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Rewatchables episodes featuring Carrie Fisher’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
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey
Aired May 3, 2022
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Mentioned in discussions
What’s Aged the Worst?
The Paul Simon score, offensive language, and reported Beatty/Fisher history
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:26:18Read transcript
- Paul Simon’s sparse score is criticized as corny and strange. — Cameron Crowe
- Some of the movie’s words are acknowledged as having aged badly.
- Carrie Fisher’s later account that Beatty pursued her during production is cited as having aged badly.
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:34Read transcript
- Carrie Fisher wins for dominating her brief scene with Beatty. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Best?
Hollywood self-reference, the hairdresser dynamic, cinematography, performances, real estate, and soundtrack licensing
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:13:24Read transcript
- Hollywood self-reference is praised, including Carrie Fisher’s casting as a younger generation of sexual frankness. — Sean Fennessey
- The intimacy between hairdressers and clients is praised as a way the film links physical presentation, secrets, and access to power. — Sean Fennessey
- The cinematography is praised for texture and for holding on the desire immediately before kisses. — Cameron Crowe
- Warren Beatty and Jack Warden’s scenes together are praised. — Bill Simmons
- Lester’s house is praised separately as real estate. — Bill Simmons
- Carrie Fisher’s bold first-film performance is praised. — Bill Simmons
- The ability to license two Beatles songs and the rest of the soundtrack is praised.
Most Rewatchable Scene
The bistro stare-down; Lester and George’s late conversation; the opening sex scene
In the discussion (15)
Approx. transcript time · 00:58:47Read transcript
- George arriving at Jill’s after sleeping with Felicia is nominated for Jill’s dawning realization that something happened. — Bill Simmons
- George’s brief tantrum and immediate reconsideration after throwing away his jacket are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The chaotic salon entrances and exits are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- George and Jackie’s parking-lot confrontation is nominated for her blunt rejection of the idea that she has sex for money. — Bill Simmons
- George styling Jackie’s hair in the bathroom is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Carrie Fisher’s bedroom scene is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The prolonged stare-down between Felicia and Jackie at the party is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Lester moving awkwardly through the party is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- George’s attempted declaration of love during “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- George admitting that he slept with all of the women is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- George making peace with Lester is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Jackie ending the relationship with George on the overlook is nominated.
- The dark opening sex scene set to “Wouldn’t It Be Nice” is nominated.
- The bistro stare-down is selected for its interlocking relationships, Nixon backdrop, and Jackie’s drunken behavior. — Cameron Crowe
- Lester and George’s late-night conversation is selected for the men’s camaraderie, cruelty, and Jack Warden’s comic concern with housekeeping.
Half-Assed Internet Research
Dunne’s city experiences; budget and gross; student screenplay; producing partnership; Kafka; nightlife; locations; Powell mentorship
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 00:09:57Read transcript
- Dunne reportedly recognized the story’s exhilarating, dangerous encounters with strangers from his own life. — Bill Simmons
- Reported $4.5 million budget and $10.6 million gross. — Sean Fennessey
- Joseph Minion reportedly wrote the screenplay as a film-school senior thesis at 21; the later half is described as more strongly shaped by Scorsese. — Sean Fennessey
- Dunne and Amy Robinson’s production partnership and Baby It’s You brought Arquette and Ballhaus connections into After Hours. — Sean Fennessey
- Club Berlin’s doorman dialogue reportedly draws on Kafka’s Before the Law and frustrations making Last Temptation of Christ. — Bill Simmons
- Cafe Central connected the cast and producers; Bruce Willis reportedly tended bar while famous actors socialized without paparazzi. — Bill Simmons
- Heard’s carousing reputation worried Scorsese before the producers persuaded him; already-gentrifying Soho required Chinatown, Little Italy and Tribeca substitutions. — Bill Simmons
- A documentary reportedly recounts Dunne and Carrie Fisher’s youthful sexual encounter as an act of friendship. — Bill Simmons
- A reported Fiorentino/Pellicano/Rossini case is recounted; speculation that it explains her acting hiatus is explicitly only a guess. — Bill Simmons
- Michael Powell’s mentorship reportedly helped Scorsese determine tone and ending; his own professional exile created a kinship. — Sean Fennessey
Apex Mountain
Science-fiction movies, galaxy adventures, fictional mythology, Mark Hamill, 20th Century Fox, and Apex categories: yes
Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck
In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:55Read transcript
- Lucas’s apex is placed around 1981 after Empire and Raiders, though selling Lucasfilm for four billion dollars is another candidate.
- Star Wars is judged an apex for science-fiction movies, galaxy adventures, and film-created fictional mythology.
- The movie is accepted as Mark Hamill’s apex and a possible early apex for Carrie Fisher. — Bill Simmons
- John Williams is difficult to pin to one apex, but Star Wars is preferred over later cultural competitors.
- James Earl Jones is placed closer to Field of Dreams, Coming to America, or Mufasa than to his uncredited Vader voice. — Bill Simmons
- Harrison Ford receives an explicit apex check and is rejected because his apex had already been named earlier. — Bill Simmons
- The movie is an apex for 20th Century Fox because profits and stock value rose sharply. — Bill Simmons
- The film is credited with beginning the cultural ascent of nerd fandom rather than representing its final apex in 1977. — Sean Fennessey
- Its sound effects remain exceptional, including Vader breathing, TIE fighters, droids, and lightsabers.
- The saga is called a leading story of absentee fathers because Vader reappears only after Luke becomes powerful. — Van Lathan
- The film is declared the apex of Apex Mountain categories because so many people, crafts, objects, and institutions peak around it. — Chris Ryan
Half-Assed Internet Research
The research block covers an early Han design, Lucas’s directing style, crew resistance, practical discomfort, the lost cut, and studio notes.
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:12:44Read transcript
- An early script version made Han Solo a large green-skinned monster with gills. — Bill Simmons
- Carrie Fisher recalled that Lucas gave little actor direction beyond faster or more intense. — Bill Simmons
- The British crew reportedly disliked Lucas enough to stop promptly at quitting time even in the middle of a setup. — Bill Simmons
- Hamill’s line about not seeing through the helmet was retained because he actually could not see. — Bill Simmons
- The Chewbacca suit became foul after remaining wet following the trash-compactor sequence.
- An early multi-hour assembly contained much more of Luke on Tatooine before later editors substantially tightened it. — Chris Ryan
- Studio executives wanted Chewbacca to wear shorts, a note the panel considers disastrous. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Best?
The film’s influence, Leia, practical craft, mythmaking, Darth Vader, Obi-Wan, world-building, and cultural afterlife form a long field.
In the discussion (15)
Approx. transcript time · 00:27:58Read transcript
- Interconnected cinematic universes and ILM are credited as foundations of contemporary Hollywood storytelling. — Sean Fennessey
- Leia is praised as a fearless hero rather than a passive damsel, with particular importance for young viewers. — Sean Fennessey
- Lightsabers update the durable screen appeal of sword fighting through a futuristic design. — Sean Fennessey
- The fast spaceships are traced to hot-rod culture and Lucas’s American Graffiti experience. — Sean Fennessey
- The Force works especially well as an almost-forgotten spiritual discipline practiced by a few remaining believers. — Chris Ryan
- Minor details such as squadron check-ins and a stormtrooper hitting his head became durable shared lore. — Chris Ryan
- The trench run is treated as an enduring aerial-attack template copied by later action films. — Chris Ryan
- Darth Vader is the leading answer because he expanded from mysterious villain into the franchise’s most recognizable tragic figure. — Van Lathan
- Introducing Vader immediately is defended because later stories reveal the saga to be partly his story and the Emperor to be the deeper evil.
- The secret that Vader is Luke’s father is praised for leaving subtle retrospective possibilities without revealing itself.
- Obi-Wan is praised as an archetypal mentor and every Vader entrance retains power. — Bill Simmons
- The strange creatures, villains, opening crawl, and constant parody produced a distinct world with an unusually long cultural life. — Bill Simmons
- The long-concealed Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford affair is offered as something that aged well because their chemistry remains visible in the film. — Bill Simmons
- Blasters age well relative to bullets because their clean impacts make the movie accessible to younger viewers and avoid ammunition-count questions.
- Carrie Fisher’s advice that she and Mark Hamill should accept their defining roles is praised as a healthy view of fame. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:12Read transcript
- Freeman, James Brown, Aretha, Carrie Fisher, Steve Lawrence, John Candy and Spielberg are eligible suggestions.
- A tie between Aretha and Ray Charles is selected; Gibson is rejected for too much screen time, Paul Reubens is considered, and another choice favors Aretha alone.
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Cut Fisher’s subplot; sequel harms SNL ranking; cocaine’s cultural impact
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:57:50Read transcript
- Cutting Carrie Fisher’s largely detached revenge plot might have controlled the budget, though her explosions serve as transitions; Jake’s long engagement is also questioned. — Chris Ryan
- The bad sequel weakens the franchise’s claim to best SNL-related movie because both Wayne’s World films work; MacGruber is also in contention. — Sean Fennessey
- Cocaine is provocatively called an underrated cultural force behind improbable creative choices, while its destructive effects are explicitly acknowledged and personal-use jokes follow. — Bill Simmons
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
Public fugitive benefit; too many antagonists
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:52:07Read transcript
- The brothers’ blues credentials briefly overlap with weak-link discussion, but advertising a benefit headlined by wanted fugitives is the clearer objection.
- There may be too many pursuers; consolidating Nazis, rednecks, police and Carrie Fisher is suggested jokingly.
What’s Aged the Best?
Lead duo; anti-Nazi humor; Fisher; Chicago; soul music
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 00:44:43Read transcript
- Belushi and Aykroyd, and Elwood’s tiny apartment with its detailed furnishings, hold up. — Bill Simmons
- Mocking white supremacists and calling the head nun the Penguin hold up. — Bill Simmons
- Carrie Fisher’s Curl Up and Dye salon and determined weapons-based revenge are admired, especially beside her Empire role.
- A cinema marquee offering Escape from Alcatraz, The Warriors and Up in Smoke is praised as an extraordinary triple bill. — Bill Simmons
- Ray-Bans are connected with the lasting impact of this film and Risky Business. — Bill Simmons
- Chicago’s extensive use and the sauna meeting revealing the entire band are praised. — Sean Fennessey
- The making-of stories may surpass the film, and its path from SNL characters to feature films holds up.
- The 1960s soul and R&B music is considered timeless and among America’s finest.
Displaying discussions 1 - 12 of 26 in total
Films in the archive
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
Shampoo
1975
Star Wars: A New Hope
1977
The Blues Brothers
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
1980
When Harry Met Sally...
1989