33: Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol

This week, Ethan Hunt returns to save both the world and Tom Cruise’s career in Brad Bird’s 2011 spy thriller, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Is this a high point for the franchise? Did Josh Holloway deserve better? Is every action sequence better when it’s scored with a Dean Martin track? Content warning: gun violence, peril, heights Unanswered Questions: Does this Ethan make sense of the first three movies? Does this film improve the franchise’s record with women, or not? Why is Tom Wilkinson uncredited? Further reading: Disney’s Nine Old Men (Wikipedia) “Do The Bartman” (1991) The Iron Giant (1999) Tomorrowland (2015) Ayn Rand (Wikipedia) Objectivism Este Haim Playing With The Boys (Top Gun) Star Trek: Starfleet Academy The Last Star In Hollywood Definitive List Of Tom Cruise Films The Last Star In Hollywood: Production Schedule Thanks for listening! For bonus shows, extra content and more, support The Last Star In Hollywood and the Next Word network by visiting Patreon.com/NextWord! Join us next week for tight pants, big hair and all bangers, no skips in Adam Shenkman’s 2012 jukebox musical Rock of Ages! The Last Star In Hollywood is a Next Word production.Copyright © 2024 The Last Star In Hollywood. All Rights Reserved. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★