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The Big Picture

‘The Gray Man’ and the Top 10 Trash Special Ops Movies

The Big Picture

The Ringer

Tv & Film

4.25.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 July 2022

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

The Russo Brothers’ new Netflix action extravaganza got Sean and Chris Ryan thinking about a subgenre they love: trashy spy subcontractor stories. They discuss ‘The Gray Man’ (1:00) and the movies it’s lifting from in depth (33:00). Host: Sean Fennessey Guest: Chris Ryan Producer: Bobby Wagner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

It's the NFL Preseason, check out the Ringer Fantasy Football Show on Spotify or wherever

0:05.3

you get your podcasts.

0:06.3

And if you need fantasy football rankings, we've got our rankings, we've got our sleepers

0:09.8

at fantasyfootball.thewinger.com.

0:12.6

So come listen to Danny Kelly, Greg Horbeck and me, Danny Heifetz on the Ringer Fantasy

0:16.8

Football Show.

0:27.6

I'm Sean Fantasy and this is the Big Picture, a conversation show about trash spies, subcontractors,

0:35.9

special ops assassins, rough necks and spooks, the guys hired by the guys hired by the guys.

0:43.9

I'm talking to one of the guys Chris Ryan would up Chris.

0:46.2

It's the wet work pod.

0:47.8

We're here to do a job.

0:50.3

And that job is to talk about the movie The Gray Man.

0:53.2

We are the boys who brought you garbage crime.

0:55.2

We brought you the prestige dirt bag.

0:57.3

We brought you junk sci-fi.

0:59.6

Now our latest sub genre deep dive.

1:03.6

The inspiration is The Gray Man.

1:05.3

Chris, let's talk about The Gray Man first.

1:07.4

Yeah, let's go.

1:08.4

How are you feeling with The Gray Man these days?

1:11.2

You want to start generally or do you want to start specifics?

1:14.8

I think it's probably good for the audience to start generally.

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