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Nov 29, 2022 · THE DON is a docu-drama on the life of the producer of TOP GUN, Don Simpson, which uses narration, clips, and fictional re-enactments via “lost tapes'' to take you behind the scenes into Hollywood’s decade of decadence, the 1980s. Before the era of MeToo, there was Don Simpson the poster boy of toxi…
Jan 10, 2024 · Don Simpson reigned over Hollywood after joining forces with his producing partner Jerry Bruckheimer in the 1980s. Around town, the studio executive-turned-producer’s addiction to sex workers ...
Jan 23, 1996 · Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer had a formula: high-tech flashy movies with loud bangs, louder music, car chases, car crashes and straight guys who dig other guys. The audiences responded. They ...
Jan 19, 1996 · Don Simpson was born on October 29, 1943 in Seattle, Washington and raised in Juneau, Alaska. A well-known producer and writer, he began his career by first working for Paramount Pictures from 1975 to 1991, later leaving Paramount to work for Walt Disney Pictures.
Top Gun. May 16, 1986. For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
Background. Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films was founded in 1983 by movie producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Together, the duo produced some of the most successful films of the 1980s, including Flashdance, the first two Beverly Hills Cop movies, and Top Gun. The company didn't use a logo until the 1990 film Days of Thunder.
THE DON is a docu-drama on the life of the producer of TOP GUN, Don Simpson, which uses narration, clips, and fictional re-enactments via “lost tapes'' to take you behind the scenes into Hollywood’s decade of decadence, the 1980s. Before the era of MeToo, there was Don Simpson the poster boy of toxic masculinity, whose outlandish behavior was not only tolerated but encouraged by the film ...
