Production note The hosts say the movie was shot in roughly seven months from start to finish, with only about ten weeks of post-production.
Production note The train crash was a one-chance practical stunt and the wreckage reportedly remains at the filming site.
Production note Tommy Lee Jones won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this role, and the film was nominated for Best Picture.
Production note The screenplay went through six writers and 25 drafts.
Production note Ford injured his knee ligaments during filming and chose to keep the limp in the movie.
Production note Julianne Moore's role was reduced after the producer argued Kimball should not start a romance while grieving.
Production note The hosts say the movie includes a nurse on rollerblades, which they treat as a very 1990s detail.
Star Wars Used to illustrate Harrison Ford's career run and Bill's lack of familiarity with the franchise.
Raiders of the Lost Ark Cited as part of Ford's untouchable 1980s-early-1990s run.
Blade Runner Used both as part of Ford's elite run and as an example of his hand acting.
Witness Mentioned as a formative Harrison Ford movie and a key piece of Mallory's youth education.
Regarding Henry Referenced as a funny Ford film and a 90s example of his range.
JFK Mentioned in relation to Tommy Lee Jones' early-90s renaissance.
Under Siege Used as a comparison point for Andrew Davis and Tommy Lee Jones' action-movie run.
Chicago The city is treated as the film's defining setting and visual identity.
St. Patrick's Day parade The actual Chicago parade is woven into the chase sequence.
Silence of the Lambs Mentioned in a redirect-twist comparison during the 'picking nits' discussion.
Presumed Innocent Cited as a double feature and as part of Ford's 90s legal-thriller ecosystem.
Enemy of the State Suggested as a double-feature pairing with The Fugitive.
Primal Fear Used as another Chicago legal-thriller reference when discussing twists.
ER Mentioned as a Chicago show whose cops and hospital energy resemble the film's local texture.
Hot Convict Used as a modern internet comparison for how famous Kimball would be if he were real.
