<description>&lt;p&gt;Sit back, relax, and find love at the La Brea Tar Pits for &lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Miracle Mile&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;, a 1988 film written and, after being passed around Hollywood for a decade, also directed by Steve De Jarnatt. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In this episode of the &lt;strong&gt;Nuclear Movie Club&lt;/strong&gt;, NukeTalk cohosts Rebecka Green and Scott Strgacich discuss &lt;em&gt;Miracle Mile&lt;/em&gt;'s tumultuous pre-production history, the film's startling tonal shifts, whether a nuclear movie can—or should—have a happy ending, and how Anthony Edwards' character is an all-time "simp" in cinema.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"&gt; PS: If the start of this episode's audio sounds a bit different to you, one of the microphones jumped around during recording. After the first question, the audio clears up. Thanks for understanding.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow &lt;strong&gt;NukeTalk&lt;/strong&gt; on &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/nuke_talk/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://x.com/nuke_talk"&gt;X&lt;/a&gt; @nuke_talk and Ploughshares on &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/plough_shares/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://x.com/plough_shares"&gt;X&lt;/a&gt; @plough_shares to be the first in the know about the movie of the week. NukeTalk is edited by Ryan Kuhfeld.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Questions, comments, or movie trivia? Email &lt;a href= "mailto:podcast@ploughshares.org"&gt;podcast@ploughshares.org&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;See you at the movies!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

NukeTalk

Ploughshares

Miracle Mile (1988)

MAR 25, 202634 MIN
NukeTalk

Miracle Mile (1988)

MAR 25, 202634 MIN

Description

Sit back, relax, and find love at the La Brea Tar Pits for Miracle Mile, a 1988 film written and, after being passed around Hollywood for a decade, also directed by Steve De Jarnatt.  In this episode of the Nuclear Movie Club, NukeTalk cohosts Rebecka Green and Scott Strgacich discuss Miracle Mile's tumultuous pre-production history, the film's startling tonal shifts, whether a nuclear movie can—or should—have a happy ending, and how Anthony Edwards' character is an all-time "simp" in cinema. PS: If the start of this episode's audio sounds a bit different to you, one of the microphones jumped around during recording. After the first question, the audio clears up. Thanks for understanding. Follow NukeTalk on Instagram and X @nuke_talk and Ploughshares on Instagram and X @plough_shares to be the first in the know about the movie of the week. NukeTalk is edited by Ryan Kuhfeld. Questions, comments, or movie trivia? Email [email protected]! See you at the movies!