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Film credit
Bill Paxton
Also referred to as Paxton, Bill Pax
Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 11
- Movies in this archive
- 12
Rewatchables episodes featuring Bill Paxton’s films
Displaying all 11 episodes
Mentioned in discussions
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 02:08:10Read transcript
Podcast choices
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- Sigourney Weaver
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- Sigourney Weaver
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- James Cameron
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- James Cameron
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:16Read transcript
- Sigourney Weaver: yes
- James Cameron: no
- Michael Biehn: probably yes
- Bill Paxton: no, with Twister and Titanic cited
- Extraterrestrial movies: E.T. offered instead
- Alien franchise: disagreement between Alien and Aliens
- Jenette Goldstein: yes
- Body-concealment performances: examples discussed without resolution
- Paul Reiser: no; Mad About You offered instead
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:29Read transcript
- Weaver’s salary negotiation is recounted
- Paxton’s prospective Police Academy 2 role and Bobcat Goldthwait are discussed
- James Remar’s removal and Biehn’s quick arrival are recounted
- Pacino visiting a neighboring set leads to imagined roles for him; those are jokes, not casting history
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:38Read transcript
- Paxton’s heightened performance is praised — Sean Fennessey
- Vasquez’s gestures and physical posing are nominated — Sean Fennessey
- No clean final ballot is stated — Sean Fennessey
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:20:13Read transcript
- Bishop volunteering exchange — Chris Ryan
- Confronting Burke — Chris Ryan
- Reacting to the power cut — Chris Ryan
- Seventeen-day rescue estimate — Chris Ryan
- Express-elevator delivery — Chris Ryan
- Sentry-gun morale joke in the extended cut — Chris Ryan
- Game-over reaction after the dropship crash — Chris Ryan
The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot
Newt in the water; power-loader reveal; ceiling reveal
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:55Read transcript
Private Hudson Game Over Man category
Private Hudson — proposed full-film scene-stealer award
The panel proposes a new category here.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 00:41:14Read transcript
- Bill Paxton’s Hudson is too prominent to qualify as a short heat-check performance
- The proposed award recognizes a supporting performer who takes over much of the film
- About Last Night’s Jim Belushi performance is offered as a comparison
- The name is not finalized during this discussion
The Big Kahuna Burger Award for Best Use of Food and Drink
Jell-O floating in space, with zero-gravity vomit as an inversion
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:47Read transcript
- The playful food during the televised broadcast is nominated — Bill Simmons
- Food avoidance and water rationing are discussed — Bill Simmons
- The vomit is suggested as a striking effects showcase — Bill Simmons
- A production anecdote describes a crew member vomiting onto Paxton during a zero-gravity flight — Bill Simmons
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.
Most Rewatchable Scene
Split: Chet trying to make drunk Gary vomit; Gary’s father
In the discussion (18)
Approx. transcript time · 00:31:00Read transcript
- The opening gym credits, pantsing, cheer, and theme song are nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The gym sequence prompts memories of changing and showering during the school day. — Kyle Brandt
- Gary and Wyatt using the computer to create Lisa is nominated, with the special effects praised as the point when the movie escalates. — Bill Simmons
- The computer sequence prompts memories of sleepover rewatches and the scarcity of adult imagery before the internet. — Kyle Brandt
- The bar scene and Gary’s Richard Pryor-style performance are nominated, while the hosts acknowledge that such an impersonation would be rejected today. — Bill Simmons
- Chet trying to make drunk Gary vomit at the top of the stairs is nominated for both Paxton and Hall. — Bill Simmons
- The hosts imagine Chet joining The Real World and The Challenge, complete with rivalries and a later media career. — Kyle Brandt
- The mall drink spill followed by Lisa confronting the bullies is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- A participant recalls repeatedly declining The Challenge because its environment no longer appealed to him. — Kyle Brandt
- Lisa meeting Gary’s parents, announcing the party, embarrassing Gary, and erasing his father’s memory is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- A joking Hall of Fame compares sexually preoccupied movie characters and debates excluding incarcerated characters. — Kyle Brandt
- The failed second attempt to create a woman is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- Chet confronting the party in the blue kitchen is nominated. — Bill Simmons
- The grandparents in the closet are nominated as a joke that remains funny. — Bill Simmons
- The goodbye to the girls and Chet becoming a toad are nominated as satisfying ending beats. — Bill Simmons
- The party at maximum chaos is an alternate final choice. — Kyle Brandt
- Chet confronting drunk Gary at the top of the stairs is the explicit most-rewatchable selection. — Bill Simmons
- One participant says his personal choice is still Gary’s dad. — Bill Simmons
Is This Movie Better With…?
Hudson from Aliens
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:44:20Read transcript
- The better-with discussion rejects Jan de Bont as an improvement and proposes Bill Paxton’s Hudson persona from Aliens, jokingly extending it into a Simon Hudson identity. — Chris Ryan
Displaying discussions 1 - 12 of 38 in total
Films in the archive
Aliens
1986
Apollo 13
1995
Commando
1985
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
Predator 2
1990
Stripes
1981
Titanic
1997
Tombstone
1993
True Lies
1994
Twister
1996
U-571
2000
Weird Science
1985