‘Dirty Work’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey
September 21, 2021 · Dirty Work (1998) · Comedy · 1:10:53
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsMultiple scenes including opening credits with kids as Norm/Artie, frat house prank with fake cops, Chevy Chase scenes, Rickles roast scene, dead hookers with David Koechner, dead fish scene, jail scene, and Farley releasing skunks▶ 34:29
Sean FennesseyAgrees with many of Bill's picks, particularly emphasizing the dead fish scene as traditional comedy like Abbott and Costello, the jail scene, and Chevy Chase's performance throughout▶ 39:11
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsHoward Stern — Howard Stern was originally offered Satan role (turned down, went to Sam), Rodney Dangerfield was original choice for Don Rickles part but they switched to get faster insults, thinks they should have brought Dangerfield in anyway as Jack Warden's hospital buddy▶ 54:12
Sean FennesseyDon Rickles — Dangerfield would have been funny but Rickles brought classic lines he'd been doing for years▶ 54:38
Joey Pants Award
Bill SimmonsKevin Farley — Kevin Farley (Chris Farley's brother, the guy in the theater scene)▶ 56:18
Sean FennesseyKevin Farley — Agrees with Kevin Farley but notes there are many cameos that don't qualify as 'that guys' since they're famous in their own right▶ 56:32
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill SimmonsNBC banned all advertising from the movie when it was in theaters; scenes cut for PG-13 rating including donuts photographed around genitals scene and 'anal rape' dialogue dubbed over▶ 59:45
Sean FennesseyQuestioned the NBC advertising ban as potentially being urban myth; shared insight from Norm's 2011 WTF interview about SNL firing being more complex than the Don Ohlmeyer story▶ 59:52
Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsNorm MacDonald — Yes for Norm MacDonald - 1998 when he was biggest he'd ever been, just off SNL▶ 1:02:10
Sean FennesseyNorm MacDonald — The moment they published Norm's first column on Grantland.com▶ 1:02:28
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsHow did Artie outlive Norm and Farley? What were the odds in 98? Also asks: Did this movie create Little Nicky?▶ 1:07:12
Sean FennesseyAgrees on the Artie question - 'They are going to have to study Artie in museums' and agrees the movie might have sprung the idea for Little Nicky▶ 1:07:22
Movies Referenced (39)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Daddy (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 53:07 |
| Happy Gilmore (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 5:22 |
| There's Something About Mary (1998) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 3:09 |
| Billy Madison (1995) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 19:50 |
| Fargo (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 33:59 |
| Little Nicky (2000) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:07:46 |
| Sing (2016) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 40:35 |
| Tommy Boy (1995) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 4:59 |
| Wayne's World (1992) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 49:25 |
| 12 Angry Men (1957) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 45:45 |
| All the President's Men (1976) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 46:03 |
| Armageddon (1998) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 31:37 |
Directors Referenced (2)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Beatty | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Heaven Can Wait | ▶ 46:29 |
| Bob Saget | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 30:10 |
Actors Referenced (45)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norm MacDonald | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 61 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Dirty Work, Billy Madison | ▶ 2:10 |
| Chevy Chase | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 15 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Caddyshack, National Lampoon's Vacation | ▶ 2:11 |
| Jack Warden | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | 12 Angry Men, All the President's Men, While You Were Sleeping | ▶ 10:40 |
| Don Rickles | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 12 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Casino, Toy Story | ▶ 22:48 |
| Howard Stern | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 23:43 | |
| Chris Farley | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Tommy Boy | ▶ 5:02 |
| Jim Downey | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 19:44 | |
| Kevin Nealon | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Happy Gilmore | ▶ 16:48 |
| Cannonball | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 44:00 | |
| Sean Connery | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | Dr. No, The Untouchables, The Rock | ▶ 1:29 |
| Christopher McDonald | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | Quiz Show, Happy Gilmore | ▶ 10:46 |
| Dennis Miller | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | The Net | ▶ 18:13 |
Writers Referenced (8)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorne Smith | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 9:19 | |
| Brita McVeigh | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Love at First Sight | ▶ 47:30 |
| Lorne Michaels | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:00:42 | |
| Roald Dahl | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | You Only Live Twice | ▶ 29:58 |
| Carl Sagan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 25:55 | |
| Fred Wolf | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:03:51 | |
| Patch Adams | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Patch Adams | ▶ 32:15 |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 31:09 |
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Grantland | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | The Other Guys | ▶ 29:24 |