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‘The Last Days of Disco’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

May 23, 2023 · The Last Days of Disco (1998) · Comedy · Drama · Music · 1:49:49

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Hall of Fame Plaque

Bill Simmons▶ 33:32Chloe Sevigny's performance - calls it a hall of fame performance, praising how she absorbs insults and backhanded compliments with nuanced reactions
Chris Ryan▶ 34:13Agrees with Chloe Sevigny's performance being hall of fame worthy, emphasizing her acting accomplishment in playing naive when she's naturally the opposite - 'the fucking it girl'
Sean Fennessey▶ 34:49Supports Chloe Sevigny for hall of fame, noting her persona as an actor matches this character and praising her ability to show the wheels turning beneath the surface

Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 45:41Opening 20 minutes nightclub scene where we meet everybody with seven bangers playing; the 'I Think I'm Gay' scene; the book template scene; Robert Sean Leonard's 'Everybody Dance' moment; Sean Leonard confronting Alice about her 'sexy seductress routine'; the 'do yuppies even exist' conversation; and the breast unveiling story
Chris Ryan▶ 51:47Finds the breast unveiling story captivating, comparing it to 'Lonnie Walker's fourth quarter' where 'you're just like, this is happening'
Sean Fennessey▶ 45:55Agrees with the opening nightclub sequence with five or six songs starting with Dr. Dre; appreciates the dynamic between Robert Sean Leonard and Alice with the older/younger experience gap

Big Kahuna Burger Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:27Discusses two options: the coffee cocaine sniff scene by Des, and the shrimp with cream of mushroom soup cooking scene

Den of Thieves Benihana Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:52the disco

Movies Referenced (26)

Boogie Nights (1997)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey▶ 3:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dazed and Confused (1993)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 8:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lady and the Tramp (1955)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 4:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Life of the Party (2018)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 41:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Underworld (2003)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 32:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

You Hurt My Feelings (2023)

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 26:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

American Psycho (2000)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 35:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Beautiful Girls (1996)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 24:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Before Sunrise (1995)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 16:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Boys Don't Cry (1999)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 35:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Casablanca (1942)

1 mentions · ▶ 55:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Country Strong (2010)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 42:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (6)

Whit Stillman

15 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan▶ 3:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Richard Linklater

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Waking Life, Before Midnight▶ 3:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Wes Anderson

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan · Known for The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs▶ 3:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Burr Steers

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Pulp Fiction▶ 31:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Christopher Nolan

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 1:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Bellany

1 mentions · · Known for Stardust▶ 0:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (41)

Gwyneth Paltrow

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Shakespeare in Love, Sliding Doors▶ 35:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chloë Sevigny

4 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Boys Don't Cry▶ 18:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Josh Hamilton

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Alive▶ 5:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kate Beckinsale

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for Underworld▶ 4:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Adam Brody

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Ready or Not, Mr. & Mrs. Smith▶ 27:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kate Winslet

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Revolutionary Road, Titanic▶ 36:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matt Ross

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey · Known for Captain Fantastic, American Psycho, Face/Off▶ 0:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Robert Sean Leonard

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons · Known for Dead Poets Society, The Age of Innocence▶ 45:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Breaking Benjamin

2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for National Treasure, Hellboy▶ 43:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Claire Danes

2 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 36:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Screaming Trees

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey · Known for True Lies, The River Wild, Singles▶ 8:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Game

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Street Kings, The A-Team, Coach Carter▶ 2:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (6)

David Mamet

2 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for The Spanish Prisoner, House of Games▶ 17:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mark Bomback

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 23:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Noah Baumbach

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story▶ 3:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 38:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

F. Scott Fitzgerald

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Great Gatsby▶ 45:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jay McInerney

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 40:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (2)

Robert Barcelona

4 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Elysium, Venom, Jurassic World▶ 6:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Christian Eichmann

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 51:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗