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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Raiders of the Lost Ark The Rewatchables

Open questions cover Marion’s bar, exploding-head fame, alternate casting, E.T.’s origin, Indy’s satchel, archaeological ethics, changing outfits, emotional reactions, and Indy’s motivation.

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  • The economics and regular clientele of Marion’s isolated Nepal bar are unknowable.
  • The panel asks why Belloq’s exploding head did not become the dominant reference instead of Scanners.
  • They ask how much worse the movie and its box office would be with Tom Selleck, and whether E.T. exists without Melissa Mathison and Spielberg discussing it on this set.
  • Indy’s bag prompts a satchel-versus-man-purse debate, and his treasure-taking is questioned as looting rather than archaeology.
  • Marion’s frequent wardrobe changes and Sallah’s subdued response to her presumed death are treated as unexplained behavior.
  • The largest question is what actually motivates Indy beyond holding and donating history, since neither money nor romance explains his risks.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark

What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

Raiders of the Lost Ark The Rewatchables

The fedora is the consensus practical answer amid interest in the Ark, medallion, satchel, bullwhip, white turtleneck, and giant boulder.

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  • Katanga’s white turtleneck, the Ark as coffee table, the medallion, satchel, bullwhip, and boulder all receive pitches.
  • When forced to choose among the fedora, bullwhip, and satchel, the conversation settles on the fedora despite its limited real-world wearability.
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Raiders of the Lost Ark

Who Won the Movie?

Raiders of the Lost Ark The Rewatchables

Harrison Ford takes two of three final ballots over Steven Spielberg and wins the movie by majority.

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  • One vote goes directly to Ford.
  • One vote goes to Spielberg for reclaiming the top of Hollywood after 1941, securing participation, developing E.T., and becoming effectively bulletproof.
  • The last vote returns to Ford because Indiana Jones became a four-decade costume, icon, and Disney attraction.
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What About Bob?

Roger Ebert's review

What About Bob? The Rewatchables

The episode states that Roger Ebert gave What About Bob? three stars and called it Bill Murray’s best movie since Ghostbusters; Gene Siskel’s opposing criticism of Dreyfuss’s anger is also discussed.

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  • The movie is reported to have cost thirty-nine million dollars and earned sixty-four million.
  • Roger Ebert is reported to have given the movie three stars.
  • Ebert is reported to have called it Bill Murray’s best movie since Ghostbusters.
  • Gene Siskel is reported to have disliked the movie because Dreyfuss’s anger felt excessive.
  • The panel understands Siskel’s objection but disagrees because Dreyfuss’s anger powers the comedy and trailer.
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What About Bob?

Most Rewatchable Scene

What About Bob? The Rewatchables

The therapy meeting, diner call, sailing, puppets, diving, dinner, television interview, Leo’s expulsion of Bob, attempted explosion, and several Bob-Siggy exchanges are nominated; dinner and Leo’s “never gone” breakdown are final favorites.

In the discussion (15)
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  • The opening credits are praised for quickly establishing Bob’s instability but explicitly withheld as the final choice.
  • The opening therapy session quickly establishes Bob’s fears and the Neil Diamond marriage joke.
  • Leo’s face on the Baby Steps book cover makes his narcissism part of the therapy scene.
  • Bob waiting for Leo’s call at the diner introduces the Gutmans’ anger toward Leo.
  • Bob sailing is an early favorite despite questions about how readily Anna includes him.
  • Leo using puppets to order Anna away from Bob exposes his own instability.
  • Bob teaching Siggy to dive turns into a successful moment of encouragement.
  • Bob’s delighted groans over dinner and question about hand-shucked corn make the family meal a favorite.
  • The family gravitates toward Bob after he helps during Leo’s choking episode.
  • Bob interrupting the television interview and the Gutmans celebrating deepen Leo’s public humiliation.
  • Leo’s attempt to expel Bob culminates in the “never gone” breakdown.
  • Leo trying to blow up Bob only to destroy his own house is included in the final run of scenes.
  • Bob finding Leo by shouting his name in town is praised for its absurd efficiency.
  • Bob and Siggy’s bedtime conversation and Tourette’s exchange gain force on adult rewatch.
  • Dreyfuss’s “never gone” explosion and the dinner scene are the final personal favorites.
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What About Bob?

What’s Aged the Best?

What About Bob? The Rewatchables

Leo’s reaction to Bob’s reported suicide, the spoken title, the Wagoneer, Julie Haggerty, Leo’s clothes, the local shirt, family conferences, the psychiatry satire, Bob’s humanity, and compact movie-star comedy receive praise.

In the discussion (14)
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  • After hearing that his patient committed suicide, he calls it horrible and then says not to let it spoil the vacation.
  • The movie’s spoken “What about Bob?” title line remains a crowd-pleasing device.
  • Leo’s Wagoneer is praised as an important 1980s comedy vehicle.
  • Julie Haggerty is praised as a durable comic performer from Airplane! and Lost in America through Marriage Story.
  • The wife character is the family member who can tolerate and understand Leo.
  • Albert Brooks and Gary Marshall’s casino negotiation in Lost in America is recalled as a favorite scene.
  • Dreyfuss’s vacation clothes are praised as perfectly chosen for the character.
  • Bob’s local shirt remains memorable.
  • The family conference and puppets efficiently reveal that Leo’s home life is less controlled than he believes.
  • The movie satirizes a period of branded celebrity psychiatry built around slogans and gimmicks.
  • Bob connects with Leo’s children by listening and encouraging them, while Leo repeatedly fails to connect.
  • The discussion argues that the film targets Leo’s fame-hungry narcissism more specifically than all therapy.
  • Dreyfuss’s thighs and trimmed beard are nearly included as an Aged Best answer.
  • The panel misses compact high-concept American comedies built around major movie stars.
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What About Bob?

What’s Aged the Worst?

What About Bob? The Rewatchables

The panel tests the movie’s sympathy for Bob, Leo’s attempted murder, older comedy’s indifference to extreme violence, and its period skepticism toward psychiatry, while disagreeing over whether the target is therapists generally or celebrity hucksters.

In the discussion (7)
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  • A modern reading can see Bob as a sociopath who invades Leo’s family and helps drive him into a yearlong collapse.
  • The movie goes off the rails when Leo tries to murder Bob.
  • The attempted murder is compared with older comedies that used kidnapping, threats, or mass violence as jokes.
  • Bob is described as trying to reach the next day, while Leo is more interested in figuring people out than helping them.
  • One reading says the movie treats psychiatrists as hucksters and punishes Leo for caring more about television fame than patients.
  • The counterargument is that the script respects therapy but mocks a specific fame-hungry practitioner.
  • The movie is placed in the period’s “from hell” lineage, where an unwanted person enters a transactional relationship and will not leave.
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What About Bob?

Casting What-Ifs

What About Bob? The Rewatchables

Woody Allen was approached for Leo and possibly directing or rewriting; Patrick Stewart was also considered for Leo, and Robin Williams was the first choice for Bob.

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  • Woody Allen is reported to have been approached to play Leo and possibly direct or co-write.
  • The panel rejects Allen because his screen neurosis would unbalance the premise.
  • Patrick Stewart is reported as another Leo possibility, which the panel also doubts.
  • Robin Williams is reported as the first choice for Bob before the production reached Bill Murray.
  • The panel says Williams was likely the bigger star in the late-1980s to early-1990s window.
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What About Bob?

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

What About Bob? The Rewatchables

The famous Fresh Prince of Bel-Air father-departure scene is accused of copying a basically similar Growing Pains scene in which young Leo reaches an emotional place.

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  • A participant introduces this as one of his all-time hottest takes.
  • The famous Fresh Prince scene with Will Smith, the observed Ben Vareen, and Uncle Phil is said to echo a basically similar Growing Pains episode in which young Leo reaches an emotional place.
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What About Bob?

The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

What About Bob? The Rewatchables

The observed “Catherine Irb” is disqualified for later television fame; the phone operators, the actor who played Tommy Carcetti, Tom Aldredge, and Charlie Korsmo are considered, with the unnamed Tommy Carcetti actor receiving the clearest win.

In the discussion (6)
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  • The observed “Catherine Irb” is initially proposed before her long Criminal Intent run disqualifies her.
  • The telephone operators are considered but may be too brief to qualify.
  • The performer known as Tony Soprano’s sister is recognized and rejected as too well known.
  • The performer later known as Tommy Carcetti is the favored That Guy choice, but his name is not spoken in this transcript.
  • Tom Aldredge as Mr. Gutman is recognized from The Sopranos.
  • Charlie Korsmo is debated because his child-star run made his name familiar to movie fans.
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What About Bob?

The Teddy KGB Award for the Actor in a Completely Different Movie

What About Bob? The Rewatchables

No actor is chosen; Leo’s sister is discussed as an underdeveloped role rather than a performance from another movie.

In the discussion (3)
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  • The panel initially reports no performer who seems to be in a completely different movie.
  • Leo’s sister appears without enough setup before marrying Bob, suggesting missing character material rather than a different acting mode.
  • Fran Brill’s casting is linked to her friendship with Frank Oz and long work as a Muppets puppeteer.
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