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“The Re-Heat” With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

January 24, 2020 · Heat (1995) · Action · Crime · Drama · 1:32:54

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 27:00The first robbery scene and Big Boy's diner scene
Chris Ryan▶ 28:01Mentions trying to get creative with picks but discusses the shape charge explosion from the first robbery

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 56:29The action is the juice - loves how Tom Sizemore delivers this line
Chris Ryan▶ 56:42This version of LA and the locations - how Michael Mann chose authentic LA spots like taco stands and car washes

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:02:57Tom Noonan — Tom Noonan's wheelchair performance
Chris Ryan▶ 1:03:01Tom Noonan — Discusses Tom Noonan's wheelchair choice and questions the character's situation

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:02Val Kilmer — Prefers Val Kilmer over Keanu Reeves for Chris role; thinks Don Johnson would have been distracting; believes James Caan should have played Nate; loves Kilmer's unpredictable performance
Chris Ryan▶ 1:04:49Don Johnson — Thinks Don Johnson would have been better as Nate than Michael; questions giving James Caan and Keanu Reeves alternate roles but acknowledges their potential

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:09:55Dennis Haysbert — Wayne Grow (Kevin Gage) - acknowledges he's the ultimate 'that guy' but ultimately defers to giving it to Haysbert's diner boss
Chris Ryan▶ 1:09:57Dennis Haysbert — Haysbert's diner boss - suggests giving it to him 'just to break it up' from always picking Wayne Grow

Half-Assed Internet Research

Chris Ryan▶ 1:12:49Ralph (played by Xander Berkeley) also played Wingro in LA Takedown; Casey Holdall tweeted in 2015 that BJ's on Alvarado doesn't exist

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 1:14:25Michael Mann — Michael Mann - yes, Kate Manolini's - yes, LA bank robbery movies - yes, Late prime Al Pacino (Sea of Love onward) - yes, Character actor Jon Voight - yes, Amy Brenneman - yes, Ashley Judd - no (Double Jeopardy is her apex), Post Prime De Niro - no
Chris Ryan▶ 1:14:27Michael Mann — Michael Mann - yes, Al Pacino's run from Glengarry through Any Given Sunday as his peak period, Tom Sizemore - no (Saving Private Ryan is apex), Ashley Judd - agrees it's not apex mountain

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 1:20:51Multiple quotes including 'I am alone, I am not lonely', 'we fuck and you lose the power of speech', De Niro's 'you see me doing throat secret liquor store holdups', and 'if it rains you get wet'
Chris Ryan▶ 1:21:51Voight's car scene dialogue about the maniac cop character - 'he's a maniac, he was working narcotics before that, and he's been in three marriages, what do you think that means'

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:31:02Michael Mann — Michael Mann - because he pulled it off, got great performances, perfect casting, created anti-hero template, and made his best movie
Chris Ryan▶ 1:30:51Al Pacino — Pacino - calls him the engine of the movie who brings energy in every single scene

Movies Referenced (42)

Casino (1995)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 18:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Den of Thieves (2018)

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 15:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Apollo 13 (1995)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 4:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Braveheart (1995)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 4:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Collateral (2004)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 7:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Crash (2004)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 4:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Goodfellas (1990)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 34:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Miami Vice (2006)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 13:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 1:16:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Godfather (1972)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 0:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Any Given Sunday (1999)

2 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 1:15:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Armageddon (1998)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (11)

Michael Mann

38 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 2:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Walter Hill

5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for 48 Hrs., Aliens▶ 15:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Corner

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Saint, Open Your Eyes▶ 10:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Noonan

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 5:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Christopher Nolan

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 43:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Elliot Goldenthal

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 55:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jacob Hair

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:17:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jason Wingrove

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:27:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mel Gibson

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Braveheart, Conspiracy Theory▶ 5:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mike Figgis

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Leaving Las Vegas▶ 5:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sean Penn

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking▶ 5:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (60)

Al Pacino

49 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather▶ 2:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Robert De Niro

36 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver▶ 2:20IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Val Kilmer

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

Vincent Hanna

21 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 12:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jon Voight

12 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Midnight Cowboy, Anaconda, Deliverance▶ 21:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brad Pitt

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Fight Club, 12 Monkeys, Mr. & Mrs. Smith▶ 5:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dennis Haysbert

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Far from Heaven▶ 47:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Noonan

7 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 12:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Don Johnson

6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Django Unchained▶ 1:03:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Henry Rollins

6 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Lost Highway, Johnny Mnemonic▶ 50:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Laurence Fishburne

6 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Matrix, Contagion▶ 1:10:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Natalie Portman

6 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Black Swan▶ 19:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (1)

Roger Ebert

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 21:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Andrew Wiggins

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 50:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗