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‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ (Part One) With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan
May 6, 2025 · Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) · Action · Adventure · Fantasy · 1:37:17 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Bill SimmonsC-3PO and R2-D2 go in the desert and the movie just dies for like four minutes - it gets slow there▶ 13:01
Chris RyanLuke is bratty for the first hour - doesn't grow up until they spring Leia and he loses Obi-Wan▶ 14:34
Sean FennesseyWe are on Tatooine for a long fucking time - just a lot of desert time with Luke that's kind of boring▶ 13:17
Movies Referenced (57)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaws (1975) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 2:53 |
| Annie Hall (1977) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Van Lathan | ▶ 1:33:55 |
| American Graffiti (1973) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 46:48 |
| King Kong (2005) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 55:17 |
| Sinners (2025) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:00:12 |
| Gone with the Wind (1939) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 39:18 |
| Titanic (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:07:45 |
| Angel Heart (1987) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 50:16 |
| Barbie (2023) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:00:12 |
| Boogie Nights (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Van Lathan, Chris Ryan | ▶ 42:03 |
| Halloween (1978) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 10:41 |
| Inferno (2016) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 55:09 |
Directors Referenced (11)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lynch | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | ▶ 9:03 | |
| Martin Scorsese | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets | ▶ 43:43 |
| William Friedkin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | To Live and Die in L.A., The French Connection, The Exorcist | ▶ 41:09 |
| Michael Bay | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | Armageddon | ▶ 1:05:39 |
| Peter Jackson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | King Kong | ▶ 1:05:32 |
| Phil Tippett | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | Starship Troopers, Jurassic Park, RoboCop | ▶ 1:15:55 |
| Clint Eastwood | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Million Dollar Baby, Gran Torino, Unforgiven | ▶ 19:48 |
| George Clooney | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | The Ides of March, Michael Clayton | ▶ 1:26:58 |
| Joe Johnston | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Raiders of the Lost Ark | ▶ 1:15:55 |
| Mike Nichols | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | The Graduate | ▶ 1:26:00 |
| Ridley Scott | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Martian, Blade Runner | ▶ 1:05:34 |
Actors Referenced (38)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Han Solo | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 28 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 6:32 | |
| Harrison Ford | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, Sean Fennessey | Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, The Fugitive | ▶ 15:13 |
| John Williams | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Van Lathan | Jurassic Park, Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope | ▶ 1:28:19 |
| Empire of the Sun | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, Chris Ryan | Sex Tape, Hall Pass | ▶ 11:00 |
| Anthony Edwards | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | Top Gun, Zodiac | ▶ 17:58 |
| Caroline Bible | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Van Lathan, Chris Ryan | ▶ 50:09 | |
| Eddie Murphy | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | The Nutty Professor, Beverly Hills Cop II | ▶ 1:30:24 |
| Alec Guinness | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Kind Hearts and Coronets | ▶ 1:35:17 |
| Jim Henson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:32:13 | |
| Kurt Russell | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | Escape from New York, The Hateful Eight | ▶ 1:27:38 |
| Michael Jackson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 40:46 | |
| Richard Side | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:05:22 |
Writers Referenced (13)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Lucas | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 49 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, American Graffiti | ▶ 5:19 |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 48:36 | |
| John Milius | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Conan the Barbarian, Jeremiah Johnson, Apocalypse Now | ▶ 51:09 |
| J.J. Abrams | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Star Trek | ▶ 1:05:30 |
| Stephen King | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 24:15 | |
| Dave Filoni | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Van Lathan | ▶ 1:07:00 | |
| Frank Herbert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Dune | ▶ 19:54 |
| Jerry Bruckheimer | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Top Gun: Maverick, Armageddon | ▶ 1:17:40 |
| John Lasseter | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Toy Story 2, A Bug's Life | ▶ 1:05:35 |
| Jon Favreau | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Van Lathan | Chef, Iron Man, Swingers | ▶ 1:06:58 |
| Paul Schrader | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | First Reformed | ▶ 43:43 |
| Qui Nguyen | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Van Lathan | ▶ 37:18 |