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Ghostbusters

Probably Unanswerable Questions

Would Belushi or later effects improve the movie?

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Approx. transcript time · 01:51:32Read transcript
  • Replacing Murray with John Belushi is judged to make the movie worse even though the role might have become a major Belushi vehicle. — Bill Simmons
  • Releasing the movie years later for better effects is rejected because 1984 is considered the perfect moment. — Bill Simmons
Ghostbusters

Gandolfini Butter on My Ass So It Pops in My Mouth Award

The Keymaster title, Murray working a crowd, and the firehouse poles

In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:52:24Read transcript
  • Keymaster is praised as a nickname and adapted into basketball pairings.
  • Bill Murray introducing the team to the crowd outside Dana's building is chosen for his effortless command of the city. — Chris Ryan
  • Sliding down the firehouse poles is another winner because the simple fun has largely disappeared from contemporary spaces.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:55:08Read transcript
  • Big Trouble in Little China is chosen for a similar comic science-fiction mixture. — Chris Ryan
  • The Blues Brothers is selected as another choice. — Chris Ryan
  • Beverly Hills Cop is selected as the third choice.
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:55:30Read transcript
  • Bill Murray and Peter Venkman are the immediate winner answers.
  • Ivan Reitman receives a strong case for controlling the action and knowing how much spectacle the comedy needed. — Bill Simmons
  • The final majority returns to Murray because he carries the movie and provides a definitive example of why he is funny. — Craig Horlbeck
  • The film's improvised, haphazard production is contrasted with the safe polish expected from modern franchise production. — Craig Horlbeck
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Kindergarten Cop

Apex Mountain

Schwarzenegger’s 1990 action/comedy run is called his apex, with agreement.

In the discussion (3)
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  • Arnold is explicitly called at his apex, followed by agreement. — Kyle Brandt
  • Total Recall and Kindergarten Cop in the same year, followed by Terminator 2, are offered as evidence of his range and prominence; his Bush White House role is also mentioned. — Kyle Brandt
  • His relationship with Maria Shriver is added to the discussion of this peak period. — Kyle Brandt
Kindergarten Cop

Most Rewatchable Scene

The first classroom day and the tumor exchange

In the discussion (13)
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  • The plane-to-driving vomit montage is offered; the drug-den shotgun scene with beard and sunglasses is also enjoyed and compared to Terminator’s club attack. — Bill Simmons
  • The beard is thought to look fake and badly colored, though a real beard or dye is considered; its absurd appearance is still enjoyed. — Bill Simmons
  • The travel sequence earns praise for the broken-pencil threat, Angela Bassett’s brief flight-attendant appearance and Schwarzenegger’s confused response to his partner’s vomiting. — Kyle Brandt
  • The first classroom day is remembered for the anatomy line, ocean warning, chaos, shouted orders and resort to the ferret. — Bill Simmons
  • The father/job questions and tumor exchange let the children become distinct personalities; more material like the overalls/bathroom gag is desired. — Bill Simmons
  • Reducing Crisp’s screen time to add a children’s play or rehearsal is proposed; Schwarzenegger’s repeated “come on” delivery is enjoyed. — Kyle Brandt
  • The milk-and-nap scene and nightmare doze-off are liked for their tenderness and comic effect. — Bill Simmons
  • The scene where he nearly attacks his partner’s fiance leads to criticism of the unexplained post-sex pasta and overused eating jokes. — Bill Simmons
  • The child-abuser confrontation and approving principal are celebrated as forceful entertainment while recognized as unlikely to survive modern studio notes. — Bill Simmons
  • The principal’s praise of him as a teacher is described as unexpectedly moving. — Bill Simmons
  • The climax is enjoyed despite mocking Crisp’s plan to start a library fire, grab a child amid the chaos and go upstairs without an escape. — Bill Simmons
  • Final choices favor the tumor exchange and opening classroom speech/first day. — Kyle Brandt
  • The unnamed ferret is questioned because children would immediately give it a name. — Bill Simmons
Kindergarten Cop

Apex Mountain

Ferrets receive an emphatic early Apex suggestion, with The Big Lebowski raised as a comparison.

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  • The ferret prompts an Apex Mountain question answered strongly yes; their brief pet popularity is recalled unfavorably. — Bill Simmons
  • The Big Lebowski’s marmot is raised as a competing animal reference; a separate celebrity rodent reference remains confused rather than established. — Bill Simmons
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