‘Out of Sight’ With Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, and Bill Lawrence
February 2, 2021 · Out of Sight (1998) · Comedy · Crime · Drama · 1:49:16 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Probably Unanswerable Questions
Ryen RussilloReferenced having something in unanswerable questions about 'a weird vibe that takes a quick turn' but didn't elaborate▶ 47:49
Joey Pants Award
Bill LawrenceDiscussed that certain characters can't win Joey Pants because they're too important to the movie, praised father-daughter writing▶ 1:13:56
Casting What-Ifs
Bill LawrenceBarry Sonnenfeld — Barry Sonnenfeld was offered to direct first but said no, then went on to direct Get Shorty - watching both movies shows how different the tone would have been with Sonnenfeld directing▶ 1:21:25
Bill SimmonsSandra Bullock — Sandra Bullock was supposed to play Karen Sisco but Soderbergh said she and Clooney had great chemistry 'for the wrong movie' - not Elmore Leonard energy, so they landed on J-Lo instead▶ 1:20:35
Dion Waiters Award
Bill SimmonsLuis Guzmán — Luis Guzman - specifically for how he gets arrested and his boyfriend in prison storyline▶ 1:29:50
Ryen RussilloLuis Guzman — Luis Guzman - loves every single line he has, especially the jail scene▶ 1:29:24
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill SimmonsCast members ad-libbed including Cheadle's 'high potentiality' line; movie was mismarketed in summer instead of fall; Ving Rhames' 'shoot your big mouth off' line foreshadows White Boy Bob's suicide▶ 1:33:46
Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsElmore Leonard — George Clooney - no, Ocean's Eleven instead; JLo - no, probably her album success 2 years later; Soderbergh - no; Ving Rhames - no, Pulp Fiction; Elmore Leonard - unsure between this and Get Shorty but leans this is cooler; Detroit - mid-80s with Isaiah Thomas, WrestleMania 3▶ 1:34:57
Ryen RussilloElmore Leonard — Elmore Leonard - Get Shorty over this movie because it was more in the zeitgeist▶ 1:35:42
Picking Nits
Bill LawrenceJennifer Lopez's bathtub fantasy scene cheats by showing the exact hotel room details she wouldn't know; when did she write the report if she was unconscious after the car crash▶ 1:37:34
Bill SimmonsThe back and forth chronology is confusing on first viewing; Jack Foley going back to save the maid doesn't align with his character as fundamentally not a good guy▶ 1:37:00
Ryen RussilloWhy would Brooks tell these criminals about his diamonds if he's a titan of industry - makes no sense for him to share that information▶ 1:41:35
Who Won the Movie
Bill LawrenceSteven Soderbergh — Soderbergh - because this movie proved he could make commercial films and led to getting Ocean's 11 and other projects▶ 1:46:47
Bill SimmonsSteven Soderbergh — Two-tiered answer: J-Lo wins the actual movie performance but Soderbergh wins big picture for career impact, ultimately going with Soderbergh▶ 1:47:18
Movies Referenced (34)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackie Brown (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence | ▶ 43:09 |
| Pulp Fiction (1994) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence, Ryen Russillo | ▶ 46:22 |
| Smile (2022) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Ryen Russillo, Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence | ▶ 16:17 |
| Batman (1989) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence | ▶ 7:55 |
| Magic Mike (2012) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Ryen Russillo, Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence | ▶ 37:40 |
| Ocean's Eleven (2001) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 36:04 |
| The World According to Garp (1982) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Lawrence | ▶ 33:28 |
| Boogie Nights (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:26:51 |
| Fargo (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:12:28 |
| Miami Vice (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 40:58 |
| Midnight Run (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Lawrence, Bill Simmons | ▶ 51:32 |
| Noah (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 25:51 |
Directors Referenced (7)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Clooney | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 55 | Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence, Ryen Russillo | The Ides of March, Michael Clayton | ▶ 2:23 |
| Steven Soderbergh | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 24 | Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence, Ryen Russillo | ▶ 16:59 | |
| Mike Fox | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Lawrence | Dangerous Liaisons, Shadow of the Vampire | ▶ 9:15 |
| Mike Nichols | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Graduate | ▶ 1:26:20 |
| Paul Thomas Anderson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood | ▶ 39:26 |
| Timothy Van Patten | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 58:21 | |
| Wes Anderson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Ryen Russillo | The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs | ▶ 1:04:25 |
Actors Referenced (57)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Brooks | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 25 | Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, Bill Lawrence | Broadcast News | ▶ 2:28 |
| Michael Keaton | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence, Ryen Russillo | Spotlight, The Founder | ▶ 22:08 |
| Steve Zahn | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence, Ryen Russillo | ▶ 40:58 | |
| Dennis Farina | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence | Get Shorty, Manhunter, Snatch | ▶ 40:58 |
| Don Cheadle | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo, Bill Lawrence | Crash | ▶ 36:25 |
| Jennifer Lopez | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Lawrence | Out of Sight | ▶ 2:23 |
| Catherine Keener | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo | Being John Malkovich, The 40-Year-Old Virgin | ▶ 40:58 |
| Eddie Murphy | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons | The Nutty Professor, Beverly Hills Cop II | ▶ 1:22:20 |
| Burt Reynolds | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Ryen Russillo | Boogie Nights, Smokey and the Bandit, Striptease | ▶ 14:52 |
| Isaiah Washington | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence | ▶ 21:10 | |
| Laurence Fishburne | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence | The Matrix, Contagion | ▶ 1:33:13 |
| Ray Allen | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Bill Lawrence | ▶ 1:15:16 |
Writers Referenced (11)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore Leonard | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 22 | Ryen Russillo, Bill Lawrence, Bill Simmons | Out of Sight, Get Shorty | ▶ 5:47 |
| Carl Hiaasen | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Bill Lawrence | Striptease | ▶ 14:17 |
| John Irving | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Lawrence, Bill Simmons | The Cider House Rules, The World According to Garp | ▶ 33:17 |
| Dan Harmon | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Lawrence | ▶ 55:03 | |
| James Jones | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Ryen Russillo | The Thin Red Line, From Here to Eternity | ▶ 1:32:18 |
| Noah Baumbach | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | The Squid and the Whale, Marriage Story | ▶ 25:51 |
| Andrew Bergman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Lawrence | Striptease, Blazing Saddles, Fletch | ▶ 44:40 |
| Bill Callahan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Ryen Russillo | ▶ 29:07 | |
| Charlie Kaufman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 32:10 | |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 48:04 | |
| Scott Frank | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Out of Sight | ▶ 1:33:49 |
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Hearns | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Incredible Hulk | ▶ 1:36:53 |