“The Re-Departed” With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
October 5, 2021 · The Departed (2006) · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 1:57:28 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsMartin Scorsese — This movie redefined Scorsese's career success and led to bigger budgets like HBO's blank check for Vinyl▶ 35:14
Sean FennesseyMartin Scorsese — Yes, this completely redefined Scorsese as a successful Hollywood filmmaker since he made very few hits before this▶ 35:22
Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsWahlberg fucking with Leo (the Dignam interrogation scene), the cranberry juice scene with Ray Winstone, Damon's first date with Vera Farmiga (borderline), and Leo meets Costello in the bar▶ 36:58
Chris RyanAgreed with the Wahlberg/Leo scene and praised Leo meets Costello in the bar as one of his favorite character introductions▶ 41:57
Sean FennesseyAgreed with the cranberry juice scene and discussed the Leo/Costello bar meeting dynamics▶ 40:53
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsAl Pacino — Presents alternate cast (Leo, Pitt, Pacino, Liotta, De Niro, Mel Gibson, RZA) and says 'I think I like that cast more' but acknowledges trade-offs like losing Nicholson's physicality for Pacino▶ 1:18:38
Chris RyanMatt Damon — Prefers actual cast - thinks Damon is 'way better choice' than Pitt, questions if Pacino works as Irish mob boss, suggests alternative cast should be made as separate movie▶ 1:15:55
Sean FennesseyAlec Baldwin — Prefers actual cast - would rather have Wahlberg over Liotta, '100 out of 100 times prefer Baldwin' over Gibson, but wants to see Mel Gibson in Scorsese movie▶ 1:20:57
Joey Pants Award
Chris RyanBoggs — Discussed JC McKenzie (Damon's realtor) as a deep cut pick but agreed with Boggs as winner▶ 1:22:52
Sean FennesseyAgreed with the choice and praised the realtor character, no clear personal pick stated▶ 1:23:06
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsMultiple questions: Why does Costello's lawyer give the tapes to Costigan, why Costigan has two different birth dates in his computer record, and the apartment doesn't exist issue▶ 1:46:28
Sean FennesseyWhat happens if Costigan doesn't see the envelope and Sullivan comes back saying everything checks out - does everyone just go back to their normal lives?▶ 1:45:55
Sequel/Prequel/Limited Series/Remake
Bill SimmonsA 10 episode Dignam show with Mark Wahlberg - responds 'Definitely. Sure.' when asked if it could work▶ 1:47:50
Chris RyanLimited series, not multi-season, but would need to be paced more like True Detective rather than the exhausting pace of the original movie▶ 1:47:24
Sean FennesseyAgrees it needs to be like a 'Light the Wick movie' that builds to an explosion for satisfaction, implying the original's pacing wouldn't work for a series▶ 1:47:43
Best Quote
Chris RyanTwo quotes: 'I thought I was supposed to go into shock. I'm not in shock.' and 'I fucking know you. I know your family. You make one more drug deal. I'll forget your grandmother was so nice to me and I'll cut your fucking nuts off.'▶ 1:51:03
Who Won the Movie
Bill SimmonsLeonardo DiCaprio — Leonardo DiCaprio - he convinced the host that he could do anything as an actor and needed this movie for his career trajectory▶ 1:51:59
Chris RyanAcknowledges both did great but leans toward it being a tie, notes there are many winners in The Departed▶ 1:55:01
Sean FennesseyMartin Scorsese — Martin Scorsese - won Best Director and Best Picture at Academy Awards, made $300 million, got two biggest movie stars to work together, achieved what he'd wanted for 30 years▶ 1:52:03
Movies Referenced (61)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Diamond (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 22:29 |
| Goodfellas (1990) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 13:34 |
| Infernal Affairs (2002) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 29:45 |
| Titanic (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 5:40 |
| Babel (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 15:47 |
| Children of Men (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 18:42 |
| Gangs of New York (2002) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 15:05 |
| Raging Bull (1980) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 3:45 |
| The Good Shepherd (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:17:27 |
| Batman (1989) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 55:51 |
| Boogie Nights (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 5:44 |
| Good Will Hunting (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 5:41 |
Directors Referenced (9)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Mann | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans | ▶ 1:55:22 |
| Martin Scorsese | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Taxi Driver, Killers of the Flower Moon, Mean Streets | ▶ 2:33 |
| Mel Gibson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Braveheart, Lethal Weapon 3, Conspiracy Theory | ▶ 1:17:09 |
| Sean Penn | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking | ▶ 1:25:50 |
| Howard Hughes | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 25:39 | |
| Oliver Stone | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Born on the Fourth of July, Platoon, JFK | ▶ 1:33:10 |
| Paul Greengrass | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | United 93, News of the World | ▶ 17:29 |
| Stephen Frears | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Dangerous Liaisons | ▶ 17:28 |
| Tom Brady | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Hot Chick | ▶ 1:03:12 |
Actors Referenced (61)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Damon | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 72 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Good Will Hunting, The Martian, The Departed | ▶ 4:38 |
| Jack Nicholson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 56 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Chinatown, As Good as It Gets, The Departed | ▶ 5:21 |
| Mark Wahlberg | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 39 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Fighter, Boogie Nights, The Departed | ▶ 5:21 |
| Al Pacino | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 24 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather | ▶ 20:28 |
| Billy Crudup | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 18 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Almost Famous, Watchmen, The Good Shepherd | ▶ 11:30 |
| Martin Sheen | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Departed | ▶ 47:50 |
| Ray Winstone | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | The Departed | ▶ 40:41 |
| Vera Farmiga | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 12 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Up in the Air, The Departed, Orphan | ▶ 7:18 |
| Robert De Niro | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver | ▶ 3:45 |
| Arthur Dignam | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 36:59 | |
| Gene Hackman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | The French Connection, The Royal Tenenbaums, Unforgiven | ▶ 1:28:13 |
| Leonardo DiCaprio | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Inception, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Departed | ▶ 11:13 |
Writers Referenced (5)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sorkin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | A Few Good Men | ▶ 1:55:46 |
| Andrew Cosby | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:40:27 | |
| Eric Roth | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Forrest Gump, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | ▶ 1:18:14 |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 35:58 | |
| William Goldman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President's Men, The Princess Bride | ▶ 22:09 |
Cinematographers Referenced (3)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janusz Kaminski | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | Schindler's List, Minority Report | ▶ 1:33:23 |
| Rodrigo Prieto | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | Brokeback Mountain, The Wolf of Wall Street, Killers of the Flower Moon | ▶ 1:33:12 |
| Robert Richardson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Kill Bill: Vol. 1, Inglourious Basterds, Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood | ▶ 1:33:06 |