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Panic Room
Panic Room
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Film credit
Jared Leto
Also referred to as Leto
Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 2
- Movies in this archive
- 3
Rewatchables episodes featuring Jared Leto’s films
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Mentioned in discussions
Who Won the Movie?
David Fincher, after a tentative Jared Leto suggestion
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:38:30Read transcript
- Jared Leto is raised tentatively before David Fincher is selected — Bill Simmons
- Fincher is credited with making a version of the premise that would otherwise be forgettable — Bill Simmons
Apex Mountain
The panic-room concept and propane explosion
In the discussion (12)
Approx. transcript time · 01:24:21Read transcript
- David Fincher is rejected as being at his apex — Bill Simmons
- Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart are rejected as apex choices
- Diabetes as a plot device is compared with Steel Magnolias and Dog Day Afternoon without a firm result
- Jared Leto is rejected as an apex choice
- Chugging wine in a bath while sad about divorce is proposed as an apex
- Raoul as a character name is discussed without agreement — Bill Simmons
- Forest Whitaker is rejected as an apex choice
- The panic-room concept is treated as an unequivocal apex because the film is built around it — Bill Simmons
- Girl power is placed in the discussion but challenged because Burnham saves the mother and daughter — Bill Simmons
- Dwight Yoakam is discussed without a firm apex conclusion
- Tool is rejected as an apex choice — Bill Simmons
- Propane explosions are accepted as a strong apex choice — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:16:32Read transcript
- Raoul and Junior are debated, then Jared Leto is announced after discussion of line-count eligibility
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:16:32Read transcript
- Jared Leto is selected for dialing up Junior’s performance — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Best?
The cast, title sequence, subtle diabetes setup, Kristen Stewart, and specific dialogue
In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:01:59Read transcript
- Forest Whitaker’s range and unconventional career are praised — Bill Simmons
- The opening title sequence is praised for its scale and contrast with the confined film
- The understated setup of Sarah’s diabetes is praised — Bill Simmons
- Kristen Stewart’s child performance and later career are praised — Bill Simmons
- Jared Leto’s performance and death scene are praised — Bill Simmons
- Dwight Yoakam’s masked menace is praised — Chris Ryan
Casting What-Ifs
Johnny Depp; Jared Leto; Claire Danes; Jeremy Sisto; Billy Crudup; Gwyneth Paltrow; Winona Ryder; Matthew McConaughey; Enya; Robert De Niro
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:11:55Read transcript
- Johnny Depp reportedly turned down Jack over the script; Jared Leto was reportedly favored but would not audition, and the actress transcribed as Claire Daines was supposedly wanted for Rose. — Bill Simmons
- Jeremy Sisto auditioned multiple times and is lamented as never finding the right part; Billy Crudup was considered but was committed to Without Limits. — Bill Simmons
- DiCaprio excelled in testing, and Winslet reportedly lobbied hard, telling Cameron to pick DiCaprio even if not her. — Bill Simmons
- Gwyneth Paltrow and Winona Ryder were reportedly in the mix; Paltrow might have been decent but is judged too regal, and Winslet remains the best choice. — Bill Simmons
- The Cal role was reportedly offered to Matthew McConaughey, who turned it down. — Bill Simmons
- McConaughey as Cal is judged unworkable; a report that he was also offered Jack is doubted. — Bill Simmons
- Cameron reportedly wanted Enya for the music before settling on Celine Dion. — Bill Simmons
- Robert De Niro was reportedly offered Captain Smith but declined due to a gastrointestinal infection; he would have been fun in the role. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Worst?
Rachel Lindsay possibly not having seen it; three-hour-15-minute runtime; Fabrizio's accent; Billy Zane's Cal; Altman's verdict; the Picasso scene
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:08:10Read transcript
- The possibility that Rachel Lindsay has not seen Titanic is joked as the first aged-worst item. — Bill Simmons
- The three-hour-15-minute runtime is daunting, and Danny Nucci's Italian accent as Fabrizio is questioned, though called better than Jared Leto's in the Gucci movie. — Bill Simmons
- Billy Zane's Cal is called abusive and aged terribly; the performance is described as slightly sketch-comedy broad, the other host declares himself a lifelong Zane fan despite some overplaying, and the reply is that Zane dialed it up too much. — Bill Simmons
- Robert Altman reportedly called the film the most dreadful work he had seen, which is laughed off. — Bill Simmons
- William Goldman's critique of the Cal role and the Picasso scene as full of howlers is cited; the scene is now laughable and the film lacks subtlety, with Cal wrong about everything. — Bill Simmons
Apex Mountain
Edward Norton; 1999 movie twists; Helena Bonham Carter; fight clubs; IKEA
In the discussion (10)
Approx. transcript time · 01:21:50Read transcript
- Brad Pitt is not at Apex because the movie was not that successful. — Bill Simmons
- Ed Norton is at Apex: this rounds out his six-movie run, and he has arguably never been as big a star since, unlike Pitt. — Bill Simmons
- Fincher's Apex is still The Social Network; Generation X is a no. — Bill Simmons
- Rosie O'Donnell is a maybe, with her peak placed later in her feud on The View. — Bill Simmons
- Movie twists peaked this year, with this, The Sixth Sense and Blair Witch, before the internet could spoil them. — Bill Simmons
- Helena Bonham Carter is a yes, though still not loved in this movie. — Chris Ryan
- The Pixies are a no, peaking around 91; the ending song started a trend of closing with a pop song. — Bill Simmons
- IKEA is at Apex in the late 90s. — Bill Simmons
- Unreliable narrators are a no despite enjoying the device in this, Memento and Goodfellas. — Chris Ryan
- Fight clubs definitely peaked then; blown-up apartments probably not; Jared Leto no; Meatloaf peaked in the 70s with Paradise by the Dashboard Light. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:14:05Read transcript
- Meatloaf is the pick: a campy 70s rock star people had given up on pops up in three or four scenes as bitch tits. — Bill Simmons
- Chloe the cancer patient and her speech is offered as another candidate. — Bill Simmons
- Jared Leto was a big deal at the time for being disfigured and blond, but on rewatch he did not stand out; he is better in Panic Room. — Bill Simmons
What’s Aged the Worst?
The twist's lost surprise; fleeting self-fight shots; now-untouchable satire; disinformation and mischief boxes; 15 minutes too long; Leto's beating; Project Mayhem after January 6
In the discussion (8)
Approx. transcript time · 01:02:41Read transcript
- The twist ages worst because everyone knows it now and no one gets the first-time rush; a producer's generation may still get it.
- The self-fighting scenes are shown only fleetingly because the visual does not really work. — Bill Simmons
- It satirizes things people would now be afraid to touch; the headquarters boxes labeled disinformation and mischief feel like a perfect combo for 2021. — Bill Simmons
- It is 15 minutes too long and could have been about two hours five or ten. — Bill Simmons
- Leto getting destroyed is tough to watch; an original version reportedly had rivers of blood and a caved-in face. — Chris Ryan
- All the Project Mayhem material is creepy after January 6. — Chris Ryan
- Helena Bonham Carter is proposed for aged worst and contested; the other side has her more in aged best. — Bill Simmons
- The case against her: Marla is a home-run part that in stronger hands earns an Oscar nomination over the 1999 supporting-actress field, though the character lacks agency and mostly reacts. — Bill Simmons
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 00:48:26Read transcript
- Ebert gave the film two stars, calling it visceral and hard-edged, a thrill ride masquerading as philosophy, and was disappointed a promising first act pandered to macho sensibilities and trickery. — Bill Simmons
- He later acknowledged the film was beloved by most, not by him; the hosts are not surprised, since the second half turned many stomachs, especially the Jared Leto scene. — Bill Simmons
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