The Usual Suspects (1995)

Dana and Tom discuss The Usual Suspects (1995): directed by Bryan Singer, written by Christopher McQuarrie, music and editing by John Ottman, Cinematography by Newton Thomas Sigel, starring Gabriel Byrne, Stephen Baldwin, Kevin Pollack, Chazz Palminteri, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Spacey.

Plot Summary: The Usual Suspects is a crime thriller about five criminals who meet during a police lineup and decide to work together on a heist. After the heist goes wrong, they find themselves being manipulated by a mysterious and dangerous crime boss named Keyser Söze. As the story unfolds, one of the criminals, Verbal Kint, tells the police what happened. Through flashbacks, we learn about betrayal, revenge, and the power of fear. The movie builds to a shocking twist at the end, where everything we thought we knew is turned upside down. It’s a smart, suspenseful film that keeps viewers guessing until the very last scene.

Chapters:

00:00 Introduction and Welcome

01:54 Cast and Background for The Usual Suspects

04:28 Relationship(s) to The Usual Suspects

06:49 What is The Usual Suspects About?

11:31 Did Dana Like It?

12:48 All-Time Movie Plot Twists Rankings

16:20 Plot Summary for The Usual Suspects

17:29 Did You Know?

21:28 First Break

22:19 Best Performance(s)

32:47 Best Scene(s)

36:22 Second Break

37:06 In Memoriam

39:17 Best/Funniest Lines

40:54 The Stanley Rubric - Legacy

46:10 The Stanley Rubric - Impact/Significance

50:31 The Stanley Rubric - Novelty

53:28 The Stanley Rubric - Classicness

01:03:31 The Stanley Rubric - Rewatchability

01:06:23 The Stanley Rubric - Audience Score and Final Total

01:08:40 Remaining Questions for The Usual Suspects

01:20:08 Credits

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Keywords:

The Usual Suspects, movie review, film analysis, plot twist, Kevin Spacey, Bryan Singer, crime thriller, character analysis, cinematic legacy, film trivia, Keyser Soze, Christopher McQuarrie, Kevin Pollack, Benicio Del Toro, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, John Ottman

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