‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan | The Rewatchables | Ringer Movies

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan take shelter from an F5 tornado to rewatch ‘Twister,’ starring Bill Paxton, Helen Hunt, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.
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[@jdrummerdd]

This trio is undefeated

[@jdrummerdd]

“That’s white excellence right there” is an all timer

[@Lilmovieman27]

CR not knowing Shirley McClaine is Warren Beatty's sister would have Fennessy going insane

[@AllisonHouston-k3u]

As a lifelong resident of Tornado Alley (Kansas), can confirm, no one goes to shelter no matter how early the warning is. We all wait until the last possible second and can see it with our own eyes. Can’t count how many times I’ve been told to go to my basement for shelter but can count on one hand how many times I’ve actually went.

[@justinmcclain6234]

I love CRs "I would just work from home..." in the shelter idea... in 96' in blue collar Oklahoma LMAO!

[@jameskirkland1899]

"Like a boxer getting out of prison, he's a young 30" is a phenomenal quote

[@lilpenny1982]

Mike Tyson

[@gabss8260]

1) how are you not gonna acknowledge the ICONIC twisters ride it out special effects ride at universal studios?! i was sooooo sad when it closed 2) the apex mountain of tornados is still the wizard of oz, as evidenced by the fact that the thing is named dorothy

[@kurthummelstan]

wizard of oz not in the running for apex mountain of tornadoes?

[@keeganshigh]

Are you 90 or a fruity pie? No one else considers it.

[@borisyeltsin6293]

OF COURSE bill recognized PSH's potential in twister

[@dm06012]

Just re-watched Twister last week in advance of the new one, and one thing that really stuck in my craw… once a tornado is done terrorizing our leads it just disappears. Every single one toys with them then leaves.

[@MurdockKlout]

That’s kind of how tornadoes are though. They fuck up an area and then either dissipate or just move on.

[@s.m.norris8849]

Bill you win the "It's probably on Tubi" award for TRESPASS, It is and I'll be watching it tonight. 👏🏾 Tubi is 90% if I'm at Alamo drafthouse watching trailers for obscure films their almost always on Tubi.

[@waverunner2049]

“He’s like in Inherent the Wind all of a sudden.” 😂

[@jeanpepin6497]

Right after Chris says k hive, an ad pops up with her 😂

[@nedschneebly5424]

I love how bill took 5 minutes to loop back around to what we already knew about Bill Paxton being mor of a supporting player than the lead

[@BehindTheScreen118]

Todd Field: Good actor. Great director. And..... *checks wikipedia*.... invented Big League Chew while being the bat boy for a baseball team that Kurt Russel played for?!?!?! WHAT?

[@ruban8135]

Ain't he also the dude from Webster?

[@nohmers18]

Trespass is on Vudu. Also Van is the new Sean and it’s BRUTAL.

[@Rickon2506]

Okay but where’s the old unreleased Rewatchables videos that y’all promised??? Haven’t seen one on the feed.

[@QC_Charlottean]

You can hear them where all podcasts are available. The legacy episodes you’re talking about were not filmed like they do now.

[@clarktudor2706]

@@QC_CharlotteanBill actually said on his pod Sunday night they found like 20 videos that were never released and they’re working on putting them up

[@QC_Charlottean]

@@clarktudor2706good catch. I must’ve tuned out mentally and missed that.

[@Cornholio17]

And they also deleted all the old rewatchables podcasts that you could listen to from years ago.

[@Ellipsis10]

right? where's the video with Micheal Mann on the 3- Heat?

[@sh00ner]

27:12 I've rewatched Van's laugh at least 10x now, one of the weirdest fake laughs I've ever seen lmao

[@vernonmichaels6263]

Lots of forced laughter in this episode.

[@sonichallbartender]

It looks like they added Warp Stabilizer to just his mouth.

[@Bryan8329]

The end credits and music is amazing

[@dy120481]

Simmons saying Paxton could've played Clooney's role in Out of Sight is an *INFINITY* x hotter take than Luke Wilson/Indiana Jones. That is legitimately bonkers.

[@thejesse]

He also says "asteroids are an invasion, right?" later in the podcast. Hide your kids hide your wife the asteroids are coming to take over the planet.

[@spencerkindra8822]

The white pen that Van is holding makes it look like he's smoking a cig haha.

[@TheGreatKrystoff]

"Fujita scale has aged well" bruh, it literally had to be updated. Fujita scale is determined by the amount of damage it does.

[@phillipjfry4943]

The first thing my girlfriend ever saw Phillip Seymour Hoffman in was Mission Impossible 3. From there on out anytime she sees him in a movie she asks me "Is that the scary guy from Mission Impossible?"

[@HighFive212]

When I was in school, my meteorology teacher showed this in class just to prove how unrealistic it was. Hard to watch it now and not nit pick how a tornado can pick up a cow and a semi truck but a dodge ram is just fine. Still love Paxton and Helen Hunt is a childhood crush of mine. It's "The Suck Zone"... These guys are right, it's the comradery that makes takes this movie to the next level.

[@Lilmovieman27]

47:00...glad this was brought up since I've honestly felt sorry for this character for decades LOL

[@spencerkindra8822]

"Maybe we should do what he says, he'd never put us in harm's way." "When I want your opinion, I'll give it to you!"

[@Grant25]

Twister holds up really well. Great cast, great effects, soundtrack is good, shot beautifully. Its obviously not a serious documentary style storm chasers thing but its a fun ride

[@eddiewinehosen6665]

Can't go wrong with Bill Paxton. Sadly gone to young!

[@arkangelarkangel1302]

Richter scale goes as follows not only is 6 7 8 bad, but every .1 also increases the Earthquake EXPONENTIALLY, so as an example, a 6.5 is bad, 6.6 is a lot worse, so on and so on... because it's measurement of magnitude, an it's in logarithmic scale, every whole number, makes an earthquake increase tenfold... also, that's just 1 of 3 parts. You also measure the energy release and its shaking intensity... thank you CSUF DEGREE.

[@Tony_Pesta]

How did no one catch Bill saying "Boogie vs Tupac" at 54:26 lmao

[@rkuhlmaneaves]

“They’re tornado fuckers.” Van Lathan

[@williamcwhite3802]

Chris 'just get another dog' Ryan

[@courts7878]

New category: The “Bill Thinks Bill Paxton could’ve replaced George Clooney in Out of Sight Hottest Take Award.”

[@thejesse]

1:11:11 another Kubrick cinnection is Todd Field went on to play Nick Nightingale in Eyes Wide Shut.

[@ericgelbaugh4307]

Bill Paxton seemed like the kind of guy that you might see at the grocery store on a Saturday afternoon and he wouldn't be surrounded by a phalanx of PR people. You might recognize him and say hello to him and he would actually have a chat with you. One of my favorites and definitely gone way too soon.

[@KingCoopa17]

Trespass is indeed on Tubi! Bill hit the nail on the head 😂😂😂

[@joshackley2496]

Paxton could be Fitzmagic

[@justinhansen7920]

Tornado alley resident here. We have more a bit time now and there are watches and warning all day. Picking Knits: why not chase the tornado with Dorthy activated? Is there a limited battery life? If it’s ready to go in Joe’s truck, it flies but the first tornado. Movie over. Most 1996 thing… Maps. No GPS, just a folded up, outdated piece of paper. Just head down a dirt road that might connect us to the highway we need at some point in the next 10 miles. Race horse name. The AAA KC Royals affiliate in Omaha is the storm chasers.

[@thejesse]

Best That Guy is definitely the guy on the crew from the Got Milk? Aaron Burr commercial.

[@graciesmom222]

Hey, 🇨🇦 here. Chris' beloved Oilers experienced the deadliest tornado in Canadian history. We're in the season now and all of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and parts of Ontario will have several warnings and a few confirmed tornadoes each summer. I live in Calgary and we've had a couple watches so far. Costner's band was impacted by one that hit a music festival on central Alberta. If memory serves they were on stage when the warning hit.

[@cameroncloutier]

Todd Field also gave an incredible performance in "Walking and Talking".

[@beckyleonardis6331]

I laughed so hard during this episode! I lived in CA, my whole life. I've only experienced earthquakes. It'd be a lot scarier going through a tornado or a hurricane. I think, the only reason Bill was marrying Melissa was because he was on the rebound. He's still in love with Jo. And vice versa. After Melissa heard, what he told her on the walkie talkie, she was probably thinking screw this! I'm out of here!

[@pierpaolofesta669]

Don't get me wrong I am a fan of the show and I listen to almost all of them. And yet it's incredible how Simmons & co think of cinema just in terms of "American cinema".

[@bearshooper77]

Did I miss it or did we not mention Bill Pullman crushing Big Love role for years.

[@adverseinperpetuity]

You missed it

[@borisyeltsin6293]

might have missed it because they were talking about bill paxton

[@CalvinHavener]

This was my first movie I watched in 5.1 home stereo and it blew my mind.

[@shawnindy3671]

Simmons talking about how wild it is to have 5 tornadoes in one day in the same area. Welcome to the Midwest pal!

[@johnyossarian9456]

What's the over/under on Van saying, "Honestly/To Be Honest", "LITERALLY" & "the whole nine"? Love the pod!

[@jacyfisher6170]

1/1000th as many times chris ryan says like

[@johnyossarian9456]

Fair.

[@keeganshigh]

Wasn't there some sort of weird deal where this played on NBC like a week after it stopped playing in theaters? My autismo never lets me down when it comes to remembering weird shit.

[@mattfrias2007]

Nobody brought up the Universal Studios theme park show "Twister... Ride it Out" - it was epic!! Long live Twister.

[@MrBlue3rd]

Twister is now out on 4k. I'm excited to get my copy this week. I hope you know when Twister came out in May that's usually during the peak months of severe weather season.

[@TeddyWilkerson]

I have been waiting for this forever. My favorite movie of all time.

[@a.r.t93]

20:23 Bill was patient in his get back lol

[@QC_Charlottean]

Just re-listened to the Du Bont sequence. Comedy gold!

[@BlueMoonLove0701]

Oh Hell Ya! Just watched Twister 2 days ago and then my dream team pod line up do a rewatch on it?!? Early xmas baby!

[@ProfessD]

Still on team 1996 Bill with this one

[@danielmolyneaux2139]

Todd Field is in Gross Anatomy as Modine's roommate

[@alejandroortiz6019]

loving the van lathan cowboy gimmick

[@Kewdranz]

this year we had many tornadoes touch down in a 24 hour period in the same state. Its pretty common in may/june

[@christopherwoxland9866]

Save it for the winter but would love to see a rewatchables on spotlight, just saw it again and rewatched it another time immediately this week

[@hopsonkim4952]

Kevin Harlan. “MOTHER NATURE WILL NOT BE DENIED!” “NO REGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE!”

[@ryanvincenec3511]

Chris "scotch free" Ryan

[@roykentseyebrows4196]

Drive-ins showing older movies isn't so odd these days. We have four drive-ins nearby, and only two of them have converted to digital projectors. Many new movies are only available in a digital form, not on film reels. Those theaters will often fill in the schedule with horror double features and the like from what is avaialble on physical film.

[@jamesh1301]

CR’s White Squall comment at 1:05:12 just kills me😂

[@thejesse]

37:15 Jan deBont tried to work in homages to Kubrick in his early films. In Speed, his first film, the LA subway that breaches the sidewalk at the end does so in front of a theater showing 2001. I like to think the twin tornadoes in the cow scene are a reference to the twins in The Shining.

[@Cornholio17]

Bring back the old rewatchables podcasts that you could listen to

[@psychotogether5114]

Twister - F4play is in the air tonight.

[@johnwilson8385]

CR is a vital part of the Ringer, and he didn't know Shirley McClain was Warren Beatty's sister? Cue the GIF of the girl whiffing on catching the orange dodgeball!

[@johnwilson8385]

I saw Twister at a drive-in theatre, and the drive-in scene was badass. PSH won this movie, and I still use "FOOD??" all the time.

[@dm06012]

The original plan for the sequel was to have one of the leads be Bill & Jo’s kid. That was when Helen Hunt was trying to get one together. This one is, to the best of my knowledge, completely removed from the original.

[@Trevor_Ganssley]

1:35:08 Does anyone know if Bill is referencing a movie with this quote? Fredo’d this place. Or is it just original thought.

[@borisyeltsin6293]

he mentions in the clip it's from the godfather. fredo gets in trouble with moe greene because he's been ''banging cocktail waitresses two at a time'' kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWGVgHZpeL16pdE

[@Trevor_Ganssley]

@@borisyeltsin6293yes thank you!

[@bobbowie9350]

its incredible how Chris just talks over people.

[@borisyeltsin6293]

say big opportunity missed here one more time

[@lilpenny1982]

Good movie

[@WillGroveBend]

The HBO sequel should be called Twisted.

[@nealwhaley63]

1. People in Dallas know about tornadoes, at least those of us that didn’t come from California. 2. Dallas is not the South.

[@harrygoldsmith6792]

Finally

[@jasonwomble6058]

trespass is on tubi lol

[@plutoniumcore]

Wakita Forever!

[@lilhawk022]

Magic Johnson pose is bothering me. Why is Magic bent like that 😂😂 (I watch a lot of rewatchables lol)

[@diegochermac2887]

Loving the pod but hearing you guys talk about earthquakes and Richter scales, and that a 5.0 is really bad, as a Chilean I just giggled.

[@benshtiller9302]

I kinda hated Craig since the 1999 podcast and this cemented it

[@Lilmovieman27]

Big picking nit you missed: WHY DO THEY NOT WEAR GOGGLES?

[@JS121]

CR, Sean and Van: Three Best Rewatchables guests

[@natanarnt]

36:10 great BS bit

[@borisyeltsin6293]

still can't say ''women''

[@rl-cx6kf]

COW.

[@scottbarkley496]

Hanks over Cruise is madness 👎

[@jonathanmendelsohn5014]

Oddest worst take -- it's Cruise through and through

[@tokyosandblaster4623]

RIP Bill Paxton and Hoff. I'd rather watch the new cast play Twister than watch the sequel.

[@alannunez3436]

🙏🏼🫶

[@strika1140]

1:11:50 anyone that has this opinion can't be trusted

[@mmaloy25]

New Catergory for Bill: the Kay Corleone weakest hairstyle in the movie

[@mattwp1000]

It's clear: Bill needs to step down.

[@andysummersthxcinemaandmyc7748]

overrated and another dolby atmos upmix to sell an old movie , really and its a near field mix , i keep with the laserdisc THX AC-3 with theatrical mix

[@danielmolyneaux2139]

I could not stand PSH in this movie

[@jrn2121]

Yeah. I hear you. Really annoying character.

[@jp2586]

Ok, this movie is a steaming pile of 💩. By far the worst rewatchable pick.

[@alexreadscomics6607]

Jim Norton & Anthony Cumia got it right on this one, Twister sucks.

[@alextrivunovic644]

So Van Lathan ruining podcasts is just a permanent feature at the ringer now?

[@coachj56]

Shut up nerd. Van is dope pewpew

[@edmondhonda2763]

Yup

[@user-tg9sy4gt6d]

Van brings nothing to rewatchables ..great on his pods

[@ronankitson747]

Shut up 🤡

[@riomendoza1111]

SO GLAD MALLORY RUBIN DIDNT RUIN THIS FOR ME. Thank god she stayed away from this film cause i really wanted to watch this and she is the most annoying person in podcasting

[@KennyP-bu5ik]

I agree. Her shrill voice is rough and also really not a fan of anything Joanna Robinson does. Listened to her LOST podcast and all it was constant Jack bashing, toxic males, not enough diversity (seriously on LOST?) and the male gaze but then she was all for Sawyer or Jin being shirtless. If anyone listened to that pod it could ruin LOST for them

[@bradbrunoehler4095]

Bill get a truck! F350 suits you 🛻