Keanu Reeves revisits "The Replacements" | New Heights Film Club

New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce

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Sports, Comedy

4.8 • 15.8K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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On this edition of New Heights Film Club brought to you by REESE’S Pumpkins, we revisit "The Replacements" with Shane Falco himself, Keanu Reeves!

We discuss if he could have gone pro, what life was like in an actual football training camp, working with Gene Hackman, and decide who is the Shane Falco of the NFL.

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0:00.0	Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.com.
0:05.5	That's audible.combe.uk slash Wondery.
0:11.4	I think you were one of the most convincing film quarterbacks of all time.
0:16.0	One of my favorite movies to watch.
0:17.5	Is it true that the Ravens wanted to give you a tryout after this movie?
0:20.1	That's absolutely nonsense.
0:21.6	That's 92%ers.
0:31.1	Welcome back to another edition
0:32.7	of New Heights Film Club.
0:34.3	Brought to you by Reese's pumpkins
0:36.5	this time.
0:56.8	God, man, it's Halloween time. And they got those things in stores. We are your host. I'm Travis Kelsey. This is my big brother, Jason Kelsey. We got a fun work for you. Subscribe on YouTube, 13+, or wherever you get your podcast. And follow the show on all social media at New Heights Show with 1S. Jason, tell the people what we got coming up for this episode.
0:59.7	Coming up, we got a little bit of that New Heights Film Club.
1:00.3	That's right.
1:05.3	And it's a special edition because today we are joined by Keanu Reeves to revisit his 2000 classic film, The Replacements.
1:10.4	Enjoy.
1:47.5	This is a sports podcast. We do want to talk about one of your most iconic sports films as well. I mean, obviously good fortune. Good fortune, which is coming out October 17th for everybody watching. Everybody go check it out. But we also want to transition. We do this thing, film club at New Heights. Oh, cool. We wanted to break down a little bit of the replacements if you're comfortable with that. Does that sound good? Yeah, yeah. So for anybody who hasn't seen it, stop what you're doing, go watch it. The Replacements is one of the best movies of all time. The, where... No, go crazy. Here's why I love it. I love any sports film that catches the underdog.
1:49.3	And the... crazy. Here's why I love it. I love any sports film that catches the underdog and the idea that they're going to climb the mountaintop and achieve their dreams.
1:51.2	And the replacements is that film, right?
1:53.0	The players have all gone on strike and now they have to introduce these scab players
1:58.6	into the NFL and the pros are fighting them.
2:02.0	And they're trying to bond and put together some type of product and team.
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