THE DON
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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 industry who profited greatly off Don’s movies. Don Simpson was, like the character he named after himself in his movie TOP GUN, a maverick. His signature style of filmmaking created one hit after another— AMERICAN GIGOLO, FLASHDANCE, BEVERLY HILLS COP, TOP GUN- they all came from the mind of Don Simpson. Don loved the movies so much that he created a mythological persona known as “The Don” to match his signature movies— loud, ballsy, cheesy— his movies were full of homo-erotic testoterone-driven race car drivers and navy fighter pilots and stripper/welders who wanted to be ballerinas— these were the movies from Don’s absurd fantasy world— this was the world that Don actually lived in— there was no separation between life and art. And that movie persona that he created— “The Don”— grew more and more outrageous and more extreme— until ultimately… it killed him.
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The End. In this episode we chronicle Don's final days. His last gasp attempt at making a comeback with his film, "The Rock". His dependency on a team of doctors that would bill him upwards of $50,000 a month while keeping him hooked on over a dozen uppers and downers. And we look for anyone who might have been able to save Don from himself.
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Tidligere episoder
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21 - "Dying Like Elvis on the Toilet" Tue, 29 Nov 2022
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20 - "Death in the Pool House" Fri, 14 Oct 2022
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19 - Top Gun on Wheels Sun, 24 Jul 2022
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18 - Top Guns- Don and Tom- True Religion Thu, 07 Jul 2022
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17 - Top Gun- Don and Tom Part 3 Thu, 30 Jun 2022
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16 - Top Gun--Don and Tom Part 2 Wed, 22 Jun 2022
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15 - Top Gun- Don and Tom Thu, 16 Jun 2022
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14 - DON, SLY STALLONE AND EDDIE MURPHY Thu, 09 Jun 2022
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13 - DON'S GREATEST HITS AND THE ADDICTIONS THAT KILLED HIM Thu, 26 May 2022
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12 - TOP GUNS DON & TOM Thu, 02 Jun 2022
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11 - "DON GOES HOME TO ALASKA AND THE MAFIA COMES LOOKING FOR HIM" Thu, 02 Jun 2022
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10 - "MORE DON FANTASIES COME TRUE" Thu, 26 May 2022
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8 - THE DON Season 2 Thu, 19 May 2022
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7 - "Don Flies Too Close to the Sun" Tue, 08 Jun 2021
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6 - "A Tale of Two Simpsons" Tue, 01 Jun 2021
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5 - The Belle de Jour of Beverly Hills Tue, 25 May 2021
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4 - "Mobsters and Tennis" Tue, 18 May 2021
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3 - "Don and Allan" Tue, 11 May 2021
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2 - Don's Dead Tue, 11 May 2021
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1 - Introducing: THE DON Mon, 03 May 2021