‘Running Scared’ (1986) With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
November 26, 2024 · Running Scared (1986) · Action · Comedy · Crime · 1:33:14 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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What's Aged the Worst
Bill SimmonsThe lack of enough parts for black actors in Hollywood that prevented Gregory Hines from having a bigger career▶ 13:54
Chris RyanThe lack of enough parts for black actors in Hollywood that prevented Gregory Hines from having a bigger career▶ 13:57
Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Bill SimmonsThey left so much money on the table with this - there should have been four Running Scared movies▶ 15:44
Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsThe opening pickup basketball scene where people get punched and then there's a chase, followed by the scene where Crystal tells the neighborhood that Snake has $50,000 in small bills▶ 34:32
Chris RyanThe scene where Crystal designates the block as a neighborhood and tells everyone about Snake having $50,000 in small bills in a briefcase▶ 35:12
What's Aged the Best
Bill SimmonsRay Hughes and Danny Costanzo (the archetypal cop names), buddy cop movies with rival buddy cops, mid-80s Stephen Bauer, unannounced stop-bys in the 80s, dead bad guy coming down an escalator, the movie poster, and American hatred for the French in the 80s▶ 43:59
Chris RyanRay Hughes and Danny Costanzo (archetypal cop names), Dan Hedaya's Angry Lieutenant character, everything Stephen Bauer wears and does in the movie, characters barging into houses uninvited, company car pools, and 1980s derision for croissants▶ 44:02
Butch's Girlfriend Award
Bill SimmonsBilly Crystal playing an Italian Chicago cop named Danny Costanzo when he's so obviously Jewish▶ 53:18
Chris RyanDanny and Anna's lack of magnetic chemistry that would explain her loving him so much she'd leave her dentist fiancé to go back with him▶ 52:25
Is There a Better Title?
Bill SimmonsSuggests multiple alternatives including 'One Last Job', 'Short Time', 'Chicago Heat', and jokes about 'Bisexual Buddies' and 'Homoerotic Chicago Cops'▶ 1:04:36
Chris RyanAgrees the original title doesn't work, suggests something related to their 30 days left before going to Florida but doesn't offer a specific alternative▶ 1:04:47
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsTom Selleck — Originally supposed to be Hackman and Newman as two old NYC cops, but they were never approached. Tom Selleck and John Travolta were going to be the cops - Selleck couldn't due to Magnum PI, Travolta's agent Mike Ovitz turned it down. Also mentions Peter Hyams wanted Darlene Flugel from To Live and Die in LA.▶ 1:05:41
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill SimmonsMultiple trivia facts: Billy Crystal accidentally hit himself with a pistol needing plastic surgery, wrote a 1986 book 'Absolutely Marvelous', said he watches the movie to visit with Gregory Hines, and the finale was shot at the State of Illinois Center▶ 1:14:38
Hanks or Cruise
Bill SimmonsTom Hanks — Hanks - thinks Hanks could easily play Danny and should have made a movie like this in the 80s▶ 1:19:51
Chris RyanTom Hanks — Suggests Michael Keaton as a third option who would have been great as Danny after Night Shift▶ 1:20:30
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsWhy Danny suddenly wants to stay a cop after everything that happened - he should want to go to Key West since he already paid for the bar▶ 1:22:56
Chris RyanWhen Danny gets shot in the chest by a fellow police officer, there's no accountability - they just tell him he should have watched where he was standing▶ 1:23:08
Is This Movie Better With
Chris RyanSamuel L. Jackson — Ramon Raymond as one of Julio's lieutenants or Sam Jackson in the Joey Pants role▶ 1:23:55
Coach Finstock Life Lesson
Chris RyanIf you think you want to move to Key West, you should go and stay, don't go back to Chicago▶ 1:28:20
Who Won the Movie
Chris RyanBilly Crystal — Agrees it's close between Crystal and Hines, acknowledging Crystal's career benefit▶ 1:29:03
Movies Referenced (48)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Running Scared (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 44 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 3:07 |
| Lethal Weapon (1987) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 7:13 |
| Midnight Run (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 8:46 |
| Bad Boys (1995) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 7:38 |
| Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 9:31 |
| The Nice Guys (2016) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 9:47 |
| 21 Jump Street (2012) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 7:46 |
| Fargo (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 21:05 |
| Halloween (1978) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:27:32 |
| Miami Vice (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 8:28 |
| Moon (2009) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:07:36 |
| Rushmore (1998) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 54:18 |
Directors Referenced (6)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iyi Tubi | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | Ex Machina, World War Z | ▶ 1:06:26 |
| Peter Hyams | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 29:28 | |
| Mel Gibson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Braveheart, Lethal Weapon 3, Conspiracy Theory | ▶ 8:16 |
| Michael Mann | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans | ▶ 8:28 |
| Mitch Gaylord | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Batman Forever | ▶ 31:04 |
| Robert Altman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Gosford Park | ▶ 1:19:30 |
Actors Referenced (58)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Crystal | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 39 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | City Slickers, When Harry Met Sally... | ▶ 5:12 |
| Gregory Hines | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 21 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 12:34 | |
| Joseph Van De Yacht | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 20 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 4:02 | |
| Michael McDonald | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Bill Simmons | The 40-Year-Old Virgin, No Way Out, Twister | ▶ 4:17 |
| Tom Hanks | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Cast Away, Big, Forrest Gump | ▶ 14:44 |
| Dan Hedaya | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The Usual Suspects, Commando, Mulholland Drive | ▶ 44:32 |
| Jimmy Smits | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | In the Heights | ▶ 41:53 |
| Ben Stiller | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Tropic Thunder, Zoolander | ▶ 16:41 |
| Michael Jordan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Space Jam, He Got Game | ▶ 36:31 |
| Tom Cruise | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons | Top Gun, Minority Report | ▶ 31:38 |
| John Travolta | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Pulp Fiction, Get Shorty, Saturday Night Fever | ▶ 56:02 |
| Kid Cudi | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The Harder They Fall, Don't Look Up, Need for Speed | ▶ 30:38 |
Writers Referenced (4)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary DeVore | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Running Scared | ▶ 29:31 |
| Jimmy Huston | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Running Scared | ▶ 29:31 |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 32:42 | |
| Taylor Worst | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 13:15 |
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christophe Legal | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 30:46 |