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'Step Brothers' With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

July 13, 2018 · Step Brothers (2008) · Comedy · 1:03:47

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 22:54Presented four nominees: first dinner scene, drum scene ending with yard fight, bunk beds breaking, and boat video. Also mentioned Catalina mixer as possibility.
Chris Ryan▶ 23:55Added grounding scene after drum set and job interviews as contenders, but didn't give definitive pick
Sean Fennessey▶ 25:56The drum scene - 'I know you touched my drum set' through the fight

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 26:51The drum set cost somewhere between a few thousand and $20,000, with McKay giving the designer a blank checkbook to make high-quality drums that Ferrell kept for dinner parties

What's Aged the Worst

Bill Simmons▶ 27:56Gay slurs in comedies - this was the tail end of that era before they became unacceptable
Chris Ryan▶ 28:08Agrees the gay slurs are problematic, noting The Hangover is more guilty but they're present in this movie too

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 28:55Jon Hamm — Discusses that John Hamm and Thomas Lennon were auditioned for Derek's role (which went to Adam Scott), noting that 'John Hamm as Derek is one of the better what ifs we've had'
Sean Fennessey▶ 29:03Adam Scott — Compares John Hamm vs Adam Scott for Derek role, arguing Adam Scott was better choice because 'there's something evil about Adam Scott' and he's more punchable than the intimidating John Hamm

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 33:50Andrea Savage

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 41:02Kathryn Hahn — Catherine Hahn - yes, Adam McKay - yes (though debates Big Short vs Step Brothers), Adam Scott - yes, Mary Steenburgen - no, Richard Jenkins - no, John C. Reilly - no (says Boogie Nights instead)
Chris Ryan▶ 45:05Adam Scott — For Adam Scott discusses his Eastbound and Down performance as potentially better than Step Brothers. Agrees John C. Reilly's apex is Boogie Nights
Sean Fennessey▶ 44:33John C. Reilly — Adam McKay hasn't hit apex yet, it's still ahead of him. For John C. Reilly prefers Magnolia over Boogie Nights

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 55:39Highlighted 'It's a fucking Catalina wine mixer, man' as the legacy quote and 'Did We Just Become Best Friends' as another big one, but said picking a best quote is impossible
Chris Ryan▶ 55:59Said the movie is all quotes and highlighted 'Why do you have Randy Jackson's autograph on a martial arts weapon?' as being as good as any quote in any movie
Sean Fennessey▶ 56:09Focused on Derek's quotes, particularly 'You know what gets my dick hard? Helping out my friends' and praised everything Derek says as funny

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 56:40Did Will Ferrell really last with The Therapist? Yes. It's a comedy, so you can't argue with it.

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 59:05Adam McKay — McKay (consensus pick after initially suggesting John C. Reilly for degree of difficulty)
Chris Ryan▶ 58:00Will Ferrell — Farrell for his influence on everybody in the movie
Sean Fennessey▶ 57:40Adam McKay — Initially suggested Farrell, then Riley, then wanted Han and Scott together, but agreed to consensus McKay

Movies Referenced (49)

Boogie Nights (1997)

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 17:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Big Daddy (1999)

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 4:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Magnolia (1999)

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 46:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Midnight Run (1988)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 48:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Zoolander (2001)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 3:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Game Night (2018)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 7:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Hot Rod (2007)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 10:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Spotlight (2015)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons▶ 39:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Heat (2013)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 8:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Angel Heart (1987)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:00:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bad Moms (2016)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 32:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bringing Down the House (2003)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 8:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (3)

Michael Mann

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 1:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

George Roy Hill

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Slap Shot▶ 1:02:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Thomas Anderson

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 59:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (64)

Will Ferrell

36 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Blades of Glory▶ 1:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jonas Brothers

24 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 3:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Adam Scott

17 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons▶ 12:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John C. Reilly

16 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Chicago, Guardians of the Galaxy▶ 14:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Richard Jenkins

15 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Shape of Water, Step Brothers▶ 23:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Trejo

9 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators▶ 50:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Diane Lane

8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Unfaithful, Under the Tuscan Sun▶ 1:00:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Eddie Murphy

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Harlem Nights, The Nutty Professor▶ 5:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rob Riggle

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for The Hangover, 21 Jump Street▶ 29:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tiffany Haddish

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Girls Trip, Night School▶ 6:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Adam Sandler

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Big Daddy, Little Nicky▶ 4:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jim Carrey

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Bruce Almighty, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind▶ 4:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (8)

Adam McKay

22 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Don't Look Up, The Other Guys, Vice▶ 2:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 18:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andy Greenwald

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

Danny McBride

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Underworld▶ 45:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Harold Ramis

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Stripes▶ 11:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jesse Armstrong

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for In the Loop▶ 44:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joey Soloway

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Afternoon Delight▶ 32:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom McCarthy

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Win Win▶ 39:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Todd Heater

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Mercury Rising▶ 11:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗