In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:03:53Read transcript
- Hodea as the over-screaming lieutenant is the first candidate.
- Jimmy Smits’s cocaine scream and death scene receive the final choice.
Categories & segments
Is There a Better Title for This Movie?
Unresolved: Danny and Ray; One Last Job; Short Time; Chicago Heat; joking alternatives
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:04:13Read transcript
- The hosts ask who is running scared and find the title disconnected from the movie.
- Danny and Ray, One Last Job, Short Time, and Chicago Heat are proposed.
- The title discussion adds joking possibilities such as Bisexual Buddies and Homoerotic Chicago Cops without settling on a replacement.
The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie
“You have the right to a coroner”
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:05:00Read transcript
- “You have the right to a coroner” is selected as the strongest quote.
- The Noise Busters question about a Menudo concert is the alternative.
The Joey Pants “That Guy” Award
Joey Pants
In the discussion (4)
Approx. transcript time · 01:09:19Read transcript
- Joey Pants wins automatically, with Dan Hadea as an obvious alternative.
- Larry Hankin qualifies because one host did not know his name despite recognizing his work.
- Don Calpha is recognized from Weekend at Bernice.
- Jonathan Grease is identified through Napoleon Dynamite, White Lotus, and 90210.
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:10:42Read transcript
- Joey Pants is eligible, but Stephen Bauer receives the final choice.
Recasting Couch
Unresolved contemporary cast
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:10:57Read transcript
- The hosts struggle to find contemporary marketable actors around the characters’ stated age.
- Driver and the actor transcribed as Shalamee are proposed, but age and box-office concerns complicate the pairing.
- Donald Glover is considered because he has not made this kind of buddy-cop movie.
- LeBron is proposed as stunt casting for the Hines role.
- Marcelo Hernandez and Shane Gillis are comic possibilities, but no pairing is finalized.
- Glen Powell is named as an obvious contemporary possibility, although no pairing is finalized.
- Andrew Dismukes is floated as another contemporary casting possibility.
What Would Tony Romo’s Director’s Commentary for This Movie Sound Like?
Basketball-commentary impressions; voice identity unclear in transcript
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:12:59Read transcript
- The imitation says Gonzalez has been arrested, accused, bailed, jailed, and paroled while bringing in kilos.
- “Ablo Smith and Wesson” triggers the imagined reaction that the joke is unbelievable.
Half-Assed Internet Research
Crystal’s prop-pistol injury; his memory of Hines; State of Illinois Center finale
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:14:11Read transcript
- A 1986 book says its author accidentally hit his head with a pistol, split his nose, and needed plastic surgery.
- A 2021 quote says the movie is sometimes watched as a way to visit the late Gregory Hines.
- The finale was filmed inside the new State of Illinois Center, now reportedly sold to Google.
Apex Mountain
Gregory Hines; Key West disputed; Dan Hedaya; Michael McDonald music videos
In the discussion (9)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:33Read transcript
- Crystal is rejected because City Slickers and his Oscars period are later.
- Hines receives a plausible apex here because “now he’s a real movie guy” and the role leads toward Tap.
- Key West is debated between this movie, Hemingway, and a Real World season.
- Jack Walsh is selected among Chicago movie cops because he had to leave the force after refusing a Serrano buyout.
- Jimmy Smits is rejected here and tentatively placed nearer NYPD Blue.
- Dan Hadea is placed around Blood Simple and his Cheers role.
- Michael McDonald music videos receive an apex while Yacht Rock is said to end here.
- Chicago movie bars are tested for Apex, especially the bar in About Last Night and the bar in Thief that the transcript says Conn blows up.
- Joey Pants is rejected for Apex.
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:22Read transcript
- Hanks wins this episode and is considered a natural Danny. The separately mentioned 18–14 score is the series running tally, not an episode vote count.
- Michael Keaton after Night Shift is proposed as a strong third path for Danny.
Best Movie-Related Fantasy Football Team Name From This Movie
Sweet Freedom; Julio’s Coke; Where’s My Coke?
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:19:55Read transcript
- Sweet Freedom is the first team-name answer.
- Julio’s Coke and “Where’s My Coke” are the other answers.
Picking Nits
Ray kissing Anna; Julio’s repeated release; rail-track driving; reckless gunfire; remaining cops; friendly fire; close-range finale
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:20:16Read transcript
- Ray kisses Anna fully enough to suggest unexplained sexual tension among the three leads.
- Gonzalez is described as running amok with “just no laws” even though the police keep catching him.
- Cars staying aligned on train tracks during a chase feels mechanically implausible.
- Police firing aimlessly at escaping vehicles is questioned.
- After both detectives are shot and Anna jumps between elevators, choosing to remain cops contradicts the Key West plan.
- Danny is shot in the chest by another officer without meaningful accountability.
- The finale has people firing past one another at implausibly close range.
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