The Rock (1996) | Ep. 81 - Part 1

About this episode

The episode breaks down Michael Bay's 1996 action classic 'The Rock', discussing its characters and impact on 90s cinema.

The Rock is on the rock! John, Westy, and Matt break down Michael Bay's 1996 action classic — Connery's swagger, Cage's chemistry quirks, Ed Harris's tortured general, and how a script nobody could crack became one of the 90s' loudest, glossiest, most quotable blockbusters. Big opinions, big laughs, and a lot of green smoke. Telling the story of Hollywood, one film at a time. Connect with ATRM: To join our fantastic community of film fans, support what we do, access our archive, listen to exclusive episodes, and a whole lot more, become an ATRM patron: ⁠⁠Join the ATRM Community⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're available on any podcast platform: Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Listen on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We're across all major social channels too: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@ATRightMovies⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@allthe_rightmovies ⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our movie group⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@alltherightmovies⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠alltherightmovies.com⁠

People in this episode

Hosts: John, Westy, Matt

Topics covered

• action film
• 1990s cinema
• film analysis
• Hollywood storytelling
• blockbuster movies

Keywords

• The Rock
• Michael Bay
• Sean Connery
• Nicolas Cage
• Ed Harris
• action classic
• film analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Michael Bay

Books & works: The Rock

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