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- Episodes featuring their films
- 9
- Movies in this archive
- 12
Rewatchables episodes featuring Robert Redford’s films
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969 film
Bill Simmons · Aaron Sorkin · Sean Fennessey
Aired September 2, 2019
Displaying all 9 episodes
Mentioned in discussions
The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award
Redford, Jack Kehoe, and Robert Shaw are nominated without a single resolved winner.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:16:48Read transcript
- Redford is nominated for several unusually heightened moments.
- Jack Kehoe is nominated for a heightened barroom performance.
- Robert Shaw is nominated for Lonnegan’s angry insistence on his name.
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Redford’s performance outside one speaker’s top ten; 1970s prank culture defended
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:33Read transcript
- One participant says the Oscar-nominated performance would not make his top ten Redford performances.
- Another argues that pranks were cooler in the 1970s and that modern anti-prank sentiment is excessive. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:47:38Read transcript
- Paul Newman receives the first winner vote.
- Robert Redford receives two winner votes because he walks out of the movie “smelling like gold.”
- George Roy Hill is proposed as an alternative for directing both this film and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. — Bill Simmons
Podcast choices
- Speaker not identified
- Paul Newman
- Speaker not identified
- Robert Redford
- Speaker not identified
- Robert Redford
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:30:25Read transcript
- Paul Newman is rejected for Apex Mountain, which is placed earlier in his career. — Bill Simmons
- Redford is selected for reaching first-call status through The Way We Were and The Sting.
- George Roy Hill is selected after winning Best Director and following Butch Cassidy with The Sting.
- Scott Joplin’s ragtime revival is proposed.
- Schlitz is proposed for its 1930s dominance and possible 1970s revival. — Bill Simmons
- The Sting is debated as Apex Mountain for con movies because of its success and influence.
Casting What-Ifs
Robert Redford; David Cronenberg; Burt Reynolds; uncertain Isabella Rossellini report
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:26:53Read transcript
- Redford reportedly sought the lead but producers feared disruptive rewrites; Cronenberg reportedly declined directing. — Bill Simmons
- Reynolds reportedly wanted the part then withdrew; a Rossellini offer is treated as uncertain research. — Bill Simmons
- Ford reportedly doubted McGillis before Weir persuaded him; whether this reflected her personally or inexperience is unresolved. — Bill Simmons
Recasting Couch
Gene Hackman is proposed as the coach; Burt Reynolds and Warren Beatty are considered for Jonathan.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:13:01Read transcript
- Gene Hackman is proposed as a stronger choice for the Houston coach. — Bill Simmons
- Burt Reynolds is considered for Jonathan because of his athleticism and swagger, though Caan is preferred. — Bill Simmons
- Robert Redford is rejected as insufficiently credible for the violent athletic role. — Bill Simmons
- Warren Beatty is considered a plausible alternate lead because of his athletic credibility. — Bill Simmons
Producer review
Entertaining; Gage is a loser
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:47Read transcript
- The invited producer review calls the film sufficiently good, entertaining and absorbing enough to delay going to bed. — Craig Horlbeck
- The producer sees Gage as a pathetic pickup artist rather than merely a bad man, emphasizing stalking, his empty life and the manipulative two-headed coin. — Craig Horlbeck
- The coin’s appeal and Gage’s lack of a known life draw further debate; a television adaptation could gradually reveal this unpleasant side, with a Don't Worry Darling comparison.
- The concluding assessment agrees that Redford’s appeal initially obscures Gage’s strange, unappealing behavior. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:36Read transcript
- The final winner choices are Robert Redford and Demi Moore, one explicit choice each. — Bill Simmons
Podcast choices
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Gere; Gage’s morality; TV format; contract boundaries; dogs; Shackleford; business card
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 01:26:52Read transcript
- Richard Gere as Gage is rejected because he has already played adjacent roles; Redford’s unexpected casting provides useful disorientation. — Bill Simmons
- Gage’s morality remains disputed: one view calls the proposition unequivocally bad despite complexity and consent, while the other sees a flawed man whose willingness to let Diana leave mitigates the judgment. — Mallory Rubin
- The Million Dollar Club is proposed as an anthology or reality show, potentially an extreme evolution of The Bachelor. — Bill Simmons
- The contract should specify permitted sexual conduct and boundaries, rather than only payment and death contingencies; freeze-framing reveals little beyond the capitalized term Act. — Mallory Rubin
- Specific unanswered contractual boundaries include positions, kissing and oral sex, with possible extended activity reinforcing the desire for flashbacks. — Mallory Rubin
- A counterargument says withholding the sex scene lets viewers imagine something more extreme than the film could show. — Mallory Rubin
- The fate of the two dogs Gage acquired to create a welcoming home is raised as a question. — Mallory Rubin
- Whether Gage keeps and cares for the dogs after Diana leaves remains unanswered; their disposal is dark speculation, not a plot fact. — Mallory Rubin
- Whether Shackleford has actually killed someone is debated, including possible indirect responsibility rather than a deliberate murder. — Mallory Rubin
- Diana is thought to have kept Gage’s business card willingly after enjoying the night, rather than Shackleford secretly planting it; the alternative remains the question’s premise. — Mallory Rubin
Just One Oscar
Demi Moore; Robert Redford (supporting actor)
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:26:20Read transcript
- Demi Moore is the first hypothetical Oscar choice. — Mallory Rubin
- Robert Redford for supporting actor is the other hypothetical Oscar choice. — Mallory Rubin
Picking Nits
Billionaire plausibility; casino procedures; Diana’s competence; bathroom hygiene
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:18:27Read transcript
- A billionaire as handsome as Redford is questioned; the defense argues that charm and confidence could facilitate his business success, while his lack of public notoriety remains implausible. — Mallory Rubin
- Gage is defended as a believable billionaire through his assured gambling, effortless requests for money and personal aide. — Bill Simmons
- A billionaire gambling enormous sums should have a private casino area instead of mingling at public tables; the need to meet Diana does not excuse the staging. — Bill Simmons
- A pit boss breaking his coffee cup over a million-dollar win is criticized as unlike professional casino behavior. — Bill Simmons
- The million-dollar craps bet is challenged as exceeding a plausible table limit, even for Gage. — Bill Simmons
- The two-person poker game and unusual chips are confusing. — Bill Simmons
- Diana trying to pull back a losing chip pile should result in immediate expulsion. — Bill Simmons
- Diana’s real-estate competence is questioned because she misses the mortgage deadline, fails to identify their house as an asset and has sold nothing in six months despite her boss’s praise. — Bill Simmons
- The bathroom conversation is criticized for Diana’s robe draping over the toilet while David leans against her; closeness does not excuse the hygiene. — Mallory Rubin
Apex Mountain
Demi Moore; Woody Harrelson; Thierry Mugler; sex on cash; John F. Kennedy Jr.; Sade near peak
In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 00:19:06Read transcript
- This period is proposed as Demi Moore’s peak following Ghost and A Few Good Men; the later Striptease payday is an alternative. — Bill Simmons
- Demi Moore receives an affirmative Apex choice for the commercial success, preceding hits, celebrity position and subsequent Striptease payday; her appearance receives an additional affirmative peak assessment. — Bill Simmons
- Harrelson receives an affirmative Apex choice for White Men Can’t Jump, this film and emerging from Cheers as a movie star; True Detective is raised as an absent colleague’s likely alternative. — Bill Simmons
- Redford is rejected for Apex here. — Mallory Rubin
- Sade is placed near her peak. — Mallory Rubin
- Seal is rejected in favor of the later Kiss from a Rose period. — Bill Simmons
- Thierry Mugler receives an affirmative Apex choice. — Bill Simmons
- Sex on a large pile of money receives an affirmative Apex choice. — Bill Simmons
- Lyne is rejected for Apex here. — Bill Simmons
- Craps is rejected for Apex here. — Bill Simmons
- John F. Kennedy Jr. receives an affirmative, retrospective Apex discussion for his prominence and the premise’s reported inspiration. — Bill Simmons
Displaying discussions 25 - 36 of 71 in total
Films in the archive
All the President’s Men
1976
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Downhill Racer
1969
Indecent Proposal
1993
Jeremiah Johnson
1972
Ordinary People
1980
Quiz Show
1994
Sneakers
1992
The Great Gatsby
1974
The Natural
1984
The Sting
1973
The Way We Were
1973