How Mission: Impossible Came Out On Top

How Mission Impossible Became So Successful
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Your mission, should you choose to accept it… these iconic words have transcended their original medium, becoming a part of the cultural lexicon. “This message will self-destruct in five seconds”, men hanging on wires mere inches above the floor, that earworm theme song, disturbingly lifelike masks revealing blockbuster action stars… the list goes on, much like the franchise that birthed these entertainment touchstones: Mission Impossible. What started as an episodic ‘60s spy show wound up as a massive film franchise garnering over three and a half billion dollars at the box office — but in a world where seemingly every classic show has made an attempt at jumping onto the silver screen, what made Mission: Impossible so successful?

From star Tom Cruise and his producer role behind the scenes, to the choice of directors like Brian De Palma, John Woo, and current helmer Christopher McQuarrie, this video digs into the extensive history of the franchise and how that history informs its continued success. While we would need at least another hour to dig into every nook and cranny of this franchise’s multi-decade domination, here we’ve compressed that down into the bare essentials — just enough to satisfy your interest in the series, while also probably making you want to plop down on the couch, open up your streaming service of choice (or that Blu-ray player!) and accept a new mission: marathoning this whole wildly entertaining franchise!

Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:07 Bruce Geller
3:21 First Rumblings
3:56 Enter Tom Cruise
7:00 Cruise Accepts His Mission
10:58 Mission: Impossible II
13:23 Mission: Impossible III
15:02 Bad News Cruise
17:13 Ghost Protocol
20:29 Rogue Nation
22:32 Fallout
24:22 The Future

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Written by: Michael Keene
Narrated by: Michael Keene
Edited by: Michael Keene

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