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‘Shooter’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Shea Serrano

March 22, 2022 · Shooter (2007) · Action · Drama · Thriller · 1:16:13

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 25:47The opening Ethiopia scene with Bob Lee Swagger sniping from a mile away and the scene where Danny Glover visits Wahlberg at his home
Chris Ryan▶ 27:07The opening Ethiopia scene

Picking Nits

Bill Simmons▶ 31:21Danny's cliche dialogue ('He said yes, he just doesn't know it yet') and Swagger not seeing the obvious conspiracy setup
Bill Simmons▶ 33:43The car wash scene is unrealistically bright with spotlights instead of being dark like real car washes, and goes on for an implausibly long 22 minutes
Chris Ryan▶ 30:53Bob Lee Swagger too easily agrees to help the government despite being conspiracy-minded and not seeing he might be framed
Chris Ryan▶ 32:42The assassination scene is cut weird - cops appear and disappear from the room inconsistently
Chris Ryan▶ 37:26Bad guys unnecessarily reveal the entire conspiracy when they could have just said anything to keep Swagger there

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 1:00:09Clint Eastwood — Discussed that William Goldman wanted older actors like Clint Eastwood, Robert Redford, or Harrison Ford for Bob Lee, but rejected the concept saying older snipers aren't believable due to eyesight issues. Also mentioned Keanu Reeves passed on the role.

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:00:51A.C. Peterson — Nominates AC Peterson (evil Philly cop who shoots Bob Swagger) and Rhona Mitra (lady working with Nick Memphis)
Shea Serrano▶ 1:01:21Rhona Mitra

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:02:40Ned Beatty
Chris Ryan▶ 1:02:05Tate Donovan — Suggested Tate Donovan but deferred to another host's choice

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:28Presents comprehensive trivia including 12-year development with 7 screenwriters, filming locations (Independence Hall, Mammoth Lakes), Cheyenne Tactical M200 sniper rifle details, Patrick Garrity as military consultant, Wahlberg's 20-pound weight loss, and Bernese Mountain-English Mastiff dog breed
Chris Ryan▶ 1:05:00Comments on eye dominance testing being scary and questions Wahlberg's weight loss necessity for the character
Shea Serrano▶ 1:05:36Discusses Wahlberg's authentic shooting technique but finds the prone shooting position with the dog visually amusing due to his small stature and frog-like leg positioning

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:42Ted — Initially suggested Wahlberg's Apex Mountain could be Shooter (coming after The Departed), but then agreed that Ted is probably his actual Apex Mountain since it was a gigantic hit that bought him another 10 years
Chris Ryan▶ 1:07:36Ted — Ted is Wahlberg's Apex Mountain because it was a gigantic hit

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 1:13:50Why hasn't Shooter 2 happened yet? Netflix should give everyone $100 million and make it since it's trending
Chris Ryan▶ 1:14:07Why isn't the movie titled 'Swagger' instead of 'Shooter'?

Is There a Better Title?

Bill Simmons▶ 1:14:19Swagger - calls it a 10 out of 10 title vs Shooter being 9 out of 10
Chris Ryan▶ 1:14:20Mentions the book title 'Point of Impact' but agrees it's not as cool as Swagger
Shea Serrano▶ 1:14:29Says they don't know what they're doing and mentions Swagger Like Us song timing but doesn't give clear position

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:15:39Mark Wahlberg — Wahlberg, though considered Danny Glover briefly for his evil performance

Movies Referenced (31)

John Wick (2014)

12 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 6:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Triple Frontier (2019)

7 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 21:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

First Blood (1982)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 26:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lethal Weapon (1987)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 48:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rambo (2008)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 26:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Departed (2006)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 10:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

End of Watch (2012)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 17:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fargo (1996)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 25:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Heat (1995)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 49:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mile 22 (2018)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano▶ 8:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tears of the Sun (2003)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano▶ 13:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Fugitive (1993)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 55:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (6)

Antoine Fuqua

8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano · Known for The Magnificent Seven, The Equalizer▶ 13:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ben Affleck

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Argo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 39:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Clint Eastwood

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 1:00:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Bay

1 mentions · Shea Serrano · Known for Armageddon▶ 11:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Mann

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 49:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Bellany

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Stardust▶ 0:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (33)

Mark Wahlberg

38 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano · Known for The Fighter, Boogie Nights, The Departed▶ 5:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Shooter

25 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan▶ 1:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kate Mara

13 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Shooter▶ 16:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Glover

12 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Lethal Weapon▶ 28:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Travolta

12 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, Saturday Night Fever▶ 6:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ned Beatty

7 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Network, Deliverance, Shooter▶ 50:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Elias Koteas

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Thin Red Line, Shooter▶ 17:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tate Donovan

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Argo, Hercules, Shooter▶ 1:02:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Peña

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for American Hustle, Crash, End of Watch▶ 17:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Harrison Ford

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive▶ 55:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Elando Baltimore

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 31:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Patrick Garrity

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Shooter▶ 2:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (2)

Roger Ebert

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 23:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

William Goldman

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, The Princess Bride▶ 59:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Michael Grantland

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Other Guys▶ 16:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗