Collateral (2004)
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Wikidata Q110203, film, IMDb tt0369339, TMDB 1538: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Tom Cruise as lead (The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame); 4 more episodes agree.
What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.
The Rewatchables' awards
From ‘Collateral’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan (2019-08-06):
Most rewatchable scene
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floated
The first cab ride with Jada Pinkett Smith and Jamie Foxx, Groove Armada playing, the empty 105 into downtown.
“The 1st cab ride with Jada and Jamie and Groove Armada.”
Bill Simmons · 0:38:19 -
floated
The body dropping onto the cab in the alley.
“Fox pulls in the alley. And then a body drops on the cab.”
Bill Simmons · 0:40:33 -
floated
Everything between the first and second kill: the body falls, Vincent calmly takes over, Ruffalo shows up.
“My favorite, the most rewatchable scene is everything that happens in between the 1st and the 2nd kill.”
Chris Ryan · 0:40:56 -
floated
The robbery scene, Fox handcuffed to the steering wheel, Vincent's two to the chest and one to the head.
“The next one I have for rewatchable is the, uh, the robbery scene when Fox is handcuffed to the steering wheel and the gangbangers show up.”
Bill Simmons · 0:41:55 -
floated
The jazz club, Daniel's Miles Davis story and Fox getting into it.
“Next rewatchable scene. They go to see Daniel in the in the jazz club.”
unknown · 0:43:06 -
pick
The Fever nightclub shootout in Koreatown, ending with Vincent killing Ruffalo's Fanning.
“The Koreatown nightclub is my most rewatchable scene.”
Chris Ryan · 0:44:57 -
floated
Vincent at Annie's office building, shot from across the way, the lights cut.
“Cruise goes to Andy's office building, another rewatchable.”
unknown · 0:47:18 -
floated
The ending on the subway, Vincent dying without the viewer realizing it at first.
“And then the very, very ending, the subway shooting and cruises, the MTA scene, yeah.”
unknown · 0:47:36 -
floated
Fox flipping the cab.
“The only other one I would consider putting it is when he flips the cab in that whole scene.”
unknown · 0:48:08 -
pick
The Fever nightclub scene, agreed on by both hosts as the final choice.
“So most rewatchable, we're going Fever Nightclub?”
Bill Simmons · 0:49:20
Ebert review · Chris reads Roger Ebert's take on the film.
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pick
Collateral: Ebert gave it 3.5 out of 4 and called it essentially a long conversation between a killer and a man who fears for his life, with the five stops working like short films.
“3.5 out of four.”
Chris Ryan · 0:37:43
Age the best · What in the movie has held up best.
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pick
White-haired evil Tom Cruise as Vincent
“White haired evil Tom Cruise.”
unknown · 0:50:07 -
pick
Javier Bardem
“Bar Dam, we mentioned him.”
unknown · 0:50:18 -
pick
Fox driving a cab instead of an Uber: The cab computer and dispatch give the car an intimacy Uber would lose.
“Fox being a cab driver instead of an Uber driver has aged very nicely for some reason.”
unknown · 0:50:20 -
pick
Jason Statham's cameo at the top
“The Jason Statham cameo at the top.”
unknown · 0:50:56 -
pick
The coyote crossing: Bill read that a coyote crossing your path is a bad omen, and Vincent had already killed three people by then.
“The coyote is a wet's age the best for me.”
Bill Simmons · 0:52:16 -
pick
The look of the digital photography: Disorienting in 2004, now a singular work nothing has matched since.
“Just the look.”
Chris Ryan · 0:52:44
Age the worst · What in the movie has held up worst.
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pick
The stretch between the Miles Davis scene and the Fever nightclub: It drags, especially the hospital detour.
“I think it drags between Miles Davis and the Fever Nightclub.”
Chris Ryan · 0:54:37 -
pick
Jada Pinkett Smith's directions: Her LA route through La Brea and 6th makes no sense.
“Jada Pinkett's directions?”
unknown · 0:55:00 -
pick
Peter Berg: Seemed to be mailing in the performance.
“Just the mailing by him.”
Chris Ryan · 0:55:47 -
pick
Mark Ruffalo as Fanning: The goatee and slicked-back hair.
“I have his goatee under age the worst, right?”
Chris Ryan · 0:56:44
Weak link · The weakest part of the film.
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pick
Fox's calm performance in front of Bardem's character: A man terrified a half hour earlier plays the room perfectly within three minutes.
“The improbability of the Fox Bar Dam scene, I think, is a weak link with this movie.”
Chris Ryan · 0:58:36
Casting what ifs · Who else almost made the movie.
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pick
Russell Crowe as Vincent: Crowe was interested and Mann was about to do it with him before he committed to another project.
“Russell Crowe becomes interested in playing Vincent.”
unknown · 1:00:08 -
pick
Adam Sandler as Max: An early idea paired Cruise as the hitman with Sandler as the cabby; the hosts doubt it would work.
“The idea was cruised as the hitman, Adam Sandler as the cabby.”
unknown · 1:01:16 -
pick
Val Kilmer as Fanning: Said to have pulled out right before filming over a schedule conflict.
“as Detective Fanning.”
unknown · 1:02:16 -
pick
Dennis Farina: Was originally the Bruce McGill part.
“And then Dennis Farina was originally the Bruce McGill part.”
unknown · 1:03:03
Joey Pants Award · Best that guy.
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nominee
Bruce McGill: They joke it should be renamed the Bruce McGill Award and plan a Twitter poll.
“I have a gill for this.”
unknown · 1:03:19 -
winner
Barry Shabaka Henley as Daniel: A regular in Michael Mann's casts.
“I have a Bear Shabaka Henley.”
unknown · 1:03:51
Saul Rubinek Award · Overacting.
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winner
Mark Ruffalo as Fanning: Great performance, but his facial hair is in a different movie.
“I think Ruffalo's facial hair.”
Chris Ryan · 1:04:23 -
nominee
Tom Cruise as Vincent: In the jazz club when he talks about the notes behind the notes.
“there's a case to being made that cruise in the jazz club is when is actually overacting when he's talking about the notes behind the notes.”
unknown · 1:04:37
Pete Berg Award · A new award for underacting, the sleepiest actor.
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winner
Peter Berg
“It goes to Pete Berg.”
unknown · 1:04:56
Dion Waiters Award · A small role, one scene, big impact; a monologue wins automatically.
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winner
Javier Bardem: Jada Pinkett Smith and Barry Shabaka Henley are in the mix, but Bardem wins.
“I think the winner's Javier Bardem.”
unknown · 1:05:20 -
nominee
Barry Shabaka Henley as Daniel
“Bear Shabaka Henley's in there”
unknown · 1:05:20
Apex Mountain · Whose career peak this is.
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pick
Mark Ruffalo as Fanning: Only half-seriously, the goatee, since he shaved it off afterward.
“Because Ruffalo's goatee could have done so many different things from there and instead he shaved it off.”
unknown · 1:07:40 -
pick
The 105 freeway: The hosts conclude no one in the film is at their apex.
“The 105 Apex Mountain for the 105.”
unknown · 1:08:04
Picking Nits · Nitpicks of a film they love.
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pick
The cab surviving a body landing on it
“I mentioned would Fox's cab be drivable after the body lands on it.”
unknown · 1:08:25 -
pick
Vincent knowing so much about jazz
“Would Vincent really know everything about jazz?”
unknown · 1:09:03 -
pick
The second kill happening on a busy Santa Monica street
“I just don't think you could really double tap, kill 2 people off of Santa Monica without it causing a bit of a stir.”
unknown · 1:09:53 -
pick
The empty late-night train station
“There's also some late night train station stuff, like just nobody works at the train station.”
unknown · 1:10:07 -
pick
People walking across highway bridges in LA
“I don't know anybody in my life who's walked across a bridge over a highway in LA.”
unknown · 1:10:32
Best quote · The best line in the movie.
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winner
Vincent's improvise, adapt speech as Vincent: They say it is not a quotes movie, but this was probably the best one.
“I don't think this is a quotes movie, but that was probably the best one.”
unknown · 1:11:01 -
nominee
Don't get me cornered, you don't have the trunk space as Vincent
“Don't get me cornered.”
unknown · 1:11:06
Sequel, prequel, TV · The prestige series they would make from the film.
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pick
A series of side-character episodes: Statham, Bardem, Pete Berg's backstory: The core story does not warrant ten hours, but the glimpses of side characters would make good episodes.
“Give me the Bardem episode, and what's Bardem doing with his kids and Black Pedro or whatever, and then just what happens to Statham when he flies back to England?”
unknown · 0:51:24 -
pick
A ten-episode Netflix show about Felix and the investigation
“Could this be remade as a 10 episode Netflix show? Absolutely.”
unknown · 1:12:11
What if it were made today · A remake or recast now.
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pick
Ryan Gosling as the hitman, Michael B. Jordan as the driver
“I would be fine if they wanted to do something with like Gosling is the hitman, Michael B. Jordan as the driver.”
unknown · 1:13:28
Unanswered questions · Plot questions the movie leaves open.
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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
Who won the movie · Who came out on top, hockey three-stars style.
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winner
Tom Cruise as Vincent: Also argues for Michael Mann; Jamie Foxx is third star.
“I'm going to go cruise, one of my favorite cruise performances, but I think you can make the argument for man.”
unknown · 1:14:10 -
winner
Tom Cruise as Vincent: It is the end of the Cruise era, a run starting with Top Gun.
“I think Cruise won.”
unknown · 1:14:28 -
nominee
Michael Mann
“but I think you can make the argument for man.”
unknown · 1:14:10 -
nominee
Jamie Foxx as Max: Third star.
“Fox is really good in this movie.”
unknown · 1:14:26
Who talked about it
Blank Check — Patreon
- Griffin Newman: 1 line in Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free)
- Unattributed: 4 lines, the speaker unknown or under 0.5 sure.
The Big Picture
- Sean Fennessey: 4 lines in The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies
- Amanda Dobbins: 2 lines in ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies
- Chris Ryan: 2 lines in The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies
- Unattributed: 9 lines, the speaker unknown or under 0.5 sure.
The Rewatchables
- Unattributed: 2 lines, the speaker unknown or under 0.5 sure.
Came from
What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.
Thief: 1 line the host's read ×1
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craft (craft):
Thief ⇒ Collateral (the host's read).
Mann later circled back to blues in Collateral after trying all-blues for Thief.
“but then circled back in collateral”
The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:57:36 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
Led to
What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.
Zodiac: 1 line the host's read ×1
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people (casting):
Collateral ⇒ Zodiac (the host's read).
Fincher cast Ruffalo partly because he liked him in Collateral.
“One, Fincher really liked him in collateral.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:24:06 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
Connected to
Michael Mann: 3 lines people ×2 industry ×1
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people (auteur credit):
Collateral → Michael Mann.
Without Michael Mann the movie would be a goofy VOD thriller.
“if this isn't a Michael Mann movie,”
The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:13:51 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)
Ferrari: 2 lines career ×1 craft ×1
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career (career):
Ferrari → Collateral.
Ferrari fuses the classical Mann with the digital abstractions of Collateral, per critic Bilge Ebiri.
“the digital abstractions of black hat and public enemies and Miami Vice and collateral”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:12:51 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
In the Cut: 2 lines career ×1 craft ×1
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craft (craft):
In the Cut → Collateral.
The speaker notes In the Cut was shot by Dion Beebe, the cinematographer of Collateral, and praises how it looks.
“Love how it looks. This film shot by Dion Bebe, by the way. one of the heroes of the 2000s of Chocolateral.”
Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:24:17 · Griffin Newman or David Sims (unclear) (0.40 sure it was them)
Clueless: 1 line theme ×1
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theme (theme):
Collateral → Clueless.
Collateral is part of Amanda's movie map of Los Angeles, with Clueless and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
“my movie map of LA is probably like clueless collateral, uh, once upon a time in Hollywood”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:45:20 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
Dion Beebe: 1 line craft ×1
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craft (craft):
Dion Beebe → Collateral.
Beebe is one of the heroes of the 2000s for Collateral.
“one of the heroes of the 2000s of Chocolateral.”
Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:24:20 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)
Edge of Tomorrow: 1 line verdict ×1
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verdict (ranking):
Collateral → Edge of Tomorrow.
Collateral and Edge of Tomorrow are the self-indulgent last picks; the group questions whether the list reflects Big Picture taste.
“this is a big picture self-indulgent list.”
The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:38:09 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
Heat: 1 line theme ×1
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theme (theme):
Collateral → Heat.
Collateral pairs Tom Cruise with Jamie Foxx the way Heat pairs two titans, Pacino and De Niro.
“in the same way that heat is like Pacino and De Niro, like together, finally, like 2 Titans of movies in our life.”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:45:43 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
Interview with the Vampire: 1 line unmapped ×1
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unmapped (villain roles):
Interview with the Vampire → Collateral.
Collateral is called his only straight villain performance, with Lestat as a not-recognizable villain.
“Well, Listat is kind of a villain in interview with the vampire.”
The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:12:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
Miles Davis: 1 line craft ×1
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craft (craft):
Collateral → Miles Davis.
Collateral features Miles Davis and Audioslave, and Cruise talks about jazz in one of the weirdest scenes of the 2000s.
“Tom Cruise talking about his appreciation for jazz”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:46:14 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: 1 line theme ×1
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theme (theme):
Collateral → Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Collateral is part of Amanda's movie map of Los Angeles, with Clueless and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
“my movie map of LA is probably like clueless collateral, uh, once upon a time in Hollywood”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:45:20 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them)
The Color of Money: 1 line verdict ×1
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verdict (ranking):
Collateral → The Color of Money.
Forced to pick one, the hosts keep Collateral over The Color of Money for the Hall of Fame.
“Okay, well you choose.”
The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:31:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
Thief: 1 line craft ×1
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craft (craft):
Thief → Collateral.
Mann later circled back to blues in Collateral after trying all-blues for Thief.
“but then circled back in collateral”
The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:57:36 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
Tom Cruise: 1 line craft ×1
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craft (craft):
Collateral → Tom Cruise.
Collateral is a great two-hander with Cruise playing against type as the heavy.
“playing against type and playing the heavy”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:44:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
Vanilla Sky: 1 line career ×1
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career (career):
Vanilla Sky → Collateral.
After this Cruise plays men who have failed and are trying to overcome it.
“after this, all the collateral just become a guy who has failed and is trying to overcome it.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:55:54 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
Zodiac: 1 line people ×1
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people (casting):
Collateral → Zodiac.
Fincher cast Ruffalo partly because he liked him in Collateral.
“One, Fincher really liked him in collateral.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:24:06 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
Where it came up
- compared in Blank Check with Griffin & David · Miami Vice - Pilot Episode, first at 1:08:12, 2 times
- compared in The Rewatchables · ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins, first at 1:17:39, 1 time
- passing in The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey, first at 1:08:33, 1 time
- compared in The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan, first at 0:02:54, 5 times
- passing in The Rewatchables · ‘Reservoir Dogs’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan, first at 1:28:57, 1 time
- passing in The Rewatchables · 'Mission: Impossible' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion, first at 0:13:32, 1 time
- compared in The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies, first at 0:12:51, 9 times
- subject in The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame, first at 0:40:08, 12 times
- passing in Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free), first at 1:10:02, 5 times
- passing in Blank Check — Patreon · Eyes Wide Shut with David Ehrlich (Ad-Free), first at 0:47:36, 2 times
- compared in Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free), first at 0:37:51, 7 times
- anecdote in Blank Check — Patreon · The Avengers, first at 0:21:32, 2 times
- passing in Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free), first at 0:11:25, 4 times
What was said about it, by kind
career (3)
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career (career):
Ferrari → Collateral.
Ferrari fuses the classical Mann with the digital abstractions of Collateral, per critic Bilge Ebiri.
“the digital abstractions of black hat and public enemies and Miami Vice and collateral”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:12:51 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them) -
career (career):
In the Cut → Collateral.
After his illness, In the Cut was Ruffalo's comeback and led to a run of supporting turns in Eternal Sunshine and Collateral.
“like in the cut, eternal sunshine collateral.”
Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 0:38:41 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them) -
career (career):
Vanilla Sky → Collateral.
After this Cruise plays men who have failed and are trying to overcome it.
“after this, all the collateral just become a guy who has failed and is trying to overcome it.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free) · 0:55:54 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)
craft (6)
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craft (craft):
Thief → Collateral.
Mann later circled back to blues in Collateral after trying all-blues for Thief.
“but then circled back in collateral”
The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:57:36 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them) -
craft (craft):
Collateral → Tom Cruise.
Collateral is a great two-hander with Cruise playing against type as the heavy.
“playing against type and playing the heavy”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:44:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them) -
craft (craft):
Ferrari → Collateral.
Collateral's one-night compression is the same pleasure as Ferrari's compression.
“I think much like Ferrari, the compression.”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:44:37 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them) -
craft (craft):
Collateral → Miles Davis.
Collateral features Miles Davis and Audioslave, and Cruise talks about jazz in one of the weirdest scenes of the 2000s.
“Tom Cruise talking about his appreciation for jazz”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:46:14 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them) -
craft (craft):
In the Cut → Collateral.
The speaker notes In the Cut was shot by Dion Beebe, the cinematographer of Collateral, and praises how it looks.
“Love how it looks. This film shot by Dion Bebe, by the way. one of the heroes of the 2000s of Chocolateral.”
Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:24:17 · Griffin Newman or David Sims (unclear) (0.40 sure it was them) -
craft (craft):
Dion Beebe → Collateral.
Beebe is one of the heroes of the 2000s for Collateral.
“one of the heroes of the 2000s of Chocolateral.”
Blank Check — Patreon · In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free) · 1:24:20 · Griffin or David (unclear) (0.35 sure it was them)
industry (1)
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industry (industry):
Collateral → Michael Mann.
Collateral was the first digital experiment, and many lesser directors have tried to copy it.
“so many shitty directors have tried to do what this movie does”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:43:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
people (3)
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people (people):
Michael Mann → Collateral.
Mann loves a ham, someone just going for it, as in Collateral's Tom Cruise.
“He loves a ham.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:08:26 · Chris Ryan (0.35 sure it was them) -
people (auteur credit):
Collateral → Michael Mann.
Without Michael Mann the movie would be a goofy VOD thriller.
“if this isn't a Michael Mann movie,”
The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:13:51 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them) -
people (casting):
Collateral → Zodiac.
Fincher cast Ruffalo partly because he liked him in Collateral.
“One, Fincher really liked him in collateral.”
Blank Check — Patreon · Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free) · 1:24:06 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)
theme (3)
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theme (theme):
Collateral → Clueless.
Collateral is part of Amanda's movie map of Los Angeles, with Clueless and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
“my movie map of LA is probably like clueless collateral, uh, once upon a time in Hollywood”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:45:20 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them) -
theme (theme):
Collateral → Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
Collateral is part of Amanda's movie map of Los Angeles, with Clueless and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
“my movie map of LA is probably like clueless collateral, uh, once upon a time in Hollywood”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:45:20 · Amanda Dobbins (0.50 sure it was them) -
theme (theme):
Collateral → Heat.
Collateral pairs Tom Cruise with Jamie Foxx the way Heat pairs two titans, Pacino and De Niro.
“in the same way that heat is like Pacino and De Niro, like together, finally, like 2 Titans of movies in our life.”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:45:43 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
unmapped (1)
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unmapped (villain roles):
Interview with the Vampire → Collateral.
Collateral is called his only straight villain performance, with Lestat as a not-recognizable villain.
“Well, Listat is kind of a villain in interview with the vampire.”
The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:12:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
verdict (2)
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verdict (ranking):
Collateral → The Color of Money.
Forced to pick one, the hosts keep Collateral over The Color of Money for the Hall of Fame.
“Okay, well you choose.”
The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:31:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them) -
verdict (ranking):
Collateral → Edge of Tomorrow.
Collateral and Edge of Tomorrow are the self-indulgent last picks; the group questions whether the list reflects Big Picture taste.
“this is a big picture self-indulgent list.”
The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:38:09 · Amanda Dobbins (0.40 sure it was them)
Fun items about it
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fun, about
Collateral:
The birthplace of 'Yo homie'; 'is that my briefcase' is the favorite line reading of 2004.
“The birthplace of Yohomie.”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:44:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them) -
fun, about
Collateral:
Mark Ruffalo with a goatee, partnered with Pete Berg, tracks Max and Vincent.
“A brief appearance of Mark Ruffalo with a goatee.”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:44:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them) -
fun, about
Collateral:
Mann stared daggers at Sean and Bill Simmons when they asked how you get from LAX to downtown in 20 minutes.
“he just stared daggers at us.”
The Big Picture · ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies · 0:46:41 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them) -
fun, about
Collateral:
Chris names Collateral his surprising favorite because of Vincent talking about jazz, comparing the takes to Stanley Crouch.
“Yeah, his takes on jazz are pretty formative for me, I'd say, it's like him and Stanley Crouch.”
The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 0:40:22 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them) -
fun, about
Collateral:
Amanda notes the line where Cruise yells at Jamie Foxx about his briefcase, rewatched at 8 AM.
“Also, feature Tom Cruise going, Yo, homie, that's my briefcase.”
The Big Picture · The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame · 1:14:39 · Chris Ryan (0.40 sure it was them)
Who the speakers said made it
As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.
- Tom Cruise: lead (The Big Picture, The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame)
- Tom Cruise: actor (Blank Check with Griffin & David, The Color of Money with Chris Ryan)
- Tom Cruise: actor (The Rewatchables, ‘The War of the Roses’ With Bill Simmons, Mallory Rubin, and Amanda Dobbins)
- Tom Cruise: actor (Vincent) (The Big Picture, ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies)
- Tom Cruise: actor (Blank Check — Patreon, Vanilla Sky with Richard Lawson (Ad-Free))
- Tom Cruise: actor (The Rewatchables, ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
- Tom Cruise: actor (The Rewatchables, ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan)
- Jamie Foxx: actor (chauffeur) (The Big Picture, The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame)
- Jamie Foxx: actor (Max) (The Big Picture, ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies)
- Michael Mann: director (The Big Picture, The Tom Cruise Hall of Fame)
- Michael Mann: director (Blank Check with Griffin & David, Miami Vice - Pilot Episode)
- Michael Mann: director (The Big Picture, ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies)
- Michael Mann: director (The Rewatchables, ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan)
- Peter Berg: actor (The Big Picture, ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies)
- Bill Simmons: Rewatchables co-host (The Big Picture, ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies)
- Mark Ruffalo: actor (Blank Check — Patreon, The Avengers)
- Mark Ruffalo: actor (The Big Picture, ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies)
- Mark Ruffalo: actor (Blank Check — Patreon, In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free))
- Mark Ruffalo: supporting (Blank Check — Patreon, Zodiac with Leslye Headland (Ad-Free))
- Dion Beebe: cinematographer (Blank Check — Patreon, In the Cut with Jourdain Searles (Ad-Free))
- Miles Davis: music (The Big Picture, ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies)
- Audioslave: music (The Big Picture, ‘Ferrari’ and Top Five Michael Mann Movies)