In the discussion (1)
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- Martin Scorsese is selected for the imagined version because of the panel’s affection for The Color of Money and the prospect of a darker production story.
Categories & segments
What role would Philip Seymour Hoffman play?
Russ Wheeler, Harry Hogge, Bucky, or Big John
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:42:51Read transcript
- Philip Seymour Hoffman is proposed as an older Harry Hogge or younger Bucky.
- Russ Wheeler is favored as a cocky antagonist, with Big John as another scene-stealing possibility.
Best Movie-Related Fantasy Football Team Name From This Movie
Cole Tricklers; Japanese Inspection
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- Cole Trickle and Cole Tricklers are proposed as team names.
- Japanese Inspection is proposed as a punk-band name.
The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie
I'm more afraid of being nothing than I am of being hurt
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:44:02Read transcript
- I'm more afraid of being nothing than I am of being hurt is proposed.
- You can't hide from your bad luck is proposed.
- Rowdy's reflection that he hated farming until racing made him want a farm is proposed.
Picking Nits
Origins, romance, safety, car knowledge, and repetitive passing
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:45:00Read transcript
- Cole's background as an Eagle Rock NASCAR driver is questioned.
- Claire falling for Cole almost immediately despite his conduct is questioned.
- Claire having no boyfriend and claiming to work around the clock are questioned.
- Claire's condemnation of racing danger is contrasted with riding a motorcycle without a helmet.
- The trope of a passenger threatening to jump from a moving car is questioned.
- Cole's open-wheel experience is inconsistent with his claimed ignorance of cars.
- His rapid shift to technical car expertise is questioned.
- The racing action relies too heavily on high-side passes.
- Cole being a fast learner is offered as a counterexplanation for his rapid acquisition of car expertise.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:47:23Read transcript
- A Days of Thunder sequel is discussed, with skepticism that Tom Cruise would yield the central driving role to a younger character.
- Cole's minor eye injury is criticized as inadequate for the severity of the crash.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:48:45Read transcript
- A Wayne Jenkins-style riff imagines pressure on Cole to pass Russ.
- Wilford Brimley's character from The Firm wins with a blackmail scenario involving the staged police-stop photographs.
- Tony Romo-style racing commentary is an alternate.
Just One Oscar
Hans Zimmer
In the discussion (2)
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- Hans Zimmer is selected for the film’s one Oscar.
- Robert Towne and the sound work are mentioned and rejected as alternatives.
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Daytona odds, pace car, Cruise–Kidman timing, and alternate Harry
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:50:51Read transcript
- Cole's Daytona odds after his crash and in another driver's car are estimated at 100-to-1 or longer.
- The panel doubts it would be good at driving a pace car because of the banking and attention.
- The timing of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman beginning their relationship is debated as either casting or after the hallway kiss.
- Jack Nicholson is proposed as Harry if Robert Duvall had made The Godfather Part III instead.
- That substitution is recognized as potentially changing A Few Good Men.
What Piece of Memorabilia Would You Want From This Movie?
Mello Yello racing suit
In the discussion (2)
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- A Superflo hat is proposed.
- Cole Trickle's embroidered Mello Yello racing suit wins as a possible child Halloween costume.
The Andy and Red – Zihuatanejo Award for What Happens the Next Day?
Cole and Claire break up
In the discussion (2)
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- The panel agrees Cole and Claire are unlikely to remain together.
- Claire's racing objections and improbable availability to attend races are cited as sources of incompatibility.
The Coach Finstock Award for Best Life Lesson
Rubbing is racing
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:54:29Read transcript
- I'm more afraid of being nothing than being hurt is selected as a life lesson.
- Rubbing is racing is selected as an alternate lesson applicable beyond the track.
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