The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award · 1:32:22
Kill Sykes
The category is initially almost skipped but is then completed
Mallory argues Nichols should have Sykes killed
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Who won the movie
Tommy Lee Jones / Harrison Ford
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Roger Ebert
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Dion Waiters Award
Copeland
The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson · 1:46:20
Get a capable lawyer
Bill Simmons: Get a lawyer immediately and avoid Walter
Cast
Selected cast credits · Film reference
Harrison Ford
Dr. Richard Kimble
Tommy Lee Jones
Deputy U.S. Marshal Sam Gerard
Sela Ward
Helen Kimble
Joe Pantoliano
Deputy U.S. Marshal Cosmo Renfro
Andreas Katsulas
Fredrick Sykes
Jeroen Krabbé
Dr. Charles Nichols
Daniel Roebuck
Deputy U.S. Marshal Robert Biggs
Tom Wood
Deputy U.S. Marshal Noah Newman
L. Scott Caldwell
Deputy U.S. Marshal Erin Poole
Johnny Lee Davenport
Deputy U.S. Marshal Henry
Julianne Moore
Dr. Anne Eastman
Ron Dean
Detective Kelly
Joseph Kosala
Detective Rosetti
Jane Lynch
Dr. Kathy Wahlund
Dick Cusack
Attorney Walter Gutherie
Andy Romano
Judge Bennett
Nick Searcy
Sheriff Rawlins
Eddie Bo Smith
Copeland
Neil Flynn
Transit Cop
Richard Riehle
Old Guard
Kirsten Nelson
Hospital Secretary
David Darlow
Dr. Alec Lentz
Frank Ray Perilli
Corrections Officer
Lester Holt
Newscaster
David U. Hodges
Marshal David
John M. Watson Sr.
Bones Roosevelt
Roland Burris
Smiling Man in Parade
Everything from the episode
In the order the hosts got to it. Open a row for the discussion.
18:25
Roger Ebert's review
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:18:25Read transcript
- The hosts report Ebert awarded four stars — Bill Simmons
- They discuss his praise of the film as accomplished entertainment — Bill Simmons
1:02:53
Casting What-Ifs
Nolte, Baldwin, Hackman, Voight and Richard Jordan
Nolte, Baldwin, Hackman, Voight and Richard Jordan
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:02:53Read transcript
- Walter Hill’s proposed Nick Nolte version — Bill Simmons
- Alec Baldwin described as an early choice — Bill Simmons
- Gene Hackman and Jon Voight considered for Gerard — Bill Simmons
- Richard Jordan’s illness and replacement — Bill Simmons
- Reshooting the party scene and Ford’s beard differences — Bill Simmons
1:07:34
Recasting Couch
Ewan McGregor, Jake Gyllenhaal and others
Ewan McGregor, Jake Gyllenhaal and others
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:34Read transcript
- Ewan McGregor in a London version
- Michael B. Jordan and Ryan Reynolds proposed, with objections
- Scarlett Johansson proposed
- Timothée Chalamet as a young prodigy is joked about
- Jake Gyllenhaal receives support
- Chris Rock as a 1993 marshal sidekick
- Pre-Taken Liam Neeson as Nichols
1:10:32
What Would Tony Romo’s Director’s Commentary for This Movie Sound Like?
Tony Romo narrating the dam escape
Tony Romo narrating the dam escape
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:10:32Read transcript
- Introduced as a new category — Bill Simmons
- Chris performs Romo-style narration of the tunnel and dam — Bill Simmons
- A Philadelphia example is a tangent, not a second Fugitive outcome — Bill Simmons
1:11:34
Half-Assed Internet Research
Ford’s injury, the real train crash and Chicago filming
Ford’s injury, the real train crash and Chicago filming
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:11:34Read transcript
- Ford’s injured knee and incorporated limp — Bill Simmons
- Six screenwriters and 25 drafts reported — Bill Simmons
- A real train crash with a single practical attempt — Bill Simmons
- North Carolina railroad location — Bill Simmons
- Chicago locations and the actual 1993 parade — Bill Simmons
- Cold conditions during parade filming — Bill Simmons
1:19:06
Producer review
Craig Horlbeck calls it the number-one dad movie
Craig Horlbeck calls it the number-one dad movie
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:06Read transcript
- Craig says he loves the movie and calls it the number-one dad movie — Craig Horlbeck
- He imagines appreciating it even more as a father — Craig Horlbeck
1:19:40
Picking Nits
Disguise, defense attorney and conspiracy logic
Disguise, defense attorney and conspiracy logic
In the discussion (18)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:40Read transcript
- Craig questions Sykes’s security role and corporate fishing trips
- Chris questions Kimble’s minimal disguise
- Stolen clothes fitting Kimble is debated
- Mallory questions the fundraiser’s swimsuit show
- Kimble fails to request counsel promptly
- Craig questions water falling on the gun
- Nichols’s conference patter is missing
- Mallory challenges the defense’s handling of Helen’s call and circumstantial evidence
- Shaving a large beard with a disposable razor
- Craig questions Kimble’s janitor performance
- Gerard’s shooting choices in the courthouse
- Nichols’s incriminating photos
- A rollerblading nurse
- Instant train-audio identification
- Mallory corrects the earlier podcast’s too-handsome Jon Hamm objection
- Craig asks why Kimble does not take the evidence straight to Gerard
- Kimble helping patients is defended
- Cosmo’s implausibly minor head wound
1:35:51
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Escape plan, Kimble’s fame, the cat and alternate futures
Escape plan, Kimble’s fame, the cat and alternate futures
In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 01:35:51Read transcript
- Effectiveness of the fake seizure escape
- Craig asks how famous Kimble would become
- How much cash Nichols gives Kimble
- Mallory asks what happened to the Kimble family cat
- Gerard as an NFL coach
- Craig asks why the river cannot be dyed blue
- A shared Chicago movie universe
- Whether faster emergency dispatch could have saved Helen
- The logic of the incriminating call
- Kimble and the woman who offers him a ride
- A twist making Kimble guilty after all
- How quickly Sykes would be caught through social media
1:43:07
Best Double Feature
The Package / Under Siege / Presumed Innocent / Enemy of the State
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:43:07Read transcript
- The Package — Bill Simmons
- Under Siege — Bill Simmons
- Presumed Innocent is suggested — Bill Simmons
- Enemy of the State — Bill Simmons
Mentions across The Rewatchables
Double Feature
Under Siege
The Rewatchables · aired December 25, 2023
Approx. transcript time · 01:39:29Read transcript
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