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The Cliff Booth Award: Is This Movie Better if the Main Character Had a Pet?

A dog would improve lonely Ennis’s life and provide companionship beyond the distant relationship.

Flex pick · Wesley Morris

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Approx. transcript time · 01:35:47Read transcript
  • A dog would improve lonely Ennis’s life and provide companionship beyond the distant relationship.
  • A bloodhound or border collie is considered; an initially proposed Ennis award is recognized as the existing Cliff Booth category and extended in name.
Brokeback Mountain The Rewatchables
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

Ledger could have two of the top six or seven male performances this century: Joker is automatic, and Ennis has a strong case against a flexible field of examples.

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  • Ledger could have two of the top six or seven male performances this century: Joker is automatic, and Ennis has a strong case against a flexible field of examples.
  • The two-performance claim is accepted, while the list’s focus on Oscar-recognized roles is noted.
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Casting What-Ifs

Van Sant wanted Damon as Ennis; Damon cites the sequence of Ripley and All the Pretty Horses. Hartnett and Phoenix are mentioned, with Phoenix reportedly denying an offer and saying he would have accepted.

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  • Van Sant wanted Damon as Ennis; Damon cites the sequence of Ripley and All the Pretty Horses. Hartnett and Phoenix are mentioned, with Phoenix reportedly denying an offer and saying he would have accepted.
  • Representatives reportedly feared career damage; Schumacher and Norton were attached, and Walberg reportedly declined after disliking the script.
  • Ledger wanted Ennis rather than Jack; Hathaway was asked to read Alma but identified with Lorraine.
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The Rick Dalton Award for the Greatest Fucking Acting I’ve Ever Seen

Ledger’s distinct performances in10 Things, A Knight’s Tale, Brokeback and Dark Knight make the actor disappear.

Flex pick · Craig Horlbeck

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  • Ledger’s distinct performances in10 Things, A Knight’s Tale, Brokeback and Dark Knight make the actor disappear.
  • Comparisons with Pattinson, Chalamet, DiCaprio and others emphasize unusually wide range at a young age; the point is accepted.
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Steven Seagal shitting on himself award for most unbelievable anecdote from the actual film shoot

Williams reportedly asked the leads to kiss in front of her to find Alma’s emotional state and pushed them beyond halfhearted attempts.

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  • Williams reportedly asked the leads to kiss in front of her to find Alma’s emotional state and pushed them beyond halfhearted attempts.
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Half-Assed Internet Research

The tent scene reportedly took13 takes and used the13th.

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  • The tent scene reportedly took13 takes and used the13th.
  • Ledger’s horse experience and accent study, Alberta filming and multiple actor injuries are reported.
  • A Utah theater owner reportedly removed the film over family-values objections; Focus responded, and simultaneous DVD/download release is called a first.
  • International titles are discussed, with Beyond Friendship especially liked.
  • Proulx reportedly regretted fan pressure to rewrite the ending; the story is praised for concision and description.
  • Day-Lewis’s tribute, a rejected three-day hippie-river sequence and Proulx addressing an autograph to Ennis are recounted.
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Apex Mountain

Ledger’s living-career peak and Lee’s creative freedom: yes

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Approx. transcript time · 01:59:27Read transcript
  • Ledger’s living-career apex and Lee’s creative freedom are placed here; Gyllenhaal’s comes later around End of Watch and Prisoners.
  • Williams and Hathaway are rejected; traumatized Williams wives peak in Manchester, and a sheep-film counterexample is favored.
  • Gay Westerns qualify, while Power of the Dog does not work for either participant.
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