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Keanu Reeves
Also referred to as Reeves, Keanu, Cano, Kiana
Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 9
- Movies in this archive
- 10
Rewatchables episodes featuring Keanu Reeves’s films
Speed
1994 film
Bill Simmons · Jason Concepcion · Shea Serrano · Donnie Kwak
Aired September 21, 2017
Point Break
1991 film
Bill Simmons · Shea Serrano · Jason Concepcion · Mark Titus
Aired August 24, 2017
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Mentioned in discussions
Producer review
A closing contribution favors Bullock and the grounded practical filmmaking
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 02:07:13Read transcript
- The late contribution calls Speed an ideal movie and chooses Bullock — Craig Horlbeck
- Bullock’s reactions communicate the danger while Reeves stays calm — Craig Horlbeck
- Her response to Helen’s death and the apparent baby-carriage collision is praised — Craig Horlbeck
- The Los Angeles landmarks add character — Craig Horlbeck
- Repeating the unfinished-track obstacle at the end is criticized — Craig Horlbeck
- Practical limitations keep the action grounded — Craig Horlbeck
- The paper warning landing on the windshield is praised — Craig Horlbeck
- The invitation does not name the speaker in this passage, so attribution remains unknown — Craig Horlbeck
Who Won the Movie?
Split choices: Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 02:03:24Read transcript
- Two Reeves selections and one Bullock selection occur in the initial exchange
- The Reeves case emphasizes athleticism and the ability to film action without hiding the actor
- One Bullock choice reasons that Keanu was already a star while Bullock had only had “some bites at the apple”
- The later closing contribution explicitly adds another Bullock selection
- No final group declaration resolves the split; voice identities remain unverified
Podcast choices
- Speaker not identified
- Keanu Reeves
- Speaker not identified
- Keanu Reeves
- Speaker not identified
- Sandra Bullock
- Speaker not identified
- Sandra Bullock
Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake
A Bomb Squad spin-off, Howard prequel or reunion sequel
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:53:45Read transcript
- Speed 2 is rejected
- A Bomb Squad movie or Joe Morton mentoring replacements is proposed
- A Howard Payne prequel in Atlanta is proposed
- A third movie with Reeves and Bullock would attract interest, depending on director and story
- A married Jack and Annie face Howard’s son during a road trip
- An electric-car battery rule and a daughter’s wedding are added
- A Boston–Martha’s Vineyard ferry gives the boat premise another try
- None of these hypothetical ideas is an announced production
Apex Mountain
Die Hard successors and L.A. buses: yes
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:41:45Read transcript
- Reeves, Bullock and Hopper are rejected as being at their apex here — Bill Simmons
- Die Hard successors receive support — Bill Simmons
- LA freeways are compared with the OJ chase and The Chase — Bill Simmons
- Cops with grudges are debated without a conclusion — Bill Simmons
- LA buses are accepted — Bill Simmons
- Los Angeles’s cultural visibility in 1994 is discussed with the post-riots LAPD depiction noted — Bill Simmons
- Daniels’s Speed–Dumb and Dumber year is compared with The Newsroom — Bill Simmons
- Characters named Annie are debated against Annie Hall, Misery and the musical — Bill Simmons
Half-Assed Internet Research
Runaway Train, Die Hard, Silver Streak and production connections
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 00:27:55Read transcript
- The cited inspirations are Runaway Train, Die Hard and Silver Streak
- The train ending is compared with Silver Streak
- The Goodhew ambulance is connected with Heat
- Hopper’s dummy head reportedly required a less graphic angle
- Reeves and Bullock’s later public accounts of mutual crushes are discussed
- The hosts speculate beyond those accounts; that speculation is not treated as fact
- Earlier production discussion describes the two bus-jump attempts and lost camera
- The practical elevator models, de Bont’s additions and Whedon’s rewrites are discussed
The Tom Cruise Award for Most Valiant Attempt to Emulate a Normal Human
Keanu Reeves discussing the Arizona Wildcats
Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:35:11Read transcript
- Reeves’s football-team recognition is chosen as an awkward attempt at ordinary conversation
- The moment also solves Howard’s camera clue
Chest Rockwell / Brock Landers Award for Best Character Name
Jack Traven and Harry Temple
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:16:47Read transcript
- Sam the bus driver is an alternative
- Jack Traven is praised as a perfect cop name
- Reeves’s Jack, Johnny Utah and John Wick names are compared
What’s Aged the Best?
The leads, practical action and an enduring premise
In the discussion (17)
Approx. transcript time · 01:06:43Read transcript
- Young Bullock and Reeves’s crew cut are admired
- Mancina’s score and Reeves’s gum-chewing are praised
- Bullock is reported to have learned to drive the bus and passed her test
- Howard’s rich-versus-poor distinction is quoted
- Jack’s Bronco is admired
- A former cop with a grudge remains an effective villain premise
- The passenger who shoots Sam gradually becomes part of the team
- Stay on or get off and Pop Quiz Hotshot became lasting phrases
- Reeves’s stunt involvement is praised with explicit uncertainty about exaggerated accounts
- Reeves’s action-film longevity prompts comparisons with Eastwood, Ford and Cruise
- The actual skyscraper and pre-CGI work supply convincing scale
- The clothes and socks feel current again
- The bending crane and sound design build tension
- Alan Ruck gains a new layer through his later Connor Roy role
- Reeves’s distinctive line deliveries are enjoyed even when awkward
- The bus-bomb premise is thought to work today, with traffic caveats
- The no-exit rule is debated as an unnecessary complication
Gandolfini Butter on My Ass So It Pops in My Mouth Award
The ticking clock, Reeves’s movement, Mancina’s score and annoying people to rescue
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:22Read transcript
- High-concept ticking-clock films are enjoyed
- Reeves’s two-handed pistol posture and pivot are admired as precursors to Wick
- Mancina’s score makes ordinary activities feel epic
- Repeated speedometer cutaways sustain tension
- The irritating people awaiting rescue are an enjoyable disaster-movie convention
- Daylight, Air Force One and Independence Day provide comparisons
The most 1994 thing
Opening credits, young stars, pre-surveillance life and pre-OJ Los Angeles
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:02:14Read transcript
- Long opening credits and graphics are nominated — Bill Simmons
- The absence of smartphones and social media is nominated — Bill Simmons
- Young Reeves and Bullock embody the era — Bill Simmons
- The absence of visible homelessness at familiar LA locations is noted as a depiction choice — Bill Simmons
- The panel jokes that a later release would have included OJ references — Bill Simmons
- Arizona’s Desert Swarm football era explains the Wildcats reference — Bill Simmons
- Jack does not initially suspect a camera because constant surveillance is not assumed — Bill Simmons
Casting What-Ifs
Keanu Reeves and other declined roles
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:44Read transcript
- Keanu Reeves was wanted for Tug while Ben Stiller would have played Rick Peck.
- Kevin Hart and Mos Def reportedly declined Alpa Chino for different concerns about the character. — Bill Simmons
- Tom Cruise vacated Rick Peck, Owen Wilson later left the role, and Matthew McConaughey ultimately joined. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:13Read transcript
- Bill Murray and Patrick Swayze are reported as lead considerations; Murray is rejected by the speakers, Swayze interests them, and a later Keanu Reeves/Hardball version is imagined while Schwarzenegger remains preferred. — Kyle Brandt
- Roadhouse dialogue, throat-ripping and a crude prison taunt are jokingly transplanted into Kindergarten Cop rather than reported as actual scenes. — Bill Simmons
- Reported DeVito consideration is questioned because the police role seems implausible despite the opposite height joke; a Roadhouse crossover with Sam Elliott is imagined. — Bill Simmons
- Catherine O Hara is reported unavailable because of Home Alone; Sandra Bullock and Elijah Wood are said not to have landed parts. The speaker’s identification of Joyce as the abused child’s mother is uncertain. — Bill Simmons
- Christian Slater is said to have been considered for Crisp after Heathers but to have chosen Pump Up the Volume, which receives approval. — Bill Simmons
- A story that Audrey Hepburn rejected Eleanor Crisp because she loved children is explicitly treated as unverified; the thermometer scene is joked about.
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Films in the archive
Hardball
2001
John Wick
2014
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
My Own Private Idaho
1991
Parenthood
1989
Point Break
1991
Speed
1994
The Devil’s Advocate
1997
The Lake House
2006
The Replacements
2000