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Top Gun Part 1: A Need For Speed
Top Gun Part 1: A Need For Speed
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Length:
77 minutes
Released:
Jun 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In 1986, the president was Regan, the song was Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer, and the movie was Top Gun.
The film that began the genre, broke the mold, revolutionized the film industry and set Tom Cruise on the path to becoming the biggest action star in history.
In Part 1 we’ll get into what this things all about and how it came to be. Coked up producers, giant studio heads, a young hungry writing duo and the U.S. Navy come together to make the oiliest and most shirtless movie about fighter pilots ever put on the silver screen!!!
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Chapters:
Chapter 1: Intro 0:00 - 14:12
Chapter 2: The Basics Of Top Gun 14:12 - 21:53
Chapter 3: When Are We 21:53 - 28:31
Chapter 4: The Real World Top Gun 28:31 - 36:10
Chapter 5: The Plot 36:10 - 46:56
Ad Break: 46:56 - 49:59
Chapter 6: The Article That Inspired Top Gun 49:59 - 59:21
Chapter 7: Enter Jerry Bruckheimer 59:21 - 1:07:08
Chapter 8: The Writers 1:07:08 - 1:13:07
Chapter 9: Closing 1:13:07 - End
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The film that began the genre, broke the mold, revolutionized the film industry and set Tom Cruise on the path to becoming the biggest action star in history.
In Part 1 we’ll get into what this things all about and how it came to be. Coked up producers, giant studio heads, a young hungry writing duo and the U.S. Navy come together to make the oiliest and most shirtless movie about fighter pilots ever put on the silver screen!!!
Check out our Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/FilmHistoryTheHistoryOfFilm
Chapters:
Chapter 1: Intro 0:00 - 14:12
Chapter 2: The Basics Of Top Gun 14:12 - 21:53
Chapter 3: When Are We 21:53 - 28:31
Chapter 4: The Real World Top Gun 28:31 - 36:10
Chapter 5: The Plot 36:10 - 46:56
Ad Break: 46:56 - 49:59
Chapter 6: The Article That Inspired Top Gun 49:59 - 59:21
Chapter 7: Enter Jerry Bruckheimer 59:21 - 1:07:08
Chapter 8: The Writers 1:07:08 - 1:13:07
Chapter 9: Closing 1:13:07 - End
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This episode is sponsored by
· Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/film-history/support
Released:
Jun 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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