Mankiewicz, Donald Bogle, Louis Gossett Jr., Debra Martin Chase, and Lawrence Hilton Jacobs attend the screening of CARMEN JONES (1954) in 2023.
Candy Clark and Richard Dreyfuss attend the screening of AMERICAN GRAFFITI in 2023.
Pam Grier speaks onstage at the screening of COFFY (1973) in 2022. 
Steven Spielberg and Jane Seymour attend the 40th Anniversary Screening of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) during opening night in 2022. 
Paul Reiser, Tim Daly, Kevin Bacon, Steve Guttenberg, and Dave Karger attend the screening of DINER (1982) in 2022. 
Rob Reiner, Meg Ryan, and Billy Crystal attend The 30th Anniversary Screening of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) in 2019. 
Donald Bogle, Stephanie Allain, Molly Haskell and Jacqueline Stewart at “The Complicated Legacy of Gone With the Wind” panel in 2019. 
John Carpenter, Dave Karger, and Kurt Russell attend the screening of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK(1981) in 2019. 
Joie Lee and Ruth E. Carter speak onstage at the screening of DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) in 2019. 
Rita Moreno attends a book signing in 2016. 
Illeana Douglas and Dick Cavett speak onstage in 2017. 
Cicely Tyson places her handprints in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese IMAX Theatre in 2018. 
“Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival: Michael Douglas” in 2017. 
Anjelica Huston in 2010. 
Francis Ford Coppola attends THE CONVERSATION (1974) screening in 2016. 
Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd speak onstage at ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975) in 2016. 
Kim Novak in 2012. 
Hayley Mills in 2012. 
Eva Marie Saint in 2010. 
Mel Brooks in 2012. 
Robert Osborne and Debbie Reynolds in 2012. 
Tippi Hedren in 2013. 
Quincy Jones in 2014. 
Shirley Jones in 2014. John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson on the red carpet prior to PULP FICTION (1994) in 2024Jamie Lee Curtis and Jodie Foster at Jodie Foster’s handprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in 2024Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins prior to THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) in 2024George Clooney speaks onstage at the screening of OCEAN’S ELEVEN in 2023.Michael Allin, RZA, and Jacqueline Stewart speak onstage at the screening for ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) in 2023.Lou Diamond Phillips and Edward James Olmos attend a screening of STAND AND DELIVER (1988) at the Hollywood Legion Theater in 2023Ann-Margret and Dave Karger speak onstage at the screening for BYE BYE BIRDIE (1963) in 2023.Shari Belafonte, Ben Mankiewicz, Donald Bogle, Louis Gossett Jr., Debra Martin Chase, and Lawrence Hilton Jacobs attend the screening of CARMEN JONES (1954) in 2023.Candy Clark and Richard Dreyfuss attend the screening of AMERICAN GRAFFITI in 2023.Pam Grier speaks onstage at the screening of COFFY (1973) in 2022. Steven Spielberg and Jane Seymour attend the 40th Anniversary Screening of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) during opening night in 2022. Paul Reiser, Tim Daly, Kevin Bacon, Steve Guttenberg, and Dave Karger attend the screening of DINER (1982) in 2022. Rob Reiner, Meg Ryan, and Billy Crystal attend The 30th Anniversary Screening of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) in 2019. Donald Bogle, Stephanie Allain, Molly Haskell and Jacqueline Stewart at “The Complicated Legacy of Gone With the Wind” panel in 2019. John Carpenter, Dave Karger, and Kurt Russell attend the screening of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK(1981) in 2019. Joie Lee and Ruth E. Carter speak onstage at the screening of DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) in 2019. Rita Moreno attends a book signing in 2016. Illeana Douglas and Dick Cavett speak onstage in 2017. Cicely Tyson places her handprints in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese IMAX Theatre in 2018. “Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival: Michael Douglas” in 2017. Anjelica Huston in 2010. Francis Ford Coppola attends THE CONVERSATION (1974) screening in 2016. Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd speak onstage at ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975) in 2016. Kim Novak in 2012. Hayley Mills in 2012. Eva Marie Saint in 2010. Mel Brooks in 2012. Robert Osborne and Debbie Reynolds in 2012. Tippi Hedren in 2013. Quincy Jones in 2014. Shirley Jones in 2014. John Travolta and Samuel L. Jackson on the red carpet prior to PULP FICTION (1994) in 2024Jamie Lee Curtis and Jodie Foster at Jodie Foster’s handprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in 2024Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins prior to THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) in 2024George Clooney speaks onstage at the screening of OCEAN’S ELEVEN in 2023.Michael Allin, RZA, and Jacqueline Stewart speak onstage at the screening for ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) in 2023.Lou Diamond Phillips and Edward James Olmos attend a screening of STAND AND DELIVER (1988) at the Hollywood Legion Theater in 2023Ann-Margret and Dave Karger speak onstage at the screening for BYE BYE BIRDIE (1963) in 2023.Shari Belafonte, Ben Mankiewicz, Donald Bogle, Louis Gossett Jr., Debra Martin Chase, and Lawrence Hilton Jacobs attend the screening of CARMEN JONES (1954) in 2023.Candy Clark and Richard Dreyfuss attend the screening of AMERICAN GRAFFITI in 2023.Pam Grier speaks onstage at the screening of COFFY (1973) in 2022. Steven Spielberg and Jane Seymour attend the 40th Anniversary Screening of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) during opening night in 2022. Paul Reiser, Tim Daly, Kevin Bacon, Steve Guttenberg, and Dave Karger attend the screening of DINER (1982) in 2022. Rob Reiner, Meg Ryan, and Billy Crystal attend The 30th Anniversary Screening of WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989) in 2019. Donald Bogle, Stephanie Allain, Molly Haskell and Jacqueline Stewart at “The Complicated Legacy of Gone With the Wind” panel in 2019. John Carpenter, Dave Karger, and Kurt Russell attend the screening of ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK(1981) in 2019. Joie Lee and Ruth E. Carter speak onstage at the screening of DO THE RIGHT THING (1989) in 2019. Rita Moreno attends a book signing in 2016. Illeana Douglas and Dick Cavett speak onstage in 2017. Cicely Tyson places her handprints in the forecourt of the TCL Chinese IMAX Theatre in 2018. “Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival: Michael Douglas” in 2017. Anjelica Huston in 2010. Francis Ford Coppola attends THE CONVERSATION (1974) screening in 2016. Danny DeVito and Christopher Lloyd speak onstage at ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST (1975) in 2016. Kim Novak in 2012. Hayley Mills in 2012. Eva Marie Saint in 2010. Mel Brooks in 2012. Robert Osborne and Debbie Reynolds in 2012. Tippi Hedren in 2013. Quincy Jones in 2014. Shirley Jones in 2014. Announced 2025 Special Guests:
Jeremy Arnold – author, historian, commentator
Diane Baker – actor
Charlotte Barker – Paramount Pictures archivist and author
Craig Barron – visual effects artist
Kathy Bates – actor, director, producer
Jerry Beck – author, animation historian
Karie Bible – author, writer
Steven Bingen – author, archivist
Donald Bogle – film historian, author, professor
Barry Bostwick – actor
Eric Braeden – actor
Ben Burtt – sound designer
Mario Cantone – actor, comedian
Keith Carradine – actor
Shaun Cassidy – actor, singer, writer, producer
George Chakiris – actor
Barrie Chase – actor
Lol Crawley – cinematographer
James Cromwell – actor
Charlie Croughwell – stuntman
Dean Cundey – cinematographer
Joe Dante – director
Nick Davis – filmmaker, writer
Sloan De Forest – writer, actor, film historian
Elisa Donovan – actor
Keir Dullea – actor
Brittan Dunham – archivist, filmmaker
Christine Ebersole – actor
George Feltenstein – Warner Bros. Discovery Library Historian
Kate Flannery – actor, writer, singer
Bob Gale – screenwriter, producer, director
Lorraine Gary – actor
Bruce Goldstein – Founding Repertory Artistic Director of New York’s Film Forum
Marsha Gordon – author, film studies professor
Randy Haberkamp – film historian, preservation advocate
Bill Hader – actor, director
Danny Huston – actor, director
Justin Humphreys – writer, film historian, curator
Ken Jennings – Jeopardy! host, author
William Joyce – animator, author, illustrator
Andrea Kalas – VP Media and Archival Services, Iron Mountain
David Patrick Kelly – actor, musician
George Lucas – producer, director, writer
Kyle MacLachlan – actor
Leonard Maltin – film critic, historian
Michael Mann – director, screenwriter, producer
Tara McNamara – film critic, journalist
James Mockoski – film archivist, restoration expert
Ben Model – accompanist, historian
Rita Moreno – actor
Bill Morrison – filmmaker
Jessica Niebel – senior exhibitions curator, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
Luciana Paluzzi – actor
Alexander Payne – director, screenwriter
Dan Perri – title designer
Michelle Pfeiffer – actor
Rob Reiner – director, producer, screenwriter, actor
Luis Reyes – historian, scholar, journalist
Ben Roberts – CEO, British Film Institute
Cathy Sandrich Gelfond – casting director
Michael Schultz – director
Paul Schrader – director, screenwriter
Matt Severson – Executive Vice President, Academy Collection and Preservation at Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Aaron Sorkin – screenwriter, director, playwright
George Stevens Jr. – writer, director, producer, playwright, author, Founding Director of the American Film Institute
Ashley Swinnerton – archival researcher
Kieron Webb – Head of Conservation at the BFI National Archive
Todd Wiener – Motion Picture Curator, UCLA FTVA
David Wyler – producer, son of Willliam Wyler
Ben Vereen – actor, dancer, singer
Sean Young – actor
The TCM Classic Film Festival has featured appearances by:
Jim AbrahamsDebbie AllenAllison AndersPaul Thomas AndersonJulie AndrewsAnn-MargretAlan ArkinGillian ArmstrongFrankie AvalonKevin BaconJohn BadhamJohn BaileyDiane BakerRick BakerBob BalabanAlec BaldwinDrew BarrymoreJeanine BasingerNed BeattyWarren BeattyEd Begley Jr.Shari BelafonteJean-Paul BelmondoRobert BentonTom BerengerTheodore BikelJacqueline BissettAnn BlythPeter BogdanovichJohn BoormanErnest BorgnineBeau BridgesJeff BridgesJames L. BrooksMel BrooksKevin BrownlowGeneviève BujoldSteve BurumCharles BuschDyan CannonMario CantoneLeslie CaronJohn CarpenterKeith CarradineRuth E. Carter“Baby Peggy” Diana Serra CaryDick CavettGeorge ChakirisMarge ChampionGeorge ClooneyAnne V. CoatesFrancis Ford CoppolaBilly CrystalAlan CummingTony CurtisJeff DanielsJoe DanteFrank DarabontCarl DavisRebecca De MornayBruce DernCaleb DeschanelDana DelanyDanny DevitoLeonardo DiCaprioAngie DickinsonStanley DonenIlleana DouglasKirk DouglasMichael DouglasRichard DreyfussKeir DulleaFaye DunawayRobert EvansMichael FeinsteinSally FieldDavid FincherRhonda FlemingJane FondaPeter FondaJodie FosterCarl FranklinMorgan FreemanWilliam FriedkinBetty GarrettMitzi GaynorDanny GloverJeff GoldblumGinnifer GoodwinElliot GouldTopher GraceJennifer GrantLee GrantColeen GrayJoel GreyPam GrierPeter GuberSteve GuttenbergTaylor HackfordBill HaderMolly HaskellTippi HedrenBuck HenryBrian HensonJohn Michael HigginsDustin HoffmanKatharine HoughtonMarsha HuntTab HunterAnjelica HustonDanny HustonOlivia HusseyChris IsaakJames IvorySamuel L. JacksonKen JenningsNorman JewisonQuincy JonesShirley JonesAnna KarinaStacy KeachHarvey KeitelAnna KendrickCallie KhouriSusan KohnerBarbara KoppleNancy KwanDavid LaddRicki LakeMartin LandauJohn LandisAngela LansburySherry LansingPiper LaurieGeorge LazenbyRuta LeeSpike LeeTerry LeonardBarry LevinsonJerry LewisChristopher LloydNorman LloydGina LollabrigidaSophia LorenJon LovitzLuluA.C. LylesSeth MacFarlaneAli MacGrawShirley MacLaineLeonard MaltinRob MarshallJerry MathersTim MathesonMarlee MatlinAlbert MayslesTom McCarthyPatty McCormackMalcolm McDowellSteve McQueenNancy MeyersDennis MillerHayley MillsJuliet MillsLiza MinnelliWalter MirischJuanita MooreRita MorenoRobert MorseMira NairMike NewellMarni NixonKim NovakFrance NuyenMargaret O’BrienMaureen O’HaraEdward James OlmosNancy OlsonPatton OswaltPeter O’TooleAlexander PayneSimon PeggRon PerlmanTyler PerryLori PettyLou Diamond PhillipsChristopher PlummerSidney PoitierJane PowellPaula PrentissLuise RainerCarl ReinerRob ReinerPaul ReiserMaggie RenziBurt ReynoldsDebbie ReynoldsRobert RichardsonTim RobbinsMickey RooneyFred RoosRichard RoundtreeBarbara RushKurt RussellMeg RyanRZAEva Marie SaintJulian SandsJohn SaylesThelma SchoonmakerMartin ScorseseJane SeymourMark ShaimanMartin SheenRon SheltonRichard ShermanMartin ShortNancy SinatraTina SinatraJohn SingletonSteven SoderberghSteven SpielbergEric StoltzRuss TamblynQuentin TarantinoUma ThurmanJohn TollRobert TowneRobert TownsendJohn TravoltaCicely TysonMario Van PeeblesMelvin Van PeeblesJon VoightMax Von SydowRobert WagnerEli WallachCass WarnerDon WasAdam WestHaskell WexlerFred WillardBilly Dee WilliamsEsther WilliamsJohn WilliamsDebra WingerJane WithersEdgar WrightMichael YorkDavid ZuckerJeff Zuckerand many others!
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