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Tommy Lee Jones
Also referred to as Jones
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 5
- Movies in this archive
- 7
Rewatchables episodes featuring Tommy Lee Jones’s films
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Recasting Couch
Sam Shepard, Tommy Lee Jones or Tom Hanks as Adam; Adam Brody as Harley; early Chris Pratt as a child
Flex pick · Mina Kimes
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 00:25:44Read transcript
- Nicholson or Harrison Ford might make viewers demand a romantic reunion, unlike Baldwin’s charming but unsuitable Jake. — Amanda Dobbins
- Sam Shepard is favored for Adam’s sensitive charisma; Dennis Quaid and Cruise are rejected.
- Tommy Lee Jones could play a blue-collar contractor; Dustin Hoffman offers a Kramer vs. Kramer callback but is judged too odd and insufficiently competitive romantically. — Mina Kimes
- Recasting was the flex already used. — Mina Kimes
- Michael Douglas is floated as Adam, with concern that his sexual charisma would overpower the role.
- Hanks is proposed as Adam and encouraged to take supporting romantic-comedy roles again.
- An early-career, funny Chris Pratt could improve one child role, although adding another NBC sitcom star might overload the cast.
- Adam Brody replacing Krasinski gains agreement; the earlier, charming Krasinski is nevertheless preferred.
Casting What-Ifs
Nick Nolte declined Peck; the extensive other-candidate list is treated skeptically.
In the discussion (2)
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- Nick Nolte reportedly declined Dennis Peck for Another 48 Hrs.; Gere is considered essential despite a long and questionable list of other purported candidates.
- The untrusted candidate list includes Alec Baldwin, Tom Berenger, Jeff Bridges, Pierce Brosnan, Kevin Costner, Willem Dafoe, De Niro, Michael Douglas, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson, Jeff Goldblum, Ed Harris, William Hurt, Don Johnson, Tommy Lee Jones, Michael Keaton, Nolte, Pacino, Christopher Reeve, Kurt Russell and Schwarzenegger. — Chris Ryan
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:46:47Read transcript
- Bill and Chris choose Tommy Lee Jones — Mallory Rubin
- Craig and Mallory choose Harrison Ford — Mallory Rubin
- The hosts explicitly call it a stalemate — Mallory Rubin
- Audience shouts are mixed and are not a measurable fan vote — Mallory Rubin
Just One Oscar
Skipped: Tommy Lee Jones already won
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:35:28Read transcript
- The category is passed over because Jones already received an Oscar for the film — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (12)
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- Harrison Ford: no — Bill Simmons
- Ford playing Desmondo: yes as a joke — Bill Simmons
- Ford’s doctor roles compared with Frantic — Bill Simmons
- Tommy Lee Jones: yes — Bill Simmons
- Joe Pantoliano: disagreement; The Sopranos favored instead — Bill Simmons
- Pantoliano’s bad wigs: no — Bill Simmons
- One-armed killers: yes — Bill Simmons
- Andrew Davis: yes — Bill Simmons
- Dutch men named Chuck: raised without a clear verdict — Bill Simmons
- Chicago movies: disputed, with Ferris Bueller, Blues Brothers, Thief and The Dark Knight mentioned — Bill Simmons
- Fugitives: O.J. Simpson offered instead — Bill Simmons
- Characters named Cosmo: a strong year — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 00:42:08Read transcript
- Chicago as a filming location
- Seven-month shoot-to-release turnaround
- Helen’s affection for Richard
- Corporate-pharmaceutical villainy
- Tommy Lee Jones’s improvised lines
- Supporting cast, including Joe Pantoliano, Jane Lynch and Julianne Moore
- Bearded versus clean-shaven Harrison Ford is debated
- Nichols’s early villain cues
- James Newton Howard’s score
- Keeping Cosmo alive
- Sela Ward
- Kimble’s acts of kindness
Who Won the Movie?
Tommy Lee Jones won for carrying the film into The Fugitive and an enduring career.
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:44:30Read transcript
- Tommy Lee Jones was the agreed choice. — Bill Simmons
What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?
The Ryback menu; Tommy Lee Jones’s aviators and leather jacket
In the discussion (2)
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- The Ryback menu was desired as wall art. — Kyle Brandt
- The competing choice was Strannix’s aviators and jacket. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
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- Tommy Lee Jones was selected without debate. — Bill Simmons
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Two takes were preserved: Seagal would improve The Fugitive as Richard Kimble, and Tommy Lee Jones gives essentially the same performance in both movies.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:18:53Read transcript
- Seagal was proposed as a better Dr. Richard Kimble, with the action rewritten around him. — Kyle Brandt
- Tommy Lee Jones was argued to play essentially the same character in Under Siege and The Fugitive. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (7)
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- Seagal’s real-world conduct and the forced-feeling final kiss have aged poorly. — Bill Simmons
- The era’s gratuitous action-movie nudity has aged poorly. — Bill Simmons
- Casey Ryback sounds more like a sideline reporter than a Navy SEAL chef. — Bill Simmons
- The captain visibly breathing and blinking as a corpse was criticized. — Bill Simmons
- High-ranking officials smoking indoors during crisis meetings looked dated. — Bill Simmons
- The obvious Tommy Lee Jones body double in the final fight was cited. — Kyle Brandt
- Busey’s later public image was contrasted with his charismatic Lethal Weapon and Point Break era. — Kyle Brandt
Most Rewatchable Scene
The missile-launch hug; final kiss; Ryback and Tommy Lee Jones action passages
In the discussion (16)
Approx. transcript time · 00:33:02Read transcript
- Ryback moving through the ship while the crew hangs on his every word was an opening candidate. — Bill Simmons
- The galley confrontation and Seagal’s improvised Cajun affect were nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Busey spitting into the bouillabaisse was nominated as a ruthlessly effective villain beat. — Bill Simmons
- The hijackers’ first shootout, with Busey in drag and Strannix killing the ranking officer, was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Ryback escaping through the ceiling and immediately dispatching guards was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Ryback covering the captain’s body and attempting a quiet acting beat was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Strannix’s “welcome to the revolution” speech and the war-room reaction were nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The microwave bomb and its invented five-second countdown were nominated. — Kyle Brandt
- The reveal of Ryback’s elite SEAL history was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Ryback organizing an instant counterattack with the makeshift crew was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Ryback building a bomb from a grenade, condom, wire, oil, recorder, and knapsack was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The missile strike and awkward full-body celebratory hug were nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The final Ryback–Strannix knife fight and their mutual-recognition exchange were nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The joking deck finale, especially the infirmary and breakfast lines, was nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The final forced-looking kiss was dissected as bizarrely rewatchable. — Kyle Brandt
- One final choice was the missile-launch hug; another was the last-five-seconds kiss. — Bill Simmons
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Films in the archive
Coal Miner's Daughter
1980
JFK
1991
Men in Black
1997
No Country for Old Men
2007
The Fugitive
1993
The Package
1989
Under Siege
1992