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‘The Last of the Mohicans’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

August 11, 2020 · The Last of the Mohicans (1992) · Action · Adventure · Drama · 1:11:01

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 28:36Multiple scenes: first ambush, argument with Duncan ('someday I think you and I are going to have a serious disagreement'), Hawkeye's first kiss with Cora, second ambush with Magua ripping out the colonel's heart, waterfall scene ('I will find you'), and the trading scene with Satchem
Chris Ryan▶ 29:13Agrees with multiple scenes, particularly emphasizing the waterfall scene ('I will find you') and discussing the first ambush with Magua's tomahawk moment

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 43:30The music (primary pick), Chingachgook and Uncas father-son relationship, the lacrosse scene, DDL's sarcastic dialogue ('you face north, turn left and walk'), and Magwa's third-person speaking style
Chris Ryan▶ 43:38The music (agreed as top pick), DDL's performance, Wes Studi's performance as Magwa, the romance, and 1750s cultural stereotyping between British and French

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 51:48Brian Cox — Lists several casting what-ifs: Brian Cox offered Colonel Monroe (turned down), Andy McDowell considered for Cora Monroe, Jean Reno offered General Montcalm. Discusses how Madeline Stowe and Andy McDowell were interchangeable for roles in that era, concluding Madeline Stowe 'wins' their career battle
Chris Ryan▶ 52:41Madeleine Stowe — Engages in discussion about Madeline Stowe vs Andy McDowell interchangeability, questions whether Madeline Stowe could have starred in Four Weddings and a Funeral but agrees she could have

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 53:08Terry Kinney — Terry Kinney (the guy from Oz who plays John Cameron/Settler)
Chris Ryan▶ 53:19Pete Postlethwaite — Pete Possilethwaite

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 54:05Mike Phillips — Satchim (played by Mike Phillips) - praised his 5-minute performance, demeanor, lines about white men and darkness, and how he brokers the trade

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 57:34Shared multiple production facts: costume designer Jay Matcheson left due to artistic differences with Michael Mann, movie was delayed from summer '92 to September due to Mann's 3-hour cut, 900 Native Americans were employed, Russell Means was 52 and ran for VP with Larry Flynt in 1984, and expressed skepticism about DDL and Stowe's alleged prank war
Chris Ryan▶ 59:12Contributed to the discussion by questioning the believability of the DDL prank story, noting the contradiction between his method acting commitment and participating in modern pranks

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 1:00:35Wes Studi — Not Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood is his apex). Not Michael Mann (Heat is his apex). Yes for Wes Studi, Madeline Stone, Jodie May. Yes for full-scale tomahawk throws, falling off cliff into waterfall, and Colonial Frontier movies as a genre
Chris Ryan▶ 1:00:37Daniel Day-Lewis — Agrees it's not DDL's apex mountain but discusses it could be argued. Yes for tomahawk throws and Colonial Frontier movies. Suggests it might be apex for Revolutionary War era movies

Best Quote

Chris Ryan▶ 1:06:29Stay alive. You're going to Kentucky. Go face south. Turn left.

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:19Who we were supposed to be rooting for between the English and the French

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:42Daniel Day-Lewis
Chris Ryan▶ 1:07:45Daniel Day-Lewis — Daniel Day-Lewis - agrees it's among his favorite DDL performances and notes he became a household name/A-list celebrity from this movie

Movies Referenced (36)

Heat (1995)

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 1:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Miami Vice (2006)

7 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 3:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jeremiah Johnson (1972)

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

Gladiator (2000)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 20:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Unforgiven (1992)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 2:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Collateral (2004)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 7:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Malcolm X (1992)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 22:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Public Enemies (2009)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 8:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bad Girls (1994)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 40:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dances with Wolves (1990)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 9:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nine (2009)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 13:38IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Crying Game (1992)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 23:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (7)

Michael Mann

37 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 1:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tony Scott

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Unstoppable, True Romance▶ 20:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mel Gibson

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Braveheart, Conspiracy Theory▶ 12:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Andrew Davis

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Fugitive, Holes, Under Siege▶ 1:02:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Cameron

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 53:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Colorado

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Hancock▶ 27:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Stanley Kubrick

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for 2001: A Space Odyssey, A Clockwork Orange, Barry Lyndon▶ 20:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (34)

Daniel Day-Lewis

21 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for There Will Be Blood, The Last of the Mohicans, Lincoln▶ 0:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Game

7 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Street Kings, The A-Team, Coach Carter▶ 22:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Al Pacino

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather▶ 24:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Russell Means

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Last of the Mohicans, Natural Born Killers▶ 17:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Randy Edelman

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Last of the Mohicans, Six Days Seven Nights▶ 56:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Wes Studi

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for The Last of the Mohicans, Heat▶ 17:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Alicia Silverstone

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Clueless, Blast from the Past▶ 54:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Drew Barrymore

2 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Charlie's Angels, 50 First Dates, Never Been Kissed▶ 55:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jon Stewart

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back▶ 40:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Terry Kinney

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 53:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Val Kilmer

2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Doors, The Saint, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 21:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Angelina Jolie

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Maleficent, Changeling▶ 40:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (2)

Malcolm X

3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Malcolm X▶ 22:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Roger Ebert

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 24:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗