Cruise Control

Cruise Control

Buckle up you seatbelts, keep your hands on the wheel and your foot off the gas because you just turned on Cruise Control, the definitive Tom Cruise podcast. Every month our hosts Molly Gobeski, Kaitlin Kelly, and Andy Heriaud set out to watch and discuss every Tom Cruise movie from his first role to the end of time itself. Along the way, they'll share any current Cruise Nuise and give you the oh so important biographical information that will make you a Tom Cruise expert.

Episodes

October 31, 2018 51 mins

Coughlin's Law: anything else is always better. This month the team gets three sheets to the wind to review the cult classic Cocktail. We explore what and who Tom's doing, what happened in the past, and everything that happened in this truly eclectic film. Will this movie be cocktails and dreams or a nasty hangover? Listen to find out.

This episode is brought to you by Aviation American Gin. Aviation Gin: The Only Non-Shitty Gin.

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Scorsese. Newman. Cruise. The follow-up to the legendary 1961 film The Hustler, what could go wrong? Maybe a lot.

Join our team along with special guests Michael Nixon and Brennah Kelly as they dive into Tom Cruise's first sequel, first hand off film, and first truly prestige picture.

Nine ball is a game of chance.

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August 31, 2018 73 mins

Welcome to the Danger Zone. On this episode, the gang welcomes Dan Rickmers to help discuss Tom Cruise's first genuine blockbuster: Top Gun.

How did a movie no one wanted change the cinematic landscape? How did a 22 year old convince producers to give him $1 million for no work? Who committed the murder? All of these questions and more will be answered.

 

I want some butts.

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July 31, 2018 64 mins

It is a time before time, a time before light and indeed before darkness. It is 1985, and Legend has just come out. Woof.

 

On this episode the gang, with special guest Brian Harrison, dive into the Ridley Scott's fantasy epic: Legend. Along the way we Cruise into the past and have an in-depth discussion of Face/Off.


Darkness!

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July 3, 2018 53 mins

In honor of Tom Cruise's 56th birthday we crack into a real nut of a film: All The Right Moves. Put on your helmet, because this ain't blue skies forever.

Join us for a deep dive into Cruise Nuise as well as all the hot gossip in Tom Talk. Is All The Right Moves a worthy follow-up to Risky Business? Is Craig T. Nelson the coach we all wanted as kids? Is Lea Thompson drab?

The answer to all three questions is no.


Are any of you q...

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June 1, 2018 50 mins

Welcome to the light at the end of the tunnel. After five episodes we at Cruise Control are proud to say we have watched a movie we actually enjoyed. Strap in kids, because it's Risky Business time.

Join us as we take the briefest stroll through Cruise Nuise before we go in depth behind the scenes of Tom's first bonafide hit. Who was he having sex with? Who was SHE having sex with? Whatever became of Guido, the lovable pimp? Some o...

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May 1, 2018 47 mins

This is a dark time for the podcast, a dark time for Tom Cruise, and a dark time for the world. Yes, this episode is a day late, and we know that hurts. But you know what else hurts? Losin' It.

Join hosts Molly Gobeski, Kaitlin Kelly, and Andy Heriaud as they wade into the shit-filled waters of Tom Cruise's first flop. Along the way they take you through some of Young Thomas' early scrapes and give the latest Cruise Nuise.

Don't hi...

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March 31, 2018 54 mins

On this episode, a fresh new voice joins us to discuss our third Cruise outing: The Outsiders.

Join hosts Kaitlin Kelly, Molly Gobeski, and Andy Heriaud as they once again try to discuss everything they can that isn't the film, and once again give all the important Cruise Nuise and Cruise history.


Stay golden, pony boy.

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February 27, 2018 51 mins

On this episode of Cruise Control we dive into the first movie where Tom Cruise has more than 1 minute of screen time: Taps!

Join hosts Molly Gobeski, Kaitlin Kelly, and Andy Heriaud for another exciting round of Cruise Nuise, an important history lesson, and the unfolding mystery of who got stabbed.

Fall in, and do...

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February 27, 2018 42 mins

Buckle up, because it's the very first episode of Cruise Control! This is the definitive Tom Cruise podcast, where hosts Molly Gobeski, Kaitlin Kelly, and Andy Heriaud take a monthly journey through Tom Cruise's complete filmography.

On this first episode we catch up on Cruise Nuise, get the background on what Tom Cruise was doing for the first 19 years of his life, and discuss his star turn in 51 seconds of Endless Love.

Don't hit...

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