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‘In the Line of Fire’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

October 24, 2023 · In the Line of Fire (1993) · Action · Crime · Drama · 1:32:59

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 32:10The boat scene in the beginning, Clint meets everyone scene (including Super Bowl bet joke and meeting Lily Raines), the second Booth phone call with JFK recap, and Malkovich goes to the bank scene
Chris Ryan▶ 35:52Agreed with Bill's picks and particularly highlighted the JFK phone call scene as containing some of Eastwood's best acting in the movie

Den of Thieves Benihana Award

Bill Simmons▶ 41:39Lincoln Memorial - the way they use it

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 49:07Multiple picks: 'You're too old for this shit' catchphrase, 1990s Castle Rock production company, Secret Service cooperation with the film, Horny Clint flirting with Rene Russo's character, tiny assassination binoculars, and homemade wooden guns
Chris Ryan▶ 49:191990s Castle Rock production company

Big Kahuna Burger Award

Bill Simmons▶ 54:12Calls it 'worst use of food or drink' rather than best - refers to Mitch Leary's diet as grossest use of food
Chris Ryan▶ 54:10Mitch eating spaghetti - the big bite of spaghetti

Great Shot Gordo Award

Bill Simmons▶ 54:22The last shot
Chris Ryan▶ 54:25When Leary's talking about God and country and walks into the shadow of his apartment with a beam of light at the top of his head but the rest of his body in shadow

Butch's Girlfriend Award

Bill Simmons▶ 55:39Dylan McDermott's character

Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Bill Simmons▶ 55:53Agrees with Chris's take about Dylan McDermott being completely overwhelmed and incompetent as a Secret Service agent, calling him a doofus who can't problem solve and is too fearful
Chris Ryan▶ 55:45Are we sure a tackling dummy wouldn't have been a better Secret Service agent than Dylan McDermott?

Is There a Better Title?

Bill Simmons▶ 1:02:34In the Line of Fire
Chris Ryan▶ 1:02:29Allows 'Line of Fire' as an alternative but doesn't think it's better than the original

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 1:02:45You can always tell a man by his eyes
Chris Ryan▶ 1:02:57You have a rendezvous with my ass motherfucker

Movies Referenced (51)

The Firm (1993)

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 2:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Unforgiven (1992)

5 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 12:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Das Boot (1981)

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 26:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Die Hard (1988)

4 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 4:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Pretty Woman (1990)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Empire of the Sun (1987)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 5:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jurassic Park (1993)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 2:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Major League (1989)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 20:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rising Sun (1993)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 3:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Killing Fields (1984)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 5:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Another Stakeout (1993)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 3:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dirty Harry (1971)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 30:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (6)

Clint Eastwood

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 11:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bill Watts

1 mentions · ▶ 34:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kevin Costner

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 20:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mel Gibson

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Braveheart, Conspiracy Theory▶ 20:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Mann

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 8:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Oliver Stone

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK▶ 12:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (49)

John Malkovich

29 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for In the Line of Fire, Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading▶ 4:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rene Russo

13 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Nightcrawler, The Thomas Crown Affair, Ransom▶ 18:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Secret Service

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Easy Money▶ 49:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dylan McDermott

8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Olympus Has Fallen▶ 33:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Julia Roberts

5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding▶ 1:03:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Castle Rock

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 4:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Killing Joke

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Weird Science▶ 5:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tommy Lee Jones

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Fugitive, No Country for Old Men▶ 4:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ennio Morricone

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Hateful Eight, The Untouchables▶ 4:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Mahoney

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Moonstruck, Barton Fink▶ 54:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Stephen A. Smith

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for I Think I Love My Wife▶ 55:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Alan Rickman

2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Die Hard, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 4:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (6)

Jeff Maguire

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for In the Line of Fire, Gridiron Gang▶ 27:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dan Gilroy

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Nightcrawler▶ 20:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Julie Siege

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 4:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lawrence Kasdan

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Big Chill, Wyatt Earp▶ 3:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 29:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sara Gran

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 15:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

John Bailey

2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for In the Line of Fire, American Gigolo▶ 3:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗