McConaughey receives another choice, though the claim that this immediately changed his career is challenged; Pacino’s balance of broad comedy and a substantial character is praised.
The invited producer chooses Pacino and says the performance turns an initially modest reaction into greater enjoyment on revisiting clips.
The opening gym credits, pantsing, cheer, and theme song are nominated.
The gym sequence prompts memories of changing and showering during the school day.
Gary and Wyatt using the computer to create Lisa is nominated, with the special effects praised as the point when the movie escalates.
The computer sequence prompts memories of sleepover rewatches and the scarcity of adult imagery before the internet.
The bar scene and Gary’s Richard Pryor-style performance are nominated, while the hosts acknowledge that such an impersonation would be rejected today.
Chet trying to make drunk Gary vomit at the top of the stairs is nominated for both Paxton and Hall.
The hosts imagine Chet joining The Real World and The Challenge, complete with rivalries and a later media career.
The mall drink spill followed by Lisa confronting the bullies is nominated.
A participant recalls repeatedly declining The Challenge because its environment no longer appealed to him.
Lisa meeting Gary’s parents, announcing the party, embarrassing Gary, and erasing his father’s memory is nominated.
A joking Hall of Fame compares sexually preoccupied movie characters and debates excluding incarcerated characters.
The failed second attempt to create a woman is nominated.
Chet confronting the party in the blue kitchen is nominated.
The grandparents in the closet are nominated as a joke that remains funny.
The goodbye to the girls and Chet becoming a toad are nominated as satisfying ending beats.
The party at maximum chaos is an alternate final choice.
Chet confronting drunk Gary at the top of the stairs is the explicit most-rewatchable selection.
One participant says his personal choice is still Gary’s dad.
