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Drake mailing a letter while Carter’s curtain opens behind him is nominated. The falling ice cube and the rotating doorway shot are additional choices.

Carter Hayes is proposed before the panel searches the supporting cast for stranger names.

The Victorian house is praised as a memorable San Francisco location even though its neighborhood and value prompt debate.

The Tenant is rejected as already taken; Broken Lease and Eviction Quest are proposed.

Carter’s dry correction after Drake calls Patty his wife is selected.

Carter’s final death scene is selected as the weakest element. A more forceful lawyer is suggested as an improvement to Laurie Metcalf’s role.

The panel argues that the opening encounter is already so effective that the movie may have needed a worse sex scene rather than a better one.

The photograph of Carter with two children is criticized as an unexplained and unsettling detail. Drake’s repeated dismissal of Patty and his casual racism are criticized.

Matthew Modine’s drunken and enraged outbursts win the award.

Patty is jokingly urged to consider leaving Drake for the more ambitious Carter.

Christopher Reeve’s reported effort to secure the Carter Hayes role is discussed as the sole casting what-if.

Dan Hedaya, Nobu McCarthy, Carl Lumbly, Jerry Hardin, and Tracy Walter are discussed as candidates.