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The Fate of ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ and Top-Five Gambling Movies

November 17, 2020 · Wonder Woman 1984 (2020) · Action · Adventure · Fantasy · 1:47:07 · ▶ Listen on Spotify

Hosts: Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · With David Hill, Christopher Landon

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Chapters

Intro▶ 0:00
Wonder Woman 1984 and HBO Max's Future▶ 4:48
Top Five Gambling Movies with David Hill▶ 17:35
Interview: Christopher Landon on 'Freaky'▶ 1:24:26

Top picks: Top Five Gambling Movies

Sean Fennessey

  1. 1. Rounders▶ 1:13:26
  2. 2. California Split▶ 1:02:00
  3. 3. Hard Eight▶ 53:14
  4. 4. House of Games▶ 40:40
  5. 5. The Hustler▶ 29:45

Amanda Dobbins

  1. 1. Ocean's Eleven▶ 1:11:00
  2. 2. Uncut Gems▶ 56:03
  3. 3. Casino Royale▶ 45:12
  4. 4. The Hustler▶ 29:45
  5. 5. Indecent Proposal▶ 28:10

David Hill

  1. 1. Let It Ride▶ 1:07:20
  2. 2. The Color of Money▶ 32:36
  3. 3. The Sting▶ 49:12
  4. 4. Guys and Dolls▶ 36:06
  5. 5. White Men Can't Jump▶ 25:20

Movies Referenced (30)

The Sting (1973)

10 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 49:06IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Casino Royale (2006)

8 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 45:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Color of Money (1986)

8 mentions · ▶ 32:58IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Uncut Gems (2019)

7 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins▶ 55:49IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Wonder Woman (2017)

6 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 8:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Happy Death Day (2017)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 0:21IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Mississippi Grind (2015)

5 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 1:05:42IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Bird Box (2018)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 14:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Moneyball (2011)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 22:43IMDb ↗Lb ↗

No Time to Die (2021)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey▶ 12:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Skyfall (2012)

3 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 46:46IMDb ↗Lb ↗

The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey▶ 47:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Directors Referenced (4)

George Roy Hill

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Slap Shot▶ 52:59IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Larry Clark

1 mentions · ▶ 1:25:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Michael Kennedy

1 mentions · ▶ 1:33:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Paul Thomas Anderson

1 mentions · · Known for Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood▶ 53:34IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Actors Referenced (5)

Paul Newman

5 mentions · Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey · Known for The Hustler, Road to Perdition, The Verdict▶ 31:52IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Robert Redford

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Natural, Ordinary People, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid▶ 28:50IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brad Pitt

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Fight Club, 12 Monkeys, Mr. & Mrs. Smith▶ 1:11:47IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Dave Hill

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Full Monty▶ 19:10IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Ryan Reynolds

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Deadpool 2, Deadpool, Deadpool & Wolverine▶ 1:07:02IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Writers Referenced (3)

Jay Cronley

2 mentions · · Known for Quick Change, Let It Ride, Funny Farm▶ 1:08:41IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Brian Koppelman

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Runaway Jury, Runner Runner, Michael Clayton▶ 1:14:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

George Lucas

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, THX 1138, American Graffiti▶ 17:22IMDb ↗Lb ↗