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'Stripes’ With Bill Simmons and Brian Koppelman

June 22, 2021 · Stripes (1981) · Comedy · War · 1:16:08

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 31:11The meeting everybody scene - where we get to meet cruiser, psycho ox, lighten up Francis, Lee Harvey, the big toe speech, I want to party with you cowboy
Brian Koppelman▶ 35:03The meeting everybody scene with Bill Murray's 'chicks dig me because I rarely wear underwear' speech

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 43:28Sean Young and PJ Soles casting, John Candy's poker scenes with John Diehl, Elmer Bernstein's score, and the South American deleted scene
Brian Koppelman▶ 40:59Throwaway lines that are deeply funny ('What are you smuggling? Furs'), John Ashton as 'the Robert Horry of comedies', and the Harold Ramis/Bill Murray friendship

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 54:35Conrad Dunn — Francis, played by Conrad Dunn
Brian Koppelman▶ 54:46Warren Oates — Suggests Warren Oates or Larroquette as alternatives, noting Larroquette wasn't famous at the time, and mentions John Candy

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 56:57John Candy — John Candy as Ox (with runners-up: Dave Thomas as mud wrestling announcer, Judge Reinhold, and Francis)

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 1:01:26Warren Oates — Bill Murray: no, Ghostbusters was his apex. Harold Ramis: maybe this movie. John Candy: no. Military comedies: yes. PJ Soles: no, Halloween. Sean Young: no, Blade Runner. Larraquette: no, became TV star later. Warren Oates: yes, apex mountain. Reitman: no. Mud wrestling in movies: yes, greatest moment.
Brian Koppelman▶ 1:01:46Harold Ramis — Harold Ramis: this was his cool moment, made him a movie star before Ghostbusters made him wealthy. Sean Young: agrees with Blade Runner but notes her strong run through No Way Out. Warren Oates: agrees this is apex mountain. Military movies concept: loves the idea.

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 1:08:41Is this movie better if it just ends with the ceremony instead of having the EM50 part, with more backstory and character development added to the middle instead?
Brian Koppelman▶ 1:09:14Maybe - likes the 'Welcome to Italy, gentlemen' moment but agrees the last 30 minutes are a disaster and should have been rewritten

Who Won the Movie

Brian Koppelman▶ 1:13:42Bill Murray

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 1:15:04Wisconsin - calls it 'the single funniest just quote'
Brian Koppelman▶ 1:14:08Lists multiple quotes including 'How's it going Eisenhower', 'chicks dig me', 'We're not parking it, we're abandoning it', 'have that removed', and 'Wisconsin', with particular fondness for 'have that removed' and 'there was one'

Movies Referenced (39)

Ghostbusters (1984)

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Brian Koppelman▶ 13:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Trading Places (1983)

6 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Bill Simmons▶ 4:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Groundhog Day (1993)

4 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Bill Simmons▶ 20:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Uncle Buck (1989)

4 mentions · Brian Koppelman▶ 57:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Wall Street (1987)

4 mentions · Brian Koppelman▶ 44:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Blade Runner (1982)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Brian Koppelman▶ 44:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Halloween (1978)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 43:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

No Way Out (1987)

3 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Private Benjamin (1980)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 6:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chariots of Fire (1981)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 24:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fargo (1996)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 51:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Goodfellas (1990)

2 mentions · Brian Koppelman▶ 5:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (4)

Ivan Reitman

9 mentions · Bill Simmons, Brian Koppelman · Known for Up in the Air, Ghostbusters▶ 20:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andrea Bias

4 mentions · · Known for Black Adam, A Simple Favor, The Intern▶ 0:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sean Penn

2 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Bill Simmons · Known for Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking▶ 59:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Spike Lee

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, She's Gotta Have It▶ 1:06:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (39)

Bill Murray

63 mentions · Bill Simmons, Brian Koppelman · Known for Lost in Translation, Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom▶ 2:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Candy

21 mentions · Bill Simmons, Brian Koppelman · Known for Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, Spaceballs▶ 23:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sean Young

18 mentions · Bill Simmons, Brian Koppelman · Known for Blade Runner 2049, Dune, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective▶ 23:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Judge Reinhold

14 mentions · Bill Simmons, Brian Koppelman · Known for Beverly Hills Cop, Fast Times at Ridgemont High▶ 23:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Larroquette

13 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Bill Simmons · Known for Stripes▶ 23:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Warren Oates

7 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Bill Simmons · Known for The Wild Bunch, Stripes▶ 47:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chevy Chase

5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation▶ 6:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kim Basinger

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Brian Koppelman · Known for L.A. Confidential, Batman▶ 53:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dan Soder

4 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Bill Simmons▶ 30:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dave Thomas

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Brian Koppelman▶ 43:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Debra Winger

4 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Bill Simmons · Known for Terms of Endearment, An Officer and a Gentleman, Rachel Getting Married▶ 46:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Ashton

4 mentions · Brian Koppelman, Bill Simmons · Known for Gone Baby Gone, Beverly Hills Cop▶ 42:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (3)

Harold Ramis

28 mentions · Bill Simmons, Brian Koppelman · Known for Ghostbusters, Groundhog Day, Stripes▶ 7:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brian Koppelman

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Runaway Jury, Runner Runner, Michael Clayton▶ 1:11:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 24:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (2)

Barry Ackroyd

1 mentions · Brian Koppelman · Known for The Hurt Locker, Captain Phillips, United 93▶ 13:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Hunter Thompson

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 12:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗