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Film credit
Fred Dalton Thompson
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- Episodes featuring their films
- 4
- Movies in this archive
- 4
Rewatchables episodes featuring Fred Dalton Thompson’s films
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Mentioned in discussions
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:36:17Read transcript
- Fred Dalton Thompson is runner-up for his brief, commanding and racially dated team-owner scenes. — Bill Simmons
- Leilani Sarelle wins for the staged police officer, linked to her later role as Roxy in Basic Instinct. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Best?
The twist; photograph countdown; chemistry; political rivalry; score; getaway; collaborators; Scott
In the discussion (13)
Approx. transcript time · 00:16:59Read transcript
- A powerful man maintaining a mistress in a Virginia townhouse is praised as an effective movie premise, with joking disagreement about calling it aged best.
- Opening on an intense interrogation before jumping six months backward works here, despite objections that television has overused the device.
- The landlord’s revelation as Tom’s handler supplies a second twist.
- The gradually resolving photograph serves as an effective countdown. — Chris Ryan
- Costner and Young’s chemistry remains exceptionally strong. — Chris Ryan
- The destructive rivalry between Congress and the executive branch still resonates. — Bill Simmons
- Fred Dalton Thompson remains convincing as a military-industrial figure.
- The ominous Washington synthesizer score works well. — Bill Simmons
- Paying extra for an otherwise unavailable boat enables the Chesapeake getaway.
- Costner’s loyalty to collaborators carries supporting performers into later films.
- Scott’s patronizing demands for moral courage and calm remain entertaining.
- The old-college-friends connection between Tom and Scott is memorable.
- The henchmen’s awkward pursuit is funny enough to count as both a strength and a weakness. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:07:13Read transcript
- Ronny Cox is chosen with his later Beverly Hills, RoboCop, Vision Quest and Total Recall visibility discussed. — Bill Simmons
- James Dickey as the sheriff is another choice, compared with Fred Dalton Thompson.
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