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‘Collateral’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

August 6, 2019 · Collateral (2004) · Action · Crime · Drama · 1:15:45

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Bill Simmons▶ 32:14$65 million budget, made $224 million worldwide
Chris Ryan▶ 29:25Michael Mann quote about Tom Cruise stalking crew members in pre-production, putting post-its on their backs as 'confirmed kills' to develop hitman instincts
Chris Ryan▶ 37:43Roger Ebert gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars, calling it 'essentially a long conversation between a killer and a man who fears for his life'

Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 46:18Multiple scenes: first cab ride with Jada and Jamie with Groove Armada song, robbery scene when Fox is handcuffed to steering wheel, jazz club Miles Davis story scene, and the Fever nightclub scene in Koreatown (his final choice)
Chris Ryan▶ 44:57The Koreatown nightclub scene (Fever nightclub)

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 1:00:33Russell Crowe — Enthusiastic about Russell Crowe as Vincent ('Fuck yeah. I love Cruise, but man. Russell Crowe is the hitman'), thinks Adam Sandler as cabbie wouldn't work, excited about Val Kilmer as Detective Fanning
Chris Ryan▶ 1:00:36Russell Crowe — Tom Cruise is perfect as Vincent in the actual movie, Russell Crowe would have been different but great, skeptical about Adam Sandler as cabbie

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:50Barry Shabaka Henley — Barry Chewbacca Henley
Chris Ryan▶ 1:03:21Bruce McGill

Picking Nits

Bill Simmons▶ 1:04:54Pete Berg's underacting performance, proposing 'The Pete Berg Award for underacting'

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:20Javier Bardem — Javier Bardem for his one scene monologue
Chris Ryan▶ 1:05:43Javier Bardem — Agrees with Javier Bardem, emphasizing the monologue made him want 20 more scenes

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 1:08:04Collateral — The 105 freeway and pre-LA Live Los Angeles
Chris Ryan▶ 1:07:37Mark Ruffalo — Ruffalo's goatee

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 1:11:02Agrees with the 'Improvise, adapt to the environment, Darwin' quote but notes this isn't a quotes movie
Chris Ryan▶ 1:11:06Multiple quotes including 'Don't Get Me Cornered. You Don't Have the Trunk Space' and the long monologue about dreams never happening

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 1:12:28Three questions: Did Javier Bardem's character go to trial given all witnesses are dead? Is the movie better or worse if Fox and Cruz switch roles? Why does Michael Mann keep naming characters Vincent?
Chris Ryan▶ 1:13:18Movie would be worse if Fox and Cruz switched roles but would like to see that version; open to remake with Gosling as hitman and Michael B. Jordan as driver

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:14:28Tom Cruise — Tom Cruise, because this marks the end of his great 18-year run from Top Gun (1986) to 2004
Chris Ryan▶ 1:14:11Tom Cruise — Tom Cruise, though acknowledges you could make an argument for Mann

Movies Referenced (44)

Heat (1995)

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

Miami Vice (2006)

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

Million Dollar Baby (2004)

6 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 32:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Aviator (2004)

6 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 33:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Boogie Nights (1997)

5 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 53:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sideways (2004)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 33:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 26:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Finding Neverland (2004)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 33:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Magnolia (1999)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 27:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Minority Report (2002)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 27:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

A Few Good Men (1992)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 31:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Hotel Rwanda (2004)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 34:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (9)

Michael Mann

33 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 2:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Quentin Tarantino

8 mentions · · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 0:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Fincher

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac▶ 10:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Clint Eastwood

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 32:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mimi Leder

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Deep Impact▶ 59:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Alexander Payne

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Descendants▶ 33:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Spike Lee

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, She's Gotta Have It▶ 1:00:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Taylor Hackford

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Dolores Claiborne▶ 33:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Oliver Stone

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK▶ 1:02:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (43)

Tom Cruise

39 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Top Gun, Minority Report▶ 2:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mark Ruffalo

23 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Spotlight, The Kids Are All Right, The Avengers▶ 11:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Javier Bardem

19 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Skyfall, No Country for Old Men▶ 14:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jamie Foxx

15 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Collateral, Django Unchained▶ 2:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bruce McGill

8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Law Abiding Citizen, National Lampoon's Animal House, My Cousin Vinny▶ 1:03:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Russell Crowe

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind▶ 26:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jason Statham

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Crank, Furious 7, The Meg▶ 50:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Adam Sandler

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Big Daddy, Little Nicky▶ 1:01:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Al Pacino

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather▶ 48:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Daniel Mays

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Bank Job, Vera Drake▶ 34:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Don Cheadle

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Crash▶ 34:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Val Kilmer

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Doors, The Saint, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 1:02:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (2)

Roger Ebert

4 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 36:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Stuart Beattie

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Collateral▶ 37:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (2)

Adam Macbeth

2 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 42:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Janusz Kaminski

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Schindler's List, Minority Report▶ 59:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗