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‘In the Line of Fire’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

October 24, 2023 · In the Line of Fire (1993) · Action · Crime · Drama · 1:32:59 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill SimmonsThe boat scene in the beginning, Clint meets everyone scene (including Super Bowl bet joke and meeting Lily Raines), the second Booth phone call with JFK recap, and Malkovich goes to the bank scene▶ 32:10
Chris RyanAgreed with Bill's picks and particularly highlighted the JFK phone call scene as containing some of Eastwood's best acting in the movie▶ 35:52

Den of Thieves Benihana Award

Bill SimmonsLincoln Memorial - the way they use it▶ 41:39

What's Aged the Best

Bill SimmonsMultiple picks: 'You're too old for this shit' catchphrase, 1990s Castle Rock production company, Secret Service cooperation with the film, Horny Clint flirting with Rene Russo's character, tiny assassination binoculars, and homemade wooden guns▶ 49:07
Chris Ryan1990s Castle Rock production company▶ 49:19

Big Kahuna Burger Award

Bill SimmonsCalls it 'worst use of food or drink' rather than best - refers to Mitch Leary's diet as grossest use of food▶ 54:12
Chris RyanMitch eating spaghetti - the big bite of spaghetti▶ 54:10

Great Shot Gordo Award

Chris RyanWhen Leary's talking about God and country and walks into the shadow of his apartment with a beam of light at the top of his head but the rest of his body in shadow▶ 54:25

Butch's Girlfriend Award

Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Bill SimmonsAgrees with Chris's take about Dylan McDermott being completely overwhelmed and incompetent as a Secret Service agent, calling him a doofus who can't problem solve and is too fearful▶ 55:53
Chris RyanAre we sure a tackling dummy wouldn't have been a better Secret Service agent than Dylan McDermott?▶ 55:45

Is There a Better Title?

Chris RyanAllows 'Line of Fire' as an alternative but doesn't think it's better than the original▶ 1:02:29

Best Quote

Bill SimmonsYou can always tell a man by his eyes▶ 1:02:45
Chris RyanYou have a rendezvous with my ass motherfucker▶ 1:02:57

Movies Referenced (50)

Title (year)LinksMentionsMentioned byFirst
Unforgiven (1992)IMDb ↗Lb ↗5Bill Simmons▶ 12:38
Das Boot (1981)IMDb ↗Lb ↗4Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 26:15
Die Hard (1988)IMDb ↗Lb ↗4Chris Ryan▶ 4:36
Halloween (1978)IMDb ↗Lb ↗4Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 31:38
Pretty Woman (1990)IMDb ↗Lb ↗4Bill Simmons▶ 1:03:41
Empire of the Sun (1987)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 5:19
Jurassic Park (1993)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 2:51
Philadelphia (1993)IMDb ↗Lb ↗3Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 38:21
Dirty Harry (1971)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons▶ 30:03
I See You (2019)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons▶ 2:21
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons▶ 20:07
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)IMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill Simmons▶ 20:07

Directors Referenced (6)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
Clint EastwoodIMDb ↗Lb ↗5Bill Simmons, Chris RyanMillion Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven▶ 11:19
Bill WattsIMDb ↗Lb ↗1▶ 34:16
Kevin CostnerIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill SimmonsDances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 20:15
Mel GibsonIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill SimmonsBraveheart, Lethal Weapon 3, Conspiracy Theory▶ 20:15
Michael MannIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Chris RyanThe Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 8:36
Oliver StoneIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill SimmonsBorn on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK▶ 12:58

Actors Referenced (49)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
John MalkovichIMDb ↗Lb ↗29Bill Simmons, Chris RyanIn the Line of Fire, Being John Malkovich, Burn After Reading▶ 4:21
Rene RussoIMDb ↗Lb ↗13Bill Simmons, Chris RyanNightcrawler, The Thomas Crown Affair, Ransom▶ 18:05
Secret ServiceIMDb ↗Lb ↗10Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 49:41
Dylan McDermottIMDb ↗Lb ↗8Bill Simmons, Chris RyanOlympus Has Fallen▶ 33:41
Julia RobertsIMDb ↗Lb ↗5Bill SimmonsPretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding▶ 1:03:10
Castle RockIMDb ↗Lb ↗4Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 4:43
Killing JokeIMDb ↗Lb ↗4Bill Simmons, Chris RyanWeird Science▶ 5:21
Tommy Lee JonesIMDb ↗Lb ↗4Bill Simmons, Chris RyanThe Fugitive, No Country for Old Men▶ 4:27
Ennio MorriconeIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Chris RyanThe Hateful Eight, The Untouchables▶ 4:01
John MahoneyIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Bill Simmons, Chris RyanMoonstruck, Barton Fink▶ 54:44
Stephen A. SmithIMDb ↗Lb ↗3Chris Ryan, Bill SimmonsI Think I Love My Wife, Creed III, Happy Gilmore 2▶ 55:45
Alan RickmanIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Chris RyanDie Hard, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves▶ 4:36

Writers Referenced (7)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
Jeff MaguireIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Bill SimmonsIn the Line of Fire▶ 27:11
Dan GilroyIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Chris RyanNightcrawler▶ 20:29
Hunter S. ThompsonIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Chris Ryan▶ 53:53
Julie SiegeIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill Simmons▶ 4:31
Lawrence KasdanIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Chris RyanThe Big Chill▶ 3:58
Roger EbertIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill Simmons▶ 29:50
Sara GranIMDb ↗Lb ↗1Bill Simmons▶ 15:08

Cinematographers Referenced (1)

NameLinksMentionsMentioned byKnown ForFirst
John BaileyIMDb ↗Lb ↗2Chris RyanIn the Line of Fire, American Gigolo▶ 3:53