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'Face/Off' Live With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan, and Jason Concepcion

October 26, 2017 · Face/Off (1997) · Action · Crime · Sci-Fi · 1:15:06

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 12:41The prison escape scene with magnetic boots
Chris Ryan▶ 11:04The Somewhere Over the Rainbow shootout scene
Jason Concepcion▶ 12:51The Somewhere Over the Rainbow shootout scene

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 24:28The concept itself - the face-swapping premise that could be a Netflix series now
Jason Concepcion▶ 24:51The 3D printing of the ear because that technology seemed amazing then but you can do it at home now
Shea Serrano▶ 23:58The fight in the prison with magnetic boots

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 47:51Nicolas Cage — No for John Woo, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, and Travolta (calls it a 'second kind of mini Pleasant Apex' for Travolta). Agrees yes for Nick Cage.
Chris Ryan▶ 47:57Joan Allen — No for Joan Allen - 'I would feel so bad if this was Joan Allen's Apex Mountain'
Shea Serrano▶ 48:24Nicolas Cage — Yes for Nick Cage - 'I think this is Nick Cage's Apex. Because he had those three... It's the trilogy'

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 57:35Why did they give Nick Cage the less fun part? Travolta becoming evil Travolta is more fun than evil Nick Cage becoming nice Nick Cage trapped in Nick Cage's body
Chris Ryan▶ 58:17Nick Cage had the better role and more fun in the movie - Nick Cage directed this movie because free-based cocaine directed Nick Cage
Jason Concepcion▶ 57:52Nick Cage gets the first 40 minutes to do his thing as the villain, making it the more fun part
Shea Serrano▶ 58:29You needed Nick Cage because he's very good at being crazy and processing being another person - Cage signed on first and chose the villain role

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:32Nicolas Cage — Nick Cage
Chris Ryan▶ 1:02:50Nicolas Cage — Nick Cage (in the spirit of overacting)
Jason Concepcion▶ 1:02:56John Woo — John Woo (director - this was the last time he got to make a big Hollywood movie)
Shea Serrano▶ 1:02:53Nicolas Cage — Nick Cage

Movies Referenced (23)

Con Air (1997)

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano▶ 4:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Man of the Year (2006)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 51:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Fugitive (1993)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 46:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Rock (1996)

3 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 4:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bound (1996)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 48:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fast Five (2011)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:13:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 59:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Guarding Tess (1994)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 1:05:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 4:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Boogie Nights (1997)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 45:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Collateral (2004)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 30:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Conclave (2024)

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 41:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (3)

John Woo

9 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion, Chris Ryan · Known for Hard Boiled▶ 5:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ben Affleck

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 1:03:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Brady

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Hot Chick▶ 0:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (40)

John Travolta

60 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan · Known for Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, Saturday Night Fever▶ 1:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Trejo

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano · Known for Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators▶ 46:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dominique Swain

6 mentions · Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion, Bill Simmons · Known for Face/Off, Alpha Dog▶ 26:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gina Gershon

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Killer Joe, Bound▶ 20:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joan Allen

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano▶ 21:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Johnny PayCheck

6 mentions · Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Douglas

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion, Chris Ryan · Known for Wall Street, Romancing the Stone▶ 18:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

CCH Pounder

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for Avatar▶ 21:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Johnny Depp

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 19:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Arnold Schwarzenegger

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion · Known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Terminator▶ 17:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jamie Foxx

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Collateral, Django Unchained▶ 0:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mark Wahlberg

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Fighter, Boogie Nights, The Departed▶ 20:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (1)

Roger Ebert

7 mentions · Shea Serrano, Jason Concepcion, Bill Simmons▶ 6:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Michael Grantland

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Other Guys▶ 1:09:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗