THB #163: Danger Zone

“Revvin' up Tom’s engine
Listen to him howlin' roar
Movies under tension
Beggin' you to pay and go

Highway to the Danger Zone
Ride into the Danger Zone

Headin' to Jurassic
Spreadin' out Thor’s wigs tonight
Minions jumpin' off the deck
Elvis into Lightyear drive

Highway to the Danger Zone
I'll Nope you right into the Danger Zone”

This newsletter was inspired by a bunch of over-70 people I hang out with on Friday mornings. We used to be called “The Mazursky Table,” but Mazursky did us the great disservice of dying almost 8 years ago.

This morning, 4 different older people said, “So that Top Gun… gonna be big, eh?”

My first answer, before each one of the frequent moviegoers told me they were in no rush to go, was that it was going make a good amount of money, but that it was being overstated and it will likely be #3 or #4 for the summer.

But my longer, more boring answer - which I saved for you - was that Top Gun Maverick is the clearest example of a major problem with the industry moving forward.

The…