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The Keanu Reeves Hall of Fame and ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’

March 24, 2023/ 111 min/ Sean Fennessey · Amanda Dobbins

Sean and Amanda build a 10-film Keanu Reeves Hall of Fame ahead of 'John Wick: Chapter 4,' then Chad Stahelski returns to talk stunts, safety, and where the idea came from.

13 films across 3 segments.

AI-generated This episode was transcribed and analyzed with AI models. The matches aren't perfect — expect the occasional misheard title or a link to the wrong film.

The Keanu Reeves Hall of Fame10 films, built live

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989

Ted Logan. Sean rewatched it and was chuckling rather than laughing out loud, but it's a lock for both hosts, a hard group to beat.

Point Break 1991

Kathryn Bigelow's surf-heist chase. Amanda meant to sample twenty minutes and watched the whole thing. Johnny Utah still turns up as a punchline decades later.

My Own Private Idaho 1991

The Gus Van Sant/Shakespeare riff with River Phoenix. Sean calls it a no-brainer for signature '90s indie cinema; Amanda's only hesitation is that it's really a River Phoenix showcase.

Speed 1994

The buzz cut and the steely action persona click into place here, opposite Sandra Bullock. 'The greenest of green,' an automatic in for both hosts.

The Devil's Advocate 1997

A Florida lawyer at Satan's law firm, opposite Al Pacino. Amanda argues Keanu's the weakest part of his own movie; Sean keeps it in as a personal pick anyway.

The Matrix 1999

Neo, the role Keanu was built for. Both hosts call it the most obvious green of the whole list and one of the most influential films of the last quarter century.

Hardball 2001

Keanu as a gambling addict coaching a Cabrini-Green kids' baseball team to pay off his debt. Sean fights for it and braces for the angry tweets.

Something's Gotta Give 2003

The Nancy Meyers rom-com opposite Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson. Amanda's outright green on it, proof Keanu should've done more light comedy.

John Wick 2014

Nearly went direct-to-video before Lionsgate picked it up weeks before release. Invented its own fight style and relaunched Keanu's career; no argument from either host.

John Wick: Chapter 4 2023

The least dialogue Keanu's had in any Wick movie, which Sean argues is the achievement: acting as pure physical presence. Voted in live, over Chapter 2.

'John Wick: Chapter 4'Today's release

Chad Stahelski's nearly three-hour action movie, built around roughly six major set pieces across New York, Osaka, Berlin, and Paris: an Osaka Continental brawl, a waterfall nightclub fight against Scott Adkins, an Arc de Triomphe car chase, and a Sacre-Coeur staircase duel against Donnie Yen. Sean calls it the most fun action he's seen in years; both hosts agree the ending leaves the door open on whether Wick actually dies. Dedicated to Lance Reddick, who died the week of release.

Chad Stahelski on 'John Wick: Chapter 4'

Chad Stahelski on

John Wick: Chapter 4 2023

Stahelski traces the film back to a drunk conversation in a Tokyo hotel bar after Chapter 3's press tour: 'what if John Wick met a samurai?' He walks through casting Bill Skarsgard as the Marquis, his safety philosophy on set, and Lance Reddick's final day of shooting.

Chad Stahelski on

Project Wolf Hunting 2022

The last great thing Chad says he's seen: a Korean action movie he calls 'batshit crazy... entertaining in the craziest of ways.'

Also mentioned raised along the way

Considered for the Hall of Fame Youngblood River's Edge The Night Before Permanent Record The Prince of Pennsylvania Dangerous Liaisons Parenthood I Love You to Death Tune in Tomorrow Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey Bram Stoker's Dracula Much Ado About Nothing Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Freaked Little Buddha Johnny Mnemonic A Walk in the Clouds Chain Reaction Feeling Minnesota The Last Time I Committed Suicide The Replacements The Watcher The Gift Sweet November The Matrix Reloaded The Matrix Revolutions Constantine Thumbsucker A Scanner Darkly The Lake House Street Kings The Day the Earth Stood Still The Private Lives of Pippa Lee Henry's Crime Side by Side Generation Um Man of Tai Chi 47 Ronin Knock Knock Exposed The Neon Demon The Bad Batch John Wick: Chapter 2 To the Bone Siberia Destination Wedding John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Always Be My Maybe Toy Story 4 Bill & Ted Face the Music The Matrix Resurrections Replicas

In passing Ambulance Forgetting Sarah Marshall Death Game Highlander Atomic Blonde Lawrence of Arabia The Good, the Bad and the Ugly In the Mood for Love A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night

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