NBA legend Charles Barkley became addicted to movies as a rookie, when he'd sneak into theaters to escape the limelight for a couple of hours. By the time he changed careers from baller to broadcaster, he was a bonafide film buff, with strong opinions on all kinds of movies. In this hilarious episode, Sir Charles talks to Ben Mankiewicz about the similarities between a film crew and a basketball team, the secret to hosting Saturday Night Live, and the courtroom classic that never fails to make him laugh.
Films Mentioned:
- Space Jam
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
- 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
- A Quiet Place
- All the Way*
- The Beekeeper
- Jaws
- Arsenic and Old Lace
- It Happened One Night
- Gladiator
- Any Given Sunday
- Die Hard
- Live Free or Die Hard
- My Cousin Vinny
- A Bronx Tale
- Pulp Fiction
- Malcolm X
- The Karate Kid
- Stripes
- Taps
- Taxi Driver
- Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- The Ten Commandments
- Ben-Hur
- In the Heat of the Night
- Brian's Song
- Field of Dreams
- The Sixth Sense
- Dirty Harry
- Rawhide
*Available on Max as of 01/21 (Availability of titles subject to change)
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