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Hart Bochner
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Die Hard
1988 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Jason Concepcion · Sean Fennessey
Aired August 1, 2018
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Apex Mountain
Dennis Christopher; cycling movies; irritable Italians; Masi Gran Criterium; scarce Blu-rays; villains named Rod
In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:52Read transcript
- Dennis Christopher is unequivocally at Apex despite a later career that did not match the initial stardom expectations.
- Dennis Quaid is rejected; Robyn Douglass is a probable yes, qualified by praise for The Lonely Guy. — Sean Fennessey
- Jackie Earle Haley is rejected in favor of Kelly Leak, with Little Children and Watchmen also mentioned. — Bill Simmons
- Cycling movies receive agreement, ahead of American Flyers; Quicksilver and other films are considered while discussing a possible cycling month.
- Used cars and Daniel Stern are rejected, with Stern’s Home Alone, City Slickers and The Wonder Years period preferred.
- Irritable Italians and the 1978 Masi Gran Criterium bicycle receive affirmative selections.
- Peter Yates is initially rejected for Bullitt, then reconsidered because of this film’s Oscar success and unknown cast; no settled final answer emerges. — Bill Simmons
- Hart Bochner is rejected in favor of Die Hard, with his directing of PCU also praised.
- Indiana movies divide opinion between this and Hoosiers, with a tentative preference for Hoosiers. — Bill Simmons
- Hard-to-find Blu-rays receive an affirmative nomination, illustrated by the expensive out-of-print Twilight Time release.
- Villains named Rod receive an affirmative late Apex nomination.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 00:55:07Read transcript
- Hart Bochner’s eleven minutes are compared to a high-scoring, high-turnover basketball performance and he is treated as the winner.
- Argyle is presented as the closest rival.
- William Atherton’s Richard Thornburg extends his specialty in bureaucratic antagonists and carries into the sequel.
- Paul Gleason’s deputy police chief continues his run of authoritative jerks and receives extended praise.
The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award
Hart Bochner’s full Ellis performance
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:37:59Read transcript
- The performance is compared to a Dennis Miller imitation and praised for making Ellis simultaneously the movie’s worst and most entertaining figure.
- The panel debates whether Bochner invented the broad performance on set or developed it with John McTiernan.
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