In preparation for episode 600, John revisits our first two episodes with Christopher McQuarrie (Top Gun: Maverick, Mission: Impossible – Fallout, The Usual Suspects) to marvel at his wisdom and enjoy his ongoing feud with Craig.
We chart his course from writer to writer-director, his process of rescuing a movie in crisis, the storytelling opportunities on TV, and what the future holds for young filmmakers.
In our bonus segment for premium members, John, Craig and Chris conduct a post-mortem on what killed the Spoof Movie – surely there must be a reason? (Of course there’s a reason, and don’t call us Shirley.)
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- Original Chris McQuarrie episodes 300 and 400
- Chris McQuarrie on IMDb
- Chris McQuarrie on Instagram
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- Outro by Matthew Chilelli (send us yours!)
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UPDATE 5-30-23: The transcript for this episode can be found here.