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Miami Vice: Calderone’s Return (Part 1 + 2)

September 7, 2021 · 1:36:02 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

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Most Rewatchable Scene

Bill Simmons▶ 33:52Tubbs getting the confession out of Mendez with the glass scene - 'This is just going to be my pick. I'm telling you now.'

What's Aged the Best

Bill Simmons▶ 46:21Miami as a location/character, Grand Theft Auto Vice City homage, Michael Mann's career impact, Crockett's boat/boat life concept
Chris Ryan▶ 49:59Crockett and Gina's subtle relationship dynamic, the horror movie synth music style by Jan Hammer

What's Aged the Worst

Chris Ryan▶ 56:13Don Johnson's Cuban accent, particularly the Desi Arnaz joke

Joey Pants Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:02:08Nominates Jim Zubiena (Ludovico Armstrong, the Argentinian hitman - Michael Mann's real shooting expert from Thief/Heat/Collateral, master of the Mozambique drill) and Miguel Pinero (Calderone); first gives it to Zubiena 'just because I've never seen him again,' then once Chris identifies the bartender as Sam McMurray concedes 'he's probably our answer then if he's been in a bunch of stuff.'
Chris Ryan▶ 1:02:19The bartender - Sam McMurray, 'who is in everything' (even a Simpsons voice) - the quintessential that-guy, and an awesome character: 'this guy who comes down for spring break, smokes three joints and never leaves.'

Dion Waiters Award

Bill Simmons▶ 1:04:25Jimbo — St. Andrews bartender (Jimbo)
Chris Ryan▶ 1:05:23Jimbo — Discussed multiple nominees including St. Andrews bartender and added Caroline Crockett's defense attorney Alan as a nominee

Apex Mountain

Bill Simmons▶ 1:10:17Don Johnson — Don Johnson - summer of 85, near the end of Miami Vice season one
Chris Ryan▶ 1:10:41Don Johnson — Don Johnson - agrees with peak Don Johnson in 1985, calling him 'the most famous fucking guy in the world'

Half-Assed Internet Research

Bill Simmons▶ 1:12:21Don Johnson started dating Melanie Griffith when she was 14 in the mid-seventies, and both had substance issues
Chris Ryan▶ 1:11:29Don Johnson quote from Emily Benedict's piece about the cast being 'a bunch of misfits' who had 'been through drugs and alcohol and outlaws and thieves'

Best Quote

Bill Simmons▶ 1:32:01Our divorce is a bigger failure than our marriage
Chris Ryan▶ 1:32:08Money that gets paid for money that gets paid for blood gets paid in person

Movies Referenced (25)

Miami Vice (2006)

43 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 2:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Collateral (2004)

8 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 2:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Safe House (2012)

5 mentions · Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons▶ 22:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Fargo (1996)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:16:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Heat (1995)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 20:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Scarface (1983)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 13:37IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Town (2010)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 46:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Transformers (2007)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:25:18IMDb ↗Lb ↗

What's Love Got to Do with It (1993)

2 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 38:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Amadeus (1984)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 1:30:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 44:53IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Body Heat (1981)

1 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 17:28IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (4)

Michael Mann

21 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans▶ 2:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

John Carpenter

1 mentions · Chris Ryan · Known for Dark Star, Halloween▶ 50:57IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Sam Peckinpah

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Wild Bunch, Straw Dogs▶ 37:26IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Tom Brady

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for The Hot Chick▶ 1:00:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (59)

Don Johnson

33 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for A Boy and His Dog, Django Unchained▶ 3:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Russ Ballard

17 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Idle Hands, American Animals▶ 32:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Philip Michael Thomas

11 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 3:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jan Hammer

9 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Charlie's Angels, The Wedding Singer▶ 12:14IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Denzel Washington

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Fences, The Book of Eli▶ 24:51IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Miguel Pinero

5 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan▶ 1:01:19IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bruce Willis

4 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for Die Hard, Pulp Fiction▶ 13:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

James Cagney

4 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for White Heat▶ 7:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

David Caruso

3 mentions · Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan · Known for First Blood, Proof of Life▶ 16:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Jennifer Aniston

3 mentions · · Known for We're the Millers▶ 1:33:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Larry Wilcox

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 57:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Jackson

3 mentions · Bill Simmons▶ 12:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (1)

Bruce Springsteen

1 mentions · Bill Simmons · Known for Blinded by the Light, The Wrestler, Philadelphia▶ 12:40IMDb ↗Lb ↗