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Apollo 13
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
Apollo 13
To Live and Die in L.A.
Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes
Snake Eyes
Forrest Gump
Forrest Gump
Film credit
Gary Sinise
Also referred to as Sinise, Gary Sneeze
Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 5
- Movies in this archive
- 4
Rewatchables episodes featuring Gary Sinise’s films
Forrest Gump
1994 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Mallory Rubin
Aired February 13, 2024
Displaying all 5 episodes
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What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?
The white vest, gold flight jacket, flight suits and Hanks’s astronaut suit
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:36Read transcript
- The white vest returns as a favorite — Bill Simmons
- The gold jacket and rescued astronauts’ suits are alternatives — Bill Simmons
- Hanks’s screen-worn astronaut suit is considered the most valuable object — Bill Simmons
- Sinise’s sleeveless shirt and beer bottle are smaller-scale ideas — Bill Simmons
The most GIFable moment
Ed Harris’s collapse and double thumbs-up
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:35:24Read transcript
Apex Mountain
Hanks’s mid-1990s summit, Quinlan’s nomination and Houston’s championship era
In the discussion (11)
Approx. transcript time · 01:30:37Read transcript
- Hanks’s Forrest Gump–Apollo 13–Toy Story period is a leading choice
- Later freedom to direct or take unusual roles is offered as another measure of Hanks’s power
- Howard’s A Beautiful Mind acclaim is preferred
- Sinise’s Forrest Gump–Apollo 13 period is accepted
- Bacon’s Footloose breakthrough is preferred
- Houston’s back-to-back Rockets titles alongside the film are favored over the Beyoncé-birth alternative
- Harris’s peak is placed somewhere between this and The Truman Show
- Quinlan’s Oscar nomination supports her apex
- Grazer is considered without a firm conclusion
- Space movies are rejected because of Star Wars and 2001
- American idealism and ingenuity are debated in relation to 1970 versus 1995
Casting What-Ifs
Costner and Travolta for Lovell; Pitt and Kilmer for Swigert
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 00:07:18Read transcript
- Costner is reported as the original Lovell choice — Bill Simmons
- Hanks is said to have declined Jumanji — Bill Simmons
- Travolta requested Lovell and was declined; Premiere is cited for losing Gene to Harris as well — Bill Simmons
- Cusack, Swayze, Pesci and Moranis are listed online for Fred Haise, with Pesci and Moranis explicitly doubted — Bill Simmons
- Brad Pitt reportedly chose Seven over Swigert — Bill Simmons
- Kilmer is also reported to have declined Swigert — Bill Simmons
- Sinise reportedly chose Mattingly when offered his pick of roles — Bill Simmons
- The Grammer and Christopher Lloyd stories for Gene are explicitly disbelieved — Bill Simmons
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
The older children, with disagreement about the ending
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:06:39Read transcript
- Rob and another participant choose the teenagers
- The younger child’s door question is defended
- The older son’s close-ups lack the emotional force of Hanks’s
- Reducing the number of children is proposed
- The grandmother is criticized by one speaker and warmly defended by others
- Bill wants a homecoming reunion with Sinise and Harris
- Others defend ending early and the real Jim Lovell cameo
- The children remain the leading weak-link choice
What’s Aged the Best?
Houston, we have a problem; the score; and collective problem-solving
In the discussion (13)
Approx. transcript time · 00:54:40Read transcript
- The famous line’s cleaned-up wording and lasting use in sports are discussed
- The film’s use of the number thirteen leads to a superstition debate
- Paxton’s rhinoceros line is enjoyed and its Busey/Point Break connection is reported
- James Horner’s score and Annie Lennox’s vocals are praised
- Supportive spouses are discussed
- Harris’s hairpiece and military haircuts are enjoyed
- The Hanks–Sinise reunion and Clint Howard’s role are praised
- Walter Cronkite’s archival reactions give history emotional weight
- Astronaut longevity is discussed with reported fitness and continuing medical monitoring, not verified health conclusions
- Slingshotting around the moon is admired as comprehensible science
- Lovell’s polo shirts are praised
- Switching equipment on in the right order remains relatable
- Gathering to watch a non-sports world event is missed
Recasting Couch
Melanie Griffith as Bianca; multiple Vukovich alternatives
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:26:53Read transcript
- Gary Sinise’s reported audition and recommendation of Petersen inform recasting alternatives: Sinise, Andy Garcia and John Malkovich, with Garcia considered too handsome and Pankow’s chase acting defended. — Bill Simmons
- Further Vukovich alternatives include Kelsey Grammer, Jeff Goldblum, Stanley Tucci, Will Patton, Michael Biehn and Bill Paxton, with age, height and attractiveness qualifications; Malkovich remains favored by one participant.
- Bianca recasting candidates include Melanie Griffith, Rosanna Arquette, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Kelly McGillis and Daryl Hannah; dance credibility matters and Griffith is favored.
- More Vukovich recasts are David Patrick Kelly, Michael Madsen, James Remar, J. T. Walsh and John Heard, with Madsen considered too handsome.
What role would Philip Seymour Hoffman play?
Gilbert Powell; alternatively Kevin Dunne.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:44:28Read transcript
- Gilbert Powell is proposed because his forceful conspiracy speech fits the role.
- The Sinise part is also briefly proposed.
Casting What-Ifs
Al Pacino; Will Smith; swapped Sinise and Cage.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:41Read transcript
- Al Pacino is identified as an offered alternative for Kevin Dunne, with the need for an older Rick discussed.
- Will Smith is identified as another offered alternative, and his choosing Enemy of the State is defended. — Bill Simmons
- The panel says Smith as Kevin would have let him play an unusual villain. — Bill Simmons
- Swapping Gary Sinise and Nicolas Cage remains an alternate recasting idea.
The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Restore the tidal wave; De Palma is better with lurid material; swap the leads; Nicolas Cage can play any casino-world role.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:26:50Read transcript
- The tidal-wave ending is again argued to be better. — Sean Fennessey
- The Untouchables is called less interesting than De Palma’s less respectable, more lurid films; others partly disagree.
- Swapping Gary Sinise and Nicolas Cage is proposed as a more interesting version.
- Nicolas Cage is proposed as uniquely able to play nearly any Las Vegas or Atlantic City role. — Bill Simmons
Apex Mountain
Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Forrest’s bedroom speed, and the 1994 Oscars: yes
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:59Read transcript
- Back-to-back Oscars, this difficult performance, and $678 million make Hanks able to obtain virtually any next project. — Bill Simmons
- Robin Wright’s later House of Cards run is considered stronger; Zemeckis’s Oscar win competes with Back to the Future’s lasting achievement.
- Forrest’s bedroom speed gets a joke apex, while the film is weighed against The Big Chill as boomer-pop-culture peak.
- The long shrimp-recitation sequence makes a case for shrimp; Sinise is placed here over Apollo 13. — Bill Simmons
- The 1994 Oscars represent a peak culture-war and audience moment, with 49 million viewers versus 19 million in 2023. — Bill Simmons
- Michael Clarke Duncan’s apex is Heat, and Dumb and Dumber wins the dumb-character movie preference for immediate viewing. — Bill Simmons
The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award
Sam Anderson as the principal
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:09:34Read transcript
- Sinise graduated from possible That Guy status through this film, Apollo 13, and television; Anderson is recognized from Lost and Justified rather than by name alone. — Bill Simmons
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