Episode 173 - First Man
From Blast Zone: Movies That Bombed by Jon Drake and Ian Dukes
April 1, 2026 · 1h 6m · Season 1 · Episode 173
About this episode
The episode discusses the film 'First Man', a biopic about Neil Armstrong directed by Damien Chazelle, featuring Ryan Gosling.
Ryan Gosling's in space! No, not the one that's currently in theaters. Nope, not the Star Wars one either, that comes out next year. It's Damien Chazelle's moody Neil Armstrong biopic FIRST MAN. FIRST MAN RELEASED: October 12, 2018 DIRECTED BY: Damien Chazelle STARRING: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll BUDGET: $70m BOX OFFICE: $105.7m ESTIMATED LOSS: $30m NEXT EPISODE: We're doing an old favorite with Steven Soderbergh's 1998 crime romance...
People in this episode
Hosts: Jon Drake, Ian Dukes
Topics covered
- biopic
- space exploration
- film analysis
- Ryan Gosling
- Damien Chazelle
- box office performance
Keywords
- First Man
- Neil Armstrong
- Ryan Gosling
- Damien Chazelle
- biopic
- space
- box office
- film analysis
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Damien Chazelle
Books & works: FIRST MAN
Places: Star Wars
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