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'The Dark Knight' With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Jason Concepcion

November 16, 2017 · The Dark Knight (2008) · Action · Crime · Drama · 1:17:24

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Chris Ryan▶ 27:26The Joker's first meeting with the mob bosses
Jason Concepcion▶ 23:02The Joker's party appearance at the fundraiser
Sean Fennessey▶ 24:39The entire chase scene through the underground bridge when they transport Harvey Dent

Apex Mountain

Chris Ryan▶ 54:01Heath Ledger — Yes for Heath Ledger - mentions Brokeback Mountain and this as his two shining achievements
Jason Concepcion▶ 58:34Christian Bale — Apex Mountain as a movie star for Christian Bale, but agrees American Psycho is his best performance. Yes for Aaron Eckhart with Harvey Dent
Sean Fennessey▶ 54:12Heath Ledger — Yes for Heath Ledger - calls it an all-time great performance burned into a generation's brains. Not Apex Mountain for Christian Bale - prefers American Psycho as his most interesting performance

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Chris Ryan▶ 1:07:22Multiple questions: What happens to Joker, how nobody notices scarred-faced cop at funeral, how Gordon planned to fake his death, why Harvey's crimes couldn't be pinned on Joker instead of Batman
Jason Concepcion▶ 1:08:37Gordon's entire fake death plan is problematic and any resulting legal case would be thrown out, Harvey Dent's goodness was meant to carry more dramatic weight in earlier script versions, Nolan movie plotting unravels when examined closely
Sean Fennessey▶ 1:09:42The entire Lau pursuit and Coleman-Reece pursuit are unnecessary, boat scene is too on-the-nose, why all criminals are on a boat, Lucius Fox's inconsistent moral line about surveillance vs weapons

Movies Referenced (55)

The Batman (2022)

13 mentions · Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey▶ 10:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Heat (1995)

7 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 2:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

American Psycho (2000)

6 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion, Chris Ryan▶ 57:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Inception (2010)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 28:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Iron Man (2008)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion▶ 2:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jerry Maguire (1996)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 1:04:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Spider-Man (2002)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion▶ 10:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 4:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Batman Begins (2005)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 2:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

2 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey▶ 33:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Captain America (1990)

2 mentions · Jason Concepcion, Chris Ryan▶ 10:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

I'm Not There (2007)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:13:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (11)

Christopher Nolan

20 mentions · Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion, Sean Fennessey · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 0:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tim Burton

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Edward Scissorhands▶ 9:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Ford

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Quiet Man▶ 16:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Steven Spielberg

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Saving Private Ryan▶ 9:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ang Lee

1 mentions · Jason Concepcion · Known for Life of Pi▶ 10:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Howard Hawks

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Rio Bravo▶ 1:02:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Martin Scorsese

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets▶ 1:12:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Mann

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 2:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Thomas Anderson

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 1:12:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sam Raimi

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Spider-Man, The Evil Dead, Army of Darkness▶ 55:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sean Penn

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking▶ 33:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (54)

Heath Ledger

34 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion · Known for Brokeback Mountain, The Dark Knight, A Knight's Tale▶ 5:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Aaron Eckhart

12 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Dark Knight, Rabbit Hole▶ 17:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Alfred Molina

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion, Chris Ryan · Known for Boogie Nights▶ 44:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Caine

7 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion · Known for The Dark Knight, The Cider House Rules▶ 43:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Anthony Michael Hall

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion · Known for Live by Night▶ 39:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Christian Bale

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Dark Knight, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight Rises▶ 57:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jack Nicholson

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Chinatown, As Good as It Gets, The Departed▶ 34:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Yoakum

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion · Known for John Carter, Sin City▶ 19:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Maggie Gyllenhaal

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Dark Knight, Crazy Heart▶ 31:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matt Damon

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 18:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Katie Holmes

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for Disturbing Behavior, Batman Begins▶ 30:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Killing Joke

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Jason Concepcion · Known for Weird Science▶ 2:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (1)

William Goldman

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, The Princess Bride▶ 1:03:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗