236. Top Secret! (1984) - Guest: Emma Logsdon, YouTuber and Editor

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on the 1984 spoof spy comedy 'Top Secret!' with guest Emma Logsdon.

Agents Scott and Cam, along with guest operative Emma Logsdon, YouTuber and editor, ride the skeet shooting wave with Val Kilmer while decoding the 1984 spoof spy comedy Top Secret! Directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker. Starring Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Christopher Villiers, Billy J. Mitchell, Jeremy Kemp, Omar Sharif, Peter Cushing, Warren Clarke and Michael Gough. You can follow Emma on  Letterboxd ,  X  and  Instagram . And make sure to check out Emma's upcoming film The Gallerist , coming soon! Show your support for the Soutenez Vues d'en Face film festival here . Make your opinions about the NOC List known. Leave us a voicemail on  Speakpipe  or send us an  email  now! Become a  SpyHards Patron  and gain access to top secret "Agents in the Field" bonus episodes, movie commentaries and more! Social media: @spyhards Purchase the latest exclusive SpyHards merch at  Redbubble . View the NOC List and the Disavowed List at  Letterboxd.com/spyhards Podcast artwork by Hannah Hughes. Theme music by  Doug Astley . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Scott Hardy, Cam Smith

Guest: Emma Logsdon

Topics covered

• spy comedy
• film analysis
• interview
• Val Kilmer
• 1980s cinema
• spoof films

Keywords

• Top Secret!
• Val Kilmer
• spy comedy
• film analysis
• Emma Logsdon
• 1984
• spoof film

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Soutenez Vues d'en Face, SpyHards, Redbubble, Letterboxd, Acast

Books & works: Top Secret!

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