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89: Mission: Impossible (1996)
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On this week's Watchcast we dive deep into the movie that kicked off Tom Cruise's obsession with crafting exciting near death experiences for himself in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 89: Mission: Impossible (1996)
(00:00:36) - Intro.
(00:02:03) - What is our familiarity with any version of Mission: Impossible.
(00:04:54) - A little bit of M:I history.
(00:11:14) - How this movie came to be (and some discussion of The Tom Cruise Experience).
(00:19:24) - Talking about writers, and writing.
(00:25:43) - Pressing the Tom Cruise button.
(00:28:41) - Last production notes.
(00:32:32) - How did the TV cast feel about this movie? Well...
(00:36:50) - Break!
(00:37:13) - We're back! Let's dig into everything going on in Mission: Impossible.
(00:43:05) - Setting up the next (and final) mission for some of this team.
(00:53:43) - Time to go to work.
(00:56:47) - EVERYBODY'S DEAD.
(01:02:18) - M:I gadgetry.
(01:04:25) - Tom Cruise discovers Usenet.
(01:11:40) - Claire's back, so let's go meet Max.
(01:21:02) - The Langley Job.
(01:37:21) - We have a NOC list, and suddenly, Jim Phelps!
(01:48:37) - Let's jump on a train. And off a train. And onto a helicopter. And then off the helicopter back onto the train.
(02:06:12) - Folks, we have a franchise.
(02:08:10) - Final thoughts.
(02:15:38) - Talking about next week's film: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
(02:20:10) - Outro.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 89: Mission: Impossible (1996)
(00:00:36) - Intro.
(00:02:03) - What is our familiarity with any version of Mission: Impossible.
(00:04:54) - A little bit of M:I history.
(00:11:14) - How this movie came to be (and some discussion of The Tom Cruise Experience).
(00:19:24) - Talking about writers, and writing.
(00:25:43) - Pressing the Tom Cruise button.
(00:28:41) - Last production notes.
(00:32:32) - How did the TV cast feel about this movie? Well...
(00:36:50) - Break!
(00:37:13) - We're back! Let's dig into everything going on in Mission: Impossible.
(00:43:05) - Setting up the next (and final) mission for some of this team.
(00:53:43) - Time to go to work.
(00:56:47) - EVERYBODY'S DEAD.
(01:02:18) - M:I gadgetry.
(01:04:25) - Tom Cruise discovers Usenet.
(01:11:40) - Claire's back, so let's go meet Max.
(01:21:02) - The Langley Job.
(01:37:21) - We have a NOC list, and suddenly, Jim Phelps!
(01:48:37) - Let's jump on a train. And off a train. And onto a helicopter. And then off the helicopter back onto the train.
(02:06:12) - Folks, we have a franchise.
(02:08:10) - Final thoughts.
(02:15:38) - Talking about next week's film: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
(02:20:10) - Outro.
93 episodes
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 415338363 series 3379293
Content provided by Audioboom and The Nextlander Watchcast. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Audioboom and The Nextlander Watchcast or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
On this week's Watchcast we dive deep into the movie that kicked off Tom Cruise's obsession with crafting exciting near death experiences for himself in Brian De Palma's Mission: Impossible!
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 89: Mission: Impossible (1996)
(00:00:36) - Intro.
(00:02:03) - What is our familiarity with any version of Mission: Impossible.
(00:04:54) - A little bit of M:I history.
(00:11:14) - How this movie came to be (and some discussion of The Tom Cruise Experience).
(00:19:24) - Talking about writers, and writing.
(00:25:43) - Pressing the Tom Cruise button.
(00:28:41) - Last production notes.
(00:32:32) - How did the TV cast feel about this movie? Well...
(00:36:50) - Break!
(00:37:13) - We're back! Let's dig into everything going on in Mission: Impossible.
(00:43:05) - Setting up the next (and final) mission for some of this team.
(00:53:43) - Time to go to work.
(00:56:47) - EVERYBODY'S DEAD.
(01:02:18) - M:I gadgetry.
(01:04:25) - Tom Cruise discovers Usenet.
(01:11:40) - Claire's back, so let's go meet Max.
(01:21:02) - The Langley Job.
(01:37:21) - We have a NOC list, and suddenly, Jim Phelps!
(01:48:37) - Let's jump on a train. And off a train. And onto a helicopter. And then off the helicopter back onto the train.
(02:06:12) - Folks, we have a franchise.
(02:08:10) - Final thoughts.
(02:15:38) - Talking about next week's film: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
(02:20:10) - Outro.
CHAPTERS:
(00:00:00) - The Nextlander Watchcast Episode 89: Mission: Impossible (1996)
(00:00:36) - Intro.
(00:02:03) - What is our familiarity with any version of Mission: Impossible.
(00:04:54) - A little bit of M:I history.
(00:11:14) - How this movie came to be (and some discussion of The Tom Cruise Experience).
(00:19:24) - Talking about writers, and writing.
(00:25:43) - Pressing the Tom Cruise button.
(00:28:41) - Last production notes.
(00:32:32) - How did the TV cast feel about this movie? Well...
(00:36:50) - Break!
(00:37:13) - We're back! Let's dig into everything going on in Mission: Impossible.
(00:43:05) - Setting up the next (and final) mission for some of this team.
(00:53:43) - Time to go to work.
(00:56:47) - EVERYBODY'S DEAD.
(01:02:18) - M:I gadgetry.
(01:04:25) - Tom Cruise discovers Usenet.
(01:11:40) - Claire's back, so let's go meet Max.
(01:21:02) - The Langley Job.
(01:37:21) - We have a NOC list, and suddenly, Jim Phelps!
(01:48:37) - Let's jump on a train. And off a train. And onto a helicopter. And then off the helicopter back onto the train.
(02:06:12) - Folks, we have a franchise.
(02:08:10) - Final thoughts.
(02:15:38) - Talking about next week's film: Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.
(02:20:10) - Outro.
93 episodes
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