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Jeremiah Johnson
Film credit
Harrison Ford
Also referred to as Ford
Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 9
- Movies in this archive
- 13
Rewatchables episodes featuring Harrison Ford’s films
Star Wars: A New Hope
1977 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Van Lathan
Aired May 6, 2025
Star Wars: A New Hope
1977 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Van Lathan
Aired May 6, 2025
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey
Aired June 20, 2023
Displaying all 9 episodes
Mentioned in discussions
Just One Oscar
Del Toro; Deakins; Jóhann Jóhannsson’s score
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:35:13Read transcript
- Del Toro’s Oscar omission is challenged; alternatives remove Hardy or Stallone, with Harrison Ford also proposed. Hardy’s Fury Road work is preferred to The Revenant.
- One-Oscar choices are Del Toro, Deakins and Jóhann Jóhannsson’s score.
Not Like This: Beloved Star in an Unwelcome Role
Evil Harrison Ford; disguised Colin Farrell; Roman J. Israel. Interview with the Vampire still praised.
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:37:56Read transcript
- Seeing Harrison Ford play a man who kills women is called upsetting because the viewer identifies him with heroic roles.
- The category name “Not Like This” is proposed for beloved actors in unwelcome roles. — Bill Simmons
- Interview with the Vampire is called a really good movie despite using Cruise in an unwelcome role. — Bill Simmons
- The Penguin is described as difficult to watch because a participant wants favored actor Colin Farrell to remain beautiful, although his performance is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Roman J. Israel is proposed as Denzel’s analogous title and is explicitly disliked. — Mallory Rubin
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:36:03Read transcript
- The Fabulous Baker Boys is proposed as a Michelle Pfeiffer bookend. — Mallory Rubin
- Panic Room is proposed as another trapped-in-the-house thriller. — Mallory Rubin
- The Mosquito Coast is proposed for Ford as a genuine villain. — Mallory Rubin
- The Fugitive and Presumed Innocent are proposed for ambiguous journeys toward whether Ford’s character is guilty. — Mallory Rubin
Apex Mountain
Cinematic Vermont, tentatively; no firm consensus.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:16:42Read transcript
- Pfeiffer, Ford, ghost movies, cheating-husband comeuppance movies, haunted-house movies, Zemeckis, and the waterlogged corpse are considered and rejected or questioned. — Bill Simmons
- Cinematic Vermont is proposed and receives tentative approval. — Bill Simmons
- Grown Ups 2 is jokingly offered as a competing Vermont answer. — Bill Simmons
- Grown Ups 2 is called good, and a participant says his children love it and the family owns it. — Bill Simmons
Casting What-Ifs
No replacement leads; Ford in The Perfect Storm discussed instead.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:11:24Read transcript
- The original stars are said to have been specifically wanted, leaving no conventional casting what-if for this movie. — Bill Simmons
- The episode reports that Ford turned down The Perfect Storm to make What Lies Beneath. — Mallory Rubin
- That choice is welcomed because a Boston accent is considered a poor fit for Ford. — Bill Simmons
Mallory Rubin Award: Did This Movie Need a Better Sex Scene?
Possessed-desk scene praised; more explicit material or a Madison flashback proposed.
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 00:56:50Read transcript
- Pulling away from the couple’s early sexual encounters is defended as adding anticipation.
- The neighbors’ sounds, Claire’s leg over Norman’s shoulder, and their established-marriage routine are praised as useful glimpses.
- The possessed desk scene’s lip bite and torn shirt are called nearly perfect.
- They propose showing Claire masturbating while Norman watches.
- A Madison flashback is proposed as a contrast that could initially be mistaken for Claire and Norman. — Chris Ryan
- Frantic is cited as an earlier Ford film with stronger sexual energy. — Mallory Rubin
Dr. Richard Kimble Inappropriate Body Award
Harrison Ford as Dr. Norman Spencer.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 00:54:18Read transcript
- The award is given to Harrison Ford, who is reported to be 57 and exceptionally lean and muscular. — Bill Simmons
- Norman’s age, laboratory workload, and rainy Vermont life are cited as reasons his body seems implausible. — Bill Simmons
- Boating, sailing, drives, sexual activity, and lifelong fitness are offered as defenses. — Bill Simmons
- Shirtless Sam Elliott in Landman is described as carved from a tree trunk and compared with Ford’s body at age 57. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Best?
Ford’s casting; camera movement; planted payoffs; symbolism; star pairing; Vermont; bathroom danger; Cooper; still-photo anecdote.
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 00:48:14Read transcript
- Casting Harrison Ford as a man who tries to kill his wife after The Fugitive is praised as inspired against-type casting. — Bill Simmons
- The camera’s subtle following movement is praised for creating the sense of a ghost watching Claire. — Bill Simmons
- The paralytic agent, key, clipping, missing cell service, and hitched boat are praised as planted details that pay off in the climax. — Bill Simmons
- The Adamant shop name, pendant design, and Celtic-knot key are described as obvious but effective symbols. — Mallory Rubin
- Pairing major stars in a polished film, using Vermont as a scary setting, and showing an attractive cellist are praised.
- Dangerous bathroom scenes and a mysteriously full bathtub are praised as effective fears. — Mallory Rubin
- Dogs sensing evil is praised, with Cooper cited as intuitive. — Mallory Rubin
- A participant reports that high-school friend Scott Carino appears as Claire’s late husband in two photographs; friend Jeff Gallo treated the appearance as a highlight of 2000. — Mallory Rubin
- A participant recounts returning from vacation to find a bathtub filled by a clog and a dripping fixture. — Mallory Rubin
- A participant recalls being told that the person rendered as “Vanessa Marcel” was very attractive during the friend’s Melrose Place work; the identity rendering remains transcript-uncertain. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Worst?
Spoiler-heavy trailer; Claire staying in the house; Norman missing the possession; limited eroticism; student-attraction premise; empty-nester framing.
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 00:08:20Read transcript
- The trailer is condemned for revealing that Norman is suspicious and showing Claire’s possession, which drains suspense from the twist.
- Remaining in the house after repeated frightening events is called reckless enough to make Claire responsible for her danger. — Mallory Rubin
- Norman is criticized for taking too long to recognize that his wife is possessed. — Mallory Rubin
- The film is considered too unerotic to function as the erotic thriller suggested by its marketing. — Mallory Rubin
- The idea that a student’s attraction to Norman would be rare is rejected because Harrison Ford’s appeal makes that premise implausible. — Bill Simmons
- The script’s treatment of Claire as an empty nester without an identity is called insufficiently delicate. — Chris Ryan
Recasting Couch
Harrison Ford, Daniel Day-Lewis, Russell Crowe, Brad Pitt, and several current actors are considered by decade.
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:06:44Read transcript
- Harrison Ford is selected for a 1982 version. — Bill Simmons
- Daniel DeLewis is selected for 1992. — Bill Simmons
- Russell Crowe is selected for 2002. — Bill Simmons
- Brad Pitt is selected for 2012 over Damon. — Bill Simmons
- Chris Pratt, Hemsworth, Austin Butler, Michael B. Jordan, Denzel, Ryan Gosling, and Glenn Powell are considered for a current or alternate version. — Bill Simmons
- A British Jeremiah is strongly rejected. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:56:50Read transcript
- Harrison Ford receives both explicit winner choices. — Mallory Rubin
Podcast choices
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In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:56:09Read transcript
- The Mosquito Coast is the double feature for consecutive Ford/Weir collaborations and a very different Ford character. — Mallory Rubin
Displaying discussions 1 - 12 of 100 in total
Films in the archive
Air Force One
1997
Apocalypse Now
1979
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
Presumed Innocent
1990
Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Star Wars: A New Hope
1977
The Conversation
1974
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
The Fugitive
1993
What Lies Beneath
2000
Witness
1985