Mission Impossible (1996)

About this episode

The episode analyzes the 1996 film Mission: Impossible and its significance in the action genre and as a franchise.

Hello agents! The GoodTrash Oops All Marathons Year of Marathons continues (that's a lot to unpack)! This month starts a new operation: Cinematic Syndication. And we kick off this new marathon with the 1996 action blockbuster-turned-long running franchise Mission: Impossible. That's right, Brian De Palma and Tom Cruise are on the docket today as we take a look at the simple origins of what has become Cruise's signature IP. How does it hold up? What does it have going on under the hood? Will it blow up in our faces? Tune in to find out. Join us now as Mission Impossible hits the analysis table — this podcast will self destruct in...

People in this episode

Host: GoodTrash Media

Topics covered

• action
• film analysis
• franchise origins
• Cinematic Syndication
• blockbuster review

Keywords

• Mission: Impossible
• Tom Cruise
• Brian De Palma
• action film
• franchise
• film review
• Cinematic Syndication

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Mission: Impossible

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