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The Legend of Billie Jean

Is This Movie Better With…?

The Legend of Billie Jean The Rewatchables

Peter Schrager is added to the impersonation roster; Mad Dog questions the rally sharpshooters.

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  • The existing imitation roster is recited, then Peter Schrager is explicitly added with affection.
  • The Schrager imitation treats Billie Jean’s commitment to fairness and response to radio coverage like an athlete’s comeback.
  • The Mad Dog Russo imitation protests sharpshooters targeting Billie Jean at the beach rally.
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The Legend of Billie Jean

Just One Oscar

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Pat Benatar’s Invincible and Jeffrey Kimball’s cinematography are considered.

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  • Pat Benatar is suggested, but whether Invincible was written for the movie is explicitly uncertain.
  • Jeffrey Kimball’s cinematography is called the best part of the movie, although an Oscar is difficult to justify.
  • Say You, Say Me is recalled as the original-song winner over Power of Love; Invincible is thought a possible nominee rather than established as eligible.
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The Legend of Billie Jean

Probably Unanswerable Questions

The Legend of Billie Jean The Rewatchables

An accidental killing rewrite, Cowboys allegiance and Pyatt’s politics are considered.

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  • Would the film improve if Binks accidentally killed Piat, prompting a Pulp Fiction comparison and a visit from the Wolf?
  • Which side of the Danny White/Gary Hogaboon quarterback dispute did Piat favor, and did he own Mavs tickets?
  • Piat is imagined as a future Trump-aligned merchandise seller whose rhetoric about unruly youth anticipates MAGA.
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The Legend of Billie Jean

Producer review

The Legend of Billie Jean The Rewatchables

Craig enjoyed a fun 95 minutes and its entertaining plot.

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  • The addressed first-time viewer had not heard of it and reports Matt Belloni also did not recognize it; he enjoyed the film.
  • The response praises an entertaining, smart plot and accepts a blend of genuine and ironic affection for these 1980s films.
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American Gangster

Most Rewatchable Scene

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Frank killing Tango is the most replayed scene; the final Frank-Richie interview is a favorite, with many other sequences nominated

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  • The opening, with Frank setting a man on fire and shooting him, is nominated
  • Richie and Javier debating whether to turn in $987,000 is nominated
  • Richie screaming during his custody dispute is nominated
  • Frank’s Bangkok and Golden Triangle trip is nominated as material that could sustain a whole film
  • Jake’s unraveling, corpse transport, and leap from a moving vehicle are nominated
  • The Blue Magic manufacturing montage is nominated
  • Richie’s courtroom work and kitchen encounter with his lawyer are nominated
  • Frank killing Tango is the scene said to live on beyond the film
  • Stringer Bell’s death in The Wire is preferred as Idris Elba’s best screen death
  • The family audience and Tango’s refusal to pay are debated as reasons Frank shoots him
  • Richie reclaiming the seized money from Trupo is nominated
  • Frank’s party outburst and piano assault are nominated
  • Stevie choosing Frank’s life over baseball is praised for Frank’s conflicted reaction
  • The Ali-Frazier event is nominated but criticized for its impersonators and brevity
  • Trupo ruining Frank’s wedding day is nominated
  • Frank selling Blue Magic to Nicky Barnes is nominated and Cuba Gooding Jr.’s controlled performance is praised
  • The plane and coffin search is nominated
  • The final police shootout and naked gunfight are nominated
  • Frank leaving church into a mass arrest is nominated
  • The final Frank-Richie interrogation is nominated
  • Trupo’s suicide is nominated
  • Frank killing Tango is selected as the most rewatched scene
  • The final Frank-Richie interview is selected as a favorite scene
  • Frank bringing his family to Harlem is selected as the most important scene
  • Every Denzel Washington and Armand Assante exchange is praised
  • The Bangkok material is producer Craig’s choice
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American Gangster

What’s Aged the Best?

American Gangster The Rewatchables

Production design, capitalism themes, Denzel’s new career era, historical texture, and the film’s aphorisms have aged well

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  • Arthur Max’s layered production design and set dressing have aged well
  • The script’s connection between corner-store economics and buying direct from manufacturers has aged well
  • The film’s treatment of capitalism as more central than crime has aged well
  • The drug-packing montage has aged well
  • The film is identified as the start of Denzel Washington’s self-directed elder-star era
  • A character named Bumpy is treated as an immediate sign of a compelling gangster story
  • The Vietnam addiction and smuggling context is praised as material worthy of more screen time
  • Shooting 360 scenes across 180 locations is praised
  • Ted Levine’s presence has aged well
  • Trupo’s reaction after his car explodes has aged well
  • Frank pouring sugar in his coffee as a bodyguard signal has aged well
  • John Ortiz’s run from Miami Vice through Public Enemies is praised
  • Five Frank Lucas aphorisms are highlighted as durable lines
  • The post-meeting golf aside by Trupo’s crew is praised
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