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Tom Noonan
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 4
- Movies in this archive
- 3
Rewatchables episodes featuring Tom Noonan’s films
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In the discussion (6)
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- 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)
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- 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
Apex Mountain
William Petersen’s movie career, Tom Noonan, Captiva, burning corpses on rolling chairs, and cutoff gray shirts: yes
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 01:21:55Read transcript
- William Petersen is judged at his movie apex, though CSI complicates his overall apex. — Bill Simmons
- Tom Noonan is judged at his apex. — Bill Simmons
- Michael Mann is judged below his apex.
- Joan Allen is judged below her apex.
- Burning corpses on rolling chairs are jokingly assessed as an apex. — Bill Simmons
- Profiling is denied an apex because CSI and The Silence of the Lambs took it further. — Bill Simmons
- The climactic song use is debated as an apex. — Bill Simmons
- Sprinting through a window is assessed against being thrown through one.
- Captiva is judged at its apex.
- Cutoff gray shirts receive an apex joke. — Sean Fennessey
Half-Assed Internet Research
Noonan’s preparation, casting, Mann’s FBI work, music timing, guerrilla filming, practical blood, and omitted tattoos
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:39Read transcript
- Tom Noonan reportedly trained his body and isolated himself from the cast. — Bill Simmons
- Brian Cox’s audition and Dennehy’s recommendation are recounted. — Bill Simmons
- Michael Mann reportedly consulted FBI personnel. — Bill Simmons
- The climactic song is timed deep into the sequence. — Bill Simmons
- The airplane material was reportedly filmed guerrilla-style. — Bill Simmons
- Corn syrup effects reportedly stuck to Noonan during production. — Bill Simmons
- Petersen reportedly had trouble getting out of character after the movie. — Bill Simmons
- The film omits Dolarhyde’s novel tattoos. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (4)
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- Tom Noonan is ruled too central to qualify. — Chris Ryan
- Dennis Farina is nominated but considered too substantial a presence. — Bill Simmons
- Joan Allen is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Brian Cox is selected for making a major impression in limited time.
What’s Aged the Best?
Profiling, Mann’s style, the soundtrack, Tom Noonan, Brian Cox, and procedural details
In the discussion (13)
Approx. transcript time · 00:53:06Read transcript
- The film’s early criminal-profiling and forensic-procedure material remains compelling. — Bill Simmons
- The Red 7 heartbeat device is praised.
- The soundtrack is praised.
- The Captiva beach house and coastal setting are praised. — Bill Simmons
- Tom Noonan is highlighted. — Bill Simmons
- Lecter’s quoted verbal precision remains effective. — Bill Simmons
- The movie’s color design is praised. — Bill Simmons
- Brian Cox’s later career strengthens appreciation for his Lecter.
- The recurring “time is luck” line is highlighted. — Bill Simmons
- Mann’s use of Miami Vice repertory actors adds texture. — Bill Simmons
- Dante Spinotti’s cinematography is praised. — Chris Ryan
- Blue, green, and red are read as a simple, effective visual code.
- William Petersen’s Will Graham is considered among the notable 1980s movie cops.
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:24:02Read transcript
- Is grabbing a little kid as a human shield the most evil act by a movie bad guy? In context, the character immediately has to go. — Bill Simmons
- Did Tom Noonan's character invent the internet? 'We can't say he didn't.' — Chris Ryan
- Could a man with a gun run from an LAX hotel onto the runways? Easier pre-9/11 but still hard; a 2020 version would have to address it, perhaps at Union Station. — Chris Ryan
- Did the film cause more bank robberies? The hosts cite internet claims listing armored-car robberies abroad and the 1997 North Hollywood Bank of America shootout, which they say left both robbers dead and 11 officers and seven bystanders injured and was partly blamed on the movie. — Bill Simmons
- The character's line that the Super Bowl cleaned him out is placed as the Chargers-Niners Super Bowl with jokes about him backing the Chargers against Steve Young, gambling touts and betting the Pro Bowl. — Chris Ryan
- What happened to Chris? He moves to Vegas, maybe starts a sports book, and is probably killed within two years by someone he owes. — Bill Simmons
- Dominic's life looks dark per Drucker; a Netflix version could have Portman as a detective chasing Dominic, and Neil and Eady may have had a son. — Bill Simmons
- Was Neil a hypocrite for going back for Chris during the bank shooting? He breaks his own rules throughout, including hiring Haysbert's fry cook as a driver. — Bill Simmons
- Heat 2 options: modernize with new people and tech, an all-Black cast, Kelso starting Facebook, or a generational sequel with Portman's character, Dominic, Neil and Eady's son and the girl Cheritto grabbed seeking revenge. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (4)
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- Nominees include Waingro, Haysbert's diner boss, Voight and Tom Noonan; 'It's probably Waingro'. — Bill Simmons
- The case for the diner boss: he has three scenes and you want to punch him every time ('Mop up the floor. Take the trash out'). — Bill Simmons
- Judd is in the movie too much to qualify. — Bill Simmons
- Settled on Haysbert's diner boss over Waingro 'just to break it up'. — Bill Simmons
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
Best Overly Aggressive Facial Hair or Hairstyle
Jon Voight's everything; Tom Noonan's wheelchair
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:01:50Read transcript
- Introduced as a new category with nominees: everything Voight is doing, Haysbert's Fu Manchu, Pacino's blow-dry look, De Niro's Van Dyke and Val Kilmer's bad-guy hair, a look only possible in the mid-90s. — Bill Simmons
- Asked for a favorite, the answer is Voight's everything, with a joke that Voight's makeup artist should get the heat-check award. — Chris Ryan
- A follow-up head-to-head between Voight's everything and Tom Noonan inexplicably in a wheelchair is answered with the wheelchair, though Noonan can walk; the hosts joke he lost the ability after inventing the internet. — Bill Simmons
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