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‘There Will Be Blood’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey
July 26, 2022 · There Will Be Blood (2007) · Drama · 2:14:55 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsWhy doesn't he want to be in movies about things that are happening in this year?▶ 37:51
Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsMultiple scenes including: the opening hole fall sequence (first 20 minutes), Eli's sermon scene, the oil derrick explosion sequence, Daniel slapping Eli, Daniel's 'I have a competition in me' confession to his fake brother, Daniel's baptism, the drunk lunch scene, and the adult deaf son visit scene▶ 56:39
Chris RyanEmphasized the oil derrick explosion for its dramatic relevance (Daniel choosing oil over the kid) and the Henry/Daniel beach scene where Daniel figures out Henry is lying▶ 59:14
Sean FennesseyPraised the oil derrick explosion as potentially '10 minutes of movie in the last 20 years' and highlighted the sequence from union proposal through Henry's murder to baptism▶ 59:05
Great Shot Gordo Award
Bill SimmonsMultiple shots including railroad scene with young son and the wordless shot of Daniel leaving his son behind on the train▶ 1:18:08
Chris RyanThe shot where Daniel decides to kill Henry and he's in the ocean, and the wave takes the camera into Daniel Day-Lewis▶ 1:16:06
Sean FennesseyBeautiful Vista shots with the derrick on fire and intimate camera work in Eli's first church scene▶ 1:16:45
Big Kahuna Burger Award
Bill SimmonsDiscusses multiple food/drink moments including 'Two steaks, whiskey, water, and goat's milk' and Daniel Day-Lewis eating steak in the final scene, but doesn't give one clear pick▶ 1:24:41
Sean FennesseyThe whiskey stuff, especially when he's pouring whiskey and giving it to the kid▶ 1:25:10
Butch's Girlfriend Award
Bill SimmonsNo weak link - doesn't have anybody written down, likes all the decisions they made▶ 1:29:45
Best Quote
Bill SimmonsMentions several famous quotes including 'I drink your milkshake', 'I'm abandoned my son', 'I have a competition in me', and 'I've built up my hatreds over the years, little by little'▶ 1:33:27
Chris RyanLikes Eli's quote about 'he's completely failed to alert me to the recent panic in our economy' and Eli's sermon with 'if I have no teeth, I will gum you'▶ 1:33:39
Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Bill SimmonsDaniel was secretly gay during an era when you had to be secretly gay, noting his lack of interest in women and possible impotence▶ 1:35:14
Chris RyanDaniel is in love with or obsessed with Henry in a way that transcends fraternal interest, with sexual chemistry and intimacy between them▶ 1:34:24
Picking Nits
Bill SimmonsDaniel Plainview is too savvy to ever believe Eli Sunday was actually his brother - he should have been more suspicious and tried to trap him way earlier▶ 1:35:47
Chris RyanDaniel could have done the Fond du Lac test (asking about the house) the first time he met Eli to expose him▶ 1:36:00
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsPhilip Seymour Hoffman — Philip Seymour Hoffman as Henry (the long lost brother) and discussed Ryan Gosling, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Heath Ledger as potential Eli recasts▶ 1:44:46
Chris RyanLeonardo DiCaprio — Would prefer another young actor instead of Paul Dano playing twins, but acknowledges it was 'making lemonade out of lemons'. Against Leonardo DiCaprio as too big a star▶ 1:40:29
Sean FennesseyPaul Dano — Disagrees with recasting Paul Dano - thinks he's great in the role and prefers him over alternate casting. Against Ryan Gosling as too modern for period pieces▶ 1:40:40
Apex Mountain
Bill SimmonsPaul Thomas Anderson — Yes for Paul Thomas Anderson and Dino De Laurentiis; discusses various other Apex Mountains including oil well explosions, faces covered in oil, feeding liquor to a baby, and 'my wife died during childbirth' excuse▶ 1:50:58
Chris RyanPaul Thomas Anderson — Agrees this is Apex Mountain; says Paul Dano's Apex Mountain is probably being the Riddler in Batman rather than this film▶ 1:50:50
Sean FennesseyPaul Thomas Anderson — Agrees on Apex Mountain for the main subjects; asks if this is the first movie in PTA's obituary and discusses private bowling alleys▶ 1:51:05
Racehorse Name Award
Bill SimmonsMultiple suggestions including Get Out Ghost, Milkshake, Plain View, Peach Tree Dance, and The Third Revelation (which they declare the winner)▶ 1:55:50
Coach Finstock Life Lesson
Chris RyanQuestioned whether competitive people should reflect on whether their drive is poisoning themselves and the earth▶ 2:04:27
Who Won the Movie
Bill SimmonsDaniel Day-Lewis — Daniel Day-Lewis, but acknowledges it's extremely difficult and calls it 'probably the single hardest who won the movie we've ever had'▶ 2:06:46
Chris RyanDaniel Day-Lewis — Supports Daniel Day-Lewis, arguing he's in almost every shot and integral to the movie, representing 50% of the accomplishment▶ 2:05:54
Sean FennesseyPaul Thomas Anderson — Paul Thomas Anderson (PTA) - the writer/director/producer who conceived the film▶ 2:05:39
Movies Referenced (63)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boogie Nights (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 15 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 4:01 |
| No Country for Old Men (2007) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | ▶ 14:48 |
| Lincoln (2012) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 27:42 |
| Michael Clayton (2007) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 15:42 |
| The Beach (2000) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Chris Ryan, Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:03:09 |
| Chinatown (1974) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 12:09 |
| Citizen Kane (1941) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 10:48 |
| Days of Heaven (1978) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | ▶ 1:16:29 |
| Fargo (1996) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 47:22 |
| Gangs of New York (2002) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 21:29 |
| Inception (2010) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 15:30 |
| Little Miss Sunshine (2006) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | ▶ 33:24 |
Directors Referenced (8)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Thomas Anderson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood | ▶ 53:22 |
| John Houston | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 11:57 | |
| Karen Hines | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | Man of the Year | ▶ 33:14 |
| George Clooney | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | The Ides of March, Michael Clayton | ▶ 18:59 |
| Wes Anderson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | The Royal Tenenbaums, Isle of Dogs | ▶ 1:21:51 |
| Brit Manor | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:50:01 | |
| Christopher Nolan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Tenet, Interstellar, Inception | ▶ 2:09:06 |
| Robert Altman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | Gosford Park | ▶ 11:20 |
Actors Referenced (70)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Day-Lewis | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 27 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | There Will Be Blood, The Last of the Mohicans, Lincoln | ▶ 5:27 |
| Philip Seymour Hoffman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 16 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 31:50 | |
| Paul Dano | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 13 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | There Will Be Blood, Little Miss Sunshine, 12 Years a Slave | ▶ 28:25 |
| Ned Doheny | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | ▶ 19:18 | |
| Jack Nicholson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey, Chris Ryan | Chinatown, As Good as It Gets, The Departed | ▶ 17:03 |
| Kevin O'Connor | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Let's Scare Jessica to Death | ▶ 33:21 |
| Philip Baker Hall | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Magnolia, Boogie Nights | ▶ 48:32 |
| Al Pacino | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | Dog Day Afternoon, The Godfather | ▶ 23:01 |
| Marlon Brando | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey | Apocalypse Now, The Godfather, On the Waterfront | ▶ 29:55 |
| Jon Bernthal | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | The Wolf of Wall Street, King Richard | ▶ 1:58:26 |
| Jesse James | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Sean Fennessey, Bill Simmons | The Butterfly Effect, As Good as It Gets, Message in a Bottle | ▶ 15:45 |
| Kid Cudi | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | The Harder They Fall, Don't Look Up, Need for Speed | ▶ 1:22:16 |
Writers Referenced (4)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Miller | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Sean Fennessey | ▶ 22:46 | |
| Cormac McCarthy | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey | No Country for Old Men | ▶ 50:16 |
| Rebecca Miller | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | ▶ 33:30 | |
| Tennessee Williams | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Sean Fennessey | A Streetcar Named Desire | ▶ 42:32 |
Cinematographers Referenced (2)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Elswit | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan | There Will Be Blood, Nightcrawler | ▶ 1:15:43 |
| Michael Grantland | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Chris Ryan | The Other Guys | ▶ 1:28:43 |