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The Rewatchables

‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey

The Rewatchables

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.613.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2021

⏱️ 112 minutes

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The Ringer’s Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey narrowly escape from a Peruvian temple to rewatch the 1981 classic ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark,’ starring Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, and Paul Freeman, and directed by Steven Spielberg. Hosts: Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey Producer: Craig Horlbeck Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:09.8

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0:14.8

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0:23.8

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0:31.7

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0:45.7

The rewatchables is brought to you by theringer.com, as well as the Ringer podcast network coming up.

0:51.2

Snakes? Why didn't it have to be Snakes? Raiders of the Lost Ark is next!

1:21.9

Opened June 12th at a theater near you. Check local newspapers.

1:42.7

Alright, here we go. Sean Finances here. Chris Ryan is here. We're doing this in person

1:46.0

because this movie demands it. 48th anniversary of one of the greatest movies of all time.

1:49.6

Raiders of the Lost Ark. You guys might have heard of it. It ended up on a lot of lists.

1:56.3

When people do those lists of the 500 best movies ever, the 100 best movies of the last

2:00.9

50 years, whatever, it's always on the list. I think for me, this is kind of the breaking point

2:08.0

from old movies and new movies. That's how I look at it. I don't know if I look at that because

2:13.4

I was 12 or 11 when I saw this in 1981 and this is when I kind of understood what made movies.

2:19.3

We talked about how JAWS was the first great modern movie. I feel like this is the bridge

2:25.2

to where everything's going because you think about 1982. That's when all of a sudden first

2:29.3

blood shows up in 48 hours and 18 movies that start to feel like modern movies. Do you think this

2:35.2

was the bridge on fantasy? I do. I think that's a good point that you made. I think JAWS is the first

2:40.3

true blockbuster and Indiana Jones perfects the blockbuster. This is the movie that figures out

2:46.3

what you need to do to captivate audiences is nonstop. Go, go, go. Set piece to set piece to set

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