596 - McQuarrie on McQuarrie

<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.)</p> <p>Links:</p> <ul> <li>Original Chris McQuarrie episodes <a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2017/from-writer-to-writer-director">300</a> and <a href="https://johnaugust.com/2019/movies-they-dont-make-anymore">400</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003160/">Chris McQuarrie</a> on IMDb</li> <li><a href= "https://johnaugust.com/2023/[https://twitter.com/chrismcquarrie](https://www.instagram.com/christophermcquarrie)"> Chris McQuarrie</a> on Instagram</li> <li><a href= "https://cottonbureau.com/people/scriptnotes-podcast">Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt!</a></li> <li><a href="https://inneresting.substack.com/">Check out the Inneresting Newsletter</a></li> <li><a href="https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/gifts">Gift a Scriptnotes Subscription</a> or <a href= "https://scriptnotes.supportingcast.fm/">treat yourself to a premium subscription!</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/clmazin/">Craig Mazin</a> on Instagram</li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/johnaugust">John August</a> on Twitter</li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnaugust/?hl=en">John on Instagram</a></li> <li><a href="https://mastodon.art/@johnaugust">John on Mastodon</a></li> <li><a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2013/scriptnotes-the-outros">Outro</a> by Matthew Chilelli (<a href= "http://johnaugust.com/2014/outros-needed">send us yours!</a>)</li> <li>Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt (from e