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The Rock (1996)

Directed by Michael Bay•2h 17m•Published Jun 8, 2021•Episode length 2h 30m
Episode 71 - The Rock
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Sean Connery
Sean Connery
John Patrick Mason
Nicolas Cage
Nicolas Cage
Dr. Stanley Goodspeed
Ed Harris
Ed Harris
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel, USMC
John Spencer
John Spencer
FBI Director James Womack
David Morse
David Morse
Major Tom Baxter
William Forsythe
William Forsythe
Special Agent Ernest Paxton
Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn
Commander Charles Anderson
Vanessa Marcil
Vanessa Marcil
Carla Pestalozzi
John C. McGinley
John C. McGinley
Marine Captain Hendrix
Gregory Sporleder
Gregory Sporleder
Captain Frye

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Michael Bay
Michael Bay
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Overview

When vengeful General Francis X. Hummel seizes control of Alcatraz Island and threatens to launch missiles loaded with deadly chemical weapons into San Francisco, only a young FBI chemical weapons expert and notorious Federal prisoner have the skills to penetrate the impregnable island fortress and take him down.

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Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and.... listen to Rocket Man on the roof of their apartment building. Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan as we're heading to The Rock on a BOYS NIGHT in search of misguided military vets and glass encased toxic gas. It's a (only…

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Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and.... listen to Rocket Man on the roof of their apartment building.  Join your favourite TransAtlantic podcasting crew – Ian, Liam, and Ethan as we're heading to The Rock on a BOYS NIGHT in search of misguided military vets and glass encased toxic gas. It's a (only borrowed) Hum-Vee of a 71th episode as we discuss:

  • How a member of the panel needs to be convinced that kidnapping makes you a villain
  • Who was initially the first choice for the part of John Mason
  • You won't believe who the ghostwriters on this film were
  • What theory is there about Mason's backstory
  • Why does the film forget all about Ed Harris and his men for 45 minutes?
  • Why Michael Bay was so adamant about shooting on location
  • If we're really supposed to believe that Stanley Goodspeed is a nerdy guy and why that makes no sense whatsoever
  • The plothole that Michael Bay discovered and his feelings about it
  • How easily General Hummel and his men could have won the film
  • Which part made Michael Bay walk off set and which sequence was the hardest for him to shoot
  • One of the panel can't say 'Alcatraz'
  • We reveal the results of our series of "Which Friend would we all be" polls from last wee
  • Whether or not The Rock is the Best Film Ever

Massive thanks to Lex Van Den Berghe for the use of 'Mistake' by Luckydog.  Catch more from Lex's new band, The Maids of Honor at https://soundcloud.com/themaidsofhonor

Also massive thanks to Moonlight Social for our age game theme song.  You can catch more from them at https://www.moonlightsocialmusic.com/