The Re-‘Den of Thieves’ LIVE With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan
January 7, 2025 · Den of Thieves (2018) · Action · Crime · Drama · 1:38:30 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Butch's Girlfriend Award
Bill SimmonsThe highway shootout scene with 50 cars between the robbers and cops, where police turn a traffic standstill into a shootout▶ 56:07
Overacting Award
Chris RyanGerard Butler — Agrees Butler wins due to his drunk scene and hungover scene performances▶ 59:17
Van LathanGerard Butler — Agrees Butler has the 'triple crown' of emotional scenes including crying▶ 59:23
Dion Waiters Award
Van LathanDiscussed FBI guys and tennis guy as possibilities but noted the small cast makes it difficult▶ 1:06:24
Hanks or Cruise
Bill SimmonsTom Hanks — Hanks - 'You give me a binary choice of Cruise or Hanks. I'm telling you it's Hanks.'▶ 1:18:35
Van LathanTom Cruise — Seems to prefer Cruise, noting 'Cruise has played more roles like this before' and wanting to see 'Cruise trying to play Big Nick'▶ 1:18:45
Is This Movie Better With
Bill SimmonsBig Nick — No to Wayne Jenkins, Danny Trejo, Sam Jackson, Byron Mayo, Harley Mays, Long Legs, or Philip Baker Hall. Yes to adding Big Nick to the category▶ 1:27:41
Just One Oscar
Bill SimmonsChristian Bale — Initially suggests Christian Bale because he's present, then agrees with other suggestions▶ 1:28:57
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsWorst job for armored truck people is sitting in the back inside because that guy always gets blown up if anything bad happens▶ 1:29:28
Chris RyanWhat's a medium bad day for an armored truck guy - like the donut store is closed, since good day is nothing happened and bad day is Den of Thieves/Heat scenarios▶ 1:29:38
Van LathanWhat kind of people are the armored car people, because in movies they always fight to protect the money instead of just giving it up like a normal person would▶ 1:30:05
Best Double Feature
Van LathanDen of Thieves: Pantera — Dead of Thieves 2, Pantera (agreed with Bill's suggestion)▶ 1:33:37
Who Won the Movie
Bill SimmonsChristian Gudegast — Christian (for shepherding the project for 15 years) or Pablo Schreiber (for his performance that could have led to more action franchises)▶ 1:36:07
Chris RyanChristian Gudegast — Christian (agreed he shepherded the project from early 2000s to screen)▶ 1:36:10
Movies Referenced (33)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boogie Nights (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | ▶ 1:16:28 |
| Triple Frontier (2019) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 11:33 |
| Beverly Hills Cop (1984) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:14:21 |
| Prey (2022) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Van Lathan | ▶ 1:01:04 |
| Sicario (2015) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Van Lathan | ▶ 52:24 |
| Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Van Lathan, Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 53:29 |
| The Breakfast Club (1985) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Van Lathan | ▶ 6:10 |
| Die Hard (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Van Lathan | ▶ 41:45 |
| Fargo (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:06:32 |
| Fast Five (2011) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 36:04 |
| Predator (1987) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Van Lathan | ▶ 1:01:04 |
| Side Effects (2013) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | ▶ 2:12 |
Directors Referenced (2)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 52:55 | |
| Boise Holmes | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Van Lathan | Kiss the Girls | ▶ 22:33 |
Actors Referenced (40)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard Butler | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 14 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | Law Abiding Citizen, The Phantom of the Opera | ▶ 6:25 |
| Tom Cruise | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Van Lathan | Top Gun, Minority Report | ▶ 1:17:15 |
| Tom Hanks | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Van Lathan | Cast Away, Big, Forrest Gump | ▶ 1:16:51 |
| Pablo Schreiber | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan, Chris Ryan | Den of Thieves | ▶ 6:17 |
| Vincent Hanna | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 14:14 | |
| Poly Styrene | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Van Lathan | ▶ 21:17 | |
| Dave Chappelle | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | A Star Is Born | ▶ 1:08:38 |
| Sean Fenton | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Van Lathan, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Intolerable Cruelty | ▶ 2:55 |
| Tony Romo | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Van Lathan | ▶ 51:59 | |
| Vanessa Alameda | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The Dark Knight Rises | ▶ 17:10 |
| Beatrice Straight | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Van Lathan | Network, Poltergeist | ▶ 1:15:50 |
| Bill Russell | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 54:49 |
Writers Referenced (3)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 25:43 | |
| Taylor Sheridan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Van Lathan | Hell or High Water, Wind River | ▶ 1:12:31 |
| Michael Dinner | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 55:41 |