Rewatchables Reference

• Bill: the Super Bowl gambling scene with BD Wong – 'one of the most rewatchable scenes of the last 10 years.'
• Wesley: the explanation-of-the-con montage at the end.
• Also discussed: the opening hotel cocktail lounge scene, the 'Saudi bachelor party shit' hotel room burst-in, Jess's thief audition on Bourbon Street, the pre-Super Bowl bedroom scene, the limo breakup, Margot Robbie's balcony escape.

• Will Smith and Margot Robbie's chemistry.
• The musical score/soundtrack choices (Iggy Pop's 'Give Me Danger,' 'Te Amo,' 'Sympathy for the Devil').
• Will Smith's clothes/collared shirts.
• 'Three years later Buenos Aires' graphic.
• The bad guy (Horst) buying products at the pharmacy for the car accident – a great 90-second sequence.
• Thief lessons – return credit cards within an hour, married guys are the best marks.
• Saying the title in the movie – 'This is a game... of focus.'

• The Australian race car guy character – bad actor, uninteresting.
• The unclear motivation for why Will Smith broke up with Margot Robbie after the Super Bowl heist.

• Originally Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone; then Ben Affleck and Kristen Stewart.
• Discussion of what Kristen Stewart would have brought to the role.

Adrian Martinez as Farhad – 'He's got that nice happy face, he's very distinct.'

• Winner: BD Wong as Liyuan – 'having the time of his life not being on a Law & Order set.'
• Also: Adrian Martinez, Gerald McRaney, the Australian car guy.

• Russell Crowe as the crazy Australian race car guy – 'Just come on in, Russell Crowe, here's a million bucks, just be Russell Crowe for two scenes.'
• Ving Rhames as the father/Owens role (for the Soderbergh connection).

• Apollo Robbins was the sleight-of-hand consultant.
• First major movie edited on Apple's Final Cut Pro X.
• The 'Toledo Twist' originates from North by Northwest and appeared in MacGyver (1986).

• Will Smith – no.
• Margot Robbie – not yet; Bill says her apex is Once Upon a Time in Hollywood for now but it hasn't fully arrived.
• New Orleans movies – no.
• BD Wong – no (Law & Order is bigger).

• Margot Robbie is too attractive/memorable to be an under-the-radar thief.
• The huge crew of 30 people splitting $1.2 million isn't that much money.
• The race car con is incomprehensible even after multiple viewings.
• The Super Bowl has fake teams with no NFL rights.
• The odds on the final gambling bet were terrible for Will Smith.

Yes – a 10-episode Netflix show. New Orleans heist as episode one, Buenos Aires as episode two, each episode in a splashy location. Reference Hart to Hart as a precedent.

• Is Gerald McRaney's character Will Smith's biological father or adoptive father?
• Could there be a 'Focus 2' sequel?

The necklace; the suitcase of cash; Will Smith's collared shirts; a car from the movie.

• Bill: Margot Robbie – she goes toe-to-toe with one of the most famous stars in the world and reignites what people liked about Will Smith.
• Wesley: Horst (Brennan Brown) – the bodyguard who does the perfectly orchestrated car crash sequence.