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

Published 2023-08-01; 1:58:05 by the feed.

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Double feature

  1. pick The American President: A second Sorkin script with a happier ending, picked in honor of Amanda Dobbins.
    “Mine is American President.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:50:09
  2. pick Paths of Glory: The nerdy pick: Kubrick's courtroom drama.
    “Paths of glory. Stanley Kubrick's incredible courtroom drama.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:50:34
  3. pick The Caine Mutiny: He calls it the best military courtroom movie ever made.
    “And I think the Kane Mutiny is probably the best one.”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:50:48
  4. pick Top Gun: Two of his all-time favorites for a Tom Cruise double feature.
    “So I would do Top Gun and this movie, just 2 of my all-time faves,”
    Chris Ryan · 1:51:02
  5. pick Presumed Innocent: His alternative if he wanted a legal drama double feature.
    “or if I was feeling more inclined for a legal drama, double feature, I would do this and presumed innocent,”
    Chris Ryan · 1:51:02
  6. pick The American President: A later speaker (apparently the guest who joined late) gives the same pick when asked for hers.
    “American president.”
    unknown · 1:52:08

Most rewatchable scene

  1. pick Jessup's first scene: Who the fuck is PFC William T. Santiago?
    “Who the fuck is PFC William T. Santiago?”
    Bill Simmons · 0:28:51
  2. pick The outdoor lunch with cigar-chomping Jessup and the you roll the dice, take your chances speech
    “Next scene is the outdoor lunch with cigar chomping Jessup.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:30:11
  3. pick Kaffee interrupting Jack Ross's pickup game and Ross walking off the court smiling
    “Kathy interrupting Jack's first game.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:32:55
  4. pick The opening statements, where Ross spoils the whole movie
    “I threw in the opening statements here for rewatchable just because if you're at courtroom month.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:33:41
  5. pick The mess hall redirect of Kendrick's witness and the Kevin Bacon he-got-me face
    “Um... Next thing, the, uh, the mess hall redirect.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:36:39
  6. pick Galloway's you're a lousy softball player, Jack, and Ross's you got bullied into that courtroom
    “You're a lousy fucking softball player, Jack.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:37:15
  7. pick Drunk Kaffee and the galactically stupid / Rocco Globo School for Women scene
    “Thank you for playing, should we, or should we not follow the advice of the galactically stupid?”
    Bill Simmons · 0:40:16
  8. pick The courtroom showdown, Cruise versus Nicholson, ending in the you can't handle the truth speech
    “My pick, cruise versus Nicholson.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:42:40
  9. pick The scene after the verdict where Downey does not understand why he is being discharged and Kaffee says you cut these guys loose
    “My 1st most rewatchable scene, is the next scene where Downey doesn't understand that he's been just trying to be discharged.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:47:49
  10. pick Galloway going to see Kaffee for the first time while he is hitting ground balls
    “I really like when Joe goes to see Cruz for the 1st time and he's hitting groundballs.”
    unknown · 0:49:12

Ebert's review · Reading what Roger Ebert wrote about the film.

  1. pick A Few Good Men: Two and a half stars; Ebert faults the screenplay for spelling everything out.
    “This is a tough one for our guy, Roger Ebert.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:25:56

Who won the scene · Who wins the Cruise versus Nicholson courtroom scene as a piece of acting.

  1. winner Tom Cruise as Daniel Kaffee: Argues that watching it now he watches it for Cruise; a second voice and the room agree.
    “Cruise wins. He wins. He wins going away, in my opinion.”
    unknown · 0:48:23

Dion Waiters Award · Small role, big impact; here Nicholson is ruled out as too big a part.

  1. winner Kiefer Sutherland as Jonathan Kendrick: Put forward when Nicholson is out of the running; a second voice agrees he is really good.
    “Deion Waders Award, if it's not Jack Nicholson, who is it?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:20:27

Best That Guy · The best that-guy performance in the film.

  1. nominee J.A. Preston as Judge Randolph: Mentioned, with the hosts unsure of his name.
    “J.A. Preston is the judge.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:17:28
  2. winner unnamed actor as one of the three interviewers of Joe Galloway: The actor remembered as the 90210 rapist, whose name the hosts do not know.
    “Well, I wanted to mention him, but the winner is, in the beginning, one of the 3 guys interviewing Joe Galloway was that guy who played the 90210 rapist, Garrett Slane.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:17:36
  3. nominee Xander Berkeley as Sam and Danny's boss: Also the Ralph in Heat.
    “Sam and Danny's boss is Xander Berkeley.”
    unknown · 1:17:54
  4. nominee Michael DeLorenzo as William Santiago: Floated as the New York Undercover actor who plays Santiago.
    “Is in your mind is Michael DiLorenzo fit the bill for this from New York Undercover, who plays Santiago?”
    unknown · 1:18:13

Overacting award · The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge overacting award.

  1. winner Tom Cruise as Daniel Kaffee: For drunk Kaffee, and for being miraculously sober the next morning.
    “Well, Cruz also wins the Ruffalo Hannah Rubinik Partridge overacting word for drunk Tom Cruise.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:17:15

What aged best · What in the movie has aged best.

  1. pick Harold Dawson's you don't have to have a patch on your arm to have honor, and the officer on deck: Ending on a corny scene that gets him every time.
    “And then Wolfgang builds and just fucking goes for it.”
    Chris Ryan · 0:50:22
  2. pick Kaffee on the couch with a bat and a Hawaiian shirt watching baseball, with no phone: Not sure if it aged best or aged out of existence.
    “You know what was pretty, it was age the best, but I can't tell if it's like an age of the best or is aged out of existence, is lying on the couch, holding a baseball bat, watching a baseball game while wearing a sick Hawaiian shirt.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:52:31
  3. pick Kendrick's Humvee trivia: Kiefer Sutherland could not drive it, so Noah Wyle did: Offered as behind-the-scenes trivia that aged well for him.
    “Originally, Kendrick was the one driving the Humvee when he picks up them and they're in the whites, and he couldn't drive the extra wide vehicle, keep for Sutherland, and actually hit Marines on multiple tapes.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:53:36
  4. pick Guantanamo Bay as the site of corrupt action: It resonates and it plays.
    “I think Guantanamo Bay is the site of corrupt action, you know?”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:54:14
  5. pick Tom Cruise as early 90s Cruise: Like an uncle who comes to Thanksgiving: you still love him.
    “I also have early 90s cruise for me, just aging the best because he's, we still love Tom Cruise, right?”
    Sean Fennessey · 0:54:28

Big Kahuna Burger Award · Best use of food and drink.

  1. winner The Baltimore crabs: A second voice answers with the Yoo-hoo.
    “The Big Kahuna Burger Word, best use of food and drink. The Baltimore crabs.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:55:02
  2. nominee The Yoo-hoo: Running gag; a Yoo-hoo is later brought out.
    “I would say that in the Yoo-hoo.”
    unknown · 0:55:10

Vincent Chase Award · Named after Vincent Chase of Entourage: are we sure this character was actually good at his job?

  1. winner Harold Dawson: He nearly starts World War III, kills a guy with a code red, and never mentions he was alone in the room with Kendrick.
    “Are we sure this character was actually good at his job?”
    Bill Simmons · 0:55:32

Unintentional Comedy Award · The funniest thing in the movie that was not meant to be funny.

  1. winner Drunk Tom Cruise: Already won the award in the first episode.
    “Uh, drunk drunk cruise wins.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:56:57
  2. nominee Cruise hitting softballs way too hard: He looks like he has never held a bat.
    “We already have the award. Cruise hitting softballs way too hard.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:56:27
  3. nominee Kendrick laughing at the blow job joke
    “Kendrick laughing after the blowjob joke we mentioned.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:56:44
  4. nominee Jessup's sudden anti-Semitic line to Weinberg
    “And then randomly anti-Semitic Jessop, when he's like, you, Lieutenant Weinberg?”
    Bill Simmons · 0:56:48

Juice Award · Best toe-to-toe moment for a non-star.

  1. winner Kevin Pollak's Weinberg chewing out Galloway as Sam Weinberg: Weinberg lays into the others for bullying.
    “Kevin Pollock, just chewing out to be more.”
    Bill Simmons · 0:57:29

Butch's Girlfriend Award · The weak link of the film.

  1. winner Demi Moore as Joe Galloway: One voice argues the miscasting makes the movie more fun; another says she was saddled with Sorkin dialogue she cannot deliver.
    “I actually enjoy how Miss Cast Demi Moore is in this movie, and I think it's, I think if it was a serious actress, I don't think the movie is as fun to watch.”
    unknown · 0:57:56
  2. winner Demi Moore as Joe Galloway: Says she and Cruise have no sexual vibes and she never feels human.
    “I just think she's been saddled with Sorkin dialogue, which she is not equipped to deliver.”
    unknown · 0:59:58

What aged worst · What in the movie has aged the worst.

  1. pick Christopher Guest as Dr. Stone: A strange choice to cast the funniest guy as a boring internist.
    “Why is he in the movie?”
    unknown · 1:01:03
  2. pick Luther the newsstand guy and the aphorisms: Calls it some of the dumbest Sorkin dialogue.
    “That's some of the dumbest shit ever in a soorkit movie.”
    unknown · 1:01:35
  3. pick Kaffee drinking Yoo-hoo without shaking it: Behaves like a 14-year-old, not a lawyer.
    “Kaffe doesn't shake the yoo-hoo before he drinks it.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:04:05
  4. pick Cruise modeling Kaffee on David Miscavige: From the book Going Clear.
    “Cruz said he modeled his performance on his friend, the Church of Scientology chairman, David Miscavich.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:04:57
  5. pick Everyone telling Kaffee he is the best after four days of so-so legal work: Show, don't tell; compares it to NBA Twitter after three games.
    “Just everybody, after 4 days of like so-so legal work, 4 people coming up to caffeine and being like, you're the goat.”
    unknown · 1:07:16

Better title / porn parody title · A better title for the movie, including a porn parody title.

  1. pick Code Red: Offered as a title in the mix; two orders is ruled out as giving it away.
    “I think code red is in the mix, right?”
    unknown · 1:08:55
  2. pick Dishonorable Discharge: His porn parody title.
    “Uh, dishonorable discharge.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:09:12

Best quote · Best quote from the movie.

  1. pick You can't handle the truth; so this is what a courtroom looks like; and the hits just keep on coming: Notes the movie has so many quotes.
    “Best quote, uh, obviously it's you can't handle the truth, but we also have, so this is what a courtroom looks like, and the hits just keep on coming.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:09:38
  2. winner There is no Markinson, Markinson is gone: His favorite.
    “My favorite, though, is there is no markets and markets and is gone.”
    unknown · 1:09:55

Hottest take · The hottest take about the movie.

  1. pick Kaffee is the Jimmy Butler of law: A bad locker-room guy who is nails when it matters most.
    “Is Danny Caffey the Jimmy Butler of law?”
    unknown · 1:10:39
  2. pick The case is not that big a deal, and Santiago may have had it coming: Says the case is bullying that got out of hand and asks if Santiago deserved to die.
    “Did Private San Diego deserve to die?”
    unknown · 1:11:29
  3. pick Cruise should have been nominated and won the Oscar for this: Calls it the first of the three Academy Awards he has not received.
    “I also think that the cruise should have been nominated for best actor, and I also think he should have won,”
    Sean Fennessey · 1:11:51

Father Robert Duvall Award · A new award for the best unexpected cameo.

  1. winner Christopher Guest as the priest: Appears as a priest for ten seconds for unclear reasons.
    “He's just a priest for 10 seconds for reasons that have been unclear.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:12:26

Casting what-ifs · Almost-castings and recasts.

  1. pick Gene Hackman as Jessup: Turned it down to do Unforgiven, and won the Oscar; James Woods was also considered until Nicholson said yes.
    “So, Gene Hackman turned down Jessop.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:12:34
  2. pick Jodie Foster and Linda Hamilton as Joe Galloway: The two actresses Demi Moore was up against; she dropped her asking price to $2 million.
    “But she was battling 2 actresses.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:13:48
  3. pick Jason Alexander as Sam Weinberg: Originally cast, then had to drop out when Seinfeld was renewed; the hosts split on whether Weinberg is better with him.
    “Originally cast as Sam Weinberg.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:14:28
  4. pick Will Smith and Brad Pitt as Dawson and Downey: Asks if the movie is better or worse with them.
    “If we just had Will Smith and Brad Pitt as Dawson and Downey, is this the better or worse movie?”
    Bill Simmons · 1:20:40
  5. winner Angela Bassett as Joe Galloway: Runner-ups were Julianne Moore and Geena Davis.
    “My winner is Angela Bassett.”
    unknown · 1:21:15

Tom Cruise Award · Most valiant attempt to emulate a normal human being.

  1. winner Tom Cruise as Daniel Kaffee: For the softball scenes.
    “The Tom Cruise Award for most valiant attempt to emulate a normal human being goes to Tom Cruise.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:14:14

Apex Mountain · Whether a person or thing is at the peak of their career or reputation here.

  1. pick Demi Moore: No.
    “Apex Mountain, Demi More, no.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:24:23
  2. pick Jack Nicholson: No; his peak is somewhere around Cuckoo's Nest and Chinatown.
    “Apex bound for Nicholson, no.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:25:15
  3. pick Kevin Pollak as Sam Weinberg: Yes.
    “Kevin Pollock, yes.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:25:46
  4. pick Rob Reiner: Yes; Seinfeld just got picked up.
    “Rob Reiner. Seinfeld, it just got picked up. Castle Rock. I'm going to say yes.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:26:04
  5. pick Tom Cruise: Already decided: his apex is Jerry Maguire.
    “I think it was Jerry Maguire.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:26:35

Best racehorse name · The best name in the movie that would suit a racehorse.

  1. pick Code Red, Jessup, Markinson's Gone, the Rocco Globo School for Women: The candidates offered.
    “Best racer's name, Code Red, Jessup, or Marketson's gone.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:27:02

Mallory Rubin Award (did it need a better sex scene) · Did the movie need a better sex scene, or any sex scene?

  1. winner Kaffee and Aunt Ginny: Argues there is palpable tension there that does not exist between Kaffee and Joe.
    “Okay, I think this is actually the winning candidate.”
    unknown · 1:30:38
  2. nominee Kaffee and Joe after the crab date: The one clear spot in the movie where it could have happened.
    “I think there's one clear spot in the movie where it could have happened. Yeah, the date.”
    unknown · 1:29:54

Picking Nits · Nitpicks about the film they love.

  1. pick Taking six weeks to realize Santiago was not packed for a 6 AM flight
    “It took the dream team of Caffe and Weinberg and Galloway 6 weeks to realize that San Diego wasn't packed for a 6 AM flight.”
    unknown · 1:32:09
  2. pick Sam Weinberg: Asks what good he did in the whole trial, and why they do not boot him.
    “What good did Sam Weinberg do in this entire trial?”
    unknown · 1:33:01
  3. pick Putting Downey on the stand before Dawson
    “Why in the name of God was Downey testifying?”
    unknown · 1:33:41
  4. pick Ross waiting a week to arrest Kendrick
    “Why did Jack Ross wait a week to arrest Kendrick?”
    unknown · 1:39:27
  5. pick Kaffee's diet of Yoo-hoo, Cocoa Puffs and bar popcorn: Asks how the guy is alive.
    “How is this guy alive?”
    unknown · 1:36:17
  6. pick Cruise missing shots on the Nerf hoop: Eight shots in two seconds, and he only makes four.
    “Eight shots, but he's he only makes 4 of them.”
    unknown · 1:38:45

Sequel, prequel, prestige TV · The sequel, prequel or prestige TV show they would make.

  1. pick Prestige TV prequel with young Markinson and Jessup coming up through the ranks in Vietnam: Considers the movie itself untouchable.
    “It's fucking prequel, prestige TV, Young Markinson and Jessup.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:40:54
  2. pick All-Black cast remake with a white Dawson and a white judge
    “It's all black cast, but with a white Dawson and a white judge.”
    unknown · 1:41:24

Unanswered questions · Questions the movie leaves open.

  1. 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
  2. pick Why not submit Markinson's suicide note as evidence?
    “why don't they submit his suicide note as evidence?”
    unknown · 1:44:00
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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

Secret Handshake · A prop or piece of memorabilia they would want.

  1. pick Jack Ross's Georgetown Supreme Court tank top: Was looking at it on eBay.
    “Jack Ross's Georgetown.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:53:09
  2. pick Kaffee's bat
    “I like the bat.”
    unknown · 1:53:32

Coach Finstock Award · Best life lesson.

  1. winner You don't have to have a patch on your arm to have honor: A moment he loves.
    “I think it's you don't have to have a patch on your arm to have honor.”
    Chris Ryan · 1:54:06
  2. nominee Unit, Corps, God, Country
    “I mean, Unicore, God rewatchables.”
    unknown · 1:54:15

Who won the movie · Who won the movie.

  1. winner Tom Cruise as Daniel Kaffee: Unanimous among the hosts.
    “It's got to be Tom Cruise.”
    Bill Simmons · 1:54:31

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