‘Panic Room’ (Plus a Mini Will Smith–Oscars Recap) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
March 29, 2022 · Panic Room (2002) · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 1:44:28
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsMultiple scenes: 'the robbers show up' (main pick), 'Jody finds out they're in the house', 'Jody gets her phone' with slow-mo sequence, and 'Leto screws up and says how much money is really in the safe'▶ 46:46
Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsForest Whitaker — Discusses Forrest Whitaker as most all over the map actor for 35 years, comparing him to Jeff Green - can play diverse roles from Species psychic to Oscar-winning Idi Amin▶ 1:03:27
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsDwight Yoakam — Mentioned Yoakam was the 'number two choice' and they 'ended up with the magic of Yoakam' playing 'Raul'▶ 1:16:45
Chris RyanCalled this 'one of the greatest casting What Ifs in the history of the Rewatch' and possibly 'number one'▶ 1:16:38
Sean FennesseyDiscussed Fincher directing Perfect Circle's 'Judith' video and admitted to being a Tool fan▶ 1:16:54
Movies Referenced (54)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fight Club (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 12 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 14:44 |
| Zodiac (2007) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 19:39 |
| House of Gucci (2021) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:09:23 |
| The Hangover (2009) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:10:56 |
| Gone Girl (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 25:23 |
| Inside Man (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 28:10 |
| Street Kings (2008) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:05:31 |
| North by Northwest (1959) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 17:11 |
| Psycho (1960) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 17:11 |
| Scream (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 55:40 |
| Spider-Man (2002) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 42:55 |
| Taken 3 (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:03:58 |
Directors Referenced (8)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Fincher | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 37 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac | ▶ 14:23 |
| Michael Mann | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans | ▶ 55:15 |
| Sean Penn | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking | ▶ 38:38 |
| John Woo | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 33:06 | |
| Mel Gibson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Braveheart, Lethal Weapon 3, Conspiracy Theory | ▶ 35:15 |
| Paul Bellany | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Stardust | ▶ 1:58 |
| Roman Polanski | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Chinatown | ▶ 35:18 |
| Sam Peckinpah | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 18:33 |
Actors Referenced (51)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jodie Foster | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 26 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Silence of the Lambs, Taxi Driver | ▶ 3:12 |
| Jared Leto | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 21 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Dallas Buyers Club | ▶ 18:11 |
| Will Smith | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 16 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Men in Black, I Am Legend | ▶ 1:49 |
| Nicole Kidman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 15 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 36:41 | |
| Dwight Yoakam | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | Sling Blade, Crank, Wedding Crashers | ▶ 23:57 |
| Chris Rock | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The Longest Yard | ▶ 6:49 |
| Denzel Washington | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 5:28 | |
| Kirk Acevedo | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The Thin Red Line | ▶ 1:14:31 |
| Kristen Stewart | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Twilight | ▶ 24:09 |
| Leighton Meester | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | That's My Boy | ▶ 18:22 |
| Jimmy Kimmel | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:49 | |
| LeBron James | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 16:15 |
Writers Referenced (5)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Greenwald | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:28 | |
| David Koepp | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | Jurassic Park, Stir of Echoes | ▶ 41:33 |
| Shane Black | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | Predator, The Nice Guys, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang | ▶ 42:00 |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 44:16 | |
| Stieg Larsson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | ▶ 25:45 |
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad Hall | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 41:29 | |
| Michael Grantland | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Other Guys | ▶ 12:35 |