Just One Oscar
Oingo Boingo or Danny Elfman receives the tentative single Oscar.
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- Oingo Boingo or Danny Elfman receives the tentative single Oscar.
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Probably Unanswerable Questions
The group asks whether either boy had sex with Lisa, what her new life entails, and why the late chase exists.
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- Whether Gary or Wyatt had sex with Lisa is asked; the evidence is judged to indicate neither did.
- Lisa’s housing, credentials, first gym class, dating life, and basic bodily needs after becoming a teacher are questioned.
- The late police-and-train chase is questioned as padding added to reach feature length.
What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?
LeBrock’s jacket, the Playboy trunk, and the defaced family portrait are distinct choices.
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- Kelly LeBrock’s sleeveless jacket is considered, with its reported pawn-shop sale noted.
- Wyatt’s trunk filled with magazines is selected.
- The family portrait defaced with Hitler mustaches is selected.
The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson
“We can deal with shame; death is a much bigger issue” is selected as the lesson.
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- The warning that death matters more than embarrassment is selected as the life lesson.
Best Double Feature
Mannequin and The Breakfast Club are distinct pairings.
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- Mannequin is selected as another story about a magical ideal woman.
- The Breakfast Club is selected as an Anthony Michael Hall and John Hughes companion.
Who Won the Movie?
Anthony Michael Hall and Kelly LeBrock receive separate final ballots.
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- One participant selects Anthony Michael Hall for carrying the other young lead and demonstrating a larger career that might have been.
- One participant selects Kelly LeBrock because the movie depends on her performance working.
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Most Rewatchable Scene
Opening one-shot; assassination; video replay; bathroom cleanup; flashbacks; elevator chase; staircase account; reveal and executions.
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- Nick Cage’s opening performance is rated near the top of his intensity scale, and his synchronization with the crowd is praised.
- The assassination and the replay that exposes the pulled punch are nominated.
- Julia Costello cleaning blood off herself in the bathroom is nominated.
- Rick Santoro and Lincoln Tyler screaming at each other is nominated for its overacting.
- The red-haired accomplice pulling Kevin Dunne away from the fight is nominated as a flashback.
- The elevator chase and overhead view through the hotel rooms are nominated.
- Julia telling Rick her story on the staircase, with split-screen staging, is nominated.
- Rick discovering the hidden video of Kevin is nominated.
- Kevin’s explanation of his conspiracy is praised while another participant calls it self-serving rationalization.
- Kevin’s chest suicide and the title phrase are nominated.
- The opening is selected as the strongest and most memorable scene.
- All four point-of-view/flashback sequences are praised for changing the audience’s understanding.
- Kevin revealing himself and executing accomplices is an alternate choice.
- The panel questions whether Rick and Kevin’s old friendship has enough grounding.
The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award
Rick and Lincoln screaming at each other is selected as an extreme overacting duet.
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- Rick and Lincoln screaming at each other for two minutes is selected.
Mallory Rubin Award: Did This Movie Need a Better Sex Scene?
The overhead hotel-room sequence prompts a wish for a more provocative background encounter.
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- The overhead hotel-room sequence prompts a wish for a more provocative background encounter.
The Sean Penn “I Brought My Own Pack” Award for Excellence in On-Screen Smoking
Nicolas Cage is praised as a convincing on-screen smoker.
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- Nicolas Cage is praised for letting a cigarette dangle convincingly.
The most "year the movie came out" thing
Atlantic City heavyweight fights; Rick’s gold flip phone; public excitement about the defense secretary; a Columbo reference.
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- A major heavyweight fight in Atlantic City is the leading 1998 marker.
- Rick’s large gold flip phone is proposed.
- Spectators applauding the defense secretary is proposed.
- A Columbo reference is proposed as period-specific and culturally faded.
What’s Aged the Best?
The fixed athlete; De Palma’s craftsmanship; villain reveal; innocent bystander; recurring visual clues; a compromised cop choosing integrity.
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- An athlete driven by debt into fixing a contest is called newly topical.
- Brian De Palma’s control of a modest thriller is praised as increasingly rare.
- The moment Kevin is revealed as the villain is nominated.
- The random hotel guest who expects sex is shot despite ending the encounter after the woman says she is in trouble.
- De Palma’s clues that gain meaning on replay are nominated.
- Rick deciding he will no longer be bought is nominated.
- The casino’s willingness to serve as a film location is proposed.
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