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‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ With Chris Ryan and Sean Fennessey
October 11, 2022 · Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) · Crime · Drama · Mystery · 2:04:37 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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What's Aged the Worst
Chris RyanAgrees with Sean's point about door-to-door sales culture disappearing, but frames it as an evolution - sees modern phishing scams and targeted digital advertising as the current equivalent of Shelly Levine showing up unannounced▶ 36:00
Sean FennesseyThe culture of allowing strangers (door-to-door salespeople) into your home - the practice of cold callers being welcomed into people's houses that was normal then but would never happen now▶ 34:38
Most Rewatchable Scene
Chris RyanBlake's speech - mentions he has completely memorized it and always gets chills at the littlest moments▶ 45:29
Sean FennesseyAgrees with Blake's speech choice and provides extensive analysis of Baldwin's performance and character type▶ 50:01
Dion Waiters Award
Chris RyanAlec Baldwin — Alec Baldwin's Blake character - calls it the most heat check off the bench performance, out of his mind for 16 minutes then never seen again, worthy of renaming the award after this character▶ 51:39
Sean FennesseyAlec Baldwin — Alec Baldwin's Blake - agrees this is the reason the category exists and calls it a diamond piece of acting▶ 51:56
What's Aged the Best
Chris RyanAl Jarreau's rendition of Irving Berlin's Blue Skies at the end, noting it's an allusion to blue sky laws (state regulations to prevent securities fraud)▶ 1:15:45
Great Shot Gordo Award
Sean FennesseyThe moment when the camera follows Levine and Williamson into the side room and goes handheld, creating claustrophobia as the walls close in on Shelley▶ 1:18:10
Best Quote
Chris RyanMultiple Dave Moss quotes including 'I know what I'll do. I'll rob everybody blind and go to Argentina because nobody ever thought of that before' and 'we take the fucking Glendary leads'▶ 1:27:35
Sean FennesseyDave Moss quotes including 'fucked a lot of you' and 'who's my pal, Ricky? What are you? Bishop Sheen', plus various Blake and Roma lines▶ 1:28:25
Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Sean FennesseyDave Moss was right - the sales system is inhumane and designed to control lower middle class men, so he needed to break it▶ 1:29:43
Casting What-Ifs
Chris RyanAlec Baldwin — Focuses on Alec Baldwin's right of first refusal to play Roma if Pacino wasn't available - thinks Baldwin could have done it and would have been awesome, though acknowledges no one could do better than Pacino. Also suggests Bruce Willis could have been good as Williamson or Blake.▶ 1:32:13
Sean FennesseyAlec Baldwin — Questions whether Baldwin would have worked as Roma because he's too tall, dark and handsome - believes Pacino's physical appearance better fits someone who has 'reached the highest level of the lowest station in life.' Discusses Joe Mantegna originating the stage role and Mamet's loyalty in writing him two movies as compensation.▶ 1:33:24
Overacting Award
Chris RyanAl Pacino — Al Pacino - 'I don't really know how we're giving that to anybody else'▶ 1:38:20
Half-Assed Internet Research
Chris RyanJack Lemmon called this the greatest ensemble he'd ever been part of; Al's desk faces a different direction than others; actors spent days off watching other actors work; Rio Rancho became a real suburb so would have been a good investment▶ 1:44:28
Apex Mountain
Chris RyanAl Pacino — Argues for Pacino in 1992 (this movie) over Godfather, notes David Mamet as definitive apex mountain, and agrees on real estate sales movies▶ 1:47:18
Sean FennesseyAl Pacino — Says Pacino has scaled the mountain multiple times (Serpico, Godfather Part Two, Dog Day Afternoon), agrees Mamet apex mountain is Spanish Prisoner/State and Main/Heist trilogy▶ 1:47:45
Is This Movie Better With
Chris RyanJon Bernthal — Philip Baker Hall as Shelly Levine and JT Walsh as Williamson would be amazing, but they already played those roles; Jon Bernthal would be a 'fucking amazing' Roma▶ 1:52:43
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Chris RyanDouble Impact as the funniest movie for Dave Moss to see; Dustin Hoffman as Jerry Graff (also suggesting Hoffman play twins as Mitch and Murray)▶ 1:54:51
Sean FennesseyThe Last Boy Scout or Cape Fear for Dave Moss; Warren Beatty as Jerry Graff or Arnold Schwarzenegger as Lemkin▶ 1:55:05
Best Double Feature
Chris RyanBoiler Room — Boiler Room - to show how the lessons/reception of the film changed over generations▶ 1:58:00
Sean FennesseyDeath of a Salesman — Death of a Salesman (adaptation) as primary pick, also suggests Moneyball as interesting pairing▶ 1:57:04
Movies Referenced (36)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moneyball (2011) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:50:32 |
| The Apartment (1960) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 39:01 |
| Tommy Boy (1995) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:50:16 |
| Top Gun (1986) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 22:43 |
| 12 Angry Men (1957) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 27:56 |
| Boogie Nights (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 5:47 |
| Coco (2017) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:13:52 |
| Identity (2003) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 7:46 |
| A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 27:56 |
| American Beauty (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 26:16 |
| Back to the Future (1985) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 22:43 |
| Creed (2015) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 2:02:24 |
Directors Referenced (10)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Clooney | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Ides of March, Michael Clayton | ▶ 56:52 |
| James Foley | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Glengarry Glen Ross | ▶ 3:00 |
| Sidney Lumet | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | 12 Angry Men | ▶ 1:41:57 |
| Warren Beatty | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Heaven Can Wait | ▶ 1:56:17 |
| David Fincher | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac | ▶ 1:40:07 |
| John Frankenheimer | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Seven Days in May | ▶ 1:41:57 |
| Larry Charles | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | The Dictator | ▶ 2:04:34 |
| Oliver Stone | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK | ▶ 39:21 |
| Quentin Tarantino | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn | ▶ 21:15 |
| Sean Penn | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking | ▶ 3:14 |
Actors Referenced (61)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Roma | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 47 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 6:03 | |
| Al Pacino | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 38 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather | ▶ 3:08 |
| Alec Baldwin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 25 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Departed, It's Complicated, Glengarry Glen Ross | ▶ 4:58 |
| Ed Harris | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 16 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Truman Show | ▶ 5:08 |
| Jack Lemmon | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Apartment, Glengarry Glen Ross, Some Like It Hot | ▶ 3:25 |
| Alan Arkin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Argo, Little Miss Sunshine, Glengarry Glen Ross | ▶ 25:20 |
| Kevin Spacey | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | L.A. Confidential, The Usual Suspects, American Beauty | ▶ 5:13 |
| Jerry Graff | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 24:17 | |
| James Tolkan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey | WarGames, Top Gun, Back to the Future | ▶ 22:36 |
| Stephen A. Smith | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Chris Ryan | I Think I Love My Wife, Creed III, Happy Gilmore 2 | ▶ 1:29:34 |
| Dustin Hoffman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Rain Man, Tootsie, Midnight Cowboy | ▶ 1:55:44 |
| Joe Mantegna | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Searching for Bobby Fischer, Baby's Day Out, The Godfather Part III | ▶ 6:00 |
Writers Referenced (11)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Mamet | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 31 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | House of Games | ▶ 3:16 |
| Jonathan Lemkin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Devil's Advocate, Shooter | ▶ 1:09:56 |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 43:13 | |
| Aaron Sorkin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | A Few Good Men | ▶ 1:43:08 |
| Irving Berlin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:15:46 | |
| William Goldman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, The Princess Bride | ▶ 7:27 |
| Arthur Miller | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:57:22 | |
| Edward Albee | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 59:16 | |
| Harold Pinter | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 59:16 | |
| Malcolm X | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Malcolm X | ▶ 38:09 |
| Virginia Woolf | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 28:01 |