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JOHN POLSON Directed Robert De Niro and Created Tropfest

JOHN POLSON Directed Robert De Niro and Created Tropfest

Update: 2025-12-03
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Salute a true soldier of cinema with today’s guest JOHN POLSON. He starred opposite Tom Cruise in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2, directed DeNiro and Dakota Fanning in HIDE AND SEEK, and helped launch the careers of many with the behemoth short film fest TROPFEST. Good news is, TROPFEST is back!

If you’re a filmmaker, submissions are open now until January 8th, 2026. For more info, hit up Tropfest.com

Follow ALEXEI TOLIOPOULOS on Letterboxd for all the rental combo lists.

Hit up the Last Video Store on instagram for all of our guests picks.

PICKS (only because a few people have asked very nicely)
JOHN: Weapons (2025), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Kramer vs Kramer (1979)
STAFF PICK: Nobody’s Fool (1994)

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JOHN POLSON Directed Robert De Niro and Created Tropfest

JOHN POLSON Directed Robert De Niro and Created Tropfest