‘After Hours’ with Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey
July 1, 2025 · After Hours (1985) · Comedy · Crime · Drama · 1:47:00 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsThe diner scene with Marcy the second time (where she says 'my husband was a movie freak' and mentions Surrender Dorothy)▶ 48:37
Sean FennesseyThe diner conversation between Rosanna Arquette and Griffin Dunn - the second one where she talks about her husband being a movie freak and mentions Surrender Dorothy▶ 48:17
Den of Thieves Benihana Award
Sean FennesseyTerminal Bar - the bar that they go to where John Hard works as the bartender▶ 1:04:01
Butch's Girlfriend Award
Bill SimmonsPaul not just walking home or trying other subway stops when he can't get on the subway▶ 1:04:59
Overacting Award
Bill SimmonsGriffin Dunne — Griffin Dunne - he dials it up a couple times, especially when he gets mad at Marcy▶ 1:07:42
Sean FennesseyWill Patton — Will Patton as Horst - mentions his eyeliner and the tenor/timbre of his voice▶ 1:07:54
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsTom Hanks — Originally supposed to be directed by Tim Burton, but he stepped aside when Scorsese wanted to be involved. They had trouble casting Linda Fiorentino's part. Questions if Griffin Dunne was the best lead actor choice for 1985 and suggests Tom Hanks as an alternative▶ 1:15:31
Sean FennesseyTim Burton — Calls it a 'double casting what ifs' - Tim Burton not making this movie and instead making Pee-wee's Big Adventure the same year. Notes both films are about man-children thrust into worlds they don't understand. Discusses how Linda Fiorentino intimidated Scorsese and Griffin Dunne during auditions▶ 1:15:45
Hanks or Cruise
Bill SimmonsTom Hanks — Tom Hanks - says 1985 Hanks right out of Splash would have been perfect, better comic timing and awkward energy▶ 1:22:10
Sean FennesseyTom Hanks — Agrees Hanks would be better, but suggests Michael Keaton would be even better than both Hanks and the original Griffin Dunn▶ 1:22:55
Sequel/Prequel/Limited Series/Remake
Bill SimmonsPrestige TV series with all black cast - 10 episodes, one for each hour like 24, but questioning whether it would star Kiefer Sutherland or his son▶ 1:37:19
Is This Movie Better With
Bill SimmonsSamuel L. Jackson — Sam Jackson - two minutes of 80s crazy Sam Jackson in a bar flipping out or in The Vigilante Mob▶ 1:37:49
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsThe timeline of the movie - what time does he land back in front of his office? (concludes it's around 7:15am after a 7-hour ordeal) and Did he get arrested four hours later?▶ 1:39:41
Best Double Feature
Bill SimmonsInto the Night — Into the Night - likes the New York/LA same kind of version energy comparison▶ 1:42:44
Sean FennesseyPee-wee's Big Adventure — Multiple options including Pee Wee's Big Adventure with Into the Night, Uncut Gems, Bringing Out the Dead, and Game Night with The Purge▶ 1:42:12
Who Won the Movie
Sean FennesseyMartin Scorsese — Scorsese - he was cooked and done for, but this movie getting made and acknowledged was enough to get him back on track and get his juices going again▶ 1:42:52
Movies Referenced (75)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodfellas (1990) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 4:00 |
| Home Alone (1990) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 40:05 |
| Raging Bull (1980) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 14:34 |
| Die Hard (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 27:43 |
| The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 16:33 |
| Uncut Gems (2019) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:33:10 |
| Annie Hall (1977) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:02:49 |
| Casino (1995) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 31:29 |
| Dog Day Afternoon (1975) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:33:38 |
| Mean Streets (1973) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 17:53 |
| Men in Black (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:10:47 |
| Taxi Driver (1976) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 29:18 |
Directors Referenced (13)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Scorsese | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 27 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets | ▶ 1:48 |
| Francis Ford Coppola | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Apocalypse Now, The Godfather Part II | ▶ 15:06 |
| Michael Powell | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:38:31 | |
| Sidney Lumet | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | 12 Angry Men | ▶ 10:39 |
| Tim Burton | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Edward Scissorhands | ▶ 1:15:31 |
| John Huston | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, Chinatown | ▶ 20:20 |
| John McTiernan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | Die Hard, Last Action Hero | ▶ 27:47 |
| Robert Altman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | Gosford Park | ▶ 18:20 |
| Woody Allen | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | Annie Hall | ▶ 31:05 |
| Fritz Lang | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Metropolis | ▶ 58:11 |
| Michael Mann | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans | ▶ 1:34:57 |
| Peter Weir | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Way Back, Witness | ▶ 20:25 |
Actors Referenced (70)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linda Fiorentino | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 25 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Men in Black, Dogma | ▶ 32:35 |
| Rosanna Arquette | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 15 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Pulp Fiction, After Hours | ▶ 30:55 |
| Tom Hanks | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Cast Away, Big, Forrest Gump | ▶ 1:22:08 |
| Terry Kinney | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | The Little Things | ▶ 38:29 |
| Amy Robinson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Mean Streets, After Hours, From Hell | ▶ 1:17:21 |
| Michael Keaton | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Spotlight, The Founder | ▶ 1:22:55 |
| Susan Sarandon | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Dead Man Walking | ▶ 11:51 |
| Jade Scott Yorker | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | He Got Game | ▶ 1:11 |
| Judge Reinhold | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | Beverly Hills Cop, Fast Times at Ridgemont High | ▶ 1:23:57 |
| Robert De Niro | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver | ▶ 14:04 |
| Catherine O'Hara | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Best in Show | ▶ 39:57 |
| Dick Miller | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | The Terminator, Gremlins | ▶ 44:08 |
Writers Referenced (9)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Minion | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | After Hours | ▶ 48:45 |
| Ryan Coogler | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Black Panther, Creed | ▶ 26:09 |
| Edgar Wright | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Shaun of the Dead, Baby Driver | ▶ 53:09 |
| Joan Didion | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | A Star Is Born | ▶ 1:18:06 |
| Franz Kafka | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:25:30 | |
| John Sayles | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:18:11 | |
| Mark Bomback | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:45:47 | |
| Noah Baumbach | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story | ▶ 1:24:12 |
| Taylor Sheridan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Hell or High Water, Wind River | ▶ 1:20:59 |
Cinematographers Referenced (3)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ballhaus | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | Goodfellas, Dracula | ▶ 1:18:19 |
| Lotfi El Gorda | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Aquaman, Noah | ▶ 1:00:18 |
| Michael Grantland | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Other Guys | ▶ 31:50 |