‘Toy Soldiers’ With Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt
October 3, 2023 · Toy Soldiers (1991) · Action · Drama · Thriller · 1:37:50
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsBilly's gang mouthwash basement party scene and the roll call scene where Luis Cala versus Joey Trotta play out their confrontation▶ 23:34
Kyle BrandtAgrees with the mouthwash basement party scene, praising it as one of the best boarding school hangs, and supports the roll call scene while critiquing the villain's lack of menace▶ 25:00
Big Kahuna Burger Award
Kyle BrandtThe drink at the bar in the basement (four parts 100 proof vodka, two parts schnapps, one part creme de menthe)▶ 45:48
Picking Nits
Bill SimmonsAfter half a sip of the vodka they act like zombies when they shouldn't be that drunk▶ 46:09
Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award
Bill SimmonsWanting a sequel set at a girl's boarding school that could have been made in 1994 with Reese Witherspoon and Sarah Michelle Gellar▶ 1:04:31
Kyle BrandtThe hairstyles were deliberately modeled after action movie stars - Sean Astin's hair copied Martin Riggs from Lethal Weapon, and the villain's hair copied Steven Seagal's ponytail look▶ 1:05:34
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsSean Astin — Discusses John Schlesinger dropping out as director for Pacific Kites, Sean Astin's successful audition opposite Coogan, and Corey Feldman auditioning but not getting cast due to not being 'in the right place'▶ 1:08:34
Kyle BrandtCorey Feldman — Comments that Corey Feldman was probably too old for the yogurt role and was 'coming off the rails' by the early nineties▶ 1:09:40
Movies Referenced (33)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Die Hard (1988) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Kyle Brandt | ▶ 2:59 |
| Just One of the Guys (1985) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Kyle Brandt | ▶ 1:07:11 |
| The Judge (2014) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Kyle Brandt | ▶ 41:42 |
| Dead Poets Society (1989) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons, Kyle Brandt | ▶ 3:09 |
| Under Siege (1992) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Kyle Brandt, Bill Simmons | ▶ 18:21 |
| Air Force One (1997) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Kyle Brandt | ▶ 18:34 |
| Scarface (1983) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 14:25 |
| The Fugitive (1993) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Kyle Brandt | ▶ 19:01 |
| The Godfather (1972) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 12:03 |
| The Goonies (1985) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 5:26 |
| Up in the Air (2009) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Kyle Brandt, Bill Simmons | ▶ 31:38 |
| A Bronx Tale (1993) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Kyle Brandt | ▶ 1:03:10 |
Directors Referenced (9)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Bias | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Black Adam, A Simple Favor, The Intern | ▶ 0:03 | |
| Daniel Petrie | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 12:09 | |
| Andrew Davis | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Kyle Brandt | The Fugitive, Under Siege | ▶ 19:18 |
| Hannah Fay Foligno | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Kyle Brandt | Wicked, Oppenheimer | ▶ 1:05:47 |
| Iyi Tubi | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Ex Machina, World War Z | ▶ 5:38 |
| Jim Rome | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Kyle Brandt | The Longest Yard, Space Jam | ▶ 39:50 |
| John Carter | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Kyle Brandt | Boomerang, Friday, Men of Honor | ▶ 32:50 |
| John Schlesinger | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Midnight Cowboy, Darling, Marathon Man | ▶ 1:08:34 |
| Sean Penn | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Mystic River, 21 Grams, Dead Man Walking | ▶ 1:06:36 |
Actors Referenced (44)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Murray | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Kyle Brandt, Bill Simmons | Lost in Translation, Rushmore, Moonrise Kingdom | ▶ 2:40 |
| Sean Astin | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 11 | Kyle Brandt, Bill Simmons | ▶ 4:23 | |
| Denholm Elliott | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Kyle Brandt, Bill Simmons | Trading Places, Raiders of the Lost Ark | ▶ 55:15 |
| Jerry Orbach | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Kyle Brandt, Bill Simmons | Beauty and the Beast, Dirty Dancing | ▶ 9:26 |
| The Pogues | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 51:52 | |
| Steven Seagal | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Bill Simmons, Kyle Brandt | Under Siege 2: Dark Territory | ▶ 2:31 |
| Corey Feldman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | Stand by Me, The Lost Boys, The Goonies | ▶ 1:09:13 |
| Keith Coogan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons | Adventures in Babysitting, Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead, Toy Soldiers | ▶ 9:51 |
| Tommy Lee Jones | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Kyle Brandt | The Fugitive, No Country for Old Men | ▶ 18:21 |
| George Michael | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | The Silence of the Lambs, Tin Cup | ▶ 39:35 |
| Michael Champion | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | Total Recall, Beverly Hills Cop | ▶ 8:31 |
| Bruce Willis | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons, Kyle Brandt | Die Hard, Pulp Fiction | ▶ 4:50 |
Writers Referenced (5)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Ray | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 28 | Bill Simmons, Kyle Brandt | Captain Phillips, The Hunger Games | ▶ 13:50 |
| Julie Siege | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Kyle Brandt, Bill Simmons | ▶ 18:21 | |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 21:22 | |
| Dick Wolf | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Kyle Brandt | ▶ 56:52 | |
| William P. Kennedy | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Toy Soldiers | ▶ 20:47 |
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Hearns | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Incredible Hulk | ▶ 26:07 |