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‘48 Hrs’. With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

December 7, 2017 · 48 Hrs. (1982) · Action · Comedy · Crime · 1:10:23

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 22:22Torchy's - the bar scene where Eddie Murphy goes in looking for Billy Bear
Chris Ryan▶ 23:01Torchy's - agrees it's the most rewatchable scene

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 28:32Young Eddie Murphy, James Remar as Gans, the James Horner soundtrack, the Torchy scene with 'Roxanne', and the final scene
Chris Ryan▶ 30:49Reggie, just the Eddie Murphy performance

What's Aged the Worst

Bill Simmons▶ 34:46The rampant racism - described as 'our winner' and getting 'worse every year'
Chris Ryan▶ 35:04The treatment of women in the movie - including flat storylines, violence against women, and gratuitous nudity

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 47:02Eddie Murphy — Eddie Murphy yes (over Beverly Hills Cop), Nick Nolte no (North Dallas 40 likely his best), Walter Hill yes, James Remar 100% yes, Frank McRae yes
Chris Ryan▶ 47:05Walter Hill — Eddie Murphy no (Beverly Hills Cop was his apex), Nick Nolte no clear apex, Walter Hill yes (though mentions Long Riders as alternative)

Picking Nits

Bill Simmons▶ 51:43Multiple nitpicks including: Jack Gates giving up his gun to criminals who already shot cops, why Luther waited to get the money when he had the keys, what happened to Rosalie after Luther gets shot, timeline inconsistencies with 12 hours passing unexpectedly, Reggie's $957 suit seeming expensive, Jack making plans with girlfriend during cop killer investigation, and Reggie finding the Romans girl again despite not having her contact info
Chris Ryan▶ 51:48Agrees with gun surrender criticism, questions manhunt response given early 80s NYC budget constraints, criticizes Jack making plans with Annette O'Toole during investigation, points out investigative flaws like not staking out Billy Bear's ex-girlfriend properly, and questions timeline of when bars close

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 1:01:07Jack Cates is a terrible cop who can't drive, can't have a partner, and his plan is to spring a random crazy person from jail. For the fight, thinks Eddie was winning initially but Nolte would wear him down in a longer fight.
Chris Ryan▶ 1:01:13Jack Cates is an awful cop who's racist, terrible boyfriend, got two cops killed, and has no respect for maitre d's. For the fight, scores it 10-9 for Reggie because he believes in justice.

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:18Eddie Murphy

Movies Referenced (43)

Predator (1987)

9 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 2:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Running Scared (2006)

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 27:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 3:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Die Hard (1988)

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 2:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lethal Weapon (1987)

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 18:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rushmore (1998)

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 34:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Halloween (1978)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 4:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Miami Vice (2006)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 41:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Heat (2013)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 40:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Action Jackson (1988)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 43:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Alien (1979)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 19:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bad Boys (1995)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 1:08:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (7)

Walter Hill

9 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for 48 Hrs., Aliens▶ 10:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Clint Eastwood

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 19:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andrea Bias

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Black Adam, A Simple Favor, The Intern▶ 1:06:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Bay

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Armageddon▶ 18:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Robert Altman

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Gosford Park▶ 18:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sam Peckinpah

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs▶ 18:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Warren Beatty

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Heaven Can Wait▶ 13:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (46)

Eddie Murphy

72 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Harlem Nights, The Nutty Professor▶ 1:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nick Nolte

26 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Warrior▶ 1:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Romans

11 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 53:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Frank McRae

7 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Lock Up▶ 45:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Remar

6 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Oppenheimer▶ 28:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Burt Reynolds

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Boogie Nights, Smokey and the Bandit, Striptease▶ 28:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gregory Hines

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Renaissance Man▶ 27:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Richard Pryor

5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Silver Streak▶ 3:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Annette O'Toole

3 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 14:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Trejo

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators▶ 59:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Horner

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Avatar, Titanic▶ 28:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jonathan Banks

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Gremlins▶ 45:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (5)

Andy Greenwald

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:09:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Corey Metcalf

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:09:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Larry Gross

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for 48 Hrs., We Don't Live Here Anymore▶ 42:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lawrence Gordon

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Lock Up, Watchmen▶ 10:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 13:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (2)

Robert Gantz

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 8:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Grantland

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Other Guys▶ 3:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗