‘Unfaithful’ with Bill Simmons and Wesley Morris
September 15, 2020 · Unfaithful (2002) · Drama · Romance · Thriller · 1:33:24 · ▶ Listen on Spotify
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Bill SimmonsMultiple scenes: French guy hitting on Connie during windstorm, Connie's train ride post-affair with flashbacks, lunch with friends scene, Edward kills French guy, Connie confronting Edward about the snow globe, with emphasis on the train scene as 'number one'▶ 44:12
Wesley MorrisAgrees with the lunch scene with friends as 'peak Adrian Lyne' and discusses the French guy confrontation scene, but doesn't clearly state a single top pick▶ 44:48
Casting What-Ifs
Bill SimmonsJennifer Lopez — Discusses Brad Pitt and Ryan Philippe being offered Paul's role before they made it French, and reveals Jennifer Lopez was offered Diane Lane's role but turned it down▶ 1:07:12
Wesley MorrisJennifer Lopez — Believes Jennifer Lopez made the right choice turning down the role because it required a specific type of actress like Diane Lane or Jodie Foster, not someone of J-Lo's star persona▶ 1:08:42
Joey Pants Award
Wesley MorrisZeljko Ivanek — Agrees with Zyko Ivanovic choice, noting he's in everything including Law and Order episodes▶ 1:13:30
Half-Assed Internet Research
Bill SimmonsBased on 1969 French film The Unfaithful Wife; Adrian Lyne did repeated takes to break down actors, especially for sex scenes; wanted Gere and Lane to gain weight but they refused, so he left donuts in Gere's trailer; smoke-filled apartment set required doctor on set giving antibiotics for bronchial infections▶ 1:15:11
Wesley MorrisCommented on how weird acting must be, having to simulate intimate scenes for hours over multiple days with a demanding director, and compared Adrian Lyne unfavorably to David Fincher as being a madman▶ 1:15:42
Best Quote
Bill SimmonsThere's no such thing as a mistake. There are things you do and things you don't do.▶ 1:21:30
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Bill SimmonsMultiple questions: Did Paul deserve to die? (yes, he was a dick); Is Richard Gere a good actor? (conditionally good actor); Where would you dump a body? (not a junkyard, should claim self-defense instead); What happened to the Sumners next? (divorced within couple years, he turns himself in)▶ 1:22:53
Wesley MorrisPaul didn't deserve to die for a dumb reason; Richard Gere takes too many shots, low shooting percentage but good when paired right; wouldn't kill anybody, doesn't want to deal with it; thinks they turn themselves in and claim self-defense▶ 1:23:24
Movies Referenced (30)
| Title (year) | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal Attraction (1987) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 14 | Wesley Morris, Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:08 |
| Pretty Woman (1990) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 9 | Wesley Morris, Bill Simmons | ▶ 10:26 |
| Risky Business (1983) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 8 | Wesley Morris, Bill Simmons | ▶ 9:32 |
| Moon (2009) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris | ▶ 5:45 |
| The Apartment (1960) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris | ▶ 43:30 |
| Easy A (2010) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:32:52 |
| Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Wesley Morris, Bill Simmons | ▶ 5:42 |
| Basic Instinct (1992) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 17:28 |
| Runaway Bride (1999) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Wesley Morris, Bill Simmons | ▶ 58:38 |
| A Man and a Woman (1966) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Wesley Morris | ▶ 1:23:52 |
| An Officer and a Gentleman (1982) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 57:48 |
| And the Band Played On (1993) | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:01:14 |
Directors Referenced (10)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Lyne | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 23 | Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris | Jacob's Ladder, Indecent Proposal | ▶ 24:17 |
| Bob Fosse | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 3 | Bill Simmons | All That Jazz | ▶ 1:01:17 |
| Alfred Hitchcock | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Wesley Morris | Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest | ▶ 26:51 |
| John Colorado | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Bill Simmons | Hancock | ▶ 1:12:09 |
| Ben Affleck | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Argo, Gone Girl, The Town | ▶ 26:07 |
| Brian De Palma | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Wesley Morris | Body Double, Dressed to Kill, The Bonfire of the Vanities | ▶ 29:03 |
| Cameron Crowe | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | Almost Famous, Jerry Maguire, Vanilla Sky | ▶ 13:32 |
| David Fincher | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Wesley Morris | Se7en, Gone Girl, Zodiac | ▶ 1:16:50 |
| M. Night Shyamalan | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Wesley Morris | Lady in the Water, The Village | ▶ 29:03 |
| Paul Thomas Anderson | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Wesley Morris | Punch-Drunk Love, Licorice Pizza, There Will Be Blood | ▶ 1:01:37 |
Actors Referenced (60)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diane Lane | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 58 | Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris | Unfaithful, Under the Tuscan Sun | ▶ 2:45 |
| Richard Gere | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 39 | Wesley Morris, Bill Simmons | Pretty Woman, An Officer and a Gentleman | ▶ 35:48 |
| Kim Basinger | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 7 | Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris | L.A. Confidential, Batman | ▶ 29:49 |
| Julia Roberts | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Wesley Morris, Bill Simmons | Pretty Woman, My Best Friend's Wedding | ▶ 10:26 |
| Julie Christie | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 6 | Wesley Morris, Bill Simmons | Don't Look Now | ▶ 18:27 |
| Ellen Pompeo | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Wesley Morris, Bill Simmons | Daredevil | ▶ 20:52 |
| Olivier Martinez | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 5 | Wesley Morris | Unfaithful, Taking Lives | ▶ 40:57 |
| Angela Bassett | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris | Black Panther | ▶ 1:31:42 |
| Chadwick Boseman | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Wesley Morris, Bill Simmons | Black Panther | ▶ 4:28 |
| Jennifer Aniston | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris | We're the Millers | ▶ 19:25 |
| Julianne Moore | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Wesley Morris, Bill Simmons | Far from Heaven, Boogie Nights, Magnolia | ▶ 16:18 |
| Michael Douglas | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 4 | Bill Simmons, Wesley Morris | Wall Street, Romancing the Stone | ▶ 1:02:10 |
Writers Referenced (4)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Chabrol | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Wesley Morris | ▶ 26:41 | |
| Paul Schrader | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 2 | Wesley Morris | First Reformed | ▶ 57:10 |
| Critical Role | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 1:07:51 | |
| Roger Ebert | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | ▶ 35:15 |
Cinematographers Referenced (1)
| Name | Links | Mentions | Mentioned by | Known For | First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Grantland | IMDb ↗Lb ↗ | 1 | Bill Simmons | The Other Guys | ▶ 1:45 |