GBW #85: Gridiron Gumshoes (Night Moves [1975] / Ace Ventura: Pet Detective / Stone Cold)

Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Good, The Bad, and The What!? The show in which we discuss three films that we have deemed "good," "bad," or "what!?" within a subgenre, theme, motif, director or actor's filmography, and more! This week, as the NFL season winds to a close after the Chiefs narrowly defeated the Eagles in the Super Bowl, Ryan and Chris dive into three different detective films that involve football in some way, whether directly or indirectly. We start with Arthur Penn's vastly underrated 1975 gem "Night Moves," in which Gene Hackman plays an ex-Oakland Raider turned private eye. The melancholy, tight screenplay, and God-tier Hackman performance make it essential viewing. Then, we do a 180 in tone with 1994's "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective," yet sports baseline similarities (gumshoe detective, Florida locales, football). Neither Ryan or Chris grew up with this film, so there is no rose-tinted glasses in discussing the film that put Jim Carrey on the map. Finally, we discuss a film that has no football in the plot, but stars former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Brian Bosworth, which is 1991's bluntly-stupid and glorious "Stone Cold." You can find this and future episodes - as well as subscribe to our show - on Apple Podcasts, Anchor.fm, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts, and more! Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or just want to say hello. You can follow us on Instagram @thegoodbadwhat. You can also like us on Facebook. Our logo comes from Michelle Parkos, and our theme music comes from Paco.