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'Face/Off' Live With Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan, and Jason Concepcion

October 26, 2017 · Face/Off (1997) · Action · Crime · Sci-Fi · 1:15:06 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill SimmonsThe prison escape scene with magnetic boots▶ 12:41
Chris RyanThe Somewhere Over the Rainbow shootout scene▶ 11:04
Jason ConcepcionThe Somewhere Over the Rainbow shootout scene▶ 12:51

What's Aged the Best

Bill SimmonsThe concept itself - the face-swapping premise that could be a Netflix series now▶ 24:28
Jason ConcepcionThe 3D printing of the ear because that technology seemed amazing then but you can do it at home now▶ 24:51
Shea SerranoThe fight in the prison with magnetic boots▶ 23:58

Apex Mountain

Bill SimmonsNicolas CageNo for John Woo, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, and Travolta (calls it a 'second kind of mini Pleasant Apex' for Travolta). Agrees yes for Nick Cage.▶ 47:51
Chris RyanJoan AllenNo for Joan Allen - 'I would feel so bad if this was Joan Allen's Apex Mountain'▶ 47:57
Shea SerranoNicolas CageYes for Nick Cage - 'I think this is Nick Cage's Apex. Because he had those three... It's the trilogy'▶ 48:24

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Bill SimmonsWhy did they give Nick Cage the less fun part? Travolta becoming evil Travolta is more fun than evil Nick Cage becoming nice Nick Cage trapped in Nick Cage's body▶ 57:35
Chris RyanNick Cage had the better role and more fun in the movie - Nick Cage directed this movie because free-based cocaine directed Nick Cage▶ 58:17
Jason ConcepcionNick Cage gets the first 40 minutes to do his thing as the villain, making it the more fun part▶ 57:52
Shea SerranoYou needed Nick Cage because he's very good at being crazy and processing being another person - Cage signed on first and chose the villain role▶ 58:29

Who Won the Movie

Chris RyanNicolas CageNick Cage (in the spirit of overacting)▶ 1:02:50
Jason ConcepcionJohn WooJohn Woo (director - this was the last time he got to make a big Hollywood movie)▶ 1:02:56

Movies Referenced (28)

Title (year)LinksMentionsMentioned byFirst
Troy (2004)IMDb ↗Lb ↗20Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano▶ 5:09
Con Air (1997)IMDb ↗Lb ↗5Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano▶ 4:45
Halloween (1978)IMDb ↗Lb ↗4Bill Simmons▶ 34:22
Man of the Year (2006)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 51:59
The Fugitive (1993)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons▶ 46:44
The Rock (1996)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano▶ 4:45
Fast Five (2011)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons▶ 1:13:19
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons▶ 59:50
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 4:36
Spotlight (2015)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons▶ 40:02
They Live (1988)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons▶ 21:28
Boogie Nights (1997)IMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill Simmons▶ 45:20

Directors Referenced (3)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
John WooIMDb ↗Lb ↗9Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion, Chris Ryan▶ 5:22
Ben AffleckIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Shea SerranoArgo, Gone Girl, The Town▶ 1:03:10
Tom BradyIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill SimmonsThe Hot Chick▶ 0:35

Actors Referenced (40)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
John TravoltaIMDb ↗Lb ↗60Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano, Chris RyanPulp Fiction, Get Shorty, Saturday Night Fever▶ 1:40
Danny TrejoIMDb ↗Lb ↗10Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea SerranoMachete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators▶ 46:49
Dominique SwainIMDb ↗Lb ↗6Chris Ryan, Jason Concepcion, Bill SimmonsFace/Off, Alpha Dog▶ 26:45
Gina GershonIMDb ↗Lb ↗6Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 20:40
Joan AllenIMDb ↗Lb ↗6Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Shea Serrano▶ 21:18
Johnny PayCheckIMDb ↗Lb ↗6Shea Serrano, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:06
Michael DouglasIMDb ↗Lb ↗6Bill Simmons, Jason Concepcion, Chris RyanWall Street, Romancing the Stone▶ 18:04
CCH PounderIMDb ↗Lb ↗5Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Shea SerranoAvatar▶ 21:44
Johnny DeppIMDb ↗Lb ↗4Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 19:09
Arnold SchwarzeneggerIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Jason ConcepcionTerminator 2: Judgment Day, The Terminator▶ 17:43
Jamie FoxxIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill SimmonsCollateral, Django Unchained▶ 0:35
Mark WahlbergIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Chris RyanThe Fighter, Boogie Nights, The Departed▶ 20:23

Writers Referenced (1)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
Roger EbertIMDb ↗Lb ↗7Shea Serrano, Jason Concepcion, Bill Simmons▶ 6:06

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
Michael GrantlandIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill SimmonsThe Other Guys▶ 1:09:12