Episode 62 - "Days of Thunder"
Given the massive success of “Top Gun,” you can’t blame Paramount for running it back with producers Don Simpson & Jerry Bruckheimer, director Tony Scott and actor Tom Cruise. 1990's “Days of Thunder”...
14 Mar 1h 22min
Episode 61 - "Moonstruck"
It’s not every day that you fall in love with your Fiance’s brother, but such is the premise of 1987’s “Moonstruck,” the critically acclaimed and universally adored film that made Cher a movie star. S...
7 Mar 1h 38min
Episode 60 - "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" & Director Nicholas Meyer
With “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” considered a costly, poorly received misfire, Paramount tapped veteran producer Harve Bennett and rising filmmaker Nicholas Meyer to refashion the sequel. Meyer’s ...
6 Feb 1h 48min
Episode 59 - "Rain Man"
1988 was a transformative year for Tom Cruise. In July he headlined the forgettable guilty pleasure that is “Cocktail,” and at year's end he co-starred with Dustin Hoffman in Barry Levinson’s critical...
24 Jan 1h 40min
Episode 58 - "The Shining"
Time has been kind to Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining.” His adaptation of the best-selling novel was initially dismissed by critics and author Stephen King, however it has since been hailed for its chi...
1 Jan 1h 56min
Episode 57 - "No Country for Old Men"
Celebrated screenwriters with a distinct world view, Joel and Ethan Coen pivoted in 2007 with an adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel No Country for Old Men; and in typical Coen Bros. fashion they tu...
13 Des 20251h 41min
Episode 55 - "Midnight Run"
It's amazing to think that bounty hunter Jack Walsh was a consolation prize for Robert DeNiro after he lost the starring role in “Big” to Tom Hanks. It worked out for both of them - and for us, luckil...
10 Okt 20251h 35min
