Bill Maher & Esai Morales on Tom Cruise's Longevity, Nolan's Mind-Benders & Pacino's Slow Burn

What is discussed, and when

1. 0:00 – 3:00: Cameron Diaz, Christopher Nolan, Interstellar, Mission: Impossible
2. 3:00 – 6:00: Dog Day Afternoon, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin
3. 6:00 – 8:18: Bobby Deerfield, Deliverance, Dog Day Afternoon

Notable quotes from "Bill Maher & Esai Morales on Tom Cruise's Longevity, Nolan's Mind-Benders & Pacino's Slow Burn"

• Times you had Don't give it away. Don't give it away. Oh, right. Like you're wondering who won at the end of Mission Impossible. Spoiler alert. Tom's a hero.

  about Mission: Impossible · at 0:08

• His level. By his level probably made $200 million or something. But him and Cameron Diaz, it's just like such a delightful fun caper movie. It's that, I think Vanilla Sky…

  about Cameron Diaz · at 0:58

• A couple of years ago that like everything moved backward in time. And I thought that was [ __ ] Interstellar.

  about Interstellar · at 2:14

• Listen, Al's the reason like when I saw him in Dog Day Afternoon in like the 70s, I was like 12, 13 years old. I saw that thousand yard stare and I've said this in interviews, they go, Why did what made you become an.

  about Dog Day Afternoon · at 3:53

• And then Al's performance the whole time. I mean he just keeps it right. I mean it's but then he did Bobby Deerfield which was like really underplayed and it didn't really you…

  about Bobby Deerfield · at 6:46

• Charles Durnney. Sorry I used to confuse him. The police officer Ned Batty's in Deliverance. Oh, that was the one who was about to get [ __ ] in the ass by the hillbillies. And nobody ever forgot that scene though.

  about Deliverance · at 7:49

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

• Cameron Diaz — Person · 1 mention · first at 1:02
• Christopher Nolan — Person · 1 mention · first at 2:50
  Yeah. Christopher Nolan. a great director. Tasteful. Tasteful. Really?
• Alec Baldwin — Person · 1 mention · first at 3:18
  Forgot. Anyway, sorry. I got to get I go into my al. Well, by the way, I did a little movie with Alec Baldwin. Oh. Oh, and Terren Howard, who I love, who you've, I'm sure I had…
• Al Pacino — Person · 1 mention · first at 3:37
  That. Yeah. But you know what? You two, we got along. We do. but Alec Baldwin and I had an alloff or Pacino off where we were both talking like if there was half a man. If I…
• Leonardo DiCaprio — Person · 1 mention
• Michael Corleone — Person · 1 mention
• Ned Beatty — Person · 1 mention
• Terrence Howard — Person · 1 mention
• Tom Cruise — Person · 1 mention

Books & papers

• Dog Day Afternoon — Book · 3 mentions · first at 3:55
• Mission: Impossible — Book · 1 mention · first at 0:12
• Vanilla Sky — Book · 1 mention · first at 1:08
  Cameron Diaz, it's just like such a delightful fun caper movie. It's that, I think Vanilla Sky, remember that Vanilla Sky, I never understood what the [ __ ] was going on. It…
• Interstellar — Book · 1 mention · first at 2:18
• Bobby Deerfield — Book · 1 mention · first at 6:51
• Deliverance — Book · 1 mention · first at 7:54

Full transcript with timestamps

0:00 In the analogy of you as the devil, like just the fact that that you haven't killed Tom Cruz in the first two times you had Don't give it away. Don't give it away. Oh, right. Like you're wondering who won at the end of Mission Impossible. Spoiler alert. Tom's a hero. He's the last great I mean last. First day on the set I said I don't know anyone who's done what you've done. That's true. Have stayed in the top five if not like 10 whatever at 62. No, for 40 years, for four decades, I have to respect his accomplishments. The movies are generally very entertaining without the mass appeal, without insulting my intelligence like some movies do. It's like, I get it, you know, this is just for the popcorn crowd. Um, no, I mean, I I met him once very briefly and I just had to tell him, I said, Night and Day, one of my favorite movies of all time.

0:55 And it was not one of his hits for by his level. By his level probably made $200 million or something. But him and Cameron Diaz, it's just like such a delightful fun caper movie. It's that, you know, I think Vanilla Sky, remember that Vanilla Sky, I never understood what the [ __ ] was going on. It was still a fun ride when she takes that guy. You know what? I don't, you know, I identified with that so much. I take I take it very personally when the movie makes me feel like a [ __ ] idiot. Okay. I'm like, "Okay, I get it. I'm not the smartest guy in the world, but you have to do this to me." The other one that um uh dude who did um Oenheimer did with the DiCaprio movie. Um who's who did Oh, right, right, right. You know what I'm talking about. Yes. Yes. The the most popular like the big name now.

1:47 Oh my god. This is so bad for me. Well, I smoked a lot of pot, so I I'm Oh my god. Um what's his name? to Batman. This is like the biggest like people watching this. Wow. This is like the two stoners. Um dude, the dude's name. Anyway, I know it when I'm sober. He's one of the big directors. And uh he did that one. It was a one-word title with Leonardo DiCapri. I didn't know what was going on in that one. And then he did another one a couple of years ago that like everything moved backward in time. And I thought that was [ __ ] Interstellar.

2:21 Interstellar. No, no, no, no. That's something different. That's There's the other one that uh um where the world kind of comes up with DiCaprio. That was another one. Yeah, that's the one I'm talking about. Didn't understand that one. That's a big name. And I know people who did understand it. And I'm I'm more than happy to say there are people in the world who are, you know, brighter than me. I don't even know if I want to be them. Does that make them happier? I think in a lot of ways that makes them sadder. I think if you can understand that movie. Yeah. I I You're probably not. Chris Nolan. Chris Nolan.

2:50 Yeah. Christopher Nolan. a great director. Tasteful. Tasteful. Really? One of those British like Yeah. You know, like except when he goes off the reservation and does something that makes me feel like a [ __ ] idiot. Is that the one? Yeah. You see, it's all coming back to us. If you relax, you chill out a minute, it'll come back to you. It all just when I thought I forgot. Anyway, sorry. I got to get I go into my al. Well, by the way, I did a little movie with Alec Baldwin. Oh. Oh, and Terren Howard, who I love, who you've, you know, I'm sure I had him here. Yeah. I love him. Him and I like Anyway, love Terren Howard. Um, he's got some interesting out there theories like that. Yeah. But you know what? You two, we got along. We do. Um, but Alec Baldwin and I had an alloff or Pacino off where we were both talking like if there was half a man. If I was That's great. You know, that is really a good

3:48 Say hello to my little friend. That is a really good Alan Pacino. Listen, Al's the reason like when I when I saw him in Dog Day Afternoon in like the 70s, I was like 12, 13 years old. I saw that thousand yard stare and I've said this in interviews, you know, they go, "Why did what made you become an actor?" You know, I What made you become an actor? Good question. Um, the point that I decided this was what I I wanted to do for a living was looking at his thousand yard stare in dog day afternoon after like he's in too deep and it's like what am I going to do now? What am I going to do? And you just you see this like this this could cost me my life. I'm I'm in a bank. I'm robbing this like and I just felt so much with just a look, a glare, a glance like he was looking through me and I was I elbowed my brain.

4:42 And the plot of that one from I said that's what I'm going to do. I said that's what I'm going to do. I was half the man I was sorry guys. This tequila is a good tequila. I always feel like that's Al's great thing is like he makes ham look good. Oh, dude. Nobody better put some cheese on it. But he means it. The thing about Alice, he freaking means it. He He's all in, right? And that's what you got to be as an actor. You know, that's true. Can't phone it in. [ __ ] off, you know? No, I love him. I mean I mean you if you'd only ever did Michael Corleó but it's funny you know like Michael Corleó he he did you know of course it's the roles you get but he did become sometimes yes like your impression um a little over the top and we loved it but Michael Corleó that that performance is the exact opposite. It is so right in here. Oh, it's so I mean he is so chilling, measured measured and just like quiet and cold when he

5:48 understood right from the beginning. That's what makes this charact This character does not have to yell. I think he yells one time at his wife. Yeah, it wasn't it wasn't the bad guy. Come on. When he's Who else who pushes our buttons, right? Come on. Says a lot. You're right. Yeah, Barzini, I can handle that. But K, you are driving me to the moon. Moon Alice, but like you know when he is threatening Carlo, you know, Carlo, don't lie to me. Don't lie to me. Yeah. It insults my intelligence and that makes me very angry. Now, who approached you? Was it Barzini or was the other guy? See? Oh, I that I know like my name, but I'm stoning. No, but still, man, look at you. But yes, it's like it's so casting directors take note. Take note. It's so right in here and that's what makes it chilling. Um and then Al's performance the whole time. I mean he just he just keeps it right. I mean it's but then he did Bobby

6:53 Deerfield which was like really underplayed and it didn't really you know what I mean like all of us actors now these are movies that try to go against I mean I know that name and I don't I don't know if I ever saw it. Was he a race car driver or something? Okay. But but Dog Day Afternoon is iconic. I just want to say to the kids who are like, "Wow, what what you have to watch Dog Day. Dog Day Afternoon. He is uh school. Go to school." Here's what's very Everybody ahead of it. Everybody in that movie was ridiculously every here's where it's really way ahead of its time.

7:26 He was in he was robbing a bank to get money for a sex change operation. A sex change operation. But Chris Sandon who was just amazing and the way he held he closed his thing. It's like stop please please. I mean it was amazing. Yeah but like that that was not Ned Batty. Oh I don't remember. No no Durn Charles Durnney. Sorry I used to confuse him. The police officer Ned Batty's in Deliverance. Oh, that was the one who was about to get [ __ ] in the ass by the hillbillies. And And nobody ever forgot that scene though.

8:04 No. And the guy the hillbilly goes, "He ain't gotten a hair in his mouth. He's got pretty lips. It's chilled us for 50 years. your

Questions about this episode

What is discussed in "Bill Maher & Esai Morales on Tom Cruise's Longevity, Nolan's Mind-Benders & Pacino's Slow Burn"?

In order: 0:00 Cameron Diaz, Christopher Nolan, Interstellar, Mission: Impossible; 3:00 Dog Day Afternoon, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin; 6:00 Bobby Deerfield, Deliverance, Dog Day Afternoon.

What is mentioned in this Club Random Podcast episode?

15 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Dog Day Afternoon, Mission: Impossible, Cameron Diaz, Vanilla Sky, Interstellar, Christopher Nolan. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Bill Maher & Esai Morales on Tom Cruise's Longevity, Nolan's Mind-Benders & Pacino's Slow Burn"?

The episode runs 8 min; the transcript is about 1,535 words in 11 timestamped sections.

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