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Rewatchables episodes featuring Michael Cera’s films

This Is the End

2013 film

Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Craig Horlbeck

Aired June 27, 2023

Superbad

2007 film

Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey

Aired August 9, 2021

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It Follows The Rewatchables
It Follows

Ranked the Ensemble

Crazy tall guy; Fentanyl Michael Cera; Barbara Bush; Greg's half-naked mom; Yara; Jay's dad; the naked railroad tracks lady; the topless no-tooth peeing lady

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:36:02Read transcript
  • At number eight is the topless no-tooth peeing lady, with one sock on and an unclear story; the naked railroad tracks lady is seven, Jay's dad as bearded t-shirt guy six, and the crunchy white t-shirt glasses lady, her friend Yara, is liked for her Terminator demeanor.
  • The It always wearing white is helpful; Greg's half-naked mom is four, Barbara Bush three, Fentanyl Michael Cera, the neighbor kid who bursts through the door, two, and crazy tall guy number one.
  • Another participant puts dad as number one because your dad trying to drown you hits home, and he was the most resilient, still going after two headshots.
It Follows The Rewatchables
It Follows

Most Rewatchable Scene

The lake house; the movie date gone wrong; Annie's death; Jay in the backseat of the car; Jay waking up after being drugged; Greg's death

In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 00:28:18Read transcript
  • The first pick is the movie date gone wrong with Hugh Jeff (as transcribed), with praise for the great old-school movie theater.
  • Skipping the first scene, Annie's death, draws an objection: she runs out in a nightgown and high heels, changes into more sensible shoes while her dad asks if she is okay, and every parent in this movie is an F minus.
  • One list goes chronologically: the first movie date, then Jay waking up handcuffed to a chair, with the chloroform scene called really creepy; the scares are structured so the first kill leaves you waiting a long time, as in Halloween, before the wheelchair bit jumps it up a level.
  • A favorite is Jay in the backseat of the car talking about her hopes and dreams, shot so dreamily before he tenderly kisses her on the shoulder and the chloroform comes out.
  • Annie's leg facing completely backwards prompts a question for Craig about an NFL injury like it, with Tyquan Thornton named.
  • In the handcuffed-to-a-chair scene all the rules are laid out at the start in a remedial way, like an urban legend or a creepypasta, and it is shot from Jay's perspective as an ingenious bit of POV filmmaking.
  • The naked lady on the railroad tracks slowly walking over to Jay turns out, per the research, to be Jeff's mom, who shows up again later; the demon is said to get a little lazy later, going from Greg to Greg's mom to grandpa and dad.
  • The list continues with the classroom scene where Barbara Bush comes after her, the topless no-teeth peeing lady at the sleepover, and the giant black-eyed tall guy, called a favorite character in the movie.
  • The crunchy glasses white t-shirt lady who gets shot in the neck and just gets up, the tall guy coming back and creepy Michael Cera guy, the neighbor, are listed, and the lake house is called one participant's most rewatchable scene.
  • Greg dying while his half-naked mom grinds on him is called the worst way to go, followed by the naked guy in the house and the pool trap, a 10 out of 10 idea for a movie set piece though a terrible idea for killing the entity.
  • The kids should have a dumb idea, throwing electronics into the pool; Jay's dad as bearded t-shirt guy, the headshot, bullets going through water and missing, and Jay protecting her sister, who can't see it, are enjoyed.
  • Another pick is Jay waking up after Jeff has drugged her; the lake is liked and called the Dan Campbell moment, and Greg getting fuck-killed by his mom is also offered.
This Is the End The Rewatchables
This Is the End

What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

Pornographic magazine or penis sculpture

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:06:47Read transcript
  • The crusted pornographic magazine is a leading choice because it anchors a major comic scene. — Bill Simmons
  • The giant penis sculpture is another leading choice, with a joke about repairing its severed portion. — Bill Simmons
  • Michael Cera’s yellow windbreaker, the gun, Franco’s paintings, Channing Tatum’s collar, and the Gandalf pipe are alternatives.
This Is the End The Rewatchables
This Is the End

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bodily functions, Aja, Michael Cera, and Jay Baruchel

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:17Read transcript
  • The panel settles on two bowel movements per day rather than six. — Bill Simmons
  • Aja the spaniel is initially presumed dead, then identified as the dog Seth holds in heaven. — Bill Simmons
  • A crude question about Michael Cera’s body is answered affirmatively as part of the film’s persona joke. — Bill Simmons
  • Whether Jay Baruchel is genuinely difficult is debated using his dislike of Los Angeles and real resentment of Seth’s newer friends. — Bill Simmons
  • Jay is defended as better company in Canada and as skillfully playing his own type.
  • His pleasure at Mindy Kaling’s compliment is cited as a revealing moment within the caricature.
This Is the End The Rewatchables
This Is the End

Picking Nits

Impossible Los Angeles geography and celebrity behavior

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 00:59:53Read transcript
  • Franco’s supposed hill house cannot plausibly sit three blocks from Melrose and appears to combine several neighborhoods. — Bill Simmons
  • Six men being frightened away by Emma Watson with an axe is questioned, then defended because the characters are helpless actors. — Bill Simmons
  • Seth Rogen personally meeting Jay at the airport is considered implausible at his 2013 fame level. — Craig Horlbeck
  • Sending a driver is proposed as the plausible alternative.
  • Michael Cera and Mindy Kaling are considered an implausible sexual pairing, though that mismatch is defended as the joke. — Bill Simmons
  • Waiting at the airport gate after 9/11 is identified as a separate implausibility. — Bill Simmons
This Is the End The Rewatchables
This Is the End

Apex Mountain

Danny McBride, Craig Robinson, and movie pitches

In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 00:57:21Read transcript
  • Seth Rogen is placed at or near apex between this film and Neighbors. — Chris Ryan
  • Jonah Hill is assigned The Wolf of Wall Street or Moneyball rather than this film. — Bill Simmons
  • James Franco is placed near apex, with 127 Hours as an alternate. — Bill Simmons
  • Danny McBride is accepted at apex based on Eastbound & Down and this film. — Bill Simmons
  • Craig Robinson is placed near apex through Hot Tub Time Machine, The Office, and this film. — Bill Simmons
  • Michael Cera is assigned Superbad and Emma Watson is assigned Harry Potter.
  • The Backstreet Boys and comedies overall are rejected as apex cases.
  • The film is selected as apex mountain for audacious movie pitches.
  • The use of Melrose is praised but its convenience is questioned.
  • Aja, textbook twatage, and Channing Tate-yum are proposed for best resource/name-style phrases. — Bill Simmons
This Is the End The Rewatchables
This Is the End

Half-Assed Internet Research

Rihanna slap, reused duffel, ratings, deleted material, music, and geography

In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 00:54:13Read transcript
  • Michael Cera reportedly asked Rihanna to slap him for real after he slapped her, leading to repeated hard takes. — Bill Simmons
  • Emma Watson’s water duffel is identified as the same prop used in Pineapple Express. — Bill Simmons
  • The filmmakers expected an NC-17 and were surprised that extreme material survived with an R rating. — Bill Simmons
  • Test audiences rejected a cannibal sequence in which McBride drinks from Franco’s severed foot. — Bill Simmons
  • A marijuana scene with Hitler was nearly filmed and then rejected. — Bill Simmons
  • Step Into a World at Franco’s house samples Rapture.
  • The opening directions name several canyon routes, prompting questions about the fictional house location. — Bill Simmons
This Is the End The Rewatchables
This Is the End

The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 00:51:24Read transcript
This Is the End The Rewatchables
This Is the End

What’s Aged the Best?

Danny McBride, personal dynamics, specificity, and fan service

In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 00:33:52Read transcript
  • Danny McBride is the leading answer because he repeatedly broke the other actors during filming. — Bill Simmons
  • The David Spade theory of nonthreatening celebrity desirability is said to be validated by Mindy Kaling’s Michael Cera speech. — Bill Simmons
  • The Jay–Seth friendship tension and their relationship with Seth’s Los Angeles friends feel rooted in real dynamics. — Bill Simmons
  • Jonah Hill and James Franco insulting one another is praised for blurring performance and real friction. — Bill Simmons
  • The timely Lindsay Lohan joke and Jonah identifying himself to God as being from Moneyball are praised. — Bill Simmons
  • The enormous demon anatomy, recurring jokes about Seth, and period pop-culture references are praised for specificity. — Bill Simmons
  • The detailed apocalypse inventory and its conversion into 127 Hours are praised. — Bill Simmons
  • Jay Baruchel’s later account of disliking Jonah during filming is used to validate the tension onscreen. — Bill Simmons
  • Dicks up and Scarface style are praised as compact group-decision jokes. — Craig Horlbeck
  • Superbad and Pineapple Express fan service is praised for supplying reunion energy without conventional sequels.
  • Combining a one-night party comedy with Night of the Living Dead is praised as a potent premise. — Chris Ryan
  • Jonah's dog Aja and the video-confessional device are praised.
This Is the End The Rewatchables
This Is the End

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Danny McBride is the funniest person of his generation

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:24:58Read transcript
  • Danny McBride is declared the funniest performer of the prior fifteen years and the successor to Will Ferrell.
  • His recurring overconfident persona is compared with Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Will Ferrell.
  • His entrances, breakfast, ration argument, insults, and laughter at Michael Cera’s death are cited as examples. — Bill Simmons
  • The limited-film-role, heat-check shape of his career is praised rather than treated as a weakness. — Bill Simmons
  • Pineapple Express 2: Blood Red is identified as an apocalypse project within the film and as the prospective real sequel plot. — Bill Simmons
This Is the End The Rewatchables
This Is the End

Most Rewatchable Scene

Danny McBride and James Franco argue about the magazine

In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 00:19:32Read transcript
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Films in the archive

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

2010

Superbad

2007

This Is the End

2013