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‘Silver Linings Playbook’ With Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald, and Zach Baron

January 16, 2024 · Silver Linings Playbook (2012) · Comedy · Drama · Romance · 1:55:18

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Andy Greenwald▶ 41:31Discussed the tailgate scene and physical proximity elements but didn't give a definitive single pick
Chris Ryan▶ 36:26Pat goes to Ronnie's for dinner (meeting Tiffany), Tiff and Pat's first date at Lanark Diner, Tiff's dance studio scene, Giants game tailgate
Zach Baron▶ 38:10Pat reading 'Farewell to Arms' and throwing it out the window, the first running scene where Tiffany keeps appearing behind trees, legitimately loves the tailgate scene

What's Aged the Best

Andy Greenwald▶ 50:04The psychological anguish of being a Philadelphia sports fan, comparing the movie to current Eagles coach Nick Sirianni; the last moment Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence trusted someone else's vision before writing their own tickets
Chris Ryan▶ 52:24Jennifer Lawrence's performance from her breakout era; the movie as a Christmas film with great Halloween/Thanksgiving/Christmas seasonal atmosphere; iPods and the nostalgic way characters interact with music; the 2012 movie year; father-son bonding over Eagles talk; Shea Whigham as Jake the supportive brother; the guy filming Pat's breakdown as early social media culture
Zach Baron▶ 51:43The raw, unvarnished moment captured with Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper before they became huge stars and developed self-regard about their industry power

Big Kahuna Burger Award

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:01:15Discussed Krabby's and Homemade's extensively, and provided detailed commentary on the Raisin Bran scene and Lanark Diner
Chris Ryan▶ 1:02:13The Raisin Bran scene at Lanark Diner
Zach Baron▶ 1:02:58Mentioned Pat Sr. spending gambling winnings on opening a cheesesteak restaurant as an enjoyable food moment

Den of Thieves Benihana Award

Chris Ryan▶ 1:05:04Lanark Diner
Zach Baron▶ 1:05:01Lanark Diner

Butch's Girlfriend Award

Chris Ryan▶ 1:20:00Initially suggests Chris Tucker's character as weak link, but ultimately settles on 'hearing about Andy Reid challenging calls' and the Eagles football references

What's Aged the Worst

Chris Ryan▶ 1:21:07Mentions something about a parlay not being understood, but unclear what specific element they're identifying as aged worst

Is There a Better Title?

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:21:20Deshaun Jackson Jersey
Chris Ryan▶ 1:21:15Thinks the original title is great, suggested 'Fly Eagles Fly' and 'Dallas Sucks'
Zach Baron▶ 1:21:24Excelsior (but acknowledges it's associated with New York State)

Best Quote

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:21:48DeShaun Jackson is the man
Chris Ryan▶ 1:21:35The only way you can beat my crazy was by doing something crazy yourself. I love you. I knew at the minute I met you. I'm sorry. It took so long for me to catch up. I just got stuck.
Zach Baron▶ 1:21:52I'm not going to fight. I'm not going to fight.

Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:23:52Doesn't love Jackie Weaver's casting - thinks she does a good job but it's bad casting since no one has ever been less from Philadelphia than having an Australian doing an American accent
Chris Ryan▶ 1:25:48Randy is a real piece of shit who would have gotten beaten up or killed in real life for his behavior, and there's a reading where Tiffany is the Joker who manipulates Pat
Zach Baron▶ 1:22:36Hates the garbage bag - thinks it's an iconic part of the film but Philadelphia didn't need another negative stereotype reference

Casting What-Ifs

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:30:39Kat Dennings — Critiques manic pixie dream girl casting alternatives, praises Jennifer Lawrence's toughness; suggests Rob McElhenney and Kat Dennings as alternatives
Chris Ryan▶ 1:30:33Vince Vaughn — Discusses Vince Vaughn as alternate casting for male lead, suggesting movie would work but wondering if he'd demand Chicago setting
Zach Baron▶ 1:30:21Vince Vaughn — Believes you can't do the movie without Jennifer Lawrence, though Vince Vaughn could work for the male role

Dion Waiters Award

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:31:54Julia Stiles — Julia Stiles - praised her understanding of the character and movie despite limited screen time
Chris Ryan▶ 1:31:16Julia Stiles — Nominated three: Shea Wiggum, Chris Tucker, and Julia Stiles, then praised Julia Stiles' performance
Zach Baron▶ 1:31:23Julia Stiles — Julia Stiles - 'I'm team Julia Stiles. Julia Stiles is fucking awesome.'

Half-Assed Internet Research

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:34:56Contributed details about the different Eagles season being 2006 and discussed how Bradley Cooper gets to play a character where everyone tells him he looks great
Chris Ryan▶ 1:34:07Jackie Weaver and David O. Russell developed backstories where Pat Sr. and Dolores still made love twice a week; Jackie Weaver fixed the dance scores to aggregate to five; in the novel the main character has more severe issues and it's set during a different Eagles season (2006)

Picking Nits

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:38:23The movie ignores major 2008 events like the Phillies World Series win and Obama's election, and there's no visual acknowledgment of the championship celebration
Chris Ryan▶ 1:38:12It takes too long for anyone to acknowledge the Phillies won the World Series, and Tommy driving 40 minutes to King of Prussia Mall for Victoria's Secret doesn't make sense geographically
Zach Baron▶ 1:39:11Pat doesn't actually watch the Eagles games despite growing up in that house/city, and it's unrealistically easy how he repairs the broken glass window in five seconds

Is This Movie Better With

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:45:29Jon Bernthal — Jon Bernthal, believing his energy would fit well in the movie, potentially as John Ortiz
Chris Ryan▶ 1:44:46Wayne Jenkins as either Pat Sr. or Randy, specifically imagining Jenkins as a menacing figure connected to gambling and demanding performance ('Mikhail Baryshnikov')
Chris Ryan▶ 1:44:54Philip Baker Hall — Philip Baker Hall as Pat Sr. or Randy

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:46:35Suggested Pat's whisper to Nicky is like Lost in Translation, discussed that neither Pat nor Tiff have income, and questioned parent reactions to late night literary discussions
Chris Ryan▶ 1:45:49Raised multiple questions including does Pat care about birds, what is duct tape on shoes for, what did Pat whisper to Nicky, whether Pat takes his meds, can movie happen after 2018 Super Bowl, and do Tiff and Pat have a future together
Zach Baron▶ 1:46:13Noted movie doesn't look dated fashion-wise, agreed movie could work in current context, but expressed doubt about Pat and Tiff's long-term compatibility due to volatility

Coach Finstock Life Lesson

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:49:30If you drink a lot and get in a fight, you could really bond with a lot of people
Chris Ryan▶ 1:49:37Always stick up for your brother

Who Won the Movie

Andy Greenwald▶ 1:50:21Bradley Cooper — Bradley Cooper due to his sustained career trajectory since the film, while Lawrence had more immediate but less consistent success
Chris Ryan▶ 1:49:53Jennifer Lawrence — Jennifer Lawrence on most recent viewing, but acknowledges Bradley Cooper is the soul of the movie
Zach Baron▶ 1:50:01Bradley Cooper — Bradley Cooper in terms of career impact and life change, but Jennifer Lawrence is the best thing in the movie

Movies Referenced (18)

American Hustle (2013)

3 mentions · Zach Baron▶ 22:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Flight (2012)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Zach Baron▶ 12:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Fighter (2010)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 1:06:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Argo (2012)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Zach Baron▶ 34:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Prestige (2006)

2 mentions · Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan▶ 0:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Three Kings (1999)

2 mentions · Zach Baron▶ 22:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

American Sniper (2014)

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 1:36:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fever Pitch (2005)

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 1:37:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

House at the End of the Street (2012)

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 1:36:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lincoln (2012)

1 mentions · Zach Baron▶ 54:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lost in Translation (2003)

1 mentions · Andy Greenwald▶ 1:46:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Red Sparrow (2018)

1 mentions · Andy Greenwald▶ 52:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (6)

David O. Russell

24 mentions · Zach Baron, Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald · Known for American Hustle, Three Kings, Silver Linings Playbook▶ 21:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Iyi Tubi

2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Ex Machina, World War Z▶ 2:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andrea Bias

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Black Adam, A Simple Favor, The Intern▶ 49:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brian Johnson

1 mentions · Andy Greenwald · Known for Aliens, Alien▶ 1:08:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cameron Crowe

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky▶ 27:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Preston Sturges

1 mentions · Andy Greenwald · Known for Sullivan's Travels▶ 23:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (53)

Bradley Cooper

32 mentions · Zach Baron, Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald · Known for A Star Is Born, Silver Linings Playbook, American Sniper▶ 2:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Robert De Niro

23 mentions · Zach Baron, Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald · Known for Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver▶ 2:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Emma Diner

10 mentions · Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan, Zach Baron▶ 38:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Ortiz

10 mentions · Andy Greenwald, Zach Baron, Chris Ryan · Known for Silver Linings Playbook, American Gangster, Miami Vice▶ 41:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Tucker

8 mentions · Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald, Zach Baron · Known for Rush Hour, Silver Linings Playbook▶ 2:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Julia Stiles

6 mentions · Zach Baron, Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald · Known for 10 Things I Hate About You, Save the Last Dance, Silver Linings Playbook▶ 32:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Anon Mall

5 mentions · Andy Greenwald, Chris Ryan▶ 1:41:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Elando Baltimore

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald▶ 13:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

They Might Be Giants

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald · Known for The Adjustment Bureau, Sky High▶ 17:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Vince Vaughn

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Zach Baron · Known for Wedding Crashers, Couples Retreat▶ 1:28:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Trejo

4 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators▶ 1:12:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Stephen A. Smith

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald · Known for I Think I Love My Wife▶ 1:22:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (6)

Matthew Quick

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald · Known for Silver Linings Playbook▶ 20:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kurt Warner

2 mentions · Zach Baron▶ 20:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Harvey Weinstein

1 mentions · Andy Greenwald · Known for Shakespeare in Love, The Hateful Eight▶ 35:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Noah Baumbach

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story▶ 55:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 35:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Taylor Sheridan

1 mentions · Andy Greenwald · Known for Hell or High Water, Wind River▶ 1:54:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (2)

Michael Grantland

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Andy Greenwald · Known for The Other Guys▶ 14:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Gordon Willis

1 mentions · Zach Baron · Known for The Godfather Part II▶ 1:06:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗