Sean Fennessey

81 sketches, 1,576 claims, and 559 fun items attributed to them. What was said about them.

Personality, episode by episode

Showing 81–81 of 81 sketches.

Blank Check — Patreon: Dr. Strangelove... with Sean Fennessey (Ad-Free) (guest)

Reveres Strangelove as the most singular Kubrick and a document that still applies. Loves Frankenheimer, Malick, and deep trivia of movie years. Dislikes recent McKay satire but is gentle about it.

Stances

  • Strangelove still applies to how government and masculinity work
  • Kubrick competed with himself to take on a new genre each time
  • Seven Days in May and Frankenheimer's run belongs next to Kubrick's

Humor: Dry, generous and self-effacing, tossing off asides in a calm voice.

In their words

  • “And I love Dr. Strangelove, and I love Stanley Kubrick and everything else that you're doing.” (0:10:35)
  • “this is exactly how government works.” (1:39:54)
  • “this movie comes in the middle of the most underrated five-year run in any American filmmaker's history, which is John Frankenheimer from 1962 to 1966” (2:02:41)

Their shows' recurring bits

Running bits, not opinions; a critic read aloud is cited, not present.

The Big Picture

The Rewatchables

Their claims

Showing 1,401–1,500 of 1,576 claims.

  1. career (career): Ben Mendelsohn → Rogue One. Mendelsohn played Director Orson Krennic in Rogue One, in a flowing cape.
    “He played a character with just a phenomenal name named Director Orson Krenik.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:36:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  2. career (career): Ben Mendelsohn → Darkest Hour. Mendelsohn played King George VI in Darkest Hour, a bit too in control compared to the stutter.
    “he was King George, the, the, the 6th in Darkest Hour.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:36:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  3. career (career): Ben Mendelsohn → Ready Player One. In Ready Player One he plays Nolan Sorrento, a basic evil corporate villain who still brings flair.
    “where he plays a character named Nolan Sorrento, who's just a villain.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:37:43 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  4. career (career): Annette Bening → American Beauty. Bening is a 1990s emblem, star of The Grifters and American Beauty, whose character was compared to Hillary Clinton.
    “Star of the Grifters and Star of American Beauty.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:39:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  5. career (career): Annette Bening → Glenn Close. Bening is in the Glenn Close zone of actresses nominated many times without winning.
    “She's also in the Glen Close zone of actresses who've been nominated too many times than not one.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:41:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.65 sure it was them)
  6. lineage (lineage): Captain Marvel → Guardians of the Galaxy. As a prequel, Captain Marvel brings back Guardians characters Ronan (Lee Pace) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou).
    “this is, of course, a prequel, so their characters appear in this film again.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:43:32 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  7. career (career): Gemma Chan → Crazy Rich Asians. Sean wonders whether Chan's role was pumped up after Crazy Rich Asians.
    “do you think that they pumped up Gemma Chan's role in this film after the success of Crazy Rich Asians?”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:44:18 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  8. industry (industry): Clark Gregg → Stan Lee. Agent Coulson popping up is the next-stage Stan Lee cameo, an in-on-the-joke moment.
    “He is like the, the, the next stage Stan lease.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:45:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  9. industry (industry): Captain Marvel → Avengers: Infinity War. Opening-weekend benchmarks: Infinity War opened at $257 million; under $150 million is called a disappointment for Captain Marvel.
    “Avengers Infinity War, naturally, that one's $257000000 opening weekend.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 0:52:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  10. lineage (lineage): Wonder Woman → Kingdom Come. Sean points to Alex Ross's 90s comic Kingdom Come, where an elderly Wonder Woman and Batman had a thing.
    “you got the sense that Wonder Woman and Batman had a thing, but they no longer got along anymore.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Captain Marvel’ Is a ’90s Nostalgia Play. Did It Work? | Exit Survey · 1:02:48 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  11. theme (theme): Bohemian Rhapsody → The Pianist. Rami Malek's win reminds the speaker of Adrien Brody's win for The Pianist, a film by a controversial filmmaker with a sordid past.
    “I thought a bit of Adrian Brody winning for the pianist, which was also made by a controversial controversial filmmaker with a sordid past.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:14:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  12. craft (craft): Rami Malek → Bohemian Rhapsody. Notes the clip shown for Malek's win was him lip-syncing, undercutting the acting case.
    “the clip they used to show us was him lip syncing”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:14:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  13. contrast (contrast): The Favourite → The Wife. The Favourite's Olivia Colman beat the star of The Wife, which the hosts had watched and podcasted.
    “She, of course, won best actress for the favorite, defeating the star of the wife.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:16:01 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  14. theme (theme): Olivia Colman → Sally Field. Best actress winners are expected to seem real and grateful, as in Sally Field's 'you like me' speech.
    “But the long history of Sally Field and that montage of you like me, you really like me, is it is straight out of that playbook.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:20:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  15. verdict (verdict): BlacKkKlansman → Spike Lee. Says Black Klansman is not top ten Spike Lee, but his win was exciting.
    “I wouldn't say that Black Lansman is in the top 10 of Spike Lee, original screen or adapted screenplays”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:21:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  16. career (career): Samuel L. Jackson → Spike Lee. Sam Jackson got his biggest break from Spike Lee, adding resonance to him presenting.
    “Sam Jackson got his biggest break from Spike Lee.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:21:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  17. verdict (verdict): Roma → Green Book. Declares Green Book's best picture win a farce while Roma is a beautiful film.
    “green book winning best picture is a farce.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:22:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  18. industry (industry): Roma → The Irishman. A Netflix ad for The Irishman put 'in theaters' first, which the speaker reads as the new paradigm for how movies are seen.
    “There was a notable commercial in the middle of this show for the Irishman, a new film from Netflix, and Martin Scorsese that you pointed out.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:23:48 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  19. industry (industry): Green Book → Moonlight. Moonlight, Shape of Water, and Green Book wins run counter to the idea of the overwhelming campaign.
    “The last 3 wins, kind of run counter to the idea of the overwhelming campaign.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:25:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  20. contrast (contrast): The Shape of Water → Get Out. Shape of Water won in a soft year because nobody was comfortable giving it to Get Out, Dunkirk, Lady Bird or Three Billboards.
    “Nobody feels comfortable giving it to get out or to Dunkirk or to Ladybird, or even a 3 billboards.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:25:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  21. industry (industry): Moonlight → Cheryl Boone Isaacs. Moonlight is framed as the new academy's win, tied to new members and Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
    “And then Moonlight was this incredible paroxysm that people nobody saw that coming and it was this small story”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:25:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  22. craft (craft): Bradley Cooper → A Star Is Born. Says Cooper performed as himself rather than as Jackson Maine, which is a mistake because the character's voice is indelible.
    “Bradley Cooper, very notably, did not perform as Jackson Maine.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:28:21 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  23. what-if (what-if): Maya Rudolph → A Star Is Born. Imagines Maya Rudolph in a satirical or dramatic version of A Star Is Born.
    “She could make a satire of a star is born.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:35:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  24. industry (industry): First Man → Avengers: Infinity War. First Man won visual effects because the most high-toned action movie nominated for best picture tends to win the category.
    “basically the most high toned action movie that is also nominated for best picture tends to win.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:48:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  25. career (career): Greg Cannom → Mrs. Doubtfire. Cannom won a previous Oscar for Mrs. Doubtfire.
    “He won an Oscar for his work in Mrs. Delphire.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:48:50 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  26. contrast (contrast): Bohemian Rhapsody → Mary Queen of Scots. Makeup category: no chance Mary Queen of Scots or Border would win; Vice locked it up.
    “there was no chance that Mary Queen of Scots or border was going to win in this category.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:48:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  27. industry (industry): Skin → Fox Searchlight. The Skin speech screamed Fox Searchlight with Titanic arms.
    “fox search light, like with Titanic arms out”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:49:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.35 sure it was them)
  28. industry (industry): Green Book → Period. End of Sentence.. When women are not honored in big categories the Academy gives the award to the women's empowerment movie; for every Green Book there is a menstruation movie.
    “Yes, for every green book, there is a menstruation movie and here we had one.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:50:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  29. career (career): Ruth E. Carter → Spike Lee. Carter thanked Spike Lee, who gave her a big break and who she has worked with many times.
    “She gave an immediate shout out to Spike Lee, who, of course, was gave her a big break in the industry and she's worked with them many times.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:51:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  30. people (people): Vice → Hank Corwin. Speaker picked editor Hank Corwin and likes his work with Adam McKay.
    “I like what Hank Corwin does in his movies and I like what he and Adam McCay have done together”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:52:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  31. verdict (verdict): Hank Corwin → Bohemian Rhapsody. The speaker expected Corwin to be honored for editing Vice, but Bohemian Rhapsody won the editing award.
    “I thought that he was going to be honored here. And I should have known all along that Bohemian Rhapsody was going to win.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:52:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.30 sure it was them)
  32. craft (craft): Alfonso Cuaron → Roma. The cinematography Oscar went to Roma and to Cuarón, who shot his own film.
    “This, of course, went to Roma, Alfonso Coron.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:53:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  33. theme (theme): Alfonso Cuaron → Groundhog Day. Cuarón's repeated thanks to the same Roma actors in each speech is compared to the alarm clock in Groundhog Day.
    “it was that sort of the alarm clock going off in Groundhog Day.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:53:41 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  34. craft (craft): Matthew Libatique → A Star Is Born. Argues Libatique's cinematography on A Star Is Born deserved more conversation.
    “I really think it's weird how little conversation there was from Matthew Liboutique for a Star is Born.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:53:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  35. people (people): Matthew Libatique → Darren Aronofsky. Libatique and Aronofsky make movies together that don't look like anything else.
    “he and Maddie LeBoutique make movies together and they don't look like anything else.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 0:54:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  36. contrast (contrast): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse → Sense and Sensibility. Sean bets Spider-Verse is better than Sense and Sensibility in a swap-viewing challenge.
    “I am putting my money down right now that says Spider-Verse better than Sense and Sensibility.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:00:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)
  37. contrast (contrast): Damien Chazelle → Moonlight. Another split between best director and best picture: Chazelle won director for La La Land and Moonlight won picture.
    “We had this a couple of years ago, of course, when Damian Chazelle won best director for La La Land, and then Moonlight went on to win best picture.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:08:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  38. what-if (what-if): Vice → Dave. Wonders whether Vice will be rediscovered, like Dave, and become more beloved over time.
    “So I'll be curious if it goes in that way or if it goes, you know, maybe more like Dave.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:11:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  39. verdict (verdict): BlacKkKlansman → Spike Lee. Predicts Black Klansman will rank as roughly sixth best Spike Lee movie, though it got him his Oscar.
    “Black Clansman, I think, will rightly take its place as like the 6th best Spike Lee movie.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:12:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  40. career (career): Yorgos Lanthimos → Population 1280. Next project is an adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel, gritty stuff from the writer of The Killer Inside Me.
    “adaptation of a Jim Thompson novel called Population 1280”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:13:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  41. career (career): Yorgos Lanthimos → The Lobster. The Lobster, Dogtooth and The Favourite are his most beloved, with a cockeyed sense of humor.
    “the lobster and dog tooth and this movie, the favorite, are sort of his most beloved movies.”
    The Big Picture · Oscars 2019: Instant Reactions to ‘Green Book’ and the Two Warring Academies | The Oscars Show (Ep. 131) · 1:13:41 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  42. industry (industry): Todd Phillips → Hulk Hogan. Fennessey cites the news of a Todd Phillips and Chris Hemsworth Hogan biopic as evidence movies and wrestling are in the air.
    “Todd Phillips and Chris Hemsworth are going to be making a movie about the life of Hulk Hogan, movies and wrestling just seem to be in the air.”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:02:07 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  43. people (people): Hulk Hogan → Rocky III. Fennessey notes Hogan's wrestler-in-the-movies debut in the Rocky series (the Thunderlips role).
    “Maybe barring Hogan in the Rocky series.”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:07:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  44. verdict (verdict): Rocky III → The Wrestler. Fennessey wonders whether Rocky III counts as a wrestling movie, in which case it might rank with The Wrestler.
    “whether or not Rocky 3 actually counted as a wrestling movie because if so, that's obviously like, that might be up there with the wrestler is the best wrestling thing ever made”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:07:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  45. people (people): Paradise Alley → Terry Funk. Fennessey asks if Terry Funk is in Paradise Alley; Shoemaker confirms he is a stock wrestler in it.
    “Isn't Terry Funk in that movie?”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:08:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  46. what-if (what-if): Paradise Alley → Michael B. Jordan. Fennessey compares Stallone making a wrestling movie right after Rocky to Michael B. Jordan making a Junkyard Dog biopic now.
    “imagine Michael B. Jordan signing up for, you know, the junkyard dog biopic right now.”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:09:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  47. craft (craft): Jules Dassin → Night and the City. Fennessey notes Dassin set the tone for a lot of film noir and crime tropes, which is why this is a cool vibe for a pro wrestling film.
    “set the tone for a lot of film noir and crime tropes over through his career”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:11:43 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  48. industry (industry): Fighting with My Family → Ready to Rumble. Fennessey frames Fighting with My Family as the first stroke of a more refined version of the movie-wrestling crossover that Ready to Rumble attempted.
    “fighting with my family feels like the 1st stroke of maybe a slightly more refined vision of how movies and the pro wrestling world intersect.”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:13:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  49. theme (comparison): David Arquette → New Jack. Fennessey says Arquette's bloody indie death matches turned him into New Jack.
    “He like turned himself into New Jack.”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:14:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  50. theme (comparison): David Arquette → The Umbrella Academy (TV series). Fennessey compares seeing shirtless Arquette in spandex to the unbelievable gorilla-bodied character on The Umbrella Academy.
    “unbelievable as seeing the guy with the gorilla body and umbrella academy”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:15:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  51. career (career): Fighting with My Family → The Office (TV series). Fennessey says Paige is positioned not far from David Brent or Merchant's Hello Ladies character, with a presumed sense of accomplishment.
    “not so far from David Brent or your character in Hello Ladies”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:28:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  52. programming (programming): Leave No Trace → Fighting with My Family. Fennessey proposes Leave No Trace as an unlikely but reasonable double feature with Fighting with My Family.
    “That would make an unlikely but not unreasonable double feature with fighting with my family.”
    The Big Picture · Pro Wrestling Goes to the Movies, Plus Stephen Merchant on ‘Fighting With My Family’ | Interview (Ep. 130) · 0:53:24 · Sean Fennessey (0.95 sure it was them)
  53. career (career): Mahershala Ali → True Detective. Ali is about to star in the third season of True Detective, so he can float above Green Book's problems.
    “Mohershla is about to be starring in the 3rd season of True Detective on HBO.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:05:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  54. verdict (verdict): Mahershala Ali → Green Book. Ali is a star people like and can float above the movie's problems.
    “I think that he can float above the other problems of the movie and probably will.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:05:41 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  55. craft (craft): Green Book → Viggo Mortensen. The script brings out the best in Ali and Mortensen, whose pairing is the film's pleasure.
    “the script is written in a way that it kind of brings out the best of both of them”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:06:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  56. theme (theme): Green Book → romantic comedy. Green Book was earlier compared to a platonic rom-com, a nice friendship that voters enjoyed.
    “I compared it to a rom-com, a platonic rom-com.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:08:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)
  57. theme (theme): Green Book → Bohemian Rhapsody. Both wins read as 'I had a nice time at the movies' rewards rather than judgments of quality.
    “feel a little bit like, you know what? I had a nice time at the movies.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:08:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)
  58. verdict (verdict): Roma → A Star Is Born. The Roma versus A Star Is Born matchup felt natural and easy, and far from the Green Book conversation.
    “there's so many, the Roma versus Starborn thing felt so natural and easy to me, and that feels like a 1000000 miles away right now.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:11:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  59. verdict (verdict): Green Book → Three Billboards. Asked if Green Book is this year's Three Billboards, the answer is probably yes, and there will be one every year.
    “I think we're going to have a 3 billboards every year until we fix a lot of larger problems in Hollywood and the world at large.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:12:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  60. verdict (verdict): Rami Malek → Bohemian Rhapsody. The reason the movie works at all is Malek's all-in performance.
    “the reason this movie works at all is because he obviously gave everything he had to it”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:13:18 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  61. industry (industry): Bohemian Rhapsody → If Beale Street Could Talk. PGA nominating Bohemian Rhapsody while omitting Beale Street worries the speakers for Beale Street's Oscar chances.
    “What does this do for Beale Street?”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:16:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  62. contrast (contrast): A Star Is Born → Bohemian Rhapsody. A Star Is Born came out in October and Bohemian Rhapsody in November and stayed in theaters, so civilians saw one and not the other.
    “And Bohemian Rhapsody came out in November and has just been in theaters.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:29:26 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  63. theme (theme): A Star Is Born → Bohemian Rhapsody. Star's schmaltz and old-fashionedness were expected to lift it, but that is what the night rewarded in Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book.
    “it's the schmaltiness and old-fashionedness of Bohemian Rhapsody and Green book that we're really discussing tonight.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:30:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  64. career (career): The Wife → Glenn Close. Close's acceptance speech about her mother and the film's hard path to being made moved the room.
    “I was so moved by going close to speech.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:32:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  65. contrast (contrast): Glenn Close → Lady Gaga. Two middle-aged actresses with strong CVs and no glam nudged Gaga out of the frame.
    “It's weird for somebody as, you know, larger than life than Lady Gaga to be nudged out of the frame by 2 middle-aged actresses”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:35:10 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  66. what-if (what-if): Christian Bale → Daniel Day-Lewis. With Day-Lewis out of the frame, Bale becomes the consensus best actor and a second Oscar would make that official.
    “Daniel DeLouis is out of the frame and now everybody's like, this is our best actor”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:36:45 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  67. contrast (contrast): Christian Bale → Mary Poppins (the chimney sweep, per speakers). Bale's cheery speech was described as a chimney sweep from Mary Poppins, with a similar accent.
    “kind of like chimney sweep from Mary Poppins in a way.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:37:24 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  68. industry (industry): Christian Bale → James Franco. Last year's winner of the same award was James Franco, who was soon blown out of the frame, showing how frivolous the show is.
    “The answer is James Franco.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:38:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  69. career (career): Amy Pascal → Spider-Man: Homecoming. After leaving Sony she negotiated a producing deal including the Spider-Man rights and made Homecoming with Marvel.
    “Her 1st Spider-Man movie, she got to produce in conjunction with Marvel and made Spider-Man Homecoming.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:41:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)
  70. career (career): Amy Pascal → Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. Pascal's second Spider-Man film is Spider-Verse, which the speaker thinks will win the Oscar.
    “Her 2nd Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man, it's in the Spider-Verse, which I think is now going to win an Oscar.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:41:22 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)
  71. career (career): Chuck Lorre → The Kominsky Method. Lorre, creator of The Big Bang Theory, won for his Netflix show and was emotional, almost forgetting to thank Netflix.
    “He's, of course, the creator of the Big Bang Theory”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:43:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  72. programming (programming): Kevin Hart → (Oscars telecast). The Academy needs a host; the last hostless show was one of the worst.
    “the last time they did the show without a host.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:53:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  73. people (people): Roma → Alfonso Cuaron. Cuaron won best director and Roma is bulletproof regardless; best director does not necessarily portend the Oscar.
    “I think that no matter what Romo was going to be bulletproof tonight.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:55:01 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  74. industry (industry): A Star Is Born → Creed II. Star took a body blow, like Creed 2 shot to the chops while on one knee.
    “I think a Star is Born took a real body blow tonight.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:55:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  75. verdict (verdict): Regina King → If Beale Street Could Talk. King's win was the one where critics' favorite got rewarded, since she won most of the critics awards.
    “Regina King to me was the one person who I was like, this is a small film.”
    The Big Picture · Instant Reactions to a Truly Ludicrous Golden Globes | The Oscars Show (Ep. 115) · 0:55:50 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  76. craft (craft): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse → Comic books. The film approximates the physical feeling of holding comic pages in a theater.
    “This really approximates that feeling of having the pages between your fingers.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:02:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  77. contrast (contrast): Madame Web → Professor X. Madame Web is described as a Professor X-esque figure.
    “Kind of a professor ex-esque figure.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:06:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  78. contrast (contrast): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse → Spider-Man: Homecoming. It is faithful to the character but has nothing to do with the Toby Maguire, Andrew Garfield or Homecoming films, by design.
    “This movie has nothing to do really with any of those movies, and that's by design.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:06:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  79. theme (theme): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse → Spider-Man origin story. The film flashes the origin and uses the trope to subvert it rather than belabor it.
    “And of course, they do this right at the top of this movie, but in a way that is new and inventive.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:07:29 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  80. career (career): Lord Miller → Solo: A Star Wars Story. Lord and Miller recently came under fire for being fired off Solo.
    “most recently came under some fire for being fired off of the solo film in the Star Wars University.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:08:01 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  81. career (career): Lord Miller → 21 Jump Street / 22 Jump Street / The Lego Movie. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who made the Jump Street films and The Lego Movie, are at home in meta, sincere material like this.
    “Like they're really at home in a world like this, which is kind of rife with meta commentary, but also incredibly sweet and sincere and empathic towards his characters.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:08:16 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  82. contrast (contrast): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse → Aquaman. Aquaman lacks the self-awareness without self-consciousness that Spider-Verse has.
    “it doesn't have any of the self-awareness or the, you know, it's not it's self-awareness, but not self-consciousness of Spider-Man into the Spider-Verse.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:08:42 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  83. craft (craft): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse → Biggie's Hypnotize. The film keeps the edgier lyrics of Hypnotize intact, making it the first superhero movie to feature it.
    “This is certainly the 1st superhero movie to feature Biggie's hypnotized”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:12:07 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  84. career (career): Jake Johnson → New Girl. Jake Johnson is known from New Girl and was born to do this role.
    “Jake Johnson, who people know from New Girl.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:13:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  85. contrast (contrast): Chris Pine's Peter Parker → Peter B. Parker. Pine's perfect Peter is the foil to Jake Johnson's imperfect, divorced, failing Peter B.
    “All of the ways that the blonde blue-eyed Chris Pine, Peter Parker, is perfect.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:14:21 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  86. lineage (lineage): Nicolas Cage's Spider-Man Noir → Humphrey Bogart. Spider-Man Noir is dressed and talks like Humphrey Bogart.
    “dressed like Humphrey Bogart, talking like Humphrey Bogart, voiced by Nicholas Cage”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:17:37 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  87. lineage (lineage): Peter Porker → Looney Tunes. Spider Pig is basically Porky Pig meets Bugs Bunny, beating people with a mallet.
    “Looney Tunes character.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:19:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  88. lineage (lineage): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse → Who Framed Roger Rabbit. As the film gets kaleidoscopic, it recalled Roger Rabbit's idea of cartoons existing in a world you can interact with.
    “the movie that I kept thinking of, especially as this movie went on and it gets sort of more kaleidoscopic and more strange and more fun and high energy is who framed Roger Rabbit?”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:19:10 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  89. people (people): Who Framed Roger Rabbit → Robert Zemeckis. Roger Rabbit is Zemeckis's early-90s film.
    “of course, Robert Zamekis's movie from the early 90s”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:19:22 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  90. industry (industry): Black Panther → The Avengers cast. Black Panther is a significant event, while the Avengers cast list is still a lot of Chrises.
    “if you look down the cast list on the Avengers,”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:21:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  91. career (career): Shameik Moore → Dope. Shameik Moore was also in Dope and The Get Down.
    “people may know Schmeek Moore from the get down.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:24:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  92. verdict (verdict): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse → Aquaman. Aquaman made the speaker dread a sequel; Spider-Verse made him curious about where the story goes.
    “unlike Aquaman, which as soon as the movie ended, I was like, I can't believe I have to go do this again 2 years from now”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:27:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  93. industry (industry): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse → Incredibles 2. Best animated feature nearly always goes to Pixar, and this year's Pixar film is also about superheroes.
    “And interestingly, that Pixar movie is about superheroes.”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:29:07 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  94. programming (programming): Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse → Avengers animated movies. Sideline animated versions that don't affect continuity are not new; the Avengers animated titles exist on iTunes.
    “You'll also find a bunch of other movies that are called the Avengers colon something that are animated”
    The Big Picture · ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’: One of the Best Superhero Movies Ever | Exit Survey (Ep. 108) · 0:30:44 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  95. career (career): Jurassic Park → Steven Spielberg. Jurassic Park is the midpoint of Spielberg's career, blending spectacle with childhood and humanity.
    “it is kind of the perfect middle ground, the median point of Spielberg's career.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:07:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  96. lineage (lineage): Jurassic Park → Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom. The sequels are a spinoff of Spielberg's imagination though he only executive produces them.
    “even though he's just an executive producer on those movies, it is this interesting spinoff of his imagination.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:08:07 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  97. lineage (lineage): Ready Player One → E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. E.T. is in the book but was cut from the film by Spielberg.
    “I think ET in particular does not appear in the movie and is in the book.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:08:33 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  98. craft (craft): Ready Player One → ILM. ILM artists slipped a gremlin into Ready Player One and Spielberg was annoyed, part of his trimming of self-referential Easter eggs.
    “ILM people threw in like a gremlin in some place and like he was just like, god damn it.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:08:36 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  99. lineage (lineage): Ready Player One → Stanley Kubrick. The film contains a deeper homage to Kubrick, maybe its best part.
    “There is a much deeper and fascinating homage to Stanley Cooper.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:08:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.85 sure it was them)
  100. lineage (lineage): Raiders of the Lost Ark → George Lucas. Raiders fuses Spielberg's and Lucas's love of 30s-50s serialized hero comic strips.
    “it is a neat fusion of his point of view and George Lucas's point of view and their fascination with the serialized hero comic strip stories of the 30s and 40s and 50s”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:09:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)

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  1. fun, about John Travolta: Travolta's directorial debut: a 62-minute movie about the first time he flew on a plane; the speaker saw him wear a beret to every Cannes screening.
    “he wore a beret to every single screening of the film.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:26:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  2. fun, about Domestic Disturbance: Becker's DVD commentary: Becker narrates the boats, praises credits designer Michael Hogarth, and never acknowledges the fiasco or bar fight.
    “I watched the commentary with Harold Becker, which was apparently terrible. is a disaster.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:47:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.30 sure it was them)
  3. fun, about Domestic Disturbance: The police work: a reverse image search on Rick's photo would end the movie; modern tech killed the From Hell cycle.
    “I just feel like reverse image search alone on a photo of Rick just ends this whole thing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Domestic Disturbance’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:08:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  4. fun, about After Hours: Scorsese was the one who got hired after Paramount killed The Last Temptation of Christ; Aidan Quinn was to play Jesus and Harvey Keitel Judas; a Catholic letter campaign sent 500 letters a day.
    “they get 500 letters a day?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:16:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  5. fun, about Life Lessons: Underrated Scorsese: his segment of the New York Stories omnibus with Nick Nolte and Rosanna Arquette beats Coppola and Woody Allen.
    “Scorsese is by far the best to me.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:31:10 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  6. fun, about After Hours: Categories 'most rewatchable scene': the second diner conversation with Marcy and 'surrender Dorothy'; Marcy's death with the arrow sign; the phone-number bit.
    “He loved to watch the Wizard of Oz over and over again, surrender Dorothy.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:48:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  7. fun, about Joseph Minion: The writer wrote the script as a film-school senior thesis at 21; much of the first half is his, the back half 'Scorseseized.' Original titles: Lies and One Night in Soho.
    “It was his senior thesis when he was in film school”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:48:44 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  8. fun, about Fran Lebowitz / After Hours: On the Blu-ray, Lebowitz tells Scorsese the cab that takes off nails the 1980s shift from family-man cabbies to lead-footed maniacs.
    “She said, you nailed it because at that time, there was a change in New York.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:57:22 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  9. fun, about After Hours: Best needle drop: Peggy Lee's 'Is That All There Is?' over the Monkees, Joni Mitchell, and Bad Brains' 'Pay to Cum.'
    “But I think the winner is, is that all there is by Peggy Lee?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:01:24 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  10. fun, about Scorsese's decades: Hot take: his 80s (Raging Bull, King of Comedy, After Hours, Color of Money, Last Temptation, Life Lessons) beat his 90s and maybe his 70s; top 3 is Goodfellas, King of Comedy and After Hours.
    “his 80s are better than his 90s and maybe even better than his 70s.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:08:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  11. fun, about Pee-wee, Tim Burton: Burton hot take: all-time genius from 1985 to 2000, then not; theory that his hair impinged on his brain.
    “I think his hair just got really heavy and it started impinging on his brain.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:14:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  12. fun, about Linda Fiorentino: The Last Seduction was sold to HBO when it couldn't get theaters, then ran its awards campaign and was ruled ineligible, the year Jessica Lange won for Blue Sky.
    “And that was the year Jessica Lang won for Blue Sky, which had been made 4 years earlier.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:28:51 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  13. fun, about Marcy: Clever detail: she overdoses on Seconal, which killed Judy Garland, star of The Wizard of Oz.
    “she overdoses on secondal, which is what Judy Garland overdosed on”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:35:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  14. fun, about After Hours: Timeline unanswerable question: he leaves at 11:30, reaches Marcy at 12:15, a clock says 4:10, and he is back at the office around 6:30 to 7:15 with a vacuum running.
    “The number one giveaway is that someone is vacuuming in the office when he gets there.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:38:33 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  15. fun, about Scorsese / hosts: Sean's verdict: a hinge movie, less fun than Color of Money but admired more; Jack Sanders says 5-star masterpiece and the best pace of any director.
    “It's just a hinge movie for him, you know?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 1:41:36 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  16. fun, about Heather Graham: Details cover in gold paint; speaker pinned the trifold to his wall for three years.
    “pinned it to my wall.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey · 0:46:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  17. fun, about Christopher Plummer: Plummer plays Mike Wallace not as an impression but as Plummer interpreting Wallace, with the pointing fingers and no prosthetics.
    “he is just doing Christopher Plummer interpreting Mike Wallace.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:47:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  18. fun, about Wings Hauser: Wings Hauser had five low-budget movies before The Insider and was Jonesy on 90210, a weird casting at that career moment.
    “It was just a weird casting.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:52:47 · Sean Fennessey (0.35 sure it was them)
  19. fun, about The Insider: Most 1999 moment: Pacino and Crowe faxing, payphones, and the New York Times in the lobby; plus the offhanded Ken Starr reference.
    “I have Pacino and Crow faxing back and forth.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:56:20 · Sean Fennessey (0.35 sure it was them)
  20. fun, about The Insider: The movie was originally called Man of the People; Roth and Mann wrote the first draft at the bar of the Broadway Deli in Santa Monica.
    “Roth and Mann wrote the 1st draft of the screenplay at the Broadway deli in Santa Monica”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:03:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  21. fun, about Mike Wallace: Mike Wallace detested the movie, and Don Hewitt criticized it in Page Six; Mann met Hewitt in the elevator of their shared building and Hewitt said 'that fucking Lil Bergman.'
    “Hewitt had been criticizing the movie in page 6 throughout the production.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:03:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  22. fun, about A Bronx Tale: Nitpicks: the cops are at C's apartment seconds after the murder; 50 witnesses yet the nine-year-old is the star witness; C's mother and the baby sister vanish; why the Satan's Messengers are in the Bronx; who planted the car bomb.
    “Who plants the car bomb?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘A Bronx Tale’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 1:38:58 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  23. fun, about Robert Altman: Wesley points to Mitchell Zuckoff's oral biography as where to start; it tells how Altman could be a terror and a menace.
    “the oral biography that Mitchell Zukov did in 2009, that features a lot of stories of how he could really be a terror.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:26:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  24. fun, about The Player opening scene: The pitches within the opening are a Russian doll: Joan Tewkesbury and Alan Rudolph pitch, and Rudolph just directed Bruce Willis in Mortal Thoughts.
    “He had just directed Bruce Willis in Mortal Thoughts the year before that.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:35:48 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  25. fun, about Fred Ward: In the opening, the executive talking Touch of Evil's tracking shot then admits he never watches foreign films, never seen The Sheltering Sky.
    “He's never seen sheltering sky.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:36:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  26. fun, about Whoopi Goldberg: Whoopi's tampon scene and her mini moments: lifting the Academy Award a year after winning for Ghost, and pushing a witness to pick number 3 in the lineup.
    “she picks up the Academy Award and holds it and she's like, oh, this is heavy.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:49:59 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  27. fun, about Brion James: The 48 Hrs. sequel making this guy the Iceman annoys Sean because it retroactively changes the first movie.
    “Which is the most annoying sequel thing that has ever happened to me in a movie ever because it actually changes the way you watch the 1st 48 hours.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:55:14 · Sean Fennessey (0.55 sure it was them)
  28. fun, about The Player running bit: Julia Roberts and Bruce Willis get suggested for every movie; in 2022 the hosts still say Julia Roberts for everything, and Zendaya/Chalamet/Tom Holland for now.
    “I feel like it's still Julia Roberts for everything.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 0:58:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  29. fun, about Leah Ayres: Best that-guy winner: nobody knew the Bloodsport love interest's name.
    “Nobody knows the blood sport lady's name.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 1:16:45 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  30. fun, about The Player: Nitpick: the LA Times has suspects and evidence of the Kahane murder by morning, only hours later; Even Tokyo Vice does not work that fast.
    “Even Tokyo Vice doesn't work this fast.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 1:34:34 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  31. fun, about The Player memorabilia: Sean wants the M poster from Griffin's office; Wesley would want a double-breasted suit; Bill wants Whoopi's clogs.
    “I mean, the M poster, the Fritz Long movie, I think, is probably like the, that's the movie I like the most that is featured.”
    The Rewatchables · 'The Player' With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Wesley Morris · 1:44:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  32. fun, about Die Hard 2: Best quote: McClane's self-aware line about the same thing happening twice, later sampled in Positive K's 'I Got a Man'.
    “How does the same shit happen to the same guy twice?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:42:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  33. fun, about Die Hard 2: Casting what-if: McTiernan was supposed to direct but committed to Red October; the hosts think Harlin did a good job, with a goofier, grander tone.
    “He just has like a slightly different tone.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:52:09 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  34. fun, about Die Hard 2: Taser first: a comedic taser may have first appeared in this movie, but it is not the Apex Mountain, which is The Hangover.
    “Not before this.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:16:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  35. fun, about Panic Room: Propane scene: Sean argues she should blow up in a closed room and the dive backward is unrealistic; Chris takes the propane scene as his pick anyway.
    “I think everyone dies in the panic room the moment she lights the flame.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:54:44 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  36. fun, about Panic Room: Sean's nitpick: Foster never just opens the panic room door and grabs the phone when all three burglars are downstairs, and the movie would be over in 40 minutes.
    “Just open the panic room, walk 5 feet and call the fucking police and the movie's over.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:27:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  37. fun, about Ang Lee: Lee's philosophy: movies are sight and sound, not language.
    “movies are sight and sound.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:21 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  38. fun, about The Ice Storm: Ryan loves the film's dark, funny undercurrent: it is a satire with tragedy.
    “It's got a really dark, funny undercurrent to it that you kind of have to give yourself over to.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:10:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  39. fun, about The Ice Storm: Fennessey notes the opening reading of the Fantastic Four as nearly announcing its theme: four family members at the end.
    “you have a character open the movie reading the Fantastic Four.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:17:35 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  40. fun, about The Ice Storm: The kids' trance in front of the television shows mass media taking over minds.
    “the hypnotic power of television.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:18:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  41. fun, about The Ice Storm: Ryan on the key party's fumbling: everyone is scared or confused except Jenny.
    “the funny thing about the key party to me is just how fumbling it is.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:25:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  42. fun, about The Ice Storm: Rewatchable scene: the Nixon mask scene is one of the most unnerving in a non-horror film.
    “It's one of the most unnerving scenes in a non-horror movie in film history.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:41:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  43. fun, about The Ice Storm: Key party rules: no solos, no reverends, no sons or daughters with the parents.
    “rule number one would be no solos at the key party.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Ice Storm’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:16:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  44. fun, about The Color of Money: In the script, the song Vince dances to is James Brown, not Warren Zevon.
    “Well, in the script itself, it's James Brown.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:31:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  45. fun, about Grady Seasons scene: When it goes sideways in the Grady Seasons segment, Scorsese runs the blues soundtrack in reverse to show things spinning out of control.
    “he literally runs the audio backwards.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:36:06 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  46. fun, about The Color of Money: Helen Shaver's character was added late before filming because they worried Eddie's fascination with Vincent could be misread; that's why she's in only a few scenes.
    “they got worried that Eddie's relationship slash fascination with Vincent might be misinterpreted”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:52:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  47. fun, about The ending: Sean defends not showing the final match; 'mic drop' last line with freeze frame. 16-year-old Bill was furious.
    “hey, I'm back.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘The Color of Money’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:16:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  48. fun, about Most rewatchable scene: The 'He's not gone, he's never gone' freakout then opening the door onto Bob was both the trailer's hook and Sean's favorite scene.
    “My favorite scene is definitely Dreyfuss just blowing his top and doing the he's not gone.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:35:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  49. fun, about Casting what-if: Woody Allen: Woody Allen was approached to play Dr. Marvin and possibly direct and co-write; the hosts reject it as too much neurosis on screen.
    “It's too much neurosis on the screen.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:47:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  50. fun, about Fran Brill / Frank Oz: The sister is played by Fran Brill, a famed Sesame Street and Muppets puppeteer, in the film because she is friends with director Frank Oz (Miss Piggy, Yoda), which is why puppets show up.
    “She's one of the Sesame Street and Muppets people”
    The Rewatchables · ‘What About Bob?’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan · 0:52:31 · Sean Fennessey (0.90 sure it was them)
  51. fun, about Thief: Frank's collage as Pinterest, with an NFT joke.
    “So does Michael Mann know that he invented Pinterest?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:49:05 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  52. fun, about Michael Mann: Mann drives around looking at bridges and water.
    “I would drive around and I would look at things.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:03:42 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  53. fun, about Heat: Thief and Heat meeting: Caan told Pacino 'you fucker, that was my movie'; leftover scenes went to Heat.
    “I said, you fucker, that was my movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Thief’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:15:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  54. fun, about Se7en (Pitt/Fincher commentary): The commentary mixes a Fincher-Pitt track with Freeman's solo track; Fincher and Pitt are mischievous and love McGinley's first shot.
    “those 2 guys are hilarious together because they're old friends”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:21:25 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  55. fun, about Se7en (SWAT scene): The SWAT actors were not told the starving victim would cough, so their startled reaction is authentic.
    “So apparently, they didn't tell the actors playing the SWAT team that that guy was going to cough.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:38:36 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  56. fun, about Kevin Spacey: Fincher calls Spacey an instrument, a weapon in the movie.
    “Fincher calls him an instrument.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:42:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  57. fun, about Se7en (credits): Fincher wanted the title sequence to look like a serial killer made it; the books were real and cost $15,000.
    “Fincher wanted to make them look like a serial killer was doing the credits, basically.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:47:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  58. fun, about Se7en (Somerset): Somerset hang bit: a Jets, Knicks, Rangers fan still mad about the Charles Smith game, with a joyless take on the Spurs.
    “Somerset has no joy.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Se7en’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:55:57 · Sean Fennessey (0.45 sure it was them)
  59. fun, about Lorne Michaels: Michaels's drug advice recalled in a Chase oral history: rotate them, and coke is God's way of telling you that you have too much money.
    “Lauren used to say that coke was God's way of telling you that you have too much money.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:19:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  60. fun, about Fletch: Fletch runs an hour 37, almost the perfect length for cable with commercials, and there are no bad scenes in the movie.
    “It's almost like they made the absolute perfect length of a movie to have commercials.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Fletch’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:22:52 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  61. fun, about Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Nitpick: Bill's complaint that a senior cut day with no beer or joint is too innocent, and Sean's retort that the museum, Wrigley, and a Ferrari day is amazing. Chris calls it the most innocent cut day possible.
    “Your dirtbag ethics have nothing to do with what makes Ferris Bueller beautiful.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:26:08 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  62. fun, about Sean Fennessey: Sean wins the most-rewatchable scene pick: Cliff on the roof in the Bruce Lee scene, which he looked forward to most on his third viewing.
    “I'm going with Cliff on the roof in the Bruce Lee scene.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:39:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  63. fun, about Mad magazine: Tarantino made a full-length faux Mad magazine just for a framed prop.
    “Let's do 50 pages that nobody will see about Mad magazine.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood’ Live From Sundance With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 1:06:23 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  64. fun, about Skyfall: The rat speech: Silva's monologue ends the first act rather than the movie.
    “But this one is like, it's just playwriting.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:30:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  65. fun, about Javier Bardem: He is called the greatest Bond girl.
    “Javier Birdem is the greatest bond girl.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:31:43 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  66. fun, about Naomie Harris: Stray tone: Moneypenny banter in a depressed film.
    “It's like everyone's really depressed.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:56:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  67. fun, about Skyfall: Casting what-if: Connery as Kincade rejected; Spacey approached for Mallory.
    “I think Kevin Spacey was originally approached to play Mallory.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:57:19 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  68. fun, about Skyfall: Award for overacting goes to the boat captain, because the group will not name Bardem.
    “How about we give it to the boat captain who sticks his head and is like, we should push off?”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:05:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  69. fun, about James Bond series: Stunt-casting what-if: a Bond Netflix show would mean movies are dead.
    “that how we know movies are dead. If Bond goes to Netflix.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:28:45 · Sean Fennessey (0.35 sure it was them)
  70. fun, about Judi Dench: Most screen time of any M in the series.
    “I read that this is the most screen time by far that Em ever had in a movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 1:31:42 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  71. fun, about Smiley / Roger Guenveur Smith: Smiley was not in the original script; Roger Guenveur Smith lived around the corner and begged on set every day until Spike wrote him in.
    “because Roger Guinevere Smith, who knew Spike, and lived on around the corner in Bed Sty, came to the set every day and begged and begged and begged and begged to be in the movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:29:49 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  72. fun, about Show format: Episode confirmed to feature only Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris; Bill Simmons is not heard, though Sean says they will have to work on Bill to get Scorsese's After Hours and King of Comedy made Rewatchables.
    “We're going to have to work on Bill to get those to be rewatchables.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:33:12 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  73. fun, about Final sequence: The only time Spike ever storyboarded: Spike and Dickerson storyboarded everything from Smiley, Buggin Out, and Radio Raheem entering the pizzeria to the end.
    “And I think it might be the only example in Spike's history of where he storyboarded.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:44:56 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  74. fun, about Fight the Power: The song appears in the movie over 20 times, per Sean.
    “Fight the power appears in this movie over 20 times.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:48:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  75. fun, about Tarantino: Sean says Tarantino took two things from the movie: a line that reappears in Reservoir Dogs, and the Sicilians-and-Moors speech in True Romance.
    “I think that Spike, and he's never said this, but I think Spike is like, this dude ripped me off a couple of times.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:51:30 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  76. fun, about Rosie Perez nude scene: Rosie Perez has said the nude scene's atmosphere was wrong and she was crying; Sean lists it, with her function in the movie, as what aged worst.
    “That's obviously not how you want to make a movie.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 0:57:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  77. fun, about John Savage / Larry Bird jersey: Savage claims his sister dated Larry Bird and Bird gave him the shirt; Spike debunked it on a featurette: he bought it in a store and gave it to costume designer Ruth Carter.
    “that is an untrue story because Spike bought that shirt in a store, gave it to Ruthie Carter”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:05:07 · Sean Fennessey (0.65 sure it was them)
  78. fun, about Do the Right Thing production: Shot entirely on Stuyvesant between Quincy and Lexington; the block was repainted red and orange for heat; local crack dealers threatened the crew so Spike hired Fruit of Islam security; Sam Jackson mostly slept.
    “So Lee hired fruit of Islam members to provide security.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:08:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  79. fun, about Spike Lee: Spike says only white viewers ask whether Mookie did the right thing; in 2016 Air Jordan released a Radio Raheem sneaker.
    “Spike remarked that he has only ever been asked by white viewers whether Mookie did the right thing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:14:55 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)
  80. fun, about Joey Pants Award: For the 'that guy' award, Frank Vincent wins because it's always Frank Vincent; Giancarlo Esposito used to win until Breaking Bad; Frankie Faison is the alternative.
    “I guess it's Frank Vincent because it's always Frank Vincent.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:21:04 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  81. fun, about Saul Rubinek Award: Sean picks Ruby Dee's Mother Sister, and Wesley is genuinely shocked, as he picked Esposito and loves Mother Sister.
    “It's Ruby D.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:21:43 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  82. fun, about Sal's pizza: The props department only had two pizzas, so the production reused them; Turturro was taught to cut with a roller but was seen just airing it. They say it looks like Play-Doh or claymation.
    “I only had 2 pizzas.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:33:41 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  83. fun, about New York vs. California pizza: Sean claims the worst New York pizza beats any food in California; Wesley, a Philadelphian, pushes back with Koreatown. Running argument closes the unanswerable questions segment.
    “The worst pizza I've ever had in New York is better than any food I've had in California.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Do The Right Thing’ With Sean Fennessey and Wesley Morris · 1:35:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.75 sure it was them)
  84. fun, about Todd Phillips: Phillips' first student documentary Hated, about punk singer GG Allin, got him an HBO internship; he helped develop Taxicab Confessions there, then made Frat House, later accused of staging scenes.
    “It got him an internship at HBO.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:09:42 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  85. fun, about The Hangover: The story is Phillips skipped an upfront check on the first Hangover and took points, earning $50 million on the original alone.
    “he did not take a check for ahead of time for the hangover and that he took only points and that he made $50000000”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:10:44 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  86. fun, about Snoop Dogg: A four-minute Snoop performance in the film is a good snapshot of Snoop time: Warren G as DJ and Don Magic Juan in tow, rumored trade-off for Starsky & Hutch.
    “Warren G is his DJ and it's when he went everywhere with Don Magic Wand.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:28:03 · Sean Fennessey (0.30 sure it was them)
  87. fun, about Old School: The closing credits have a story: Kilborn crashes over a bridge and kills fly-fishing Jeremy Piven, then there are other bits, about 2.5 minutes. Phillips mastered the trick with The Hangover Polaroids, rated number-one closing credits by one host.
    “I would say that's for me, that's the number one closing credits of all time.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:31:15 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  88. fun, about Elisha Cuthbert: Aged-the-worst: Luke Wilson sleeping with a high school girl, who may be 17 or 18. Compared to the Stefania Simonetti situation in The Godfather.
    “She's either 17 or 18.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:36:02 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  89. fun, about Juliet Lewis: Dion Waiters Award winner (biggest heat check): she is only in two scenes, one the closing credits, and is basically an amateur porn star before amateur porn stars.
    “She's basically like an amateur porn star before we even knew there were amateur porn stars.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 0:37:00 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  90. fun, about Old School: Best quote contest: 'Blue, you're my boy!', Frank's earmuffs and 'cockballs' bit, and Mitch's 'Columbus wasn't looking for America' line.
    “well, Columbus wasn't looking for America, my man, but that turned out pretty okay for everyone.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:02:01 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  91. fun, about Todd Phillips: Who Won the Movie: Todd Phillips, who is arguably bigger than Apatow, is directing Joker, and might be on stage for A Star Is Born; he picks people at the right time.
    “he definitely picks people at the right time.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:07:17 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  92. fun, about The Godfather: Closing Godfather corrections: Corleone compound is in Long Beach, Sean is a proud North Shore guy, a reader notes Bobby Thompson's home run game on the radio, and a bit about the kids Kay was teaching.
    “fuck the southern shore.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Old School’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:09:27 · Sean Fennessey (0.70 sure it was them)
  93. fun, about Kevin Jarre: First director fired after about a week for falling behind and shooting only wide masters, with no coverage.
    “after about a week he was fired when it became clear he didn't know what he was doing.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:02:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  94. fun, about George P. Cosmatos / Kurt Russell: Russell claimed he effectively directed Tombstone: shot lists the night before and hand gestures on set while the credited director stood in.
    “The night before we would shoot, I would give Georgia a shot list.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:03:54 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  95. fun, about Kevin Costner: Costner left over the film's focus, then made the competing Wyatt Earp; the group says Tombstone still came out better.
    “And so not only did they not have Kevin Costner in the movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:04:39 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  96. fun, about Val Kilmer: Kilmer praised Russell for sacrificing his own role energy to save the film.
    “He said, I have admiration for Curtis.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:10:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.60 sure it was them)
  97. fun, about Billy Bob Thornton: Reportedly improvised all his dialogue, per Russell.
    “Improvised all of his dialogue.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:26:38 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  98. fun, about Tombstone: The closing credits are four minutes of the cast walking in close-ups like a Vanity Fair shoot.
    “a vanity fair photo shoot almost.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:35:13 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)
  99. fun, about Val Kilmer: Kilmer's accent compared to Yosemite Sam reading Oscar Wilde.
    “he's like if Yosemite Sam was trying to read Oscar Wilde.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:40:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.40 sure it was them)
  100. fun, about Stephen Lang: Reportedly hammered through the whole movie; the Dion Waiters Award pick.
    “who is reportedly actually hammered for the entire, like the entire movie”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Tombstone’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan · 0:42:40 · Sean Fennessey (0.50 sure it was them)