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‘Unstoppable’ With Quentin Tarantino, Bill Simmons, and Chris Ryan

January 9, 2020 · Unstoppable (2010) · Action · Thriller · 1:34:01

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 43:54Denzel standing on top of the train halfway down with his arms up - the iconic Tony Scott image
Chris Ryan▶ 45:04The Ryan Judd chopper attempt to stop the train with the kid hanging out - the sequence with two trains, three choppers, and fleet of emergency vehicles all in one frame
Quentin Tarantino▶ 46:23Ned arriving at the end in his red truck, Chris Pine jumping in, and getting Chris Pine to the front

What's Aged the Worst

Bill Simmons▶ 1:00:24Flip phones and T9 texting; Denzel's daughters working at Hooters (due to Hooters being dated/declining)
Chris Ryan▶ 58:57Railway safety field trips - putting kids on trains when there's also chemical trains going by
Quentin Tarantino▶ 59:15Generally disagrees with other picks - defends Chris Pine's backstory as realistic, says he still uses flip phones, and argues Hooters aging poorly doesn't make it 'worst' just different

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:08:54Lew Temple — Discusses Kevin Dunn extensively but says he's ineligible, then suggests Ned as the winner
Chris Ryan▶ 1:09:35Kevin Corrigan — Praises Kevin Corrigan's weird performance as the safety inspector
Quentin Tarantino▶ 1:09:31Kevin Corrigan

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 1:10:32Hooters restaurant chain - this was the height of Hooters when they were opening everywhere
Chris Ryan▶ 1:10:38Agreed with Hooters discussion but didn't offer specific alternative picks
Quentin Tarantino▶ 1:11:26Chris Pine — Chris Pine - his first chance to show movie star leading man potential in a big movie with big director and star

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 1:13:47There wasn't a lot of half-assed internet research on this one

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill Simmons▶ 1:22:54What's going on with Denzel's daughters?
Bill Simmons▶ 1:24:40Do you feel like anyone has ever fully 100% unlocked Rosario Dawson in a movie?
Quentin Tarantino▶ 1:25:00Agrees with questions about Denzel's daughters and Rosario Dawson not having her apex role yet

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 1:29:02Agrees with putting Ned's hero ceremony interview quotes in, recites part of the dialogue
Chris Ryan▶ 1:28:19Multiple quotes including Rosario's 'It's a train, Dewey, not a chipmunk' and Will Coulson's 'This is Will Coulson, your conductor, letting you know, we're going to run this bitch down'
Quentin Tarantino▶ 1:28:53All of Ned's interview at the hero ceremony, particularly his response about not being worried and precision

Movies Referenced (40)

Runaway Train (1985)

14 mentions · Quentin Tarantino, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 5:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Crimson Tide (1995)

6 mentions · Quentin Tarantino, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 9:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Man on Fire (2004)

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 12:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dunkirk (2017)

4 mentions · Quentin Tarantino, Chris Ryan▶ 5:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Speed (1994)

4 mentions · Quentin Tarantino, Bill Simmons▶ 10:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Enemy of the State (1998)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Quentin Tarantino▶ 8:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Final Destination (2000)

3 mentions · Quentin Tarantino▶ 1:19:13IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jaws (1975)

3 mentions · Quentin Tarantino, Bill Simmons▶ 1:04:55IMDb ↗Lb ↗

King Kong (2005)

3 mentions · Quentin Tarantino▶ 14:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Star Trek (2009)

3 mentions · Quentin Tarantino▶ 32:32IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Striking Distance (1993)

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Quentin Tarantino▶ 1:23:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Top Gun (1986)

3 mentions · Quentin Tarantino▶ 13:23IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (8)

Tony Scott

63 mentions · Quentin Tarantino, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Unstoppable, True Romance▶ 4:15IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Bay

3 mentions · Chris Ryan, Quentin Tarantino · Known for Armageddon▶ 12:45IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Don Siegel

2 mentions · Quentin Tarantino · Known for Dirty Harry, Escape from Alcatraz▶ 21:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Douglas Sirk

2 mentions · Quentin Tarantino▶ 15:44IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Christopher Nolan

1 mentions · Quentin Tarantino · Known for Tenet, Interstellar, Inception▶ 56:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Clint Eastwood

1 mentions · Quentin Tarantino · Known for Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 21:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Martin Campbell

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Casino Royale, Vertical Limit▶ 1:03:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Todd Phillips

1 mentions · Quentin Tarantino · Known for Joker, Due Date, Old School▶ 16:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (37)

Denzel Washington

48 mentions · Quentin Tarantino, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 5:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Chris Pine

21 mentions · Bill Simmons, Quentin Tarantino, Chris Ryan · Known for Star Trek, Wonder Woman▶ 31:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Rosario Dawson

17 mentions · Quentin Tarantino, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Rent, Sin City▶ 4:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kevin Corrigan

8 mentions · Quentin Tarantino, Bill Simmons · Known for True Romance, The Departed, Pineapple Express▶ 9:30IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Newman

7 mentions · Quentin Tarantino, Bill Simmons · Known for Road to Perdition, The Verdict▶ 29:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dominic Guard

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Quentin Tarantino · Known for Picnic at Hanging Rock, The Lord of the Rings▶ 1:23:54IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Joe Don Baker

5 mentions · Quentin Tarantino · Known for GoldenEye, Cape Fear▶ 18:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Kevin Dunn

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Quentin Tarantino · Known for Transformers, Warrior, Chain Reaction▶ 1:08:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Matt Damon

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Quentin Tarantino · Known for Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed▶ 31:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Air Supply

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Ghostbusters, The Heat▶ 47:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Amy Smart

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Quentin Tarantino · Known for Starship Troopers, Crank, Rat Race▶ 1:13:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bruce Willis

3 mentions · Quentin Tarantino · Known for Die Hard, Pulp Fiction▶ 19:03IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (2)

Roger Ebert

2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Quentin Tarantino▶ 30:39IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Shane Black

1 mentions · Quentin Tarantino · Known for Predator, The Nice Guys, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang▶ 19:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

Ryan Creasy

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Logan, Terminator Genisys▶ 13:56IMDb ↗Lb ↗