Most Rewatchable Scene · 36:29
The cheater punishment and count-room system
Bill Simmons: The casino surveillance and count-room explanation is nominated.
Bill Simmons: The Ichikawa whale sequence is nominated.
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The Rewatchables ·
Casino
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Who won the movie
Sharon Stone
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Roger Ebert
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Dion Waiters Award
James Woods
The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson · 31:53
The hosts enumerate ten lessons using movie lines and their own addenda.
Bill Simmons: When you love someone, you have to trust them and give them the key to everything, though the hosts dispute the advice.
Cast
Selected cast credits · Film reference
Robert De Niro
Sam "Ace" Rothstein
Sharon Stone
Ginger McKenna
Joe Pesci
Nicky Santoro
James Woods
Lester Diamond
Don Rickles
Billy Sherbert
Alan King
Andy Stone
Kevin Pollak
Phillip Green
L. Q. Jones
Pat Webb
Dick Smothers
Senator Harrison Roberts
Frank Vincent
Frank Marino
Everything from the episode
In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.
26:41
Roger Ebert's review
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:26:41Read transcript
- Ebert awarded Casino four stars.
- Siskel’s less enthusiastic response is contrasted. — Sean Fennessey
1:27:25
Casting What-Ifs
Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Melanie Griffith, Traci Lords, and Sharon Stone’s audition history
Madonna, Nicole Kidman, Melanie Griffith, Traci Lords, and Sharon Stone’s audition history
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:27:25Read transcript
- Madonna says the role came down to her and Sharon Stone. — Bill Simmons
- Nicole Kidman was considered. — Bill Simmons
- Melanie Griffith was considered. — Bill Simmons
- Traci Lords reportedly gave an impressive audition. — Bill Simmons
- Sharon Stone’s repeatedly canceled auditions and Scorsese’s personal appeal are recounted. — Bill Simmons
- The panel prefers Stone to the alternatives. — Bill Simmons
1:34:51
Recasting Couch
Diane Lane, Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Scarlett Johansson for Nicky’s wife and Ginger
Diane Lane, Madonna, Lady Gaga, and Scarlett Johansson for Nicky’s wife and Ginger
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:51Read transcript
- Diane Lane is proposed for Nicky’s wife. — Bill Simmons
- Madonna is proposed for Nicky’s wife after losing the Ginger role.
- Lady Gaga is proposed for Ginger.
- Match Point-era Scarlett Johansson is proposed for Ginger. — Bill Simmons
1:37:15
Half-Assed Internet Research
Real people, costumes, a murder attempt, profanity, improv, sets, ribs, cigarettes, restaurants, and high rollers
Real people, costumes, a murder attempt, profanity, improv, sets, ribs, cigarettes, restaurants, and high rollers
In the discussion (15)
Approx. transcript time · 01:37:15Read transcript
- Frank Cullotta served as technical adviser and appeared as a hitman. — Bill Simmons
- The costume budget was one million dollars, with 70 De Niro outfits and 40 Stone outfits. — Bill Simmons
- Joe Pesci’s then-wife Claudia Haro was later convicted in an attempted-murder scheme against another ex-husband. — Bill Simmons
- The film uses the F-word 435 times. — Bill Simmons
- James Woods improvised dialogue and the detail that Lester was with a prostitute using cocaine during the wedding call. — Bill Simmons
- The count-room set was constructed because productions are not allowed into a real count room. — Bill Simmons
- Frank Rosenthal’s television-show guests included Sinatra, Hope, Liberace, O. J. Simpson, and Rickles. — Bill Simmons
- Pesci suffered a rib injury during the cornfield sequence.
- De Niro maintained cigarette length for continuity. — Bill Simmons
- Piero’s restaurant stood in for the Leaning Tower.
- Future Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman appears as an attorney.
- Nobu Matsuhisa plays Ichikawa. — Bill Simmons
- Akio Kashiwagi’s casino debts and murder are discussed. — Bill Simmons
- Ace’s house was later bought by Suge Knight. — Bill Simmons
- Frank Rosenthal’s later nightclub, online-betting, and family life are summarized. — Bill Simmons
1:48:38
Picking Nits
Lester, security deposits, girlfriends, commission relatives, shootings, deposits, jewelry, and trust in Ginger produ...
Lester, security deposits, girlfriends, commission relatives, shootings, deposits, jewelry, and trust in Ginger produce distinct nitpicks.
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:48:38Read transcript
- Ace not killing Lester is questioned.
- Giving Ginger sole access to a two-million-dollar security deposit is questioned.
- Ace’s lack of another girlfriend before Ginger is questioned.
- Nicky not killing the county commissioner’s relative is debated. — Bill Simmons
- The physical staging of public shootings is questioned. — Bill Simmons
- Ginger withdrawing the deposit while police watch is questioned. — Bill Simmons
- The film’s jewelry includes pieces from the wrong decades. — Bill Simmons
- Ace trusting Ginger with everything is identified as the story’s core practical problem.
1:53:53
Probably Unanswerable Questions
The pen victim, car bomb, and Frank Vincent’s alignment
The pen victim, car bomb, and Frank Vincent’s alignment
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:53:53Read transcript
- Did the man stabbed repeatedly with the pen die? — Bill Simmons
- Who planted the bomb in Ace’s car? — Sean Fennessey
- Why does Frank Vincent’s character turn on Nicky?
Mentions across The Rewatchables
Recorded movie reference
Cop Land
The Rewatchables · aired June 2, 2022
Ten De Niro pantheon performances
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