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‘Fast Five’ With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano

April 1, 2019 · Fast Five (2011) · Action · Crime · Thriller · 1:24:34

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 19:54Mentions the opener (gang frees Dom from prison bus) as a nominee, calls it 'just a great scene'

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 20:31Why prisoner transport buses always travel on empty highways with no police protection, and how there are no fatalities when the bus flips multiple times at high speed
Shea Serrano▶ 21:02Agrees there's no explanation for the dangerous transport setup, questions the physics of no seatbelts and handcuffed prisoners surviving massive crashes

What's Aged the Worst

Bill Simmons▶ 49:02Multiple issues: Dom's unexplained connections to Rio street racing scene, and Hobbs' incompetent performance as an FBI/DEA agent
Shea Serrano▶ 54:07Nothing - refuses to pick anything that aged poorly because he loves every part of the movie

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 55:09Tommy Lee Jones — Tommy Lee Jones was originally cast as Hobbes but glad they redesigned it for The Rock instead

Dion Waiters Award

Shea Serrano▶ 55:36The unnamed police department guy that Roman Pierce talks to when trying to put the box in the vault - described as screaming/overacting like he was going for an Oscar

Overacting Award

Shea Serrano▶ 56:02Saul Rubinek — Saul Rubinick

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 58:04Presents extensive trivia including: Fast Five's Facebook marketing innovation, Puerto Rico filming location due to $11M tax incentives, practical effects over CGI (real vault with car inside, 200 vehicles destroyed), train collision without CGI, and Michelle Rodriguez not knowing about her twist ending cameo until seeing the movie
Shea Serrano▶ 59:49Reacts with amazement to the practical effects revelations, particularly praising Justin Lin's direction and expressing surprise that stunts weren't CGI. Praises Michelle Rodriguez's return as potentially more impactful than The Rock's addition to the franchise

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 1:04:08Vin Diesel — Yes for Vin Diesel (best Fast performance, biggest star moment), Yes for Paul Walker (best version of best franchise), No for The Rock (peak was 2016 before Skyscraper/Rampage), Yes for Cocoa Butter (jokingly)
Shea Serrano▶ 1:04:32Vin Diesel — Yes for Vin Diesel (agrees with Bill's reasons), No for The Rock (peak was mid-2000s before disappointing movies), Yes for Cocoa Butter discussion

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:12Joaquim de Almeida — Joaquin De La Meda (the billionaire drug dealer character)
Shea Serrano▶ 1:07:25Joaquim de Almeida — Joaquin De La Meda (recognizing him as Buccio from Desperado)

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 1:14:04"I'll see you soon, Toretto"
Shea Serrano▶ 1:14:23Agrees with Bill's pick but also likes Brian's "You know we got that" moment after Dom's speech about needing precision drivers

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:23:30Dwayne Johnson — The Rock - agrees he won the movie, invigorated the franchise and pushed his career to a different level
Shea Serrano▶ 1:22:14Dwayne Johnson — The Rock - he took this role and spun it into his current career, became the character he is now with iconic lines

Movies Referenced (29)

Gridiron Gang (2006)

2 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons▶ 9:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Predator (1987)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 11:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Other Guys (2010)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 10:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Central Intelligence (2016)

1 mentions · Shea Serrano▶ 1:06:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dangerous Minds (1995)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 9:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Desperado (1995)

1 mentions · Shea Serrano▶ 1:07:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Die Hard (1988)

1 mentions · Shea Serrano▶ 1:05:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Do the Right Thing (1989)

1 mentions · Shea Serrano▶ 53:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

First Blood (1982)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 11:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Get Smart (2008)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 9:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Halloween (1978)

1 mentions · Shea Serrano▶ 22:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mad Max (1979)

1 mentions · Shea Serrano▶ 1:02:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (1)

Walt Frasier

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 47:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (23)

Vin Diesel

32 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for The Fast and the Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy▶ 5:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Walker

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for The Fast and the Furious, Furious 7, Running Scared▶ 24:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bill Hader

3 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons · Known for The Skeleton Twins, Inside Out▶ 1:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Trejo

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators▶ 1:07:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jordana Brewster

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Furious 7, The Fast and the Furious▶ 26:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Adam Carolla

2 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons▶ 11:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Deion Sanders

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Street Fighter, Draft Day, Celtic Pride▶ 57:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Draymond Green

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 14:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gal Gadot

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Wonder Woman, Red Notice, Wonder Woman 1984▶ 43:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Josh Brolin

2 mentions · Shea Serrano · Known for No Country for Old Men▶ 1:21:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michelle Rodriguez

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for Furious 7, Fast & Furious 6▶ 1:03:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

3 Little Women

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 19:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (1)

Roger Ebert

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 17:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗