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Kevin Gage
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 4
- Movies in this archive
- 2
Rewatchables episodes featuring Kevin Gage’s films
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Mentioned in discussions
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:16Read transcript
- The hosts recall choosing Kevin Gage on the previous Heat episode — Michael Mann
- Mann declines to identify just one scene-stealer — Michael Mann
- Mann names Waingro and Tom Noonan’s Kelso — Michael Mann
- Kelso’s fictional history includes DARPA work — Michael Mann
- Mann adds Dennis Haysbert and especially Kim Staunton’s impact in a small role — Michael Mann
- Ted Levine and Wes Studi arise during the expanded discussion — Michael Mann
The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award
Danny Trejo, Kevin Gage, Tom Noonan and the ensemble
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:47Read transcript
- Danny Trejo is discussed as an actor whose recognizable face became a recognizable name — Michael Mann
- Kevin Gage is closely identified with Waingro — Michael Mann
- Tom Noonan, Brian Libby, Ted Levine and Wes Studi are mentioned — Michael Mann
- Mann describes authenticity, resonance and casting director Bonnie Timmermann’s contribution — Michael Mann
- Ashley Judd, Dennis Haysbert and Diane Venora are also praised — Michael Mann
Most Rewatchable Scene
The heists, diner encounters, crew debate and final handclasp
In the discussion (14)
Approx. transcript time · 00:35:20Read transcript
- The first armored-car robbery and Big Boy diner confrontation establish a ruthless crew — Michael Mann
- Mann says Kevin Gage encouraged actual head contact in the diner scene — Michael Mann
- Eady’s expression and Neil moving a seat closer make their first encounter compelling — Michael Mann
- Tom Sizemore’s commitment in the heist debate is a standout — Michael Mann
- Mann explains that the transmission-station location would interfere with surveillance bugs — Michael Mann
- The Pacino/De Niro diner meeting is the central acting showcase — Michael Mann
- Mann filmed both leads together using three cameras; he rejects the body-double rumor — Michael Mann
- Neutral restaurant colors and tight reverse angles foreground the faces — Michael Mann
- Mann avoided emotional rehearsal to preserve discovery during filming — Michael Mann
- Chris Ryan singles out Hanna’s vulnerability disarming Neil — Michael Mann
- The bank shootout preserves clear spatial geography — Michael Mann
- Mann describes precise range mockups and actor training with SAS advisers — Michael Mann
- The final handclasp was settled before the rest of the narrative was reverse-engineered — Michael Mann
- Moby’s closing cue was selected during editing; Goldenthal and Lisa Gerrard are also discussed — Michael Mann
Half-Assed Internet Research
Folsom Prison and LAPD detective research; Kevin Gage called Waingro in prison; the real Chicago Waingro; the Wilshire diner's closing; Neil's gray suits and starched collars; Xander Berkeley in L.A. Takedown; the BJ's on Alvarado tweet
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:10:54Read transcript
- Research cited says the cast spent time at Folsom Prison and with real LAPD detectives. — Bill Simmons
- Research cited says Kevin Gage, in prison for two years in 2003, was universally called Waingro by inmates and guards. — Bill Simmons
- Per Mann, as cited, Waingro was based on a real Chicago criminal who ratted out influential criminals, went missing and was found nailed to a shed wall in northern Mexico. — Bill Simmons
- The diner where the diner scene was shot (table 71) on Wilshire was a favored spot, visited with both kids; the hosts say it closed in 2014 and a billionaire should have saved it. — Bill Simmons
- Per Mann's commentary, as cited, Neil's gray suits were meant to blend into a crowd and his collars were starched the prison way. — Bill Simmons
- Research cited says Xander Berkeley, who plays Ralph, played Waingro in L.A. Takedown, and a Trail Blazers sideline reporter tweeted in 2015 that BJs on Alvarado does not exist. — Chris Ryan
The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award
Kevin Gage as Waingro
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:16Read transcript
- A Twitter poll asked whether to rename it the Waingro Award, and voters kept Joey Pants. — Bill Simmons
- Waingro is called the ultimate That Guy in a Hall of Fame That Guy movie that also has the Last of the Mohicans actor, Ted Levine, Piven, Tom Noonan and the Armageddon actor. — Bill Simmons
- The hosts say Kevin Gage spent time in prison, where the Waingro role bought him some juice, and that nobody knows him as anything but Waingro. — Bill Simmons
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