‘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 SimmonsMentions the opener (gang frees Dom from prison bus) as a nominee, calls it 'just a great scene'▶ 19:54
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsWhy 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▶ 20:31
Shea SerranoAgrees there's no explanation for the dangerous transport setup, questions the physics of no seatbelts and handcuffed prisoners surviving massive crashes▶ 21:02
What's Aged the Worst
Bill SimmonsMultiple issues: Dom's unexplained connections to Rio street racing scene, and Hobbs' incompetent performance as an FBI/DEA agent▶ 49:02
Shea SerranoNothing - refuses to pick anything that aged poorly because he loves every part of the movie▶ 54:07
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsTommy Lee Jones — Tommy Lee Jones was originally cast as Hobbes but glad they redesigned it for The Rock instead▶ 55:09
Dion Waiters Award
Shea SerranoThe 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▶ 55:36
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill SimmonsPresents 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▶ 58:04
Shea SerranoReacts 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▶ 59:49
Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsVin 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)▶ 1:04:08
Shea SerranoVin 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▶ 1:04:32
Joey Pants Award
Bill SimmonsJoaquim de Almeida — Joaquin De La Meda (the billionaire drug dealer character)▶ 1:07:12
Shea SerranoJoaquim de Almeida — Joaquin De La Meda (recognizing him as Buccio from Desperado)▶ 1:07:25
Best Quote
Shea SerranoAgrees with Bill's pick but also likes Brian's "You know we got that" moment after Dom's speech about needing precision drivers▶ 1:14:23
Who Won the Movie
Bill SimmonsDwayne Johnson — The Rock - agrees he won the movie, invigorated the franchise and pushed his career to a different level▶ 1:23:30
Shea SerranoDwayne Johnson — The Rock - he took this role and spun it into his current career, became the character he is now with iconic lines▶ 1:22:14
Movies Referenced (35)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Rock (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 63 | Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons | ▶ 6:49 |
| Brazil (1985) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | ▶ 26:03 |
| Predator (1987) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 11:41 |
| The Other Guys (2010) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | ▶ 10:01 |
| Before We Go (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 18:00 |
| Central Intelligence (2016) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Shea Serrano | ▶ 1:06:07 |
| Desperado (1995) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Shea Serrano | ▶ 1:07:25 |
| Die Hard (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Shea Serrano | ▶ 1:05:54 |
| Do the Right Thing (1989) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Shea Serrano | ▶ 53:26 |
| First Blood (1982) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 11:51 |
| Get Smart (2008) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 9:55 |
| Halloween (1978) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Shea Serrano | ▶ 22:09 |
Directors Referenced (2)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Lin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | Fast & Furious 6 | ▶ 13:01 |
| Walt Frasier | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 47:21 |
Actors Referenced (23)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Diesel | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 32 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | The Fast and the Furious, Guardians of the Galaxy | ▶ 5:31 |
| Paul Walker | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | The Fast and the Furious, Furious 7, Running Scared | ▶ 24:00 |
| Bill Hader | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons | Inside Out | ▶ 1:31 |
| Danny Trejo | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | Machete, From Dusk Till Dawn, Predators | ▶ 1:07:47 |
| Jordana Brewster | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Furious 7, The Fast and the Furious | ▶ 26:05 |
| Adam Carolla | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Shea Serrano, Bill Simmons | ▶ 11:05 | |
| Deion Sanders | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | Draft Day | ▶ 57:17 |
| Draymond Green | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | ▶ 14:47 | |
| Gal Gadot | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | Wonder Woman, Red Notice, Wonder Woman 1984 | ▶ 43:19 |
| Josh Brolin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Shea Serrano | No Country for Old Men | ▶ 1:21:46 |
| Michelle Rodriguez | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Shea Serrano | Furious 7, Fast & Furious 6 | ▶ 1:03:11 |
| 3 Little Women | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 19:09 |
Writers Referenced (1)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 17:43 |