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

Basinger, reluctantly and without a firm argument

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:31:00Read transcript
  • Basinger is written down reluctantly without a firm argument.
  • DeVito is criticized as an unconvincing Italian actor playing a Jewish character.
  • The unclear passage of years and heroin plot are raised, though the time issue is partly withdrawn. — Andy Greenwald
  • DeVito’s familiar comic persona and broad acting distract, although his opening narration works. — Chris Ryan
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Recasting Couch

Buscemi and Kevin Pollak are suggested for Sid.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:33:25Read transcript
  • Buscemi and Kevin Pollak are suggested for Sid. — Chris Ryan
  • Billy Crystal is preferred if casting a famous star; Larry David is a dream choice because his face was less familiar in 1997.
  • Billy Crystal is rejected as too famous; the counterargument prefers him if the part requires a celebrity. — Bill Simmons
  • A Sid alternative transcribed as Panow is suggested; the actor identity remains unresolved. — Chris Ryan
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What’s Aged the Worst?

Spacey’s reputation and reported conduct toward Pearce are raised; Ellroy’s shifting opinion of the adaptation is noted.

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:34:55Read transcript
  • Kevin Spacey’s reported behavior on set toward Guy Pierce is discussed alongside James Elroy’s shifting assessments of the film. — Bill Simmons
  • Patchett’s house is again criticized as insufficiently extravagant.
  • The opening promise of abundant jobs, cheap land and homeownership, plus downtown-to-beach travel in twenty minutes, feels dated. — Bill Simmons
  • Bud’s beating should have killed Exley or caused more damage.
  • Using photos of Lynn and Exley to provoke Bud seems unnecessarily elaborate when the villains could simply kill Exley.
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

One participant cannot find a hot take.

In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:40:14Read transcript
  • One participant cannot find a hot take. — Bill Simmons
  • The film is called a perfect modern period piece, combining 1950s design with 1990s acting and cutting.
  • It is called the second-best Wizard of Oz adaptation: Bud needs brains, Ed a heart, Jack courage, Lynn home, and Dudley is the wizard. — Chris Ryan
  • Patchett’s exploitative celebrity-lookalike business is jokingly praised as commercially brilliant and compared with deepfakes. — Sean Fennessey
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Casting What-Ifs

McConaughey reportedly regretted declining, Crowe was persuaded after refusing, and an Isabella Scorupco offer is explicitly doubted alongside reports Basinger was first choice.

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:43:28Read transcript
  • McConaughey reportedly regretted declining, Crowe was persuaded after refusing, and an Isabella Scorupco offer is explicitly doubted alongside reports Basinger was first choice. — Bill Simmons
  • A Michael Madsen as Bud report is rejected as implausible. — Bill Simmons
  • A Pamela Anderson as Lynn report is also disbelieved; the hosts discuss unreliable trivia accumulating over time.
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The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award

David Strathairn, Ron Rifkin and Matt McCoy are candidates, with Rifkin’s first name corrected from Rob to Ron.

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:35Read transcript
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Recasting Couch

The Dudley suggestion observed as Apostle/postuate (identity unresolved; may signal villainy too early)

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:48:47Read transcript
  • A Dudley suggestion transcribed as Apostle/postuate is praised for Irish authenticity but may signal villainy too early; the identity needs confirmation.
  • Campbell Scott, Josh Charles, Matt Damon and Ed Norton are proposed for Exley; Norton’s availability is questioned.
  • Ed Burns as Exley is considered, prompting recollection of a detective show.
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The Big Kahuna Burger Award for Best Use of Food and Drink

Simple liquor stores, Stensland’s two-liquor punch, and Stompanato’s Schlitz at Formosa

Flex pick · Andy Greenwald

In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:50:52Read transcript
  • The flex discussion enjoys liquor stores with simple choices, Stensland pouring both liquors into punch, and Stompanato drinking Schlitz at Formosa.
  • Matt Reynolds’s autopsy stomach contents are offered as a darkly comic last meal. — Andy Greenwald
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