Cruise or Hanks?
An early-career Cruise version of Wyatt is considered.
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- An early-1980s Cruise is considered for Wyatt.
Categories & segments
Picking Nits
The shared bathroom, twin beds, mansion geography, and Illinois real estate
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- One friend taking a shit while the other remains in the bathroom is called implausible and unpleasant.
- The two twin beds in Wyatt’s room are questioned.
- The extraordinary size and quality of the North Shore suburban houses are questioned as a recurring 1980s-movie fantasy.
Just One Oscar
Oingo Boingo or Danny Elfman (tentative)
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- Oingo Boingo or Danny Elfman receives the tentative single Oscar.
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
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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”
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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
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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.
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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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- Anthony Michael Hall
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- Kelly LeBrock
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
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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.
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- Nicolas Cage is praised for letting a cigarette dangle convincingly.
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