Ever since rising to stardom in the eighties with movies as varied as Vision Quest, Full Metal Jacket, and Married to the Mob, Matthew Modine has been a constant and captivating presence on both the big and small screen. A while back, the prolific actor—who has most recently won acclaim for his deliciously villainous performance on the TV show Stranger Things—stopped by for a trip to our closet. He immediately began regaling us with tales of the legendary auteurs he’s worked with, including Robert Altman (with whom he made Short Cuts), and shared a memory about the scandal his father caused when he chose to screen the X-rated Midnight Cowboy at his drive-in theater in Utah. Click on the video above to see Modine’s selections, many of which were inspired by the creative collaborations he cherishes the most.