The Rewatchables' awards

The categories, most rewatchable scenes, and double features from the episodes read for them so far: 95 films and 1 episode about no one film. Every pick is a host's opinion, with who said it and when.

Unanswerable questions: 331 picks in 92 episodes

Every film and category

Friday the 13th (1980) · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Crazy Ralph's home life
“What is Ralph's home life?”
unknown · 0:47:48
pick The kid Jason who rises from the lake 22 years after he drowned
“But it's 22 years after he drowned.”
unknown · 1:38:04

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) · ‘The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Unanswered Questions · Questions the film leaves open.

pick Where did the truck driver go
“Where did the truck driver go?”
unknown · 1:26:49
pick The film's effect on hitchhiking
“I mean, I mentioned this, but the impact this movie must have had on hitchhiking.”
unknown · 1:28:07
pick Marilyn Burns as Sally Hardesty: Why no cause of death was given.
“So what happened, Marilyn Burns is your question?”
unknown · 1:28:48
pick Which death you would want: Kirk's, not Pam's
“I would least want to be Pam.”
unknown · 1:29:52

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) · 'Talladega Nights' With Craig Horlbeck, Danny Heifetz, and Danny Kelly

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie never answers.

pick What happens with Cal and Carly after the movie
“So kind of what happens with Cal and Carly now.”
Craig Horlbeck · 1:54:19
pick Does the slingshot actually work
“My next unanswerable is does the slingshot actually work?”
Craig Horlbeck · 1:55:55
pick How many people were conceived in a Rustler Steakhouse bathroom
“how many people do you think have been conceived in a rustler steakhouse bathroom?”
unknown · 1:57:36
pick Is this the most product placement ever in a movie
“I do wonder if it's the most product placement ever in a movie.”
unknown · 1:57:47
pick Where to find the cow spread for Playgirl magazine
“I want to know where I can find the cow spread for Playgirl magazine.”
unknown · 1:57:49
pick Is Ricky right about praying to baby Jesus
“do you think Ricky's right about the praying to baby Jesus thing?”
unknown · 1:58:13

The Italian Job (2003) · ‘The Italian Job’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick How little the take was compared to the damage
“I didn't really have any other than we made $24000000 and cause $490000 of damage.”
unknown · 1:39:04
pick No heat on the burner phones: Most Def warns of heat on the lines, but no one is looking for them.
“Most Def gets them cell phones at the beginning of the LA portion and he's like, you know, we'll have to switch these out a lot because there're going to be heat on these lines and like there's no heat on the lines.”
unknown · 1:39:18
pick Who here is better at their job than their Ocean's Eleven counterpart: Handsome Rob, the driver, is the only one named who could be on Danny's crew.
“Is there anybody in this movie that you think is better at their respective job than their counterpart in the Ocean's Eleven?”
unknown · 1:39:33

Domestic Disturbance (2001) · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswered Questions · Open questions the movie leaves hanging.

pick Did Travolta and Terry Polo get back together
“Did Travolta Terry Polo get back together?”
unknown · 1:27:45
pick Does Terry Polo inherit Rick's fortune: Concludes it all worked out for Travolta, who sues the town and owns a chunk of Southport, except for Danny.
“Terry Polo inherits all of Jack Rick's fortune?”
unknown · 1:28:22
pick When does Danny kill his first prostitute and is it Patty: Joking follow-up: Danny becomes a compulsive liar and a detective.
“When does Danny kill his 1st prostitute and is it Patty?”
unknown · 1:28:53

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ With Bill Simmons, Steven Spielberg, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Why did HAL break down: Bill's take: HAL was caught between knowing everything and lying about the mission.
“Why did Hal break down?”
Bill Simmons · 2:11:20
pick Why did HAL break down: HAL is a narcissist and a mirror of his creators.
“was how was a narcissist. He was a complete narcissist.”
Steven Spielberg · 2:12:00
pick The first shot of the three astronauts looks like the moon landing
“The 1st shot of the 3 astronauts we see. Sure looks a lot like the moon landing, is Sean mentioned.”
Bill Simmons · 2:13:00
pick Who delivered the monoliths
“who delivered the monoliths is like the ultimate question of the movie.”
Sean Fennessey · 2:13:10
pick Did this movie ruin the name Hal
“Did this movie ruin the name Hal?”
Bill Simmons · 2:13:23

Fargo (1996) · ‘Fargo’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Kyle Brandt

Unanswered Questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Is Carl from Minnesota or out of town?
“Where do you guys think, this is an unanswerable questions, but just because of an accent thing, do you think Carl's supposed to be from Minnesota or is he from out of town?”
unknown · 1:08:18
pick What is it like if you hate your son-in-law
“I had this on unanswerable questions, like, what is it like if you hate your son-in-law?”
unknown · 1:06:54
pick Is Jerry the worst person in the movie
“I had this in unanswerable questions. Is he the worst person in the movie?”
unknown · 1:18:02
pick What kind of money trouble was Jerry in: A host adds that the Coens said they did not want people to think about it.
“I just sort of been like, unanswerable question is what's what's Jerry gotten himself into?”
unknown · 1:43:25
pick Why was Marge pregnant: A host says his son asked it; the answer offered is a sign of new life in a world of death.
“Probably unanswerable questions. Why was Marge pregnant is a question my son asked, but I think, oh, that was one of his questions.”
unknown · 1:50:01
pick Could you really dispose of bodies in a wood chipper
“Could you really dispose of bodies for the wood chipper?”
unknown · 1:50:24
pick If Carl had put the tags on the plate, would he have gotten away with it
“If they put the tags on the license plate, did they get away with it?”
unknown · 1:50:59
pick What was Gaear doing two weeks before the movie
“What was his, what was he doing 2 weeks before this?”
unknown · 1:52:22
pick What is the relationship between Shep and Carl
“I don't understand what their relationship is, Carl and Sheff.”
unknown · 1:52:58

Zodiac (2007) · ‘Zodiac’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswered Questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Why don't cops see that serial killers start with someone they know
“In these movies or TV shows, why don't cops realize that the serial killers always start with somebody they know.”
unknown · 2:36:28
pick Was there ever an easier job than 1970s handwriting expert
“ever than 1970s handwriting expert?”
unknown · 2:38:35
pick What subject outside your work would you throw your life away exploring, as Graysmith did: Chris answers with Edie Falco and Copland.
“I wanted to ask you both initially, if there was ever anything that was not related to the work that you do”
unknown · 2:36:59

Weird Science (1985) · ‘Weird Science’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie raises that it never settles.

pick Were Wyatt and Gary the first movie hackers?
“Were these the 1st 2 hackers?”
Bill Simmons · 0:10:46
pick Did this movie create Alexa and AI chatbots?
“Did this movie create Alexa, AI and chat GBT?”
Bill Simmons · 0:13:33
pick Why are the Illinois houses in 80s movies so nice?
“Can I, I had this later for Illinois and an unanswerable question about Illinois, but I'll do it here.”
Bill Simmons · 1:30:30
pick Did Gary ever have sex with Lisa?
“Ever have sex with Lisa?”
Bill Simmons · 1:34:50
pick Did Lisa have sex with Wyatt?
“And then did she have sex with Wyatt?”
Bill Simmons · 1:35:12
pick What were Lisa's next few days as the new gym teacher?
“what were Lisa's next few days, like, in Shermer as as the new British gym teacher with, um, no credentials.”
Bill Simmons · 1:36:25
pick Did Lisa eat and go to the bathroom?
“Did Lisa eat and go to the bathroom?”
Bill Simmons · 1:37:23
pick Why the pointless police chase at the end?: Pads the movie to 88 minutes, as the hosts joke.
“It's so short that they just, for some reason, inexplicably put in a chase scene with police that doesn't add up to anything”
Kyle Brandt · 1:38:04

The Truman Show (1998) · ‘The Truman Show’ With Bill Simmons, Glen Powell, and Chris Ryan

Unanswerable Questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Ed Harris as Christoph: Was Christoph actually evil? Leaning yes, but maybe deranged.
“Unanswerable questions was Christoph Evil, I think, is a good one.”
Bill Simmons · 1:31:27
pick Truman's next 24 hours after leaving: The hosts joke about Burbank, Hollywood Boulevard and California Pizza Kitchen.
“What what happened, what were Truman's next 24 hours like?”
Bill Simmons · 1:32:46

RoboCop (1987) · ‘RoboCop’ (1987) With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt

Unanswered Questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick What year the movie is set in: A home video ad said 1991; guesses of 2005 to 2011.
“So we have no idea what year this movie is in.”
unknown · 1:43:31
pick Bob Morton as scouting cops to transfer into rough districts: Concludes it was likely masterminded and Murphy fit the profile.
“Yeah. Like he's almost like scouting combine it.”
unknown · 1:44:45

Species (1995) · ‘Species’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Unanswered questions · Unanswerable questions

pick What is Natasha's aging like: Does she turn into Betty White in a week
“One of my unanswerable questions is like, what's Sill's, what's her aging like?”
unknown · 1:12:17
pick Are the overarching aliens pleased with her
“Are the overarching aliens?”
unknown · 1:25:19
pick Where would a concierge send Natasha to find a mate: South Bay, USC frat parties, a Lakers game, Disney World were floated
“So if you were the conciliary for Natasha when she gets off the train, um, where would you tell her to go?”
unknown · 1:25:30

After Hours (1985) · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable Questions · Questions the movie never answers.

pick What Paul's job as a word processor actually is
“Like, I know he's a word processor, but what does that mean?”
unknown · 1:37:38
pick The timeline of the night and when he lands back at the office
“The timeline of this movie.”
unknown · 1:37:50
pick Whether he finished reading Tropic of Cancer, and whether he gets arrested
“Um, did he finish reading Tropic Cancer?”
unknown · 1:39:17

Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) · ‘Die Hard With a Vengeance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick how many tasks Simon expected McLean to complete, and how he knew
“my unanswerable question for this, which is tied directly to this, is how many of these tasks did Gruber reasonably expect McLean had complete?”
unknown · 1:48:16
pick the next day's newspaper coverage and lead story
“What's the next day like with the newspaper coverage?”
unknown · 1:55:04
pick how Mike and the Mad Dog would react the next day
“What is the next day, Mike and the dog?”
unknown · 1:56:44

Working Girl (1988) · ‘Working Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves unanswered.

pick What do the lyrics of Let the River Run mean?: Which river? The group jokes it's the Hudson and the lyrics were written on cocaine at 5 a.m.
“What do the lyrics of Let the River Run mean?”
unknown · 1:52:56
pick How did Jack and Catherine go from sex to a corporate arrangement?
“Okay, it's not what did Jack ever see in Catherine Parker? Because it's Sigourney Weaver, but how did that ever progress beyond just like we have sex a couple times into... corporate arrangement.”
Joanna Robinson · 1:54:00
pick Do dim sum dumplings work at an office party?: Concludes they can, but not hot piping-hot ones; the party food talk goes on to pigs in a blanket.
“Um, Dim some dumplings at an office party.”
Bill Simmons · 1:55:24
pick Does Harrison Ford ever actually have sex in movies?: The group lands on Presumed Innocent as the only one.
“Does Harrison Ford ever actually have sex in movies?”
Bill Simmons · 1:57:53
pick Are we sure Tess isn't the villain?: The others (Craig, Joanna, Amanda) disagree; Bill defends Catherine in a chat about Cobra Kai flips.
“Are we sure Tess isn't the villain of this movie?”
Bill Simmons · 1:59:14

Rocky (1976) · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Do women weaken legs?: Someone says an HBO show consulted science people and found no proof.
“Do women weaken legs, man? Did we get a decision?”
unknown · 1:41:11

Friday Night Lights (2004) · ‘Friday Night Lights’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

Unanswered questions · Open questions the movie leaves hanging.

pick What stops two of the three coaches from rigging the coin toss
“What's the stop 2 of the 3 coaches from just like, we're in cahoots.”
Mallory Rubin · 1:36:54
pick Why didn't Don move out of his abusive dad's house
“Why didn't Don move out?”
Bill Simmons · 1:37:53
pick Preacher's rank among sports movie football legends as Preacher Billy Ray: He puts Preacher a solid 9 against Forest Whitaker in Fast Times at a 10.
“Preacher's a solid 9 nine.”
Bill Simmons · 1:38:33
pick Where Friday Night Lights ranks among football movies: Says The Longest Yard is number one, with FNL somewhere from 2 to 6 alongside North Dallas 40, Remember the Titans, Rudy and Any Given Sunday.
“But Friday Night Lights is somewhere, number 2 to number six.”
Bill Simmons · 1:40:52
pick Permian's preseason odds and the championship line against Dallas Carter: Speaker unclear; the answer was around +350 with Boobie and roughly 16.5-point underdogs without him.
“Dallas Carter, probably like 16 and half point underdogs.”
unknown · 1:41:47

Pulp Fiction (1994) · ‘Pulp Fiction’ (Part 2) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable questions · Probably unanswerable questions about the movie, gimp and pawn shop first, more after the awards

pick What did the gimp do all day?
“Question number one, what did the GIP do all day?”
unknown · 0:50:30
pick Who was the gimp and did he die?: Hosts speculate about the gimp's backstory (a hitchhiker, per Tarantino) and fate.
“I thought he died.”
unknown · 0:52:22
pick What happened to Russell?
“What happened to Russell?”
unknown · 0:53:06
pick What is in the briefcase?: Gold bars, light bulbs, Marcellus's soul, a giant diamond, or a deliberate nothing; no answer.
“Was it just, could it have just been a giant gold bar or a bunch of gold bars?”
unknown · 2:19:58
pick Does Jules ever give the briefcase back?
“The last one that my last favorite question about this is does Jules give ever give the case back?”
unknown · 2:22:23
pick How many robberies had Ringo and Honey Bunny done before the diner?
“How many robberies had Ringo and Honey Bunny committed before the diner?”
unknown · 2:25:07
pick Why did Vincent go to Amsterdam for three years?: Theory: he did a job for Marcellus and was sent away until the heat died down.
“Why did Vincent Vega go to Amsterdam?”
unknown · 2:32:30
pick Has Mia cheated on Marcellus before?
“Has Mia cheated on Marcellus before?”
unknown · 2:34:05
pick What was the Wolf doing at a party at 8 in the morning?
“What kind of party was the wolf attending at 8 in the morning?”
unknown · 2:34:38
pick When is the movie set?: Bill dates it to 1992 because Butch's fight is Thursday, July 16th, and the others agree.
“No, that's just what it said on my Apple calendar.”
Bill Simmons · 2:35:53
pick Would Butch beating a boxer to death be the biggest sports story of the week?
“Wouldn't Butch beating another boxer to death and then disappearing become the biggest sports story of the week?”
unknown · 2:29:27

Notting Hill (1999) · ‘Notting Hill’ With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick How does William have money?
“How does he have money?”
unknown · 0:59:38
pick Does Anna Scott have any family or friends? as Anna Scott
“Uh, which is just, does Anna Scott have any family or friends?”
unknown · 1:01:12

Twister (1996) · ‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves unanswered.

pick Who is Joe's backup driver: Asked when Bill doesn't show up for the signature.
“Who's driving Joe?”
Bill Simmons · 1:41:30
pick Does Joe die if Bill doesn't show up: A reply says 'I think, yes.'
“If Bill, if Bill Pass's character doesn't show up, does Joe die?”
unknown · 1:41:55
pick What is Jonas's business model
“What kind of money were you talking about?”
unknown · 1:42:35
pick Is the movie better if one of the inner circle dies: Answer: no.
“Is this movie better if one of the inner circle dies?”
Bill Simmons · 1:44:29
pick Scariest movie disaster: Answers: tsunami, earthquake, tornado.
“What is the single scariest disaster of all the possible movie disasters for you personally?”
Bill Simmons · 1:45:11

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey

Unanswered Questions · Open questions about the movie.

pick Did Austin's mojo create the concept of Viagra?: Hosts look up that Viagra was approved in March 1998, a year before the movie.
“Did Austin's mojo create the concept of Viagra?”
Bill Simmons · 0:55:46
pick Mojo is taken and he can't perform, yet she says he had it all along
“It's like, well, not really, because he was in bed with you and his mojo got taken and he immediately like couldn't perform anymore.”
unknown · 0:56:50

Breaking Away (1979) · ‘Breaking Away’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswered questions · Questions the film leaves open.

pick How long could you handle someone doing Dave's Italian bit
“How long do you think you would you could handle Ben doing Dave's Italian bit?”
unknown · 1:32:42
pick Was Mike any good at QB
“That's actually my unanswerable question was, was Mike any good at QB?”
unknown · 1:33:38
pick What is the upside of winning the Little 500; did Dave get a tuition break
“What is the upside of winning the little 500?”
unknown · 1:33:55

Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) · ‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mallory Rubin

Unanswerable questions · Open questions about the movie that cannot be settled.

pick Doug, Linda's boyfriend: did he exist: The hosts agree no; the boyfriend from Kansas is fake and Doug keeps boys at bay.
“Did Doug exist?”
Bill Simmons · 1:36:18
pick Do kids still sneak out of the house after bedtime, or did Find My iPhone kill it: Attribution inferred: the question was for the parents on the pod.
“Do kids still sneak out of the house after bedtime or is like find my iPhone killed that?”
Mallory Rubin · 1:37:36
pick Jefferson's final stat line against Lincoln, and where he went to college
“My only other possibly, probably an answerable question was what was Jefferson's final stat line against Lincoln?”
unknown · 1:38:42
pick The line on the big game was 14 points but the odds are 5 to one; the movie's gambling is weak
“They say the line was 14 points.”
unknown · 1:39:06

The War of the Roses (1989) · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins

Unanswerable Questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick What happens to the kids, the will, and the house after the deaths: Also floats the house being sold at a discount again as a haunted-house sequel.
“The kids, like, what's that next week, like, for the kids?”
unknown · 1:31:13
pick Is the silent client actually mute
“Like, is he actually mute?”
unknown · 0:56:28

Internal Affairs (1990) · ‘Internal Affairs’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Is Van Stretch's name like Van Lathan or like Keith Van Horn?: Raised earlier in the discussion, not in the questions segment.
“is it Van Stretch like Van Lathon or is it Van Stretch like Keith Van Horn?”
unknown · 0:21:32
pick Is everyone's wife looking for strange?
“Is everyone's wife looking for strange?”
unknown · 1:27:33
pick What's a fair price for killing someone's rich parents in 1990?: Hosts guess 40 to 75 thousand dollars.
“What's a fair price for shooting someone's rich parents in 1990?”
unknown · 1:27:43
pick Where is the burger-joint brothel in LA?
“I just wanted to know where the the burger prostitute place was.”
unknown · 1:28:30
pick How did Peck get Kathleen's underwear?
“How did Peck get Kathleen's underwear or was it not her underwear?”
unknown · 1:34:27

The Insider (1999) · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable Questions · Questions the movie leaves hanging.

pick How would this story have played in the internet era
“My big one was how would this have played in the internet era?”
unknown · 1:12:13

The Big Chill (1983) · ‘The Big Chill’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswered Questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Nick's cocaine in the wheel well: for distribution or for party time
“Was it meant for distribution or was it meant for party time? I think both.”
unknown · 0:50:36
pick Did Meg get pregnant?
“Did Meg get pregnant?”
unknown · 1:43:14
pick Why the Rutledge scholarship was such a big deal
“Why was the Rutledge scholarship such a big deal?”
unknown · 1:43:22
pick What happened to Alex, and whether he went to Vietnam
“So what happened to Alex then?”
unknown · 1:43:56

A Bronx Tale (1993) · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie never answers.

pick Was this the only normal movie marriage De Niro ever had
“We answered, was this the only normal movie marriage De Niro ever had in a movie?”
Bill Simmons · 1:38:03
pick Who planted the car bomb: Bill hands the question to Sean; the answer is a discussion of Hell's Angels vs another crew.
“Who plants the car bomb?”
Sean Fennessey · 1:38:58
pick How is the movie different if Scorsese directs with De Niro as Sonny
“If Martin Scorsese shoots the movie, it's fucking exciting.”
unknown · 1:40:52
pick Why are the bikers in the Bronx
“No, I never really figure out why the bikers were in the Bronx anyway.”
unknown · 1:41:35

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) · ‘Eyes Wide Shut’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin

Unanswerable questions · Questions the film raises and never answers.

pick How rich are Bill and Alice
“How rich are they?”
unknown · 0:45:52
pick Was Milich pretending the first time
“Do you think he was pretending for Tom Cruise the 1st time that he didn't know what was going on?”
unknown · 0:51:24
pick What the mask on the pillow means
“So the novella explains why the husband's mask is on the pillow next to his sleeping wife.”
unknown · 1:21:14
pick Was this Kubrick's final cut
“Was this Kubrick's final cut?”
unknown · 1:24:03
pick Why there is an office in the bathroom
“Who the fuck puts their office in the bathroom?”
unknown · 1:26:33
pick Is Ziegler's wife in on it
“Some question, is Siegler's wife in on all this?”
unknown · 1:26:42
pick How the party knew Bill right away
“I had an unanswerable of how they knew it was him in the orgy once he comes in with the mask on.”
unknown · 1:27:07
pick Mandy's body changing between scenes
“Can we, while we're talking about her, can we talk about the bodies not being the same?”
unknown · 1:28:38
pick Is Alice orgasming while dancing
“Or is she actually orgasming while dancing?”
unknown · 1:30:45
pick Did Bill get Nick killed
“You think Bill got Alan Cummings' character killed by saying that he told him all these things about Nick?”
unknown · 1:33:53

A Few Good Men (1992) · ‘A Few Good (Re)Men’ Live From L.A. With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Did Markinson only kill himself over Santiago, or was there more?: A joke that he faked his death follows.
“Are we sure Marketson killed himself?”
unknown · 1:43:14
pick Why not submit Markinson's suicide note as evidence?
“why don't they submit his suicide note as evidence?”
unknown · 1:44:00
pick What would Jessup's punishment have been?
“I do want to know what Jessup's punishment would have been.”
Bill Simmons · 1:46:48
pick Why not call Jessup's clerk Tom to the stand?: The one witness who hears every crucial conversation.
“The one witness who could have instantly sealed it to the stand, Tom, Jessop's clerk, the door guy,”
unknown · 1:48:37
pick Whether Tom Cruise has serious head injuries from stunts: Theory he floated backstage that Cruise is being shielded in interviews.
“I just, uh, I do wonder whether he has really horrendous CTE.”
Chris Ryan · 1:54:52

My Cousin Vinny (1992) · ‘My Cousin Vinny’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Wesley Morris

Unanswerable questions · Open questions the movie leaves.

pick Did Vinny and Lisa stay together?: Yes, with a hundred percent confidence.
“A 100%, yes.”
unknown · 1:15:27

This Is the End (2013) · ‘This Is the End’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

Unanswered Questions · Things the movie leaves open.

pick Are you really supposed to take six shits a day?
“Are you really supposed to take 6 shits a day?”
unknown · 1:04:15
pick What happened to Aja, the incontinent Spaniel, after the apocalypse
“Uh, what happened post-apocalypse to uh, Aja, the incontinent Spaniel?”
unknown · 1:04:26
pick Whether Michael Cera's butthole is a pink sprinkled donut
“Is Michael Sarah's butthole really like a pink sprinkled donut?”
unknown · 1:04:50
pick Jay Baruchel: Whether he actually sucks or is just playing a type.
“Does Jay Barrishell actually kind of suck?”
unknown · 1:04:59

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) · ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswered questions · Open questions the movie leaves.

pick Is the Holy Grail like HGH: Compared to athletes suddenly getting more home run power.
“We talked totally Grail, but I wrote down the Holy Grail, is it like HGH?”
Bill Simmons · 1:33:44
pick Has anyone punched more guys in a movie than Harrison Ford: Ford has only the right cross.
“Has anyone ever punched more guys in a movie than Harrison Ford?”
Bill Simmons · 1:34:07

Blood Diamond (2006) · ‘Blood Diamond’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Unanswered Questions · Open questions about the film.

pick Did Maddie and Danny hook up after eight days in the bush?: Both lean no.
“Do we think they hooked up?”
Bill Simmons · 0:38:38
pick The best Leo death scene: Blood Diamond, The Departed or Titanic: They lean Blood Diamond over Titanic's iconic one.
“What's the best Leo death scene?”
unknown · 1:13:25

Iron Man (2008) · ‘Iron Man’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Where did Pepper Potts live?: Van argues for Cheviot Hills or Beverlywood so she can reach Malibu and downtown.
“Where did pepper pots live?”
Bill Simmons · 1:33:19
pick How much money does Pepper Potts make a year?: Guesses range from half a million to five million.
“How much money do you think Pepper Pots makes per year?”
Bill Simmons · 1:34:26
pick Did Jarvis create AI?: Van explains Jarvis becoming Vision in Age of Ultron.
“Did Jarvis create a eye?”
Bill Simmons · 1:35:34

Catch Me If You Can (2002) · ‘Catch Me If You Can’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswered Questions · Plot questions the movie leaves open.

pick How did he cheat on the bar?
“How did he cheat on the bar?”
unknown · 1:40:57
pick Could you really escape from an airplane through the toilet?
“Could you really escape from an airplane through the toilet?”
unknown · 1:41:05
pick Why don't more people in the 60s forge checks?
“Why don't more people in the 60s try to forge checks?”
unknown · 1:41:20
pick Why is Tom Hanks using that accent?
“No, just why is Tom Hanks using that accent?”
unknown · 1:41:44
pick What is Amy Adams doing, and why does she sit on Martin Sheen's lap?
“And why she sat on Martin Sheen's lap and there's just some unanswered questions.”
Bill Simmons · 1:19:57

Alive (1993) · ‘Alive’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Craig Horlbeck

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves hanging.

pick Why did they not cook the meat
“why do they cook the meat?”
unknown · 1:16:45
pick Should Nando have been captain all along
“Should Nando have been captain all along?”
unknown · 1:16:46
pick Where do they take a dump: The bathroom situation is called darker than the cannibalism.
“Where do they take a dump?”
unknown · 1:18:00
pick Can you go back to eating meat after eating human flesh: Asked of Craig.
“once you eat human flesh, can you go back?”
unknown · 1:18:58

The Edge (1997) · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan

Unanswerable questions · Probably unanswerable what-would-you-do questions.

pick Would you have helped Bob after he fell into the bear hole?: No; he'd leave him there.
“Bob, this is where we part ways.”
Van Lathan · 1:27:17
pick Would you have helped Bob after he fell into the bear hole?: Would maybe get the gun and throw him the whiskey, but be spiteful.
“I'm half Italian. I would have been way more spiteful.”
Bill Simmons · 1:27:48
pick Would Charles have eaten Bob if they hadn't been rescued?: Both agree he would.
“If they didn't get rescued at the end and had to survive for a couple more weeks, would Charles have eaten Bob?”
unknown · 1:28:34
pick Bear or shark attack: Chooses the bear, avoiding drowning and disorientation.
“I'm a go bear.”
Van Lathan · 1:29:08
pick Bear or shark attack: Chooses the shark because it is over in a minute while a bear could maul you for an hour.
“I'm going to make a case for the shark.”
Bill Simmons · 1:29:37

Margin Call (2011) · ‘Margin Call’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Brian Koppelman

Unanswerable questions · Open questions the movie leaves hanging.

pick How long Spacey's character really stays at the firm: Guesses in the room ran from at least five to ten years.
“Here's my, how long you think Spacey really stays there?”
unknown · 1:22:59

Scent of a Woman (1992) · ‘Scent of a Woman’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Unanswerable questions · Open questions the film leaves behind.

pick How many drinks a day Slade was up to: Guesses eight or nine doubles a day, about 16 shots.
“I was going to do this for unanswerable questions, but how many how many drinks a day do you think Slade was up to?”
Bill Simmons · 0:53:19
pick Should the movie have ended right after the teacher hits on Slade: Yes.
“Should this movie have ended right after the teacher hits on him?”
Bill Simmons · 1:18:48
pick How Charlie should have handled the hearing: Should have just said he saw three kids run off and not seen who they were.
“All he had to do was say, I definitely saw 3 kids.”
Chris Ryan · 1:20:14
pick Would the film work with a black Charlie
“So, Chris Rock said he wanted to audition for this role and they didn't even let him audition.”
Bill Simmons · 1:20:30

Unforgiven (1992) · ‘Unforgiven’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable questions · Open questions about the film and its stars.

pick Popeye Doyle (The French Connection) as Gene Hackman's greatest role
“I think Popeye from French Connection is probably his.”
unknown · 1:36:03
pick The Crimson Tide captain as Gene Hackman's greatest role
“I'm going with Crimson Tide guy.”
unknown · 1:36:19

Misery (1990) · ‘Misery’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Paul Sheldon misses the Celtics season while held captive: Offered as an answerable question; they mostly covered the questions already in nitpicks.
“I have an answerable question.”
Bill Simmons · 1:18:52

Knocked Up (2007) · ‘Knocked Up’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Craig Horlbeck

Unanswerable Questions · Questions the movie leaves hanging.

pick Can you get pink eye from farting on a pillow?
“Can you get pink eye from farting on a pillow?”
Bill Simmons · 1:16:38
pick Can a woman on top not get pregnant?
“Have there been studies on this?”
Bill Simmons · 1:15:16
pick How does Ben pay for anything?
“How does he pay for literally anything?”
unknown · 1:17:31
pick Did this movie teach more people about childbirth than any class?
“Did this movie teach more people my age about childbirth than any class or anything else?”
unknown · 1:17:47

Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) · ‘Beverly Hills Cop II’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Probably unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Was Axel Foley gay?: A carryover from the first Cop rewatch; this film ignores it.
“we did in Cop One, Wesley was here for that one was Axel Foley gay.”
Bill Simmons · 1:01:33

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997) · ‘Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable questions · Open questions the hosts debate at the end.

pick Is this the single best movie franchise from a PR standpoint (three movies, all successful, left out on top)
“Is this the single best movie franchise from a PR standpoint?”
Bill Simmons · 1:10:02

The Player (1992) · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Did Altman see the future of movies?: The hosts answer yes: the gala speech and the death-of-stars talk look prophetic.
“Did Altman see the future movies?”
Bill Simmons · 1:39:01

Die Hard 2 (1990) · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable questions · Open questions the film leaves behind.

pick Would John McLean have become a national figure after Nakatomi Plaza?: He thinks McLean would be famous in the pre-internet era, with talk show appearances and commercials.
“I had this in unanswerable questions.”
unknown · 0:27:21
pick Could it be remade as a ten-episode Netflix show?: The answer given is no.
“Could this be remade as a 10 episode Netflix show?”
Bill Simmons · 1:14:56
pick Is it a Christmas movie? His answer: no: Holds his Die Hard stance for the sequel.
“I still don't think Die Hard is a Christmas movie.”
Bill Simmons · 1:15:07
pick Is it a Christmas movie? Their answer: yes: Argues it captures the anxiety of traveling at Christmas and ends with a Christmas song.
“I definitely do. This captures the anxiety of traveling during Christmas.”
unknown · 1:15:26
pick Would everyone at the airport really be so calm after a massive plane crash?
“would everybody at the airport really be that chilled out after a massive plane crash and just be like, great, when does my flight leave?”
Bill Simmons · 1:17:15
pick Why McLean's car is towed at the opening and what he did with it
“I want to ask about the parking ticket, actually.”
unknown · 1:17:39

Panic Room (2002) · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswered questions · A question the hosts raise about the film.

pick Kristen Stewart as Sarah: Asks if this is her best performance; Sean prefers Adventureland, the hosts list others.
“Is this the best Kristen Stewart's ever been in a movie?”
Bill Simmons · 1:34:32

The Batman (2022) · ‘Batman’ (1989) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable questions · Open questions about the movie and franchise.

pick The Batmen as basketball players: Keaton is Dr. J, Bale is Michael Jordan, the Reeves era is LeBron
“that Keaton, as Batman, is Dr. J, and that Bail, as Batman and the Nolan films is Michael Jordan”
Sean Fennessey · 1:19:13

The Ice Storm (1997) · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick What happens to the two families, and to Sandy
“What are the next few weeks, months, and years look like for both families?”
unknown · 1:19:50
pick Why didn't Jim Carver rub one out before the key party
“Why didn't Jim Carver just rub one out before the key party?”
unknown · 1:20:25
pick Did anyone have a worse night in a movie than Jim Carver
“Did anyone ever have a worse night in a movie than Jim Carver that didn't involve jail?”
unknown · 1:21:13
pick Did Paul have any chance with Libby
“Did Paul have any chance with was Paul Toby McGuire's character?”
unknown · 1:21:50

Miracle (2004) · ‘Miracle’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Unanswerable questions · Open questions and rankings the movie raises.

pick A Ralph Cox sequel: Would watch 'Coxy'.
“The Ralph Cox sequel, I think I would have watched Coxy?”
unknown · 1:06:40
pick Miracle as ranked 5th among Kurt Russell movies: Ranking: Escape from New York, The Thing, Tombstone, Tango and Cash, then Miracle.
“And I think miracles 5 for me.”
unknown · 1:07:26
pick Is it the greatest sports-movie motivational speech? Top three, with Any Given Sunday's Pacino on top: Also named Friday Night Lights and Vision Quest.
“I think it's in the top three.”
unknown · 1:08:22

The Godfather Part II (1974) · ‘The Godfather Part II’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, and Brian Koppelman

Unanswerable questions · Questions the film leaves open or the hosts can't settle.

pick Did Pacino actually hit Diane Keaton in the abortion scene?
“Did Pacino actually hit Diane Keaton in the abortions?”
Bill Simmons · 2:19:04
pick Was Michael justified in murdering Fredo?
“More an answerable was Michael justified in murdering Fredo.”
Bill Simmons · 2:22:16
pick Would Fredo have betrayed the family again if Michael had let him live?: The hosts mostly say no; he seems relieved to be back fishing.
“Let's say Michael lets Fredo live.”
Brian Koppelman · 2:22:25
pick Was Cazale better than De Niro in this movie?
“Are we sure? Kazel wasn't better than De Niro in this movie.”
Bill Simmons · 2:25:30
pick Did this movie create the Hail Mary in football?: Bill claims the 1974 film named the Hail Mary before Drew Pearson's catch.
“Did this movie create the Hail Mary in football?”
Bill Simmons · 2:25:38
pick Is the chronological saga the best way to watch the two films?: Hosts say no, the back and forth is essential.
“Last, last unanswerable.”
Bill Simmons · 2:27:14
pick Was Pacino bitter that De Niro became Brando's heir?
“This is a related, unanswerable question and it's relevant because of the Irishman.”
unknown · 2:31:10

Father of the Bride (1991) · ‘Father of the Bride’ With Bill Simmons and Amanda Dobbins

Unanswerable questions · Open questions about the movie.

pick How much the wedding cost: between $60,000 and $90,000 in 1991 dollars
“So we'll say somewhere between like 60,000 and 90,000.”
unknown · 1:18:27
pick A show would be called Grandfather of the Bride
“Grandfather of the bride.”
unknown · 1:18:56
pick Father of the Bride as the best Steve Martin movie: Her sentimental favorite.
“But it's, it's my sentimental favorite for sure, and it's such a sentimental favorite that it's hard for me to detach from it.”
Amanda Dobbins · 1:19:13
pick Father of the Bride as the best Steve Martin movie: Considered The Jerk, Roxanne and Parenthood, and lands on this one.
“I think it's this.”
Bill Simmons · 1:20:15
pick Annie was a bad daughter as Annie Banks: Never told her parents, ignored her dad at the wedding, left without a goodbye.
“Are we sure Annie was a good daughter?”
Bill Simmons · 1:20:26
pick Annie was inexperienced, not bad as Annie Banks: Defends her: great movie moment, and she's only 22.
“My defenses are, number one, again, great movie moment.”
Amanda Dobbins · 1:22:03

Saturday Night Fever (1977) · ‘Saturday Night Fever’ With Bill Simmons and Jimmy Kimmel

Unanswered questions · Open questions about the movie and its aftermath.

pick Staying Alive: Glad the sequel exists; the first five minutes are hilarious.
“I'm glad it exists.”
Bill Simmons · 1:17:52
pick Staying Alive: Also glad; it did not ruin the original.
“And I feel also like it's just so different from Saturday Night Fever that it didn't ruin it in the same way most sequels would.”
Jimmy Kimmel · 1:18:06
pick Donna Pescow as Annette: Asks why she did not become a bigger actress.
“Uh, the, whatever happened to Donna Pescow as, why didn't she become a bigger thing as an actress?”
Bill Simmons · 1:18:33
pick No one wears a seatbelt in the movie: Riffs on the three-seat front benches.
“Um, no one wears a seatbelt ever in this movie.”
Jimmy Kimmel · 1:19:13

The Color of Money (1986) · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable questions · Open questions the film leaves behind.

pick Vincent's next 10 years: Answers: back to Child World, shot in the face, or an ESPN star.
“What have Vincent's next 10 years look like for you guys after this movie?”
Bill Simmons · 1:13:30
pick Who won the final match: Chris thinks Vincent wins; Sean says knowing would not improve the ending.
“I think Vincent kills him.”
Chris Ryan · 1:16:48
pick How long Vincent and Carmen stay together
“How long do you think Vincent and Carmen stay together?”
unknown · 1:17:03

Trainspotting (1996) · ‘Trainspotting’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Unanswered questions · Questions the film leaves open.

pick The young man in the bathroom after the final deal: The kid who tests the drugs never emerges and is never mentioned again; he wants it left a mystery or answered in T2.
“The young gentleman on the nod never is spoken of again and does not emerge from that bathroom.”
Andy Greenwald · 1:25:26
pick Would the sequel have landed differently if made earlier: Wonders about a different cultural moment for T2.
“I do wonder what would have happened if the sequel had been made earlier”
Andy Greenwald · 1:28:07
pick Kevin McKidd: What would his career be like if he had not been on vacation the day the promo photos were shot.
“What would Kevin McKidd's career be like if he hadn't gone on vacation the day that they shot the promo photos?”
Andy Greenwald · 1:28:36

Fight Club (1999) · ‘Fight Club’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Unanswered Questions · Open questions the hosts put to each other.

pick Could this be made as a 10-episode Netflix show: Probably could, but both say please do not remake it.
“Could this be made as a 10 episode Netflix show.”
Chris Ryan · 1:29:18
pick What is the narrator's name: Concludes it is Jack, with Tyler as his alter ego.
“There's a lot of confusion, and there's a lot of internet chatter about what's the narrator's name, and people have decided it's Jack because he says, I am Jack.”
Bill Simmons · 1:29:45
pick Did this movie create the anti-hero: Discussed as a question; the answer given is no.
“Did this movie create the anti-hero?”
unknown · 1:30:24
pick Would MMA training have quickly ruined Fight Club
“Wouldn't MMA training have quickly ruined Fight Club.”
unknown · 1:30:54
pick Did Reddit and Twitter replace Fight Club: Chris agrees social media has taken the space for cultish devotion.
“Did Reddit and Twitter replace Fight Club?”
Bill Simmons · 1:31:50
pick The Trump Tyler Durden cultural personality: Both see the appeal of a leader offering lonely, disenfranchised people an alternate path.
“Um, We just have to at least mention it, the Trump Tyler Durden, the cultural personality.”
Bill Simmons · 1:33:15

Boyz n the Hood (1991) · ‘Boyz n the Hood’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Van Lathan, and Logan Murdock

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie raises that cannot be answered.

pick Is Ice Cube an artist in the world of the movie: The Ocean's Twelve comparison of crossed streams.
“Is Ice Cube an artist in the world of boys?”
Sean Fennessey · 1:37:29
pick Does Furious believe Trey about lying: Table agrees he knows.
“Does Furious believe Trey?”
unknown · 1:38:46
pick Did the movie create Booyah: Whether Stuart Scott took it from the film; left unanswered.
“Did this movie create booyah?”
Bill Simmons · 1:39:04
pick Did the movie create pouring out a 40: Debated at Apex Mountain; table doubts it was invented here.
“Did this movie crate pouring out of 40.”
Bill Simmons · 1:39:51

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) · ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Was Marion's bar breaking even
“You think she was breaking even on that thing?”
unknown · 1:45:02
pick Why Belloc's head exploding isn't the go-to reference over Scanners
“Why didn't Bellox head exploding become the go-to exploding head reference and not scanners?”
unknown · 1:45:18
pick Is the movie worse with Tom Selleck: Would it still be a $330 million movie.
“This movie's worse with Tom Selleck.”
Bill Simmons · 1:46:04
pick Does E.T. happen without this movie
“Does ZT happen without this movie?”
unknown · 1:46:31
pick Satchel or man purse
“Would you call it a man purse, that indie hat or would you call it a satchel?”
unknown · 1:46:57
pick Archaeologist or just looter
“Archaeologist or just looter?”
unknown · 1:47:25
pick Why Marion keeps changing outfits
“everybody wants to give Marian a different outfit to wear in this movie.”
unknown · 1:48:29
pick What actually motivates Indiana Jones
“what is actually motivating Indiana Jones?”
unknown · 1:49:20

What About Bob? (1991) · ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan

Probably unanswerable questions · Questions the movie never answers.

pick Was Leo a murderer, and should he have gone to jail for attempted murder?: Hosts agree: yes.
“Probably unanswerable questions. Was Leo a murderer?”
Bill Simmons · 1:12:25
pick Was Bob's previous doctor foisting Bob on Dreyfuss?
“was Bob's previous doctor foisting Bob on the Dreyfus, one of the all-time best voice that's ever happened.”
Bill Simmons · 1:12:38
pick Why wasn't there a sequel?
“Why wasn't there a sequel?”
Bill Simmons · 1:12:56

Predator (1987) · ‘Predator’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano, and Kyle Brandt

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Did Billy have superpowers as Billy
“Did Billy have superpowers?”
Bill Simmons · 1:24:41
pick Did the predator go to the bathroom
“Did the predator go to the bathroom?”
Bill Simmons · 1:25:03
pick What was the predator's endgame
“What was Predators Endgame here?”
Bill Simmons · 1:26:58

Thief (1981) · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Unanswerable questions · Open questions the movie leaves.

pick What happened to Frank: Mann sees no hope; Caan thinks Frank would get it all back.
“Probably unanswerable questions.”
Bill Simmons · 1:14:14
pick Thief as the first Heat: Caan told Pacino the unused scenes went to Heat.
“I said, you fucker, that was my movie.”
Bill Simmons · 1:15:04
pick Neil McCauley over Frank to get $5.5 million out of a bank: Frank is too combustible, Neil is ice cold.
“Neil.”
Chris Ryan · 1:15:44
pick Why James Caan was never in another Michael Mann movie
“James Conn never in another Michael Mann movie.”
Bill Simmons · 1:16:34

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) · ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ With Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald

Probably Unanswerable Questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick How the Tenenbaums funded their lifestyle: Guesses Chaz and Richie pump money back into the family.
“I am always curious about how the kind of moms sort of funded their lifestyle.”
Andy Greenwald · 1:30:37

Home Alone (1990) · ‘Home Alone’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Mina Kimes

Possibly unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Was that actually Buzz's girlfriend?
“Was that actually Buzz's girlfriend?”
Mina Kimes · 1:35:56
pick Did Frank's family also leave Paris?
“Did Frank's family also leave Paris?”
Mina Kimes · 1:36:17
pick How did Marley know the burglars were in the neighbor's house, and why didn't he intervene earlier?
“How did Marley know that they were in the neighbor's house? Because at the very end, they're not in Kevin's house.”
Mina Kimes · 1:36:31
pick Did Kevin have PTSD for the rest of his life?
“Do you think Kevin had post-traumatic stress disorder for the rest of his life?”
Sean Fennessey · 1:38:04

The Game (1997) · ‘The Game’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves hanging.

pick Did the game cause a man to jump to his death, per Unsolved Mysteries
“Did the game cause that dude to actually jump to his death in unsolved mysteries?”
Bill Simmons · 1:00:45
pick What was the final bill for the game
“And then finally, most importantly, what was the final bill for the game?”
Bill Simmons · 1:01:10
pick Bill's guess at the bill: about $5 million: Has to be enough to alarm Douglas's character but within what the brothers can split.
“Uh, I'm gonna say it was like 5000000 bucks.”
Bill Simmons · 1:02:28

Easy A (2010) · ‘Easy A’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Shea Serrano

Unanswered Questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Why we never meet Olive's brother in college
“Why don't we get to meet her brother in college?”
Juliet Litman · 1:48:18
pick Who gave who chlamydia
“I don't know who gave who chlamydia in the movie.”
Shea Serrano · 1:48:46
pick None; the movie sews it up tightly enough
“I mean, this movie doesn't work if they don't sew it up pretty tightly.”
Amanda Dobbins · 1:50:14

Fletch (1985) · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Unanswered questions · Open questions the movie leaves.

pick What is the correct spelling of John Cocktoston?: Bill has struggled with it in his column; IMDb says one thing, the hosts argue.
“What is the correct spelling of John cocktail stone?”
Bill Simmons · 1:08:35
pick Did Fletch retire from the LA Times at the end?
“Did you think Fletch actually retired from the LA Times at the end of this movie?”
unknown · 1:09:28
pick Did Fletch Lives happen?: The hosts say it was a letdown; the series should have been like Pink Panther.
“Did Fletch 2 happen?”
unknown · 1:09:37

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Unanswerable questions · Questions the film leaves open.

pick Could all of this happen in 8 hours: Chris says no, because of parade traffic.
“Uh, Basically, the question is, how did they do everything in 8 hours?”
Bill Simmons · 0:24:24
pick Why Cameron's dad hated Cameron so much
“why did Cameron's dad hate Cameron so much?”
Bill Simmons · 1:31:08
pick Did Ferris become a software billionaire
“Did Ferris become a software billionaire?”
unknown · 1:31:39
pick Why do the Buellers have such a mean dog
“Why would they have such a mean dog?”
unknown · 1:32:21
pick Would the internet have made Cameron more or less normal in 2016
“Would the internet have made him more or less normal?”
unknown · 1:32:52
pick Is Ferris a figment of Cameron's mind
“And then the theory that Ferris is figment in Cameron's mind.”
Bill Simmons · 1:33:15
pick Where do Ferris and Cameron go to school, and what happens with Sloane
“Where do you think Ferris and Cam go to school?”
unknown · 1:33:40

Edge of Tomorrow (2014) · 'Edge of Tomorrow' With Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan

Unanswerable Questions · Unanswerable questions about the movie.

pick How many times Major Cage died: Sean asks; Chris takes Rita's 300 deaths for Hendrix as the baseline.
“I would imagine something close to like a year of deaths.”
Chris Ryan · 1:17:06
pick Hillary Clinton shown as president in 2020; is the movie responsible for the 2016 election?: Joke question; Sean's answer is that it is Doug Liman's fault.
“One of the public officials they showed was Hillary Clinton, implying that she was the president of the United States of America.”
Sean Fennessey · 1:17:35

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019) · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Probably Unanswerable Questions · Questions the movie leaves open on purpose.

pick Did Cliff kill his wife: Purposefully ambiguous; the speaker says yes, probably.
“Do you think he killed his wife?”
unknown · 1:14:48
pick What Rick's next ten years look like: Tarantino's own answer, per his interview with Kim Morgan, is that Rick winds up on shows like Streets of San Francisco.
“What do Rick's next 10 years on IMDb look like?”
unknown · 1:14:54

Skyfall (2012) · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins

Unanswerable Questions · Open questions the movie leaves unanswered.

pick What Silva's relationship to M was beyond being an agent she screwed over: Another host says the movie gives only a perfunctory explanation (she cut him loose in Hong Kong for six agents), and a Silva prequel could be interesting.
“Like, what was Silva's relationship to M beyond, if anything, he was just an agent that she screwed over.”
unknown · 1:29:40

The Holiday (2006) · ‘The Holiday’ With Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins, and Kari Simmons

Unanswerable questions · Borderline unanswerable questions about the movie.

pick Does Jude Law leave his glasses at his sister's or travel with them?
“Does Jude Law leave his glasses at his sister's house or does he just travel with them anytime he has a big night out, like, assuming he could end up wherever and like, we'll have to take out his contacts and needs his glasses the next morning?”
unknown · 0:13:34
pick Was two suitcases enough for all of Cameron Diaz's clothes?
“Do you really think that Cameron Diaz's 2 suitcases was enough for all the clothes we see her wearing?”
unknown · 1:14:36
pick Cameron Diaz's character as a stepmom: Hosts split on whether she would stick it out in England.
“Cameron Diaz's character, Amanda, as a stepmom.”
Juliet Litman · 1:17:32

The Shining (1980) · ‘The Shining’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Unanswered Questions · Open questions about the film.

pick Scarier use of La Boheme: Compared to Sleeping with the Enemy.
“What was the scarier usage of La Bohame?”
unknown · 1:36:25
pick The impossible windows: Seen as a continuity error rather than a clue.
“What's the point of the impossible windows?”
unknown · 1:36:51
pick Reaction to blood pouring out of the elevators: They would run.
“What's the proper reaction from me, from you, from you?”
unknown · 1:38:15
pick Was Danny sexually abused?: They read it as physical abuse.
“Was Danny sexually abused?”
unknown · 1:39:35
pick What they'd add when the hotel goes red: Ideas: the termite king, the big wheel driving itself.
“Was there too much or too little when the hotel turns red at the end”
unknown · 1:40:10
pick Would you take the caretaker job
“Was there any point in your life or would you ever consider taking this job?”
unknown · 1:41:23
pick What the ending means: The hotel absorbs souls; Jack is reincarnated.
“What the ending mean?”
unknown · 1:42:40
pick Throwing the 100th anniversary party
“Do we throw a 100th over the hotel anniversary party?”
unknown · 1:44:11

Beverly Hills Cop (1984) · ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ With Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Unanswerable questions · Two questions the hosts argue without a firm answer.

pick Beverly Hills Cop II: Says Cop 2 is the better movie, though he is more fond of the first for what it meant for Eddie's arc.
“I think that I think Coptay was better.”
Chris Ryan · 1:16:49
pick Axel Foley as Axel Foley: Answers 'was Axel Foley gay' yes, reading the film as about a gay man whose former lover is killed.
“And I don't know what their problem is, because I watched this movie, and it's to me a movie about a gay black man who works for the police department of Detroit, whose former best friend slash probably lover in, or like the hookup buddy or what, I don't know what, gets killed and goes on a mission to find him.”
Wesley Morris · 1:20:37

Do the Right Thing (1989) · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris

Unanswerable questions · Questions about the film with no clear answer.

pick Did Mookie throw the trash can to save Sal or to express rage: Wesley says it can be both.
“Did Mookie throw the chat trash can to save Sal or to express his rage?”
Sean Fennessey · 1:30:41
pick Why is Pino so mad: Wesley's answer: he tried to step to a black girl and she turned him down.
“Why is Pino so mad?”
Sean Fennessey · 1:31:41
pick How long before Mookie and Sal made up: Answer given: he needed a job and Sal needed a delivery person.
“Mookie and Sal made up in future spike films.”
Sean Fennessey · 1:32:05
pick Did Mother Sister and the Mayor bone
“Did Mother Sister and the Mayor Bone?”
Sean Fennessey · 1:32:30
pick Did Tina and Mookie stay together: Both say no way.
“Did Tina and Mookie stay together?”
Sean Fennessey · 1:33:07
pick Was Sal's pizza actually good: Leads into a tangent about New York pizza versus California food.
“Was South's Pizza good?”
Wesley Morris · 1:33:21

Gone Girl (2014) · 'Gone Girl’ With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Mallory Rubin, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable questions · Things the movie leaves open.

pick How many YouTube views Amy's return clip would get: Guesses range from 125 million to 500 million.
“Would Amy returning to Nick's house in front of the cameras?”
unknown · 1:37:31
pick Did no one hear them in the bookshop?: A person is close by while they have sex.
“Did no one hear them fucking the bookshop?”
Mallory Rubin · 1:39:35
pick Was there any fluffing?: A question about the filming of the Desi sex scene.
“Was there any fluffing?”
Mallory Rubin · 1:40:04
pick Tanner Bolt's two guys: The recurring "I got 2 guys" that could have filled 30 minutes.
“I can't believe we didn't do an unanswerable question on Tanner Bolt's 2 guys that he keeps mentioning.”
unknown · 1:42:08
pick What happened to Bleeker the cat: Hosts are told the cat is thriving, then joke he ran away.
“What happened to Bleeker, the cat?”
unknown · 1:42:19

Collateral (2004) · ‘Collateral’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Unanswered questions · Plot questions the movie leaves open.

pick Did Felix go to trial with all the witnesses dead?
“Did Javier Badam's character go to trial?”
unknown · 1:12:28
pick Why is a key witness at a nightclub instead of in witness protection?
“why is that guy at a nightclub and not in witness protection?”
unknown · 1:13:02
pick Is the movie better or worse if Fox and Cruise switch roles?: One host says worse but would like to see it.
“Is this movie better or worse if Fox and Cruise switch rolls?”
unknown · 1:13:14
pick Why is the hitman named Vincent, as in Heat and The Color of Money?
“Why name the guy Vincent, when Vincent was in heat, and also Vincent was his character in color of money.”
unknown · 1:13:44

Reservoir Dogs (1992) · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick What is happening in Gardenia, where they all meet Joe and Nice Guy Eddie?
“What the fuck is happening in Gardenia?”
unknown · 1:22:23
pick Is it a better movie if we see the heist?: The hosts answer no; the revelation is more effective unfurled slowly.
“Is this a better movie if we see the heist?”
unknown · 1:22:57
pick Does anyone live? Did Mr. Pink die?: They conclude Mr. Pink gets away; they cite Tarantino saying he lived.
“Mr. Pink definitely lives.”
unknown · 1:26:12
pick What would Tony Scott's Reservoir Dogs have been?
“I think also what is Tony Scott's Reservoir Dogs kind of falls into that too, which I think would be interesting.”
unknown · 1:26:29

When Harry Met Sally (1989) · ‘When Harry Met Sally’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins

Unanswerable questions · Open questions about the movie.

pick Is the movie better if they never get together at the end?: The hosts agree the happy ending is better and gives weight to the old couple interviews.
“My 1st one we talked about a little bit, is this movie better if they never get together at the end?”
Bill Simmons · 1:23:55
pick How far did Harry have to run at the end?: A host's research puts it at about half a mile, a six-minute run.
“How far did Harry have to run at the end?”
Bill Simmons · 1:24:35
pick Does Seinfeld happen without this movie?: Relays Mark Harris's Grantland argument that the film's success led to more Seinfeld episodes being ordered.
“Does Seinfeld happen without this movie?”
Bill Simmons · 1:25:17

Mean Girls (2004) · ‘Mean Girls’ With Bill Simmons, Juliet Litman, and Amanda Dobbins

Unanswerable questions · Open questions about the characters after the film.

pick Regina George: did she become an all-American lacrosse player in college?: Yes; the guesses were Duke, UNC, Williams.
“Did she become an all-American lacrosse porn college?”
unknown · 1:16:55
pick Cady and Aaron Samuels: did they break up at Halloween or Thanksgiving?: Answered Thanksgiving.
“Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving when everybody came back.”
unknown · 1:17:45

The Natural (1984) · ‘The Natural’ With Bill Simmons and Mallory Rubin

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie never answers.

pick What Roy did for 15 years away from baseball
“What did Roy Habbs do for those 15 years away from baseball?”
Mallory Rubin · 1:30:41
pick Is Kim Basinger a good actress
“My next unanswerable question, is Kim Baser a good actress?”
Bill Simmons · 1:33:03
pick Was the barn their first time
“Speaking of speaking of Roy and Iris, this was one of my unanswerable questions, the time that they fuck in the barn.”
Mallory Rubin · 1:34:00
pick Greatest sports-movie game to attend
“Would this have been the greatest sports movie game to attend?”
Mallory Rubin · 1:35:30
pick Escape to Victory as the greatest game to attend
“I am still going with the end of victory with Slice Stallone.”
Bill Simmons · 1:35:36
pick The headlines we do not see
“We see, as discussed, all of these newspaper headlines throughout.”
Mallory Rubin · 1:36:52
pick What the note from Iris to Roy says
“What does the note that Iris gets to Roy say?”
Mallory Rubin · 1:37:44
pick Roy Hobbs's stats: Settled on about 70 games, a high average and roughly 28 homers.
“Last one is what were Roy Hobbs's stats in the national, which when I started writing for page two in 2001.”
Bill Simmons · 1:38:47

Reality Bites (1994) · ‘Reality Bites’ 25th Anniversary With Bill Simmons, Chuck Klosterman, and Chris Ryan

Unanswerable Questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Whether Troy's band ever releases an album
“Does Troy's band ever release an album?”
unknown · 1:16:20
pick How Winona Ryder's cigarette is always three-fourths down in every scene
“always have this cigarette three fourths of the way down in every scene.”
unknown · 1:22:14
pick How long Laney and Troy stayed together
“How long did they stay together?”
unknown · 1:22:45

Old School (2003) · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable Questions · Open what-if questions about the movie.

pick Who is the 2019 Craig Kilborn cast in the stunt role? Floated: Logan Paul, Joe Buck, Gus Johnson, Jim Nantz, Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, Trevor Noah; settled on Jalen Rose: Hosts agree it has to be a famous non-actor, likely from sports TV.
“Who's the 2019 Craig Kilborn who would have been cast in old school if it came out in 2019?”
Bill Simmons · 1:02:34
pick Jalen Rose
“It's Jalen Rose.”
unknown · 1:03:39
pick Could they have improved on Luke Wilson (Owen Wilson was floated)?: Chris argues Luke Wilson could have been Harrison Ford with action-movie shape; Sean, Chris and Bill mostly wouldn't change him.
“Could they have improved the Luke Wilson spot?”
Bill Simmons · 1:03:52

Tombstone (1993) · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Does Kevin Costner make this movie better or worse?: Consensus: it does not work without Russell, and Costner was too famous and in his own head.
“Probably unanswerable questions.”
Bill Simmons · 1:05:20
pick Would you watch a reconstructed 'Western Godfather' Tombstone?: The hosts doubt it would work, and like the messy flaws of the version that exists.
“Um, would you would you want to watch a movie that were a reconstructed tombstone that they tried to make as the Western Godfather?”
Sean Fennessey · 1:06:57

Taken (2008) · 'Taken' With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano

Unanswerable questions · Open questions about the movie's world.

pick Did Kim learn her lesson and trust her dad after this: Shea says she clearly trusted him in the later movies.
“Kimmy didn't listen to her dad and completely betrayed his him and his confidence.”
Bill Simmons · 1:03:12
pick Do sex slavery auctions like the one in the movie really exist: Bill doubts the elaborate auction exists as portrayed.
“I'm going to say that this auction world does not exist and in the way it's portrayed in this movie.”
Bill Simmons · 1:05:36

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Micah Peters, and Jason Concepcion

Unanswered Questions · Open questions the film leaves behind.

pick Will there be a sequel, and who would direct it
“Probably unanswerable questions.”
Sean Fennessey · 0:58:56
pick Did Max leave the Citadel
“One more unanswerable question, probably.”
Sean Fennessey · 1:00:41

Mission: Impossible (1996) · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion

Unanswerable questions · Plot questions the movie never answers.

pick Is Senator John Waltzer real, an IMF agent, or Tom Cruise in a mask?
“So Senator John Walzer, in that McLaughlin group interview.”
unknown · 0:52:50
pick Why not make a mask of William Donloe and steal the disc that way?
“If Ethan Hunk can make a mask of basically anyone's face, why couldn't he just make a mask of William Donlo who worked inside of the vault and steal the disc?”
Chris Ryan · 0:54:50
pick Was Jon Voight in shape to traipse across a high-speed train?
“Was John Voight really in any shape to be traipsing across a high speed train?”
unknown · 0:55:02

Midnight Run (1988) · 'Midnight Run' With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

Unanswered Questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick How long does the Duke actually stay alive?: Guessed dead within six months.
“One is how long does the Duke actually stay alive?”
unknown · 1:01:32
pick Does Jack Walsh use the money to start the coffee shop, and where is it?: They think he does; guesses include LA, Echo Park, the country, and Koreatown (lost in the riots).
“Does Jack Walsh actually use the money to start the coffee shop?”
unknown · 1:01:49

Jaws (1975) · 'Jaws,' With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable Questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Did Mayor Vaughn get reelected?: The hosts say probably not.
“Did Mayor Vaughn get reelected?”
Bill Simmons · 1:19:23
pick What happens in Quint's life between 1945 and 1975?: The hosts estimate he drank on the order of 150,000 drinks.
“What the, what's what happens in Quince's life between 1945 and 1975?”
unknown · 1:20:31
pick How was Quint's barrel plan supposed to kill the shark?
“Does then do you guys really understand what Quint was trying to accomplish that?”
unknown · 1:21:34

Forrest Gump (1994) · ‘Forrest Gump’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey

Unanswerable questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

pick Why didn't Forrest go pro in football
“Well, I didn't Forrest Gump go pro?”
unknown · 0:56:45
pick What Jenny died of: The movie never says; one host argues it was probably hepatitis, not AIDS, and that the timeline was fudged.
“That leads us because she, we assume that she contracted HIV.”
unknown · 0:58:24
pick Where everyone went after Forrest stopped running
“Where did everyone go after Forrest stopped running?”
unknown · 1:01:26

The Social Network (2010) · 'The Social Network' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

Unanswered Questions · The open questions the movie leaves.

pick Did Zuck actually steal the Harvard Connection idea?: Bill says no; others say it does not matter because he won.
“Did Zuck actually steal the Harvard connection?”
Bill Simmons · 1:03:44
pick Was the movie too harsh on Zuck?: Hosts agree it should have been harder, not on him as a human being but on what he was doing.
“Was this movie too harsh about Zuck?”
Bill Simmons · 1:04:20

You've Got Mail (1998) · 'You’ve Got Mail' With Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins

Unanswerable Questions · Open questions the movie leaves hanging.

pick The economics of the shop around the corner
“One of the economics of the shop around the corner.”
Juliet Litman · 0:50:39
pick Why Dave Chappelle is in this movie
“Why is Dave Chappelle in this movie?”
Juliet Litman · 0:51:24
pick Whether the Foxes are still rich today
“Would you say the foxes are still rich today?”
Juliet Litman · 0:52:00