Most Rewatchable Scene · 15:52
The airport limo and discovering the suitcase
Bill Simmons: Lloyd’s despair over having no food, jobs, or intact pet is nominated
Bill Simmons: Lloyd selling the headless parakeet to a blind child is nominated
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Just one Oscar
Jim Carrey
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Overacting Award
Sea Bass
The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson · 1:00:08
Take opportunities as they come
Bill Simmons: “Take opportunities as they come” is selected as the life lesson
Cast
Selected cast credits · Film reference
Jim Carrey
Lloyd Christmas
Jeff Daniels
Harry Dunne
Lauren Holly
Mary Swanson
Charles Rocket
Nicholas Andre
Mike Starr
Joe Mentalino
Karen Duffy
J.P. Shay
Teri Garr
Helen Swanson
Felton Perry
Detective Dale
Harland Williams
the motorcycle police officer
Victoria Rowell
Beth Jordan (credited as "Athletic Beauty")
Cam Neely
Sea Bass
Joe Baker
Barnard
Brad Lockerman
Bobby Swanson
Lin Shaye
Mrs. Margie Neugeboren (referred to by Harry as "Mrs. Noogieburger")
Hank Brandt
Karl Swanson
Brady Bluhm
Billy in 4C
Connie Sawyer
elderly lady
Everything from the episode
In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.
34:35
Casting What-Ifs
Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Nicolas Cage
Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Nicolas Cage
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:34:35Read transcript
- Steve Martin and Martin Short reportedly declined Lloyd — Bill Simmons
- Nicolas Cage reportedly sought a salary the production would not meet for the co-lead before Jeff Daniels was cast — Bill Simmons
- Jennifer Lawrence recounts auditioning for Twilight without a callback before later taking The Hunger Games — Jennifer Lawrence
41:10
Recasting Couch
Tim Robbins, Jennifer Lawrence, and Amy Schumer
Tim Robbins, Jennifer Lawrence, and Amy Schumer
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:41:10Read transcript
- Tim Robbins is proposed for Lloyd — Bill Simmons
- Jennifer Lawrence and Amy Schumer propose themselves as a female pairing — Bill Simmons
- The proposed female remake renames the leads Laura and Harriet — Bill Simmons
43:16
Half-Assed Internet Research
Carrey’s tooth, filming sites, ghost story, alternate ending, Eastwood anecdote, improvisation, and watch gag
Carrey’s tooth, filming sites, ghost story, alternate ending, Eastwood anecdote, improvisation, and watch gag
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 00:43:16Read transcript
- Jim Carrey reportedly removed a cap to expose his childhood-chipped tooth — Bill Simmons
- The Aspen material was filmed in Breckenridge, Colorado, and Park City, Utah — Bill Simmons
- The hotel exterior was the Stanley Hotel associated with The Shining — Bill Simmons
- The haunted hotel room is numbered 217 in the book and 237 in the film — Bill Simmons
- Carrey reportedly fled room 217 after three hours and has not explained why — Bill Simmons
- The alternate bikini-model-bus ending is rejected as the wrong ending — Bill Simmons
- Carrey reportedly refused an alternate ending in which the pair board the bikini-model bus — Bill Simmons
- Jeff Daniels reportedly learned Clint Eastwood had experienced a similar bathroom-date disaster — Bill Simmons
- The big gulfs exchange reportedly used nonactors and was improvised — Bill Simmons
- Lloyd’s watch displays a fake Casino brand rather than Casio — Bill Simmons
54:09
Picking Nits
Mary’s public date with Harry during the kidnapping
Mary’s public date with Harry during the kidnapping
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 00:54:09Read transcript
- Mary spending a conspicuous day with Harry while her husband is missing remains unexplained — Bill Simmons
55:32
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Spilled salt, snow owls, and suitcase value
Spilled salt, snow owls, and suitcase value
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 00:55:32Read transcript
- Whether spilled salt is bad luck is discussed as a belief learned from the film — Bill Simmons
- Whether snowy owls need protection is asked without research — Bill Simmons
- The suitcase total is initially guessed at $100,000 — Bill Simmons
- The Lamborghini’s stated $275,000 price implies a much larger total — Bill Simmons
- The weight of cash is used to constrain the estimate
- The suitcase lock is criticized for opening when thrown down — Jennifer Lawrence
- Two participants settle near $500,000 while another guesses $625,000 — Bill Simmons
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Speed
The Rewatchables · aired August 18, 2026
Dumb and Dumber is listed in the sourced research for this episode. The precise discussion has not been linked yet.