About this episode

The episode celebrates the 35th anniversary of Terminator 2 and Tom Cruise's 64th birthday, discussing the film's success and accolades.

As Tom Cruise turns 64 today, a happy 35th to "The Greatest Summer Movie Ever," Terminator 2, which opened July 3, 1991. A monster hit w/critics and audiences, T2 grosses $520 million and later wins 4 Oscars in the year of Silence of the Lambs, JFK, and Bugsy. 💪

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy Cohen

Topics covered

• Terminator 2
• Tom Cruise
• film history
• Oscars
• summer movies

Keywords

• Terminator 2
• Tom Cruise
• Oscars
• film history
• summer movie

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Terminator 2, Silence of the Lambs, JFK, Bugsy

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