After Hours > The Rewatchables
Album
Last Temptation of Christ Soundtrack
Band/Artist
Bad Brains / Mozart / Peggy Lee / Peter Gabriel / The Monkees / The Rolling Stones
Book
Martin Scorsese: A Journey / The Studio / Tropic of Cancer
Movie
25th Hour / A Matter of Life and Death / After Hours / Age of Innocence / Amadeus / American Psycho / Baby, It's You / Beetlejuice / Best in Show / Beverly Hills Cop / Black Narcissus / Blue Sky / Bright Lights, Big City / Bringing Out the Dead / Buffalo '66 / Cape Fear / Casino / Close Encounters of the Third Kind / Color of Night / Crash / Cruising / Cutter's Way / Desperately Seeking Susan / Die Hard / Die Hard 3 / Die Hard 4 / Dog Day Afternoon / Dog Day Afternoon / Dogma / E.T. / Executioner's Song / Eyes Wide Shut / Flashdance / Francis Ha / Game Night / Gandhi / Ghostbusters / Go / Good Time / Goodfellas / Gung Ho / Halloween / Home Alone / Into the Night / Jade / Johnny Dangerously / King of Comedy / Kiss of the Spider Woman / Kundun / League of Their Own / Lethal Weapon / Liberty Stands Still / Life and Death of Colonel Blimp / Life Lessons / Little Women / Mean Streets / Men in Black / Mr. Mom / Nell / New York Stories / New York, New York / Once More With Feeling / One from the Heart / Ordinary Decent Criminal / Ordinary People / Out for Justice / Out of Africa / Pee-wee's Big Adventure / Perfect Strangers / Poltergeist / Prizzi's Honor / Punchline / Quicksilver / Raging Bull / Raiders of the Lost Ark / Risky Business / Running on Empty / Saturday Night Fever / Schitt's Creek / Serpico / Silverado / Splash / Star Wars / Swingers / Taxi Driver / The Client / The Color of Money / The Color Purple / The Last Temptation of Christ / The Purge / Tom & Viv / Tootsie / Top Gun / Tropic of Cancer / Uncut Gems / Up in Smoke / Vision Quest / What Planet Are You From / When Harry Met Sally / Where the Money Is / Wind / Witness / Working Girl
Person
Aiden Quinn / Alfred Hitchcock / Amy Robinson / Andrew McCarthy / Anthony Pelicano / Barney Cousins / Barry Pepper / Bill Hader / Bill Simmons / Brian De Palma / Bronson Pinchot / Bruce Willis / Bruckheimer / Byron Mayo / Carrie Fisher / Catherine O’Hara / Cheech and Chong / Chris Collins / Chris Ryan / Christopher Walken / Cooper Hoffman / Craig Horlbeck / Daniel Plainview / Danny Trejo / David Letterman / Dick Miller / Dominic Dunn / Doris Burke / Edgar Wright / Eric Stoltz / Fran Lebowitz / Francis Ford Coppola / Franz Kafka / Fritz Lang / George Lucas / Griffin Dunn / Harley Mays / Harvey Keitel / Jalen Brown / Jennifer Grey / Jesse Eisenberg / Jessica Lange / Jim Grady / Joan Didion / Joan Micklin Silver / John Cusack / John DeStremski / John Gregory Dunn / John Hurt / John Huston / John Landis / John Sayles / Joseph Minion / Josh Hamilton / Judd Hirsch / Judge Reinhold / Kate Mara / Kendrick Perkins / Kevin Bacon / Kiefer Sutherland / Kyle Brandt / Linda Fiorentino / Mark Rossini / Martin Scorsese / Matt Modine / Meg Ryan / Michael Ballhaus / Michael Keaton / Miranda Richardson / Nick Aida / Nick Cage / Nick Nolte / Nicole Kidman / Noah Baumbach / Pauline Kael / Peter Gabriel / Peter Weir / Philip Seymour Hoffman / Quentin Tarantino / Reggie Love / Robert Altman / Robert De Niro / Ronald Reagan / Ronick / Rooney Mara / Rosanna Arquette / Ryan Coogler / Samuel L. Jackson / Sandra Bernhard / Sean Fennessey / Sidney Lumet / Simpson / Sophia Coppola / Stanley Kubrick / Steve Guttenberg / Steven Seagal / Steven Spielberg / Susan Sarandon / Terry Garr / Thelma Schoonmaker / Tim Burton / Timothée Chalamet / Tom Cruise / Tom Hanks / Tommy Lee Jones / Tony Romo / Toto / Victor Argo / Vincent Spano / Wayne Jenkins / Wilford Brimley / Will Patton / Willem Dafoe / Winona Ryder / Woody Allen
Podcast
The Big Picture / The Rewatchables
Song
Is That All There Is / Last Train to Clarksville / Mozart's Symphony No. 45 / Pay to Come / Rosanna / Surrender Dorothy
Studio
Complex Magazine / ESPN / Fox / Geffen Company / Grantland / HBO / Paramount / Ringer Movies / Spotify / The Ringer / The Ringer Podcast Network / Vivid Video
TV Show
Perfect Strangers / Saturday Night Live / The Sopranos
Behavioral Patterns
most debated
- Scorsese's Best Decade - Bill posits that Scorsese's 80s films are superior to his 90s and potentially even his 70s output, a bold claim considering the presence of Goodfellas in the 90s. Sean acknowledges Goodfellas' greatness but agrees with the 80s assessment. - Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey
- After Hours Ending - The hosts discuss the polarizing ending of After Hours. Bill defends the ending, finding it clever and fitting, while acknowledging its divisive nature. Sean agrees. - Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey
- Linda Fiorentino in The Sopranos - Bill expresses disbelief and disappointment that Linda Fiorentino never appeared in The Sopranos, considering it a missed opportunity. Sean engages with the hypothetical, suggesting various roles she could have played. - Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey
- Paul Hackett Walking Home - Sean repeatedly questions the logic of Paul Hackett's inability to simply walk home despite the distance, considering it a plot contrivance. Bill offers possible explanations but ultimately agrees that it's a weak point. - Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey
deep dives
- Scorsese's Career Trajectory & After Hours - A detailed discussion (approximately 20 minutes) of Scorsese's career leading up to After Hours, focusing on his struggles after New York, New York, the cancellation of The Last Temptation of Christ, and how After Hours served as a stylistic and thematic turning point. - Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey
- Rosanna Arquette's Career - An extended conversation (approximately 10 minutes) about Rosanna Arquette's career, particularly her performance in After Hours and why she didn't become a bigger star. - Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey
- Linda Fiorentino’s Career and Personal Life - A surprisingly lengthy discussion (approximately 15 minutes) about Linda Fiorentino's career, her captivating performance in After Hours, her subsequent career choices, and the revelations about her involvement with Anthony Pelicano. - Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey
childhood memories
- Mr. Softee Truck - Bill reminisces about his childhood experiences with the Mr. Softee truck on Long Island, describing it as a cherished memory. - Bill Simmons
- New York City in the Late 80s/Early 90s - Sean recounts his experiences visiting and exploring New York City as a teenager in the late 80s and early 90s, connecting them to the atmosphere portrayed in After Hours. - Sean Fennessey
funny moments
- Griffin Dunn's Unibrow - Sean points out Griffin Dunn's prominent unibrow in the film, finding it humorous and a product of the time. - Sean Fennessey
- Sean’s Phone Number Prank - Sean describes a recurring joke where he would give out fake numbers when asked, inspired by a scene in After Hours. - Sean Fennessey
- Marcy's Death Scene - Bill finds humor in the dark comedy of Paul Hackett's reaction to Marcy's suicide, particularly the absurdity of the arrow in her head and his concern about being blamed. - Bill Simmons
- Surrender Dorothy - Both hosts find the line “Surrender Dorothy” incredibly funny, highlighting its unexpectedness and dark humor. - Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey
- Paul Hackett and the Jets Offensive Coordinators - Sean draws a humorous parallel between the character Paul Hackett and the historically poor offensive coordinators of the New York Jets, including the father and son duo of Paul and Nathaniel Hackett. - Sean Fennessey
rewatch experiences
- Bill's Wife's Appreciation of After Hours - Bill mentions that his wife loves After Hours, contrasting it with her typical aversion to Scorsese's more violent films. - Bill Simmons
- Jack Sanders' Enjoyment of After Hours - Jack, a producer or engineer for the podcast, shares his positive rewatch experience, finding the film hilarious. - Jack Sanders
catchphrase discussions
- Surrender Dorothy - The hosts repeatedly discuss the line “Surrender Dorothy,” analyzing its comedic impact and its significance within the film. - Bill Simmons, Sean Fennessey