Production note The script reportedly existed since the 1970s under earlier titles such as The William Money Killings and The Cut Whore Killings.
Production note The movie won Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Film Editing at the Oscars.
Production note Clint Eastwood was said to believe he would never win an Oscar.
Production note The production designer built the Big Whiskey set in 32 days.
Production note The film was once planned as the name of a Six Flags roller coaster, but the title was changed to Viper.
Production note A Japanese remake titled Unforgiven was released in 2013 starring Ken Watanabe.
Production note Clint Eastwood also composed parts of the score with Lenny Niehaus.
Production note The movie was released in 1992, thirty years before the episode recording.
Dirty Harry Used to describe Eastwood's parallel identity as a star separate from his westerns.
Jeremiah Johnson Referenced as one of the westerns Bill's father used to watch repeatedly.
Pale Rider Mentioned as a prior Clint western that might have felt like the last one before Unforgiven.
Tombstone Cited as a later western that feels more modern and more intense.
Deadwood Used as an example of a later, different kind of western on TV.
The Mule Mentioned as a late Clint film Bill especially likes.
Play Misty for Me Listed as a major early Eastwood directing success.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Referenced as one of Eastwood's signature roles and a key western benchmark.
The Crying Game Mentioned in the 1992 Oscar discussion and supporting actor race.
A Few Good Men Referenced as part of the stacked 1992 film year and Oscar conversation.
Scent of a Woman Referenced as the film for which Pacino won that year.
Malcolm X Referenced as the film for which Denzel should have won instead.
The Power of the Dog Used as a modern comparison point for westerns that feel different from classic theatrical ones.
There Will Be Blood Referenced as another period piece with a similar feel of raw, newly built frontier spaces.
Prime Cut Cited as an early Gene Hackman performance where he plays a vicious character.
