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‘The Untouchables’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan
June 23, 2022 · The Untouchables (1987) · Crime · Drama · Thriller · 1:20:52 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsMultiple scenes including the Al Capone opening barbershop scene, the church scene with Malone, Andy Garcia getting hired, the baseball bat scene, the elevator death scene, and the train station baby carriage shootout▶ 32:15
Chris RyanAgrees with the train station scene as a masterpiece and mentions enjoying the bridge scene where Malone and Ness first meet▶ 38:42
Butch's Girlfriend Award
Bill SimmonsPatricia Clarkson's character (Elliot's wife) - says she's a good actress but has nothing to do and no reason to be in the movie▶ 47:53
Chris RyanDefends Patricia Clarkson's character as necessary for showing Elliot's wholesome life as counterpoint to Capone, but agrees the scenes could have been better written▶ 48:05
Best Quote
Chris RyanThe Chicago Way speech by Connery: "He brings a knife. You bring a gun. You send one of his - he sends one of yours to the hospital. You send one of his to the morgue."▶ 50:56
Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Bill Simmons1987 was Costner's greatest movie year, having both The Untouchables and No Way Out▶ 53:15
Chris RyanElliot Ness is a bad coach who sentenced Oscar to death by putting the accountant on witness duty instead of using his playmakers properly▶ 52:21
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill SimmonsDon Johnson couldn't do movies because Miami Vice wouldn't release him from contract until 1990; Mickey Rourke turned down Elliot Ness; De Niro replaced Bob Hoskins as Capone, with De Palma paying Hoskins $200,000; Jeff Bridges and Tommy Lee Jones were seriously considered for Ness; Brando was offered $5 million for Capone▶ 54:42
Overacting Award
Chris RyanBilly Drago — The bow tie gangster who holds the bookkeeper hostage in the train station, and Frank Nitty's death dive▶ 59:19
Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsFerris Bueller's Day Off — No for Costner, De Palma (peak was Dressed to Kill/Blowout era), and De Niro. For older Connery chooses The Rock over this movie. For mid-80s Chicago movies agrees with Ferris Bueller.▶ 1:07:27
Chris RyanRobert De Niro — Agrees this movie is Capone's apex mountain. For De Palma says no, prefers Mission Impossible. For older Connery chooses The Rock. For mid-80s Chicago movies picks Ferris Bueller as using Chicago the best.▶ 1:06:31
Hall of Fame Plaque
Chris RyanDiscusses this movie for De Palma since he wins the Oscar, but acknowledges Bond has to be Connery's▶ 1:09:06
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsDidn't have any because this is based on a true story and they hit all the ones▶ 1:11:58
Chris RyanWasn't left wondering how things happened - it's believable that the guy didn't file his tax returns▶ 1:12:03
Best Double Feature
Bill SimmonsNo Way Out — No Way Out - a Costner 1987 doubleheader, No Way Out first, Untouchables second▶ 1:15:01
Coach Finstock Life Lesson
Bill SimmonsIf you're afraid of getting a rotten apple, don't go to the barrel. Get it off the tree.▶ 1:16:32
Chris RyanAppreciated the Trust Nobody line and the comedic contradiction when the character asks Scott to trust him right after saying trust nobody▶ 1:16:42
Who Won the Movie
Bill SimmonsKevin Costner — Costner - because he had to prove he could be the leading man and this established the next 10 years of his career▶ 1:17:06
Chris RyanSean Connery — Connery - for being so magnetic in a supporting role that fits into a slot▶ 1:17:34
Movies Referenced (41)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarface (1983) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 14 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 15:58 |
| Dressed to Kill (1980) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 17:32 |
| Angel Heart (1987) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 7:23 |
| Miami Vice (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 54:36 |
| Once Upon a Time in America (1984) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 7:08 |
| The Prestige (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 0:15 |
| The Sting (1973) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:05:59 |
| Batman (1989) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 12:19 |
| Carlito's Way (1993) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 17:12 |
| Carrie (1976) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 15:58 |
| Field of Dreams (1989) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 24:24 |
| Jaws (1975) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 9:01 |
Directors Referenced (8)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Costner | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 31 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Dances with Wolves, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | ▶ 2:36 |
| Sergei Eisenstein | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 26:44 | |
| David Winning | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:05:36 | |
| John Hughes | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, The Breakfast Club | ▶ 1:08:08 |
| Michael Mann | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Insider, Collateral, The Last of the Mohicans | ▶ 44:17 |
| Quentin Tarantino | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, From Dusk Till Dawn | ▶ 14:13 |
| Sam Peckinpah | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 40:18 | |
| William Hoffa | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Limitless, Furious 7, Creed | ▶ 15:16 |
Actors Referenced (70)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Connery | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 37 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Dr. No, The Untouchables, The Rock | ▶ 2:37 |
| Robert De Niro | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 22 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Cape Fear, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver | ▶ 2:38 |
| Don Johnson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Django Unchained | ▶ 54:14 |
| Andy Garcia | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Ocean's Eleven, The Godfather Part III | ▶ 1:39 |
| Albert Brooks | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons | Broadcast News | ▶ 27:56 |
| Gene Hackman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The French Connection, The Royal Tenenbaums, Unforgiven | ▶ 15:35 |
| Billy Drago | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | The Untouchables | ▶ 43:42 |
| Empire of the Sun | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Sex Tape, Hall Pass | ▶ 1:06:26 |
| Jack Nicholson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | Chinatown, As Good as It Gets, The Departed | ▶ 5:40 |
| Bob Hoskins | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | ▶ 55:33 |
| Denzel Washington | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 25:23 | |
| Ennio Morricone | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | The Hateful Eight, The Untouchables | ▶ 19:57 |
Writers Referenced (7)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Mamet | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 10 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | House of Games | ▶ 3:17 |
| Tony Gilroy | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | Michael Clayton, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | ▶ 14:07 |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 26:25 | |
| Brian Michael Bendis | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 1:12:56 | |
| John Grisham | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | Runaway Jury, A Time to Kill | ▶ 24:50 |
| Lawrence Kasdan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | The Big Chill | ▶ 23:07 |
| Wendy Wasserstein | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 11:36 |
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Moron | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:01:40 |