‘Fast Five’ With Bill Simmons and Shea Serrano
April 1, 2019 · Fast Five (2011) · Action · Crime · Thriller · 1:24:34 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill Simmons▶ 19:54Mentions the opener (gang frees Dom from prison bus) as a nominee, calls it 'just a great scene'
Bill Simmons▶ 39:36The favela chase — 'I think I might be with you on the favela chase... I would be the most excited for that one,' with the bank vault heist as his alternate; earlier floated the balcony barbecue 'What do you remember about your father' scene as a favorite. Concludes there's no wrong answer.
Shea Serrano▶ 37:52The 'get the team together' montage as his vote for a short scene; for a longer scene, the favela chase — 'that's my vote' (Dom, Brian and crew running from both Hobbs and Reyes, ending with Hobbs's team mowing everyone down).
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill Simmons▶ 20:31Why prisoner transport buses always travel on empty highways with no police protection, and how there are no fatalities when the bus flips multiple times at high speed
Bill Simmons▶ 1:15:19His slate: what happened to the two Brazilian teammates who took their cut to Monaco; why not just rob the first stash house and be done; what if the safe had gone over the bridge; was there a bigger movie mistake than not spinning off Han and Giselle ('could have been the Netflix show'); how do you score the Dom-Hobbs fight (his punch-stat tally makes it 10-9 Dom); and how they filmed Dom and the Rock to look the same height.
Shea Serrano▶ 21:02Agrees there's no explanation for the dangerous transport setup, questions the physics of no seatbelts and handcuffed prisoners surviving massive crashes
Shea Serrano▶ 1:19:55Scores Dom-Hobbs 10-8 for Dom (Hobbs had him in a rear-naked choke and arm bar and didn't finish, then nearly died); says one Brazilian teammate won at roulette and gave the other his half back and they pop up in later movies; Han is a 'Klay Thompson' complementary piece who couldn't carry his own spin-off.
What's Aged the Worst
Bill Simmons▶ 49:02Multiple issues: Dom's unexplained connections to Rio street racing scene, and Hobbs' incompetent performance as an FBI/DEA agent
Shea Serrano▶ 54:07Nothing - refuses to pick anything that aged poorly because he loves every part of the movie
Casting What-Ifs
Bill Simmons▶ 55:09Tommy Lee Jones — Tommy Lee Jones was originally cast as Hobbes but glad they redesigned it for The Rock instead
Dion Waiters Award
Shea Serrano▶ 55:36The unnamed police department guy that Roman Pierce talks to when trying to put the box in the vault - described as screaming/overacting like he was going for an Oscar
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill Simmons▶ 58:04Presents extensive trivia including: Fast Five's Facebook marketing innovation, Puerto Rico filming location due to $11M tax incentives, practical effects over CGI (real vault with car inside, 200 vehicles destroyed), train collision without CGI, and Michelle Rodriguez not knowing about her twist ending cameo until seeing the movie
Shea Serrano▶ 59:49Reacts with amazement to the practical effects revelations, particularly praising Justin Lin's direction and expressing surprise that stunts weren't CGI. Praises Michelle Rodriguez's return as potentially more impactful than The Rock's addition to the franchise
Apex Mountain
Bill Simmons▶ 1:04:08Vin Diesel — Yes for Vin Diesel (best Fast performance, biggest star moment), Yes for Paul Walker (best version of best franchise), No for The Rock (peak was 2016 before Skyscraper/Rampage), Yes for Cocoa Butter (jokingly)
Shea Serrano▶ 1:04:32Vin Diesel — Yes for Vin Diesel (agrees with Bill's reasons), No for The Rock (peak was mid-2000s before disappointing movies), Yes for Cocoa Butter discussion
Joey Pants Award
Bill Simmons▶ 1:07:12Joaquim de Almeida — Joaquin De La Meda (the billionaire drug dealer character)
Shea Serrano▶ 1:07:25Joaquim de Almeida — Joaquin De La Meda (recognizing him as Buccio from Desperado)
Best Quote
Shea Serrano▶ 1:14:23Agrees with Bill's pick but also likes Brian's "You know we got that" moment after Dom's speech about needing precision drivers
Who Won the Movie
Bill Simmons▶ 1:23:30Dwayne Johnson — The Rock - agrees he won the movie, invigorated the franchise and pushed his career to a different level
Shea Serrano▶ 1:22:14Dwayne Johnson — The Rock - he took this role and spun it into his current career, became the character he is now with iconic lines
Movies Referenced (29)
Directors Referenced (2)
Justin Lin
6 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for Fast & Furious 6▶ 13:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Actors Referenced (23)
Vin Diesel
32 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for The Fast and the Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy▶ 5:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Paul Walker
10 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for The Fast and the Furious, Furious 7, Running Scared▶ 24:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Bill Hader
3 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons · Known for The Skeleton Twins, Inside Out▶ 1:31IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Danny Trejo
3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators▶ 1:07:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Jordana Brewster
3 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Furious 7, The Fast and the Furious▶ 26:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Adam Carolla
2 mentions · Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons · Known for Wreck-It Ralph▶ 11:05IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Deion Sanders
2 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Street Fighter, Draft Day, Celtic Pride▶ 57:17IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Josh Brolin
2 mentions · Shea Serrano · Known for No Country for Old Men, Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War▶ 1:21:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗
Michelle Rodriguez
2 mentions · Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano · Known for Furious 7, Fast & Furious 6▶ 1:03:11IMDb ↗Lb ↗