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Shampoo The Rewatchables
Shampoo

Picking Nits

The daughter’s reaction, party-house geography, loan logic, instant valets, and transported motorcycle

In the discussion (6)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:23Read transcript
  • Felicia’s muted response to the possibility that George slept with her teenage daughter is questioned. — Bill Simmons
  • The ownership and geography of the large party house are confusing. — Cameron Crowe
  • Whether Jill slept with Johnny Pope and whether the ambiguity preserves her agency are debated.
  • George’s plan for securing a salon loan lacks credible financial detail. — Sean Fennessey
  • The valets retrieve cars implausibly quickly from the crowded party. — Bill Simmons
  • George arrives by car but leaves on a motorcycle that had no shown way to reach the party. — Bill Simmons
Shampoo The Rewatchables
Shampoo

Probably Unanswerable Questions

The group asks whether George gets a salon and whether Lester and Jackie last.

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:49:05Read transcript
  • Whether George ever opens a salon is left unresolved. — Bill Simmons
  • Whether Lester and Jackie remain together is asked; the panel expects them to separate.
  • George’s later life is imagined as a series of failed salon jobs and possible drug trouble. — Bill Simmons
Shampoo The Rewatchables
Shampoo

What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?

The Triumph, jacket, blow dryer, earring, and Almost Famous/Say Anything props

In the discussion (4)
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  • The Triumph motorcycle is selected despite the speaker’s fear of riding motorcycles.
  • George’s brown leather jacket is considered and criticized as too thin and ordinary. — Cameron Crowe
  • The blow dryer is proposed as a usable studio prop.
  • The earring is selected because the apartment scene spins on it.
Shampoo The Rewatchables
Shampoo

Best Double Feature

The Parallax View, The Rules of the Game, and Nashville

In the discussion (3)
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  • The Parallax View is selected as the dark counterpart to Beatty’s Shampoo persona. — Sean Fennessey
  • The Rules of the Game is selected for its interrelationships and wistful tone. — Cameron Crowe
  • Nashville is selected as another sprawling, musical, political film from 1975. — Cameron Crowe
Rocky II The Rewatchables
Rocky II

Most Rewatchable Scene

Round fifteen; Apollo and Duke; Adrian awakening through the training turn

In the discussion (28)
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  • The repeated ending of the first film is questioned for marathons, though the opening fight supplies action before a long stretch without boxing. — Bill Simmons
  • The opening credits and remastered Rocky theme are nominated.
  • Rocky wheeling over to Apollo and asking whether Apollo gave his best is nominated as a short scene. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky’s zoo marriage proposal, including his awkward phrasing and invitation to the tiger, is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky struggling to film the Beast aftershave commercial is nominated and described as painful to watch.
  • The group digresses on period aftershave advertising and the appeal of the Beast campaign. — Van Lathan
  • Mickey testing Rocky’s injured eye and warning that another fight could hurt him permanently is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky returning to work in the gym and Mickey challenging his dignity is separately praised for Stallone’s acting. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky’s quiet job loss and request to finish the workday are praised as understated setbacks.
  • Duke warning Apollo that Rocky kept coming and is wrong for them is praised as a great sports-movie monologue. — Bill Simmons
  • Apollo calling Rocky out on television through Mickey deciding they should fight again is nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Paulie’s behavior at the press conference prompts an extended objection to the harm he causes Adrian and Rocky.
  • The eleven-minute coma stretch is criticized for its length. — Bill Simmons
  • Adrian waking, telling Rocky to win, and Mickey asking what they are waiting for is selected as a favorite sports-movie turn. — Bill Simmons
  • The one-arm exercise against the sun, chicken-catching, and jump-rope work announce the energized training montage. — Bill Simmons
  • The montage is praised for establishing the heightened training template of later Rocky films. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky beating up scrap metal is singled out as a standout training-montage image. — Bill Simmons
  • The hosts estimate roughly six weeks of serious training before the fight.
  • Rocky dropping the heavy log and choosing to pick it up again is praised as a perseverance moment.
  • The scrapyard hammering prompts a joke about a spinoff following the scrapyard owner. — Bill Simmons
  • Mickey’s largely silent assistant receives praise for the medicine-ball training and stomach punches. — Bill Simmons
  • The montage’s contrast between neighborhood-supported Rocky and ego-driven Apollo is praised. — Van Lathan
  • Rocky’s run through Philadelphia with the children is nominated, while its estimated distance and finishing sprint are questioned.
  • The fight’s escalation into “World War III” and Rocky refusing to go down are nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Rounds three through fourteen and especially the fifteenth-round double knockout are nominated. — Bill Simmons
  • Rocky’s victory speech produces a debate over ranking the day against marriage and his child’s birth.
  • One final choice is round fifteen, with the Apollo-and-Duke conversation as a secondary favorite. — Van Lathan
  • Another final choice is Adrian waking followed by “What are we waiting for?” and the training montage. — Van Lathan
Rocky II The Rewatchables
Rocky II

“OK, Motherfucker” Award for When the Movie Goes Up a Notch

Adrian’s “Win,” followed by Mickey’s “What are we waiting for?”

In the discussion (2)
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  • Adrian saying “win” is identified as the point when the movie goes up a notch.
  • The group agrees that “What are we waiting for?” is a better category name because this film accelerates immediately afterward.
Rocky II The Rewatchables
Rocky II

The most 1979 thing

A 9.5% mortgage, fifteen-round fights, paper hate mail, and major fights on regular Philadelphia television

In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 00:44:17Read transcript
  • A 9.5% mortgage on a $16,000 Philadelphia house is nominated.
  • Roberto Duran appearing as a sparring partner leads to an extended period-boxing discussion. — Van Lathan
  • Fifteen-round championship fights are nominated. — Van Lathan
  • Receiving and reading physical hate mail is nominated. — Van Lathan
  • Major fights airing on regular television and being held in Philadelphia are nominated. — Van Lathan
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