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'Speed' With Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion, Shea Serrano, and Donnie Kwak

September 21, 2017 · Speed (1994) · Action · Adventure · Thriller · 1:02:07

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 16:40The bus jump
Donnie Kwak▶ 14:54Hopper's decapitation scene
Jason Concepcion▶ 15:41The bus jump
Shea Serrano▶ 14:02The bus jump

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 22:11Young Sandy Bullock
Donnie Kwak▶ 23:23Keanu (young crew cut Keanu)
Shea Serrano▶ 24:29Keanu's haircut

What's Aged the Worst

Bill Simmons▶ 26:16The stereotypical bus passenger crew - uptight white tourist, Latino criminal who snaps and pulls out revolver, etc.
Jason Concepcion▶ 30:29Keanu not shooting the Latino gang member who draws a gun on him and ends up shooting Sam

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 40:43Sandra Bullock — Discussed Keanu (not apex), Sandra Bullock (leaning toward Miss Congeniality as apex), Jeff Daniels (not apex, but 1994-5 combo with Dumb and Dumber could be)
Donnie Kwak▶ 40:58Sandra Bullock — Sandra Bullock - Miss Congeniality (per conversation with Dobbins)
Jason Concepcion▶ 40:45Dennis Hopper — Agreed Keanu not apex, Sandra Bullock not apex (had higher to go), disagreed with Dennis Hopper (already had Easy Rider peak)
Shea Serrano▶ 41:20Dennis Hopper

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 51:55Posed three questions: Was this the greatest summer for LA Freeways ever (Speed, OJ)? Is the movie better or worse with Nick Cage as Jack Traven? (answered: worse). Could Keanu have been better in Con Air or Face Off? (answered: no)
Donnie Kwak▶ 54:23Contributed that Speed's original title was 'Minimum Speed'
Jason Concepcion▶ 52:29Agreed movie would be worse with Nick Cage, contributed to discussion about action movie titles
Shea Serrano▶ 52:22Movie would be worse with Nick Cage - you need Keanu, Cage wouldn't be able to do the steady police officer thing. Con Air and Face Off are perfect Nick Cage vehicles, with Con Air being more perfect than Face Off

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 56:46Keanu Reeves
Jason Concepcion▶ 56:38Sandra Bullock
Shea Serrano▶ 56:37Sandra Bullock

Movies Referenced (37)

Die Hard (1988)

32 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion, Shea Serrano▶ 2:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Con Air (1997)

8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 24:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Terminator (1984)

6 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano▶ 53:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Point Break (1991)

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion, Shea Serrano▶ 2:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dumb and Dumber (1994)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 11:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Pulp Fiction (1994)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion▶ 19:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Fugitive (1993)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion▶ 59:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Under Siege (1992)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 9:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Demolition Man (1993)

2 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons▶ 4:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Easy Rider (1969)

2 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Bill Simmons▶ 41:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

First Blood (1982)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion▶ 53:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jackie Brown (1997)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Donnie Kwak▶ 19:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (4)

David Cameron

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Donnie Kwak▶ 22:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Quentin Tarantino

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Donnie Kwak · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 19:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John McTiernan

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Die Hard, Last Action Hero▶ 7:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Richard Fearless

1 mentions · Shea Serrano · Known for Lost in Space, Mission: Impossible - Fallout, The Replacement Killers▶ 34:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (35)

Keanu Reeves

50 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Donnie Kwak · Known for The Matrix, Speed, Point Break▶ 1:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sandra Bullock

15 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Jason Concepcion · Known for The Proposal, Miss Congeniality, Speed▶ 1:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dennis Hopper

14 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Donnie Kwak · Known for Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, Speed▶ 1:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jan Hammer

8 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Bill Simmons · Known for Charlie's Angels, The Wedding Singer▶ 19:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jeff Daniels

8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Donnie Kwak · Known for The Squid and the Whale▶ 10:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jack Nicholson

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion · Known for Chinatown, As Good as It Gets, The Departed▶ 1:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bruce Willis

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion · Known for Die Hard, Pulp Fiction▶ 6:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Halle Berry

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Donnie Kwak, Jason Concepcion · Known for Die Another Day▶ 18:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joe Morton

4 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Donnie Kwak, Shea Serrano · Known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day▶ 38:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Johnny Depp

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Donnie Kwak▶ 8:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Alan Ruck

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion · Known for Twister, Speed, Ferris Bueller's Day Off▶ 38:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Pine

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Donnie Kwak · Known for Star Trek, Wonder Woman▶ 2:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (3)

Roger Ebert

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Donnie Kwak, Shea Serrano▶ 33:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joss Whedon

3 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Bill Simmons · Known for The Avengers▶ 34:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Julie Siege

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 9:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗