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‘The Conjuring’ With Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan

July 21, 2020 · The Conjuring (2013) · Horror · Mystery · Thriller · 1:27:26

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 47:45The stretch where they find Rory hiding in the wall, Vera falls in the basement, and all hell breaks loose for 10 minutes
Chris Ryan▶ 48:02Nancy's hair raising scene where their daughter comes flying across the room and hits the window
Sean Fennessey▶ 48:27The clapping game scene where hands emerge from the armoire and clap back

What's Aged the Worst

Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:51Ron Livingston's character - wanted more from him as the dad, he's just a helpless loser who doesn't step up when he should be protecting his family of six women
Chris Ryan▶ 57:15How easily Ed and Lorraine Warren find out the house's dark history - they just go to town hall for a second and immediately learn about Bathsheba the witch, while the family somehow never heard about it from neighbors or research

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:57Couldn't find any casting what-ifs

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:21John Brotherton — Brad (John Brotherton)
Chris Ryan▶ 1:07:26Joey King — Joey King (who plays Christine) and other kids in the movie

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:09:54Joseph Bishara — Bathsheba

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 1:12:02House history facts, 50-foot fake tree production detail, calling bullshit on the parents' supernatural experience on set, Amityville connection at movie's end, real Bathsheba was cleared legally and died naturally in 1885, current owners sued after movie made house a tourist attraction
Chris Ryan▶ 1:13:23Amityville is referenced in Conjuring 2's opening, there might be rights issues preventing full crossover, predicting Bathsheba location will become an Airbnb
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:14:21Adding the forgotten moment of Vera Farmiga seeing Bathsheba's feet hanging from the tree when they first arrive at the house

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 1:15:33Patrick Wilson — Yes for Patrick Wilson (2013 - The Conjuring and Girls episode), Yes for Lily Taylor (The Conjuring as lead in $319 million horror movie)
Chris Ryan▶ 1:16:01Patrick Wilson — Agrees Patrick Wilson didn't reap benefits of franchises and supports Lily Taylor renaissance, but doesn't give clear yes/no positions
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:17:07Patrick Wilson — No for Patrick Wilson - prefers Little Children (2006) with Kate Winslet and Oscar attention

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 1:21:31you have a lot of spirits in here, but there's one I'm most worried about because it's so hateful

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 1:22:15What's Bathsheba doing right now? She's in Dwight Howard's room.
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:22:23What's Bathsheba's take on the bubble?

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:22:37James Wan
Chris Ryan▶ 1:22:34Lily Taylor (though also mentions James Wan)
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:22:40Vera Farmiga

Movies Referenced (49)

Halloween (1978)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 2:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Insidious (2010)

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:16:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Shining (1980)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 25:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Drag Me to Hell (2009)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 24:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Little Children (2006)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons▶ 1:15:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Say Anything (1989)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 1:09:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sinister (2012)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 7:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Amityville Horror (2005)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons▶ 1:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Exorcist (1973)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 5:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Thing (1982)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 43:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Almost Famous (2000)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 52:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Annabelle Comes Home (2019)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey▶ 35:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (7)

John Colorado

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Hancock▶ 1:03:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Warren Beatty

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Heaven Can Wait▶ 1:07:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bob Vila

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 56:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Crooked I

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Fast Five, Southpaw▶ 35:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mark Helfrich

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:14:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sam Raimi

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Spider-Man, The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness▶ 28:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Spike Lee

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Do the Right Thing, Malcolm X, She's Gotta Have It▶ 42:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (27)

Ron Livingston

14 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Conjuring, Office Space▶ 13:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Patrick Wilson

12 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Phantom of the Opera, Insidious▶ 27:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Vera Farmiga

9 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Up in the Air, The Departed, Orphan▶ 47:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jon Hamm

8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Town▶ 1:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lorraine Warren

6 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Conjuring▶ 13:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joey King

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Bauer

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:11:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Daniel Sea

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 43:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kate Winslet

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Revolutionary Road, Titanic▶ 1:15:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bill Russell

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 28:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Danny Trejo

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators▶ 1:11:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Eddie Murphy

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Harlem Nights, The Nutty Professor▶ 9:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (3)

Lily Taylor

17 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 13:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Wan

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Insidious▶ 20:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jackie Files

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:05:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗