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‘Den of Thieves’ With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, and Chris Ryan

October 15, 2019 · Den of Thieves (2018) · Action · Crime · Drama · 1:30:54

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Chris Ryan▶ 10:16Any scene set in Ziggy's Hoffbrow bar - wants to watch any scene in that bar and has many questions about it

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 40:05Suggested the leather jackets are arguably in the conversation for who won the movie
Chris Ryan▶ 40:22The FBI agent won the movie

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Shea Serrano▶ 1:03:39Has nothing for this category - 'Not a damn thing. Nothing.'

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:51Commentary on Long Beach being underrated and predictions about its future, discussion of Butler eating real donuts during filming
Chris Ryan▶ 1:07:16NFL players who went to Long Beach Poly (DeSean Jackson, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Mercedes Lewis), Gerard Butler gained 20-30 pounds for the role, Big Nick character based on technical advisor Jay Dobbins
Shea Serrano▶ 1:08:19Asked about connection to Training Day and Jake's high school football background

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:10:37The security guard who eyeballs O'Shea during the two deliveries - a preemptive 'that guy' with no lines
Chris Ryan▶ 1:10:14Evan Jones — Bosco (Evan Jones) - the little guy with the weird face in the crew
Shea Serrano▶ 1:10:26Brian Van Holt — Mentioned Borracho and Murph (Brian Van Holt from Cougartown), noted the movie has 30 'that guys'

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:12:51The big Hawaiian guy with low usage rate who intimidates in the garage scene
Chris Ryan▶ 1:12:44Notes that supporting characters like Bosco, Gus, and Boracho don't go over the top, suggesting no clear standout for this award
Shea Serrano▶ 1:14:04Discusses Bosco's serious moment about the femoral artery but doesn't make a definitive pick

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 1:16:04Gerard Butler — Gerard Butler (Den of Thieves over 300) and Pablo Schreiber
Chris Ryan▶ 1:17:13The Dark Knight — Agreed on Benihana movie scenes and heist movies ripping off Heat, but argued Dark Knight was the most popular Heat ripoff over Den of Thieves
Shea Serrano▶ 1:16:42Pablo Schreiber — Pablo Schreiber, Benihana movie scenes, and heist movies that rip off Heat

Picking Nits

Bill Simmons▶ 1:21:05Gerard Butler's physical fitness inconsistency - smoking, eating donuts, staying up late but then running athletically; Butler expecting Donnie to still be at work after escaping custody
Chris Ryan▶ 1:20:37Police would realistically refuse the risky operation with 100 civilians; Gerard Butler being overconfident about not getting shot; Butler going to check if Donnie was still working at the bar after he escaped from the Federal Reserve robbery
Shea Serrano▶ 1:21:40Initially confused about the women complaining about bad food when they were part of the plan, but realized it was to fool the surveillance team; agrees Butler couldn't realistically run far given his lifestyle

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 1:23:27'Bro, we're with family' and 'I told you I'm not going back' (Schreiber's dying line)
Chris Ryan▶ 1:23:06Multiple quotes including 'Come on, give me a hug, we'll save a fortune on therapy' and 'Just because they're dancers doesn't mean they can't enjoy a Benny Hanumil without some fucking asshole middle linebacker'
Shea Serrano▶ 1:24:02'We're cop killers now' - calls it 'the one for me'

Movies Referenced (14)

The Heat (2013)

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 4:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Proof of Life (2000)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 14:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Town (2010)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 2:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bad Lieutenant (1992)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 4:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

End of Watch (2012)

2 mentions · Shea Serrano▶ 1:10:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gladiator (2000)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 53:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

2 mentions · Shea Serrano▶ 14:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Italian Job (2003)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 5:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cast Away (2000)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 2:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Let Me In (2010)

1 mentions · Shea Serrano▶ 54:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Logan Lucky (2017)

1 mentions · Shea Serrano▶ 1:10:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Miami Vice (2006)

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 1:09:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (1)

Michael Bay

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Armageddon▶ 50:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (40)

Gerard Butler

35 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan · Known for Law Abiding Citizen, The Phantom of the Opera▶ 6:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Pablo Schreiber

28 mentions · Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Den of Thieves▶ 1:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dave Chappelle

12 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan · Known for A Star Is Born▶ 0:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Poly Styrene

8 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 10:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Russell Crowe

7 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind▶ 14:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

50 Cent

5 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Escape Plan▶ 54:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Vin Diesel

5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Fast and the Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy▶ 51:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

LeBron James

4 mentions · Shea Serrano▶ 1:29:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jamie Foxx

3 mentions · Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan · Known for Collateral, Django Unchained▶ 1:15:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Peña

3 mentions · Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan · Known for American Hustle, Crash, End of Watch▶ 20:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Robert De Niro

3 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons · Known for Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver▶ 4:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brad Pitt

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Fight Club, 12 Monkeys, Mr. & Mrs. Smith▶ 15:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Miguel Mayans

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 19:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗