‘Disclosure’ With Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, and Wosny Lambre
December 10, 2024 · Disclosure (1994) · Drama · Thriller · 1:48:47 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Bill SimmonsDemi Moore's best performances were in St. Elmo's Fire and this movie because they leaned into her unique sexuality, which she didn't want to unleash in too many movies▶ 18:55
Van LathanTech moguls like Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Jobs claim to change humanity but really just optimize selling products - their soaring rhetoric about higher calling is BS, similar to the corporate platitudes critiqued in the movie▶ 23:10
Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsTom finds out he might be out of a job; Tom and Meredith see each other for the first time leading to Douglas angrily telling his staff; Tom goes to have a drink with Meredith (the office seduction scene)▶ 42:54
Van LathanWhen Tom realizes he got passed over and tells his team, leading to them debating feminism with workplace banter; the office seduction scene between Tom and Meredith▶ 43:53
Great Shot Gordo Award
Bill SimmonsDiscusses multiple cinematic scenes including the VR sequence where Tom gets the files and Demi Moore's avatar appears, calling it one of the best scenes▶ 55:39
Van LathanThe office scene with Demi Moore in her bra begging for the protagonist to come back - calls it 'Easiest great shot Gordo of all time'▶ 49:31
Big Kahuna Burger Award
Van LathanThe scene when she hands him the glass and says 'I like to keep the boys below me happy'▶ 1:11:07
Butch's Girlfriend Award
Bill SimmonsInitially suggests the sexual harassment plot as unnecessary, but then identifies the wife as the weak link, criticizing her for not being pissed off enough and being too dutiful and forgiving▶ 1:11:44
Van LathanThe wife - she's not in Demi Moore's league, doesn't add anything, wants to be ride or die but is also nagging, and vacillates back and forth before disappearing from the movie▶ 1:12:02
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsDennis Miller — Discusses multiple casting alternatives: Annette Bening was originally set for Meredith but got pregnant; Pfeiffer would have worked but was in different career phase; Dennis Miller was written for the Mark character by Michael Crichton▶ 1:18:51
Van LathanAnnette Bening — Agrees Annette Bening is probably a better actress than Demi Moore but doesn't work for the role; agrees 80s Michelle Pfeiffer could have worked▶ 1:19:01
Dion Waiters Award
Van LathanDennis Miller — Dennis Miller (agrees and cites the dinner scene where he tries to out Michael Douglas to his wife)▶ 1:21:31
Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsDemi Moore — Demi Moore - this movie (Disclosure) because she gets $12 million for Striptease after this, setting a salary record▶ 1:29:34
Van LathanDemi Moore — Not Demi Moore for this movie - says people don't think of Disclosure when they think of Demi Moore, probably Ghost instead▶ 1:29:24
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsMultiple questions including: Malaysian CD-ROMs logistics, whether Elizabeth's son became a tech billionaire like Jeff Bezos, and whether Meredith became VP nominee in 2008 or bought back the company▶ 1:37:00
Van LathanElizabeth's son living off Apple stock profits, speculation about Meredith becoming a billionaire and buying back the company, and idea for a Sex and the City-style sequel about Meredith▶ 1:37:27
Who Won the Movie
Van LathanBarry Levinson — Levinson - for having the balls to tackle multiple weighty topics like women in the workplace, sexual harassment, technology, and corporate culture▶ 1:42:40
Hall of Fame Plaque
Bill SimmonsCultural artifact - kids in sociology should be required to watch this movie to see what people were thinking in the nineties▶ 1:44:30
Van LathanAgreed with the cultural artifact concept and expanded on how movies like this and Philadelphia capture their era's attitudes authentically▶ 1:45:02
Movies Referenced (30)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Instinct (1992) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 5:29 |
| Avatar (2009) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 44:40 |
| A Few Good Men (1992) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | ▶ 15:29 |
| Fatal Attraction (1987) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 5:35 |
| Den of Thieves (2018) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | ▶ 2:22 |
| Philadelphia (1993) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:04:36 |
| Rain Man (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | ▶ 1:22:35 |
| Eyes Wide Shut (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Van Lathan | ▶ 1:32:04 |
| Fargo (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:28:08 |
| Shooter (2007) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Van Lathan | ▶ 13:25 |
| Sleepless in Seattle (1993) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:30:42 |
| Steve Jobs (2015) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Van Lathan | ▶ 24:02 |
Directors Referenced (5)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Fincher | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac | ▶ 1:21:48 |
| Barry Levinson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | Rain Man, Wag the Dog | ▶ 22:02 |
| John Singleton | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons | Boyz n the Hood, Four Brothers | ▶ 1:25:27 |
| Clint Eastwood | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven | ▶ 1:24:03 |
| Milos Forman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus | ▶ 1:18:45 |
Actors Referenced (43)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demi Moore | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 36 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | Striptease, Indecent Proposal | ▶ 3:25 |
| Michael Douglas | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 32 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | Wall Street, Romancing the Stone | ▶ 3:25 |
| Dennis Miller | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 19 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | The Net | ▶ 14:11 |
| Donald Sutherland | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | ▶ 27:00 | |
| Tom Cruise | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons | Top Gun, Minority Report | ▶ 42:37 |
| Dylan Baker | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons | Revolutionary Road | ▶ 1:02:58 |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | What Lies Beneath | ▶ 1:19:10 |
| Sharon Stone | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | Basic Instinct, Casino, The Quick and the Dead | ▶ 12:29 |
| Ivana Basic | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 5:29 | |
| Tom Hanks | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons | Cast Away, Big, Forrest Gump | ▶ 1:30:58 |
| Frank Sinatra | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Van Lathan | From Here to Eternity | ▶ 56:18 |
| Kathleen Turner | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Romancing the Stone, Peggy Sue Got Married, Body Heat | ▶ 19:08 |
Writers Referenced (4)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Crichton | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons | Jurassic Park, Twister | ▶ 24:53 |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 41:06 | |
| Sam Levinson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:44:40 | |
| Taylor Sheridan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Van Lathan | Hell or High Water, Wind River | ▶ 42:43 |