Don Simpson

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   Behind the Bastards · Part Two: Don Simpson: The Producer of Top Gun Also Ruined Hollywood

   Robert Evans · Nov 12 · Listen at 1:15:22 ↗

   “They're putting out ads in the paper about how successful their partnership is going to be. And then the movie doesn't. Right? So Paramount ultimately drops them. After all this, and Jerry and Don are free agents again. And again, we had ev”

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   Behind the Bastards · Part One: Don Simpson: The Producer of Top Gun Also Ruined Hollywood

   Robert Evans · Nov 10 · Listen at 1:02 ↗

   “Well, because you're Mr. Big Hollywood Man now, we're talking about a Mr. Big Hollywood Man bastard. Does the name Don Simpson mean anything to you?”

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   Behind the Bastards · Part One: Don Simpson: The Producer of Top Gun Also Ruined Hollywood

   Robert Evans · Nov 10 · Listen at 1:14:55 ↗

   “they're early that that is what don simpson creates in a lot of ways that's what we're building towards right i mean other people are trying eisner has his own version right yeah There's a reason the Vogler memo comes out of not—it's in the”

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   WHAT WENT WRONG · Top Gun (1986)

   Lizzie Bassett Boman · Nov 9 · Listen at 9:04 ↗

   “looks like she's trying to hide herself, and that does not work for the character or for the dynamic between the two of them. So let's get into it. Chris, here are the details as always. Top Gun was directed by Tony Scott, produced by Don S”

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   WHAT WENT WRONG · Top Gun (1986)

   Lizzie Bassett Boman · Nov 9 · Listen at 46:00 ↗

   “He does it so beautifully. There's so much subtext to that. So Marjorie, you nailed this one. Now, Bruckheimer and Simpson had the idea to basically shoot Top Gun as 2 movies. The first movie would take place on the ground, and the second m”