‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey really want to see a Plaster of that Paris bagel and cream cheese paperweight before rewatching Martin Scorsese’s 1985 neo-noir black comedy film, ‘After Hours’ starring Griffin Dunne and Rosanna Arquette.  Producers: Jack Sanders and Ronak Nair This episode is sponsored by State Farm®. A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan are called back to action to play a lethal game of Simon Says. The guys put down their five-gallon jugs and cover the 1995 action classic ‘Die Hard With a Vengeance,’ starring Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and Jeremy Irons. Producers: Jack Sanders and Ronak Nair Shopping. Streaming. Savings. It’s on Prime Visit Amazon.com/prime to get more out of whatever you’re into. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan have one question for you: Is it safe? The guys sit down in the dentist chair to revisit the 1976 crime thriller ‘Marathon Man,’ starring Dustin Hoffman, Laurence Olivier, and Roy Scheider. Producers: Craig Horlbeck, Jack Sanders, and Ronak Nair This episode is sponsored by State Farm®. A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.® Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Amanda Dobbins, and Joanna Robinson hop on the Staten Island Ferry and pop on their tennis shoes to revisit Mike Nichols’s 1988 classic, ‘Working Girl,’ starring Melanie Griffith, Harrison Ford, and Sigourney Weaver. Podcast Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Ronak Nair and Marcelino Ortiz Shopping. Streaming. Savings. It’s on Prime Visit Amazon.com/prime to get more out of whatever you’re into. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Has anybody seen Richie? The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Kyle Brandt need to find Richie before rewatching the 1991 action classic ‘Out for Justice,’ starring Steven Seagal and William Forsythe. Producer: Craig Horlbeck Video Producer: Jon Jones Shopping. Streaming. Savings. It’s on Prime Visit Amazon.com/prime to get more out of whatever you’re into. This episode is sponsored by State Farm®. A State Farm agent can help you choose the coverage you need. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.®  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan return back to earth to rewatch one last movie, Warren Beatty and Buck Henry’s 1978 film ‘Heaven Can Wait,’ starring Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, James Mason, Jack Warden, Charles Grodin, and Dyan Cannon. Podcast Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producer: Jon Jones Shopping. Streaming. Savings. It’s on PrimeVisit Amazon.com/prime to get more out of whatever you’re into. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey are compelled by some indescribable force to rewatch Steven Spielberg’s 1977 spectacle ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’ Podcast Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Ronak Nair and Jack Sanders Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

If the police don't rewatch movies, maybe we ought to do it ourselves. The Ringer’s Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan revisit the original ‘Death Wish’ from 1974, starring Charles Bronson and Vincent Gardenia. Podcast Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Ronak Nair and Jack Sanders Try Loom today, visit loom.com to get started Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Rewatchables is what gives a movie lover his power. It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. In Part 2, Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan run through the categories for George Lucas’s ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’. Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Ronak Nair, Jack Sanders Audio Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, a trio of Ringer movie lovers Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Van Lathan use the force to get their galactic leader Bill Simmons to revisit one of the most iconic films of all time, George Lucas’s ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, and Carrie Fisher. In Part 1, the guys break down why they love the movie, how it got made, and the enormous impact it had on Hollywood at the time and to this day. Manager: Craig Horlbeck Video Producers: Ronak Nair, Jack Sanders Audio Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices