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American Gangster

The Slow Ride / Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop

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Public Enemy’s “Can’t Truss It” at Frank’s release is preferred

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Approx. transcript time · 01:19:28Read transcript
  • “Across 110th Street” is nominated
  • “Amazing Grace” during the mass arrest is nominated
  • Public Enemy’s “Can’t Truss It” during Frank’s release is selected
  • Retroactively adding Jay-Z songs is proposed, then rejected because it would break the period setting
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American Gangster

Did This Movie Need a Random Sports Scene?

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Yes; Billy Martin watching Stevie Lucas pitch and an Ali-Frazier round are proposed

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:20:53Read transcript
  • Harry Dean Stanton as Billy Martin watching Stevie Lucas pitch is proposed
  • An actual round of the Ali-Frazier fight is proposed
  • Pickup basketball or golf with the cops are noted as other missing sports possibilities
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American Gangster

The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

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The movie’s extensive historical fabrication is the weak link

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Approx. transcript time · 01:21:47Read transcript
  • Frank Lucas is said to have been less sophisticated than the film portrays
  • Richie Roberts’s child and much of his domestic story are described as fabricated
  • A federal judge is reported to have called the film one percent reality
  • The Golden Triangle and cadaver-smuggling claims are described as disputed or false
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American Gangster

What’s Aged the Worst?

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Poor athlete doubles, historical inaccuracies, Armand Assante concerns, the title, and an excessively racist prosecutor scene have aged poorly

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Approx. transcript time · 01:22:56Read transcript
  • The Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier doubles have aged poorly
  • The Wilt Chamberlain double is also criticized
  • Joe Morton’s stylized mustache is criticized, though the real subject may have worn it
  • Armand Assante playing the Italian mob boss is initially criticized on mistaken ethnicity grounds
  • Research establishing Assante’s Italian and Irish ancestry retracts that objection
  • The romance between Frank and Eva is judged underdeveloped
  • Blue Magic is proposed as a better title than American Gangster
  • No-knock warrants have aged poorly
  • The prosecutor’s racist dialogue during the coffin search is criticized as excessive and dramatically crude
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American Gangster

The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

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Josh Brolin’s post-film career and alternate-director arguments drive three hot takes

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:30:26Read transcript
  • Josh Brolin is argued to have had the best post-American Gangster career in the cast
  • Ridley Scott is argued to have prevented the material from becoming a classic
  • David Fincher is preferred for a Golden Triangle version and Brian De Palma for a New York crime version
  • Michael Mann is argued to have been capable of making this his second-best film after Heat
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American Gangster

Casting What-Ifs

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James Gandolfini as Trupo is the standout what-if, with Ray Liotta, Brad Pitt, and Eddie Murphy also mentioned

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  • James Gandolfini reportedly declined Trupo and is judged an excellent hypothetical choice
  • Ray Liotta is mentioned as an earlier Richie possibility
  • Brad Pitt and Eddie Murphy are mentioned as having had some connection to development
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