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The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film

Rachel’s quick romantic transition; Book’s insufficient concern for Carter and Elaine

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Approx. transcript time · 01:15:44Read transcript
  • Rachel seemingly moves on too quickly after her husband's death; the counterargument says Daniel pursues her and Ford's appeal is exceptional, while conceding limited visible mourning.
  • Book shows insufficient urgency about danger to Carter and Elaine; protecting Samuel explains some caution but does not eliminate the risk.
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What’s Aged the Worst?

Amish beards; Oscar results; racial profiling; disputed laughing kiss

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  • Amish beards, that year's Oscar results and racially profiling T-bone are aged-worst choices.
  • Laughing during the slow-motion kiss is criticized; the defense reads it as joy and feral desire rather than ridicule.
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The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award

A western rather than a cop movie; John Book as Ford’s richest role

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Approx. transcript time · 01:22:10Read transcript
  • The film is argued to be a western and love story with cops, rather than fundamentally a cop movie.
  • The other response agrees that the police plot is mostly machinery, without the usual station scenes.
  • John Book is proposed as Ford’s richest and hardest role, above Indiana Jones and Han Solo.
  • Redford is considered less sexually convincing, while Pitt or mid-to-late-2000s DiCaprio might manage the role.
  • The difficulty of combining action, romance and rapport with a child is agreed, though not necessarily the number-one ranking.
  • Crowe is another possible performer, with Proof of Life cited and his magnetism debated.
  • Book, Han Solo and Indiana Jones are proposed as parallel peaks rather than a single best role, with Kimble added as a possibility.
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Casting What-Ifs

Robert Redford; David Cronenberg; Burt Reynolds; uncertain Isabella Rossellini report

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  • Redford reportedly sought the lead but producers feared disruptive rewrites; Cronenberg reportedly declined directing.
  • Reynolds reportedly wanted the part then withdrew; a Rossellini offer is treated as uncertain research.
  • Ford reportedly doubted McGillis before Weir persuaded him; whether this reflected her personally or inexperience is unresolved.
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