‘A Few Good Men’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan and Amanda Dobbins
August 10, 2017 · A Few Good Men (1992) · Drama · Thriller · 1:02:35 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Amanda DobbinsAcknowledges the ending is the best last scene ever but praises the lunch in Guantanamo Bay as pretty great▶ 6:56
Bill SimmonsThe ending - agrees it's the most rewatchable but also highlights the Guantanamo Bay lunch scene▶ 8:05
Apex Mountain
Amanda DobbinsNo clear response for most actors, but specifically No for Aaron Sorkin (close but not apex) and No for Kevin Bacon (bad haircut was intentional to not distract from Tom Cruise)▶ 21:55
Bill SimmonsJ.T. Walsh — Yes for J.T. Walsh, No for Aaron Sorkin (first season West Wing is apex), No for Kevin Pollack (Usual Suspects), Yes for Kevin Bacon, Yes for Wolfgang Bodison, No for Jack Nicholson overall but Yes for late Jack Nicholson, Yes for Tom Cruise▶ 21:24
Chris RyanJ.T. Walsh — Yes for J.T. Walsh, No for Aaron Sorkin (agrees with first season West Wing and Social Network), No for Kevin Pollack, No for Kevin Bacon (too many other good performances), agrees on Wolfgang Bodison and discusses Tom Cruise casting challenges▶ 21:27
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Amanda DobbinsSam Weinberg definitely mailed it in - failed to prepare Downey properly as a witness, which was his main job. Cruise and Moore had zero chemistry and shouldn't have ended up together▶ 32:59
Bill SimmonsMultiple questions including Nicholson vs Hopkins impact, Cruise's softball position (shortstop), Sam Weinberg mailed it in (yes), can you make a flight disappear (skeptical), Cruise/Moore didn't hook up, Daniel Caffey's sexuality (ambiguous), and casting alternatives▶ 31:11
Chris RyanJessup over Lecter for impact, Caffey plays shortstop in softball, Sam Weinberg mailed it in and got dunked on hardest, flight records could be erased pre-internet, Cuba Gooding Jr. could have played Harold▶ 31:27
Movies Referenced (25)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 12:55 |
| Smile (2022) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 9:09 |
| The Departed (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 25:16 |
| As Good as It Gets (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 25:00 |
| Miami Vice (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 18:22 |
| Risky Business (1983) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons | ▶ 40:10 |
| Top Gun (1986) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 29:39 |
| All the Right Moves (1983) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 29:22 |
| CODA (2021) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 14:02 |
| Chinatown (1974) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 59:13 |
| Crimson Tide (1995) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 14:15 |
| Falling Down (1993) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Amanda Dobbins | ▶ 53:18 |
Directors Referenced (3)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Reiner | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | This Is Spinal Tap, The Wolf of Wall Street | ▶ 0:44 |
| Jack Daniels | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 16:40 | |
| Oliver Stone | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK | ▶ 19:54 |
Actors Referenced (38)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cruise | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 44 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins | Top Gun, Minority Report | ▶ 0:34 |
| Kevin Bacon | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 16 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins | Footloose, Hollow Man | ▶ 5:20 |
| Demi Moore | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 12 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins | Striptease, Indecent Proposal | ▶ 0:38 |
| Charlotte Caffey | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins | Fast Times at Ridgemont High | ▶ 7:21 |
| Jack Nicholson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins | Chinatown, As Good as It Gets, The Departed | ▶ 0:36 |
| Kiefer Sutherland | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Phone Booth | ▶ 8:37 |
| Julia Roberts | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Amanda Dobbins, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding | ▶ 48:23 |
| Christopher Guest | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman | ▶ 20:21 |
| Cuba Gooding Jr. | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Jerry Maguire | ▶ 9:50 |
| Jodie Foster | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The Silence of the Lambs, Taxi Driver | ▶ 50:05 |
| Matt Damon | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed | ▶ 5:59 |
| Wolfgang Bodison | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | A Few Good Men | ▶ 24:46 |
Writers Referenced (5)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sorkin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 17 | Amanda Dobbins, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | A Few Good Men | ▶ 2:26 |
| Ted Jessup | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 16 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Amanda Dobbins | Ted 2 | ▶ 11:49 |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 17:33 | |
| Malcolm X | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Malcolm X | ▶ 45:50 |
| Scott Turow | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 6:23 |