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‘The Rock' With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Mina Kimes

May 25, 2021 · The Rock (1996) · Action · Adventure · Thriller · 1:34:14

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 29:41Nuclear weapons stealing scene with bubble face guy trapped in vault, Connery's first scene entrance, Connery's balcony haircut escape scene, and Connery opening the door saying 'Welcome to the rock'
Mina Kimes▶ 30:52Connery's first scene entrance - 'I know a guy who can do this. Boom! Long hair, prison, boom! Walk! One of the coolest entrances of all time'

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 50:44'Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen'
Mina Kimes▶ 49:05Deep cut quotes: 'You must never hesitate' and 'That's just about the most awful thing I've ever seen' and the feet scene dialogue

What's Aged the Worst

Bill Simmons▶ 54:46My stock has aged the worst (referring to their previous assessment of an actress)

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 55:56Mentions having one more pick but doesn't reveal it in this segment
Chris Ryan▶ 54:59Another host's belief in Claire Forlani

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 56:02Sean Connery insisted the producers built a cabin for him on Alcatraz because he didn't want to travel back and forth to the mainland every day

Casting What-Ifs

Bill Simmons▶ 1:04:06Arnold Schwarzenegger — Glad Schwarzenegger didn't take the John Patrick Mason role - 'Thank God that didn't happen'
Chris Ryan▶ 1:04:21Tony Scott — Tony Scott would have made a tighter version but without the over-the-top elements like the crucifix/flag imagery
Mina Kimes▶ 1:04:44Michael Bay — Prefers Bay's version - doesn't want to give up moments like the air conditioner falling on the guy's head

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:04:51David Morse — The guy who's basically the last guy standing at the end with the strong pronounced chin (from Gregory, unsure of exact name but thinks it's Spoiletter)
Chris Ryan▶ 1:05:04Brief agreement but cut off

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:10:17William Forsythe — Acknowledged Anthony Clark tried for the award but failed, agreed VX gas could win as first inanimate object, and accepted William Forsyth as a person option
Chris Ryan▶ 1:10:22VX gas - nominated as first inanimate object for the award, citing its small screen time but memorable impact
Mina Kimes▶ 1:11:09William Forsythe — William Forsyth as Paxton (FBI assistant) - praised his nuanced performance showing character evolution from interrogation asshole to sympathetic figure

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 1:29:35If Sean Connery was James Bond, he would have had to be 83 years old in the movie, which is too old, and James Bond was in the British Navy not Army - theory has been debunked
Chris Ryan▶ 1:30:08Why is Jade Angelou the name of his daughter
Mina Kimes▶ 1:29:59Why was Sean Connery's first stop after escaping a Led Zeppelin concert where he impregnated the mother of Jade Angelou

Picking Nits

Bill Simmons▶ 1:30:37Questions the success rate of atropine injections for nerve gas and concerns about civilians being able to inject themselves in the heart properly
Chris Ryan▶ 1:30:52Worried about missing the heart when self-injecting atropine - lack of experience stabbing yourself in the heart
Mina Kimes▶ 1:30:23Nick Cage as a scientist having an impossibly nice friends-level loft apartment in D.C. that he shouldn't be able to afford

Who Won the Movie

Bill Simmons▶ 1:32:20Sean Connery

Movies Referenced (39)

Armageddon (1998)

8 mentions · Chris Ryan, Mina Kimes, Bill Simmons▶ 21:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Crimson Tide (1995)

7 mentions · Mina Kimes, Chris Ryan▶ 2:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Die Hard (1988)

7 mentions · Chris Ryan, Mina Kimes▶ 4:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Con Air (1997)

5 mentions · Mina Kimes, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 14:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bad Boys (1995)

4 mentions · Mina Kimes, Bill Simmons▶ 2:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Platoon (1986)

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Mina Kimes▶ 38:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Speed (1994)

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Mina Kimes▶ 25:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Escape from Alcatraz (1979)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 1:18:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jaws (1975)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 2:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Leaving Las Vegas (1995)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 14:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Lethal Weapon (1987)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 33:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

National Treasure (2004)

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Mina Kimes▶ 18:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (6)

Michael Bay

37 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mina Kimes, Chris Ryan · Known for Armageddon▶ 1:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tony Scott

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Unstoppable, True Romance▶ 43:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Quentin Tarantino

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn▶ 42:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Clint Eastwood

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 5:07IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Woo

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Hard Boiled▶ 43:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Oliver Stone

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK▶ 1:08:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (62)

Sean Connery

68 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mina Kimes, Chris Ryan · Known for Dr. No, The Untouchables, The Rock▶ 2:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ed Harris

21 mentions · Mina Kimes, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for The Truman Show▶ 2:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Don Simpson

10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Days of Thunder, Beverly Hills Cop, The Rock▶ 2:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Spencer

8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for WarGames, The Rock▶ 17:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Nicolas Cage

8 mentions · Chris Ryan, Mina Kimes, Bill Simmons · Known for Face/Off, Leaving Las Vegas▶ 17:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tony Todd

8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mina Kimes, Chris Ryan · Known for The Rock▶ 42:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Stanley Anderson

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Mina Kimes · Known for Armageddon, Runaway Jury▶ 20:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Arnold Schwarzenegger

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Terminator▶ 17:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Claire Forlani

4 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Meet Joe Black▶ 54:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Morse

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mina Kimes, Chris Ryan · Known for The Green Mile, The Hurt Locker, The Rock▶ 30:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Phil Hartman

4 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for So I Married an Axe Murderer, Jingle All the Way▶ 53:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Philip Baker Hall

4 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons · Known for Magnolia, Boogie Nights, Hard Eight▶ 17:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (9)

Jerry Bruckheimer

5 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Top Gun: Maverick, Armageddon▶ 2:04IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Oscar Wilde

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mina Kimes · Known for The Importance of Being Earnest, Dorian Gray▶ 14:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ama Quao

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Aaron Sorkin

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Mina Kimes · Known for A Few Good Men▶ 1:13:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Charlie Kaufman

1 mentions · Chris Ryan▶ 15:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Weisberg

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Rock, Double Jeopardy▶ 1:14:08IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Douglas Cook

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Rock, Double Jeopardy▶ 1:14:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kenneth Lonergan

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Manchester by the Sea, You Can Count on Me▶ 20:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mark Rosner

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Rock▶ 1:14:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Michael Scott

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Speed, Twister, Donnie Darko▶ 43:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗