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The Legend of Billie Jean The Rewatchables
The Legend of Billie Jean

Sequel, Prequel, Limited Series, or All-Black Remake

A Brad Ingelsby prestige version and Lloyd’s adult-film sequel are imagined.

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  • A Corpus Christi prestige version would make Piat a major drug dealer behind a shop front and put Binks into a fentanyl storyline; Billie Jean is proposed as its title. — Bill Simmons
  • A sequel would turn Lloyd into a Jack Horner-style VHS pornography producer. — Bill Simmons
The Legend of Billie Jean The Rewatchables
The Legend of Billie Jean

Is This Movie Better With…?

Peter Schrager is added to the impersonation roster; Mad Dog questions the rally sharpshooters.

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  • The existing imitation roster is recited, then Peter Schrager is explicitly added with affection. — Chris Ryan
  • The Schrager imitation treats Billie Jean’s commitment to fairness and response to radio coverage like an athlete’s comeback. — Chris Ryan
  • The Mad Dog Russo imitation protests sharpshooters targeting Billie Jean at the beach rally. — Bill Simmons
The Legend of Billie Jean The Rewatchables
The Legend of Billie Jean

Just One Oscar

Pat Benatar’s Invincible and Jeffrey Kimball’s cinematography are considered.

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  • Pat Benatar is suggested, but whether Invincible was written for the movie is explicitly uncertain. — Bill Simmons
  • Jeffrey Kimball’s cinematography is called the best part of the movie, although an Oscar is difficult to justify. — Bill Simmons
  • Say You, Say Me is recalled as the original-song winner over Power of Love; Invincible is thought a possible nominee rather than established as eligible. — Bill Simmons
The Legend of Billie Jean The Rewatchables
The Legend of Billie Jean

Probably Unanswerable Questions

An accidental killing rewrite, Cowboys allegiance and Pyatt’s politics are considered.

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  • Would the film improve if Binks accidentally killed Piat, prompting a Pulp Fiction comparison and a visit from the Wolf? — Bill Simmons
  • Which side of the Danny White/Gary Hogaboon quarterback dispute did Piat favor, and did he own Mavs tickets? — Chris Ryan
  • Piat is imagined as a future Trump-aligned merchandise seller whose rhetoric about unruly youth anticipates MAGA. — Bill Simmons
The Legend of Billie Jean The Rewatchables
The Legend of Billie Jean

Producer review

Craig enjoyed a fun 95 minutes and its entertaining plot.

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  • The addressed first-time viewer had not heard of it and reports Matt Belloni also did not recognize it; he enjoyed the film. — Chris Ryan
  • The response praises an entertaining, smart plot and accepts a blend of genuine and ironic affection for these 1980s films. — Chris Ryan
American Gangster The Rewatchables
American Gangster

Most Rewatchable Scene

Frank killing Tango; the final Frank–Richie interview; Frank bringing his family to Harlem; the Bangkok material

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  • The opening, with Frank setting a man on fire and shooting him, is nominated — Bill Simmons
  • Richie and Javier debating whether to turn in $987,000 is nominated — Bill Simmons
  • Richie screaming during his custody dispute is nominated — Bill Simmons
  • Frank’s Bangkok and Golden Triangle trip is nominated as material that could sustain a whole film
  • Jake’s unraveling, corpse transport, and leap from a moving vehicle are nominated — Bill Simmons
  • The Blue Magic manufacturing montage is nominated — Bill Simmons
  • Richie’s courtroom work and kitchen encounter with his lawyer are nominated
  • Frank killing Tango is the scene said to live on beyond the film
  • Stringer Bell’s death in The Wire is preferred as Idris Elba’s best screen death — Chris Ryan
  • The family audience and Tango’s refusal to pay are debated as reasons Frank shoots him — Van Lathan
  • Richie reclaiming the seized money from Trupo is nominated — Bill Simmons
  • Frank’s party outburst and piano assault are nominated
  • Stevie choosing Frank’s life over baseball is praised for Frank’s conflicted reaction — Van Lathan
  • The Ali-Frazier event is nominated but criticized for its impersonators and brevity — Bill Simmons
  • Trupo ruining Frank’s wedding day is nominated — Bill Simmons
  • Frank selling Blue Magic to Nicky Barnes is nominated and Cuba Gooding Jr.’s controlled performance is praised
  • The plane and coffin search is nominated — Bill Simmons
  • The final police shootout and naked gunfight are nominated — Bill Simmons
  • Frank leaving church into a mass arrest is nominated — Bill Simmons
  • The final Frank-Richie interrogation is nominated — Bill Simmons
  • Trupo’s suicide is nominated — Bill Simmons
  • Frank killing Tango is selected as the most rewatched scene — Chris Ryan
  • The final Frank-Richie interview is selected as a favorite scene — Chris Ryan
  • Frank bringing his family to Harlem is selected as the most important scene — Van Lathan
  • Every Denzel Washington and Armand Assante exchange is praised — Van Lathan
  • The Bangkok material is producer Craig’s choice — Van Lathan
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