Inside American Skyjacker: Filmmakers Eli Kooris & Joshua Shaffer on Martin McNally’s Wild True Crime Story
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This week on The Fixate & Binge Podcast, I’m joined by directors Eli Kooris and Joshua Shaffer, the creative force behind AMERICAN SKYJACKER, a wild and gripping docudrama chronicling Martin McNally’s audacious 1972 skyjacking and the five-day national chase that followed. We dive into the film’s tense reenactments, its interview access to McNally himself, and the jaw-dropping second act set inside Leavenworth Penitentiary.
Eli and Joshua reveal how this story evolved from their award-winning podcast into a long-developed passion project heading to theaters later this year.
Before we jump in, I also share my quick reaction to Guillermo Del Toro's FRANKENSTEIN (2025) on Netflix.
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