Episode 90 - Mission: Impossible (w/Uncle Nick W.!)

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We are cruising into a new episode, this time with a special guest! This week is all about Mission: Impossible with soon-to-be dad Uncle Nick W! We discuss our favorite gadgets, spy tropes, and why you need to “Expect the Impossible” with this action flick. (0:00) INTRO to MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE and our guest! (5:27) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE facts and figures! (12:43) Brian De Palma and Tom Cruise DID NOT get along...shocker (14:23) Overview of the movie's success, budget, and stunts! (18:54) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE taglines! (20:39) The opening scene makes no sense (23:02) Tom guessed the entire movie 10 minutes in (24:18) The Senator mask sequence (26:20) Tom Cruise sprinting...cinema (28:24) The gum scene is CLASSIC (31:38) Bad spy tech (33:59) Ving Rhames!! (37:10) Ethan Hunt is smart and it's fun! (41:08) Phelps reveal through the end: incredible (46:34) What did you think of the movie? (53:16) What would be your spy strength? (55:42) Tom Cruise as action star (58:10) Favorite stunt in this movie? (1:00:29) Favorite spy movies/shows? (1:06:02) Favorite spy tropes? (1:11:41) Good actors who pigeonholed themselves (1:14:38) Series that get progressively more ridiculous (1:18:31) CGI vs. Practical Effects (1:23:06) Final thoughts; does MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE make BFW? (1:27:15) APRIL 2024 LINEUP! --- Follow us for clips, polls, full episodes, and more: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babysfirstwatchlist TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@babysfirstwatchlist YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babysfirstwatchlist Threads: https://www.threads.net/@babysfirstwatchlist #babysfirstwatchlist #movie #podcast