We are cruising into a new episode, this time with a special guest! This week is all about Mission: Impossible with soon-to-be dad Uncle Nick W! We discuss our favorite gadgets, spy tropes, and why you need to “Expect the Impossible” with this action flick.
(0:00) INTRO to MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and our guest!
(5:27) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE facts and figures!
(12:43) Brian De Palma and Tom Cruise DID NOT get along...shocker
(14:23) Overview of the movie's success, budget, and stunts!
(18:54) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE taglines!
(20:39) The opening scene makes no sense
(23:02) Tom guessed the entire movie 10 minutes in
(24:18) The Senator mask sequence
(26:20) Tom Cruise sprinting...cinema
(28:24) The gum scene is CLASSIC
(31:38) Bad spy tech
(33:59) Ving Rhames!!
(37:10) Ethan Hunt is smart and it's fun!
(41:08) Phelps reveal through the end: incredible
(46:34) What did you think of the movie?
(53:16) What would be your spy strength?
(55:42) Tom Cruise as action star
(58:10) Favorite stunt in this movie?
(1:00:29) Favorite spy movies/shows?
(1:06:02) Favorite spy tropes?
(1:11:41) Good actors who pigeonholed themselves
(1:14:38) Series that get progressively more ridiculous
(1:18:31) CGI vs. Practical Effects
(1:23:06) Final thoughts; does MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE make BFW?
(1:27:15) APRIL 2024 LINEUP!
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