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This Is the End

year 2013decade 10sdirector Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberggenre Comedy
host Bill Simmonshost Chris Ryanhost Craig Horlbeckproducer Craig Horlbeck
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The film

This Is the End (2013)

Directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg · Comedy

107 minutes

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Cast

Selected cast credits · Film reference

James Franco James Franco
Jonah Hill Jonah Hill
Seth Rogen Seth Rogen
Jay Baruchel Jay Baruchel
Danny McBride Danny McBride
Craig Robinson Craig Robinson
Michael Cera Michael Cera
Emma Watson Emma Watson
Mindy Kaling Mindy Kaling
David Krumholtz David Krumholtz
Christopher Mintz-Plasse Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Rihanna Rihanna
Martin Starr Martin Starr
Paul Rudd Paul Rudd
Channing Tatum Channing Tatum
Kevin Hart Kevin Hart
Aziz Ansari Aziz Ansari
Nick Carter Nick Carter
Howie Dorough Howie Dorough
Brian Littrell Brian Littrell
AJ McLean AJ McLean
Kevin Richardson Kevin Richardson
Brian Huskey Survivor
Ricky Mabe Cannibal dressed as Santa Claus
Carol Sutton Convenience-store cashier

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19:32

Most Rewatchable Scene

Danny McBride and James Franco argue about the magazine

Danny McBride and James Franco argue about the magazine

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24:58

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Danny McBride is the funniest person of his generation

Danny McBride is the funniest person of his generation

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  • Danny McBride is declared the funniest performer of the prior fifteen years and the successor to Will Ferrell.
  • His recurring overconfident persona is compared with Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Will Ferrell.
  • His entrances, breakfast, ration argument, insults, and laughter at Michael Cera’s death are cited as examples. — Bill Simmons
  • The limited-film-role, heat-check shape of his career is praised rather than treated as a weakness. — Bill Simmons
  • Pineapple Express 2: Blood Red is identified as an apocalypse project within the film and as the prospective real sequel plot. — Bill Simmons
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33:52

What’s Aged the Best?

Danny McBride, personal dynamics, specificity, and fan service

Danny McBride, personal dynamics, specificity, and fan service

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  • Danny McBride is the leading answer because he repeatedly broke the other actors during filming. — Bill Simmons
  • The David Spade theory of nonthreatening celebrity desirability is said to be validated by Mindy Kaling’s Michael Cera speech. — Bill Simmons
  • The Jay–Seth friendship tension and their relationship with Seth’s Los Angeles friends feel rooted in real dynamics. — Bill Simmons
  • Jonah Hill and James Franco insulting one another is praised for blurring performance and real friction. — Bill Simmons
  • The timely Lindsay Lohan joke and Jonah identifying himself to God as being from Moneyball are praised. — Bill Simmons
  • The enormous demon anatomy, recurring jokes about Seth, and period pop-culture references are praised for specificity. — Bill Simmons
  • The detailed apocalypse inventory and its conversion into 127 Hours are praised. — Bill Simmons
  • Jay Baruchel’s later account of disliking Jonah during filming is used to validate the tension onscreen. — Bill Simmons
  • Dicks up and Scarface style are praised as compact group-decision jokes. — Craig Horlbeck
  • Superbad and Pineapple Express fan service is praised for supplying reunion energy without conventional sequels.
  • Combining a one-night party comedy with Night of the Living Dead is praised as a potent premise. — Chris Ryan
  • Jonah's dog Aja and the video-confessional device are praised.
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41:39

The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot

Danny McBride's entrance

Danny McBride's entrance

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  • Danny McBride's breakfast entrance wins for its slow reveal and hand movement. — Bill Simmons
  • Jay and Seth fleeing the convenience store amid crashes is an alternate.
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42:13

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

Missing post-credit scene in hell

Missing post-credit scene in hell

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  • The abandoned post-credit scene with Franco, McBride, Jonah, and Hitler smoking in hell is identified as the missing piece. — Bill Simmons
  • The panel argues the film should return to hell after the heaven ending and include more condemned figures. — Bill Simmons
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42:53

What’s Aged the Worst?

Franco context, party length, 3D television, and weed culture

Franco context, party length, 3D television, and weed culture

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  • The party is considered five or six minutes too short, while Craig Robinson’s departure could be shortened. — Bill Simmons
  • James Franco’s centrality and onscreen friendship with Seth Rogen are uncomfortable in light of their later estrangement and Franco’s disappearance from major films.
  • Emma Watson’s discomfort with improvised material is discussed with Seth Rogen’s later acceptance that communication failed.
  • 3D televisions are identified as a dated technological fad. — Chris Ryan
  • The movie’s heavy marijuana culture is judged less funny after legalization and saturation. — Chris Ryan
  • The proposed Hitler scene remains disputed rather than a unanimous missed opportunity. — Bill Simmons
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46:19

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Best Apatow-adjacent movie; Danny McBride is funniest

Best Apatow-adjacent movie; Danny McBride is funniest

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  • This Is the End is argued to be the best Apatow-adjacent film, ahead of Knocked Up and Superbad. — Chris Ryan
  • The reason given is that friendship saves the characters without forcing them into nuclear-family maturity. — Chris Ryan
  • The film’s willingness to kill major comic actors supports its refusal of a reassuring growth arc.
  • Danny McBride being the funniest performer of the generation is offered as a separate hottest take.
  • His control over his own television projects is praised as the reason he avoided weaker studio vehicles. — Chris Ryan
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50:53

The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award

No winner

No winner

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  • No performance is judged improperly overacted; Michael Cera’s heightened performance is considered appropriate. — Bill Simmons
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51:11

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

Brian Huskey

Brian Huskey

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  • Dave Krumholtz is considered but judged too recognizable.
  • Brian Huskey, whose character appears at the door and is immediately killed, wins.
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51:24

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

Michael Cera

Michael Cera

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57:21

Apex Mountain

Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, and movie pitches

Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, and movie pitches

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  • Seth Rogen is placed at or near apex between this film and Neighbors. — Chris Ryan
  • Jonah Hill is assigned The Wolf of Wall Street or Moneyball rather than this film. — Bill Simmons
  • James Franco is placed near apex, with 127 Hours as an alternate. — Bill Simmons
  • Danny McBride is accepted at apex based on Eastbound & Down and this film. — Bill Simmons
  • Craig Robinson is placed near apex through Hot Tub Time Machine, The Office, and this film. — Bill Simmons
  • Michael Cera is assigned Superbad and Emma Watson is assigned Harry Potter.
  • The Backstreet Boys and comedies overall are rejected as apex cases.
  • The film is selected as apex mountain for audacious movie pitches.
  • The use of Melrose is praised but its convenience is questioned.
  • Aja, textbook twatage, and Channing Tate-yum are proposed for best resource/name-style phrases. — Bill Simmons
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1:02:03

Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake

Prestige television version

Prestige television version

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  • A prestige television version is considered attractive because the premise could support much more party and survival material. — Bill Simmons
  • The movie is described as a loose spiritual sequel to Pineapple Express. — Bill Simmons
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1:02:20

Is This Movie Better With…?

Jon Bernthal as himself

Jon Bernthal as himself

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  • Any of the recurring replacement characters could work, but Danny McBride is judged to overpower a Wayne Jenkins insertion.
  • Jon Bernthal arriving as himself with his dog is the favored new wrinkle.
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1:02:55

Just One Oscar

Danny McBride

Danny McBride

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1:06:47

What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

Pornographic magazine or penis sculpture

Pornographic magazine or penis sculpture

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  • The crusted pornographic magazine is a leading choice because it anchors a major comic scene. — Bill Simmons
  • The giant penis sculpture is another leading choice, with a joke about repairing its severed portion. — Bill Simmons
  • Michael Cera’s yellow windbreaker, the gun, Franco’s paintings, Channing Tatum’s collar, and the Gandalf pipe are alternatives.
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1:08:48

The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson

Be nice to your friends and be a good person

Be nice to your friends and be a good person

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  • Be nice to your friends and be a good person are selected as the central lessons. — Craig Horlbeck
  • Seth refusing to honor the burnt-match draw is offered as an honest survival response.
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1:09:20

Who Won the Movie?

Danny McBride

Danny McBride

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  • Danny McBride wins unanimously because every appearance produces a major laugh. — Chris Ryan
  • His comic appeal is described as reaching viewers with different relationships to the film. — Craig Horlbeck
  • His life near longtime collaborators in South Carolina is praised.
  • Eastbound & Down examples illustrate the depth of the panel’s attachment to his work.
  • His selective career choices and avoidance of major flops are praised, with Your Highness named as an exception. — Bill Simmons
  • His comic directness is contrasted with peers increasingly seeking dramatic respectability. — Chris Ryan
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