‘Any Given Sunday’ With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan

HBO and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons is joined by Chris Ryan to induct ‘Any Given Sunday’ into the Sports Movie Hall of Fame. They break down Oliver Stone’s bizarre editing (02:25),Cameron Diaz’s underrated ownership chops (08:15),Al Pacino’s last great performance (11:16),the Tao of James Woods (15:15),the eye-opening concussion/painkiller subplots (16:44),Jamie Foxx’s breakout role as Willie Beamon (21:17),the craziest cameos (34:27),and where the “Inches” monologue ranks in the pantheon of great sports movie speeches (45:04).

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