
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 56 - "Almost Famous"
In 1973 most 15 year olds barely scratch together enough cash to buy an album, yet Cameron Crowe was already touring with bands like Led Zeppelin, The Allman Brothers and Fleetwood Mac, and writing ab...
31 Okt 20251h 32min

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





















