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  • Olivier is chosen for bridging an older acting tradition and giving a brave performance.
  • The third participant praises the film’s suspense, delayed explanations, and Diamond District sequence but does not state a winner choice.
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Laurence Olivier
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Working Girl

Most Rewatchable Scene

End elevators; bar meet-cute; opening; wedding.

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Approx. transcript time · 00:51:14Read transcript
  • The opening credits, ferry, Statue of Liberty, and New York skyline are proposed.
  • The Spacey limo encounter and Tess’s typed insult are proposed.
  • Tess’s early office exchange with Katharine is proposed.
  • The bar meet-cute is a final choice. — Joanna Robinson
  • The fight after the party is proposed.
  • The luau wedding, bathroom scene, cameos, and Trask dance are proposed.
  • Jack changing his shirt in the office is proposed.
  • The postcoital conversation is proposed.
  • Jack visiting Katharine while Tess hides is proposed.
  • The boardroom and elevator showdowns are proposed.
  • Tess meeting her new assistant is proposed.
  • Jack caring for an unconscious Tess is proposed for its physical comedy despite later objections.
  • The boss-secretary impersonation farce is proposed.
  • The elevator ending is a final choice.
  • The wedding is initially selected and then withdrawn for the elevator.
  • The bar is another final choice.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:03:01Read transcript
  • Hair, makeup, and eye shadow are the leading answer.
  • Visible shoulder pads under a translucent blouse are proposed.
  • The wedding tuxedo, Twin Towers, and women calling themselves secretaries are proposed.
  • Lark cigarettes, print media, and radio are proposed.
  • Katharine’s exercise bike is proposed as the strongest runner-up.
  • Computer monitors, printouts, and email are proposed.
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Working Girl

What’s Aged the Best?

Let the River Run and its score; supportive work husband; clothes; underestimated heroine archetype.

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Approx. transcript time · 01:06:48Read transcript
  • Let the River Run, the score, and their repeated use are selected.
  • Jack as a supportive work husband is proposed.
  • The late-film roundtable is proposed.
  • Jack ordering tequila before it became common is proposed.
  • Harrison Ford’s clothes and the character-defining costume design are proposed.
  • The underestimated hot-mess but intelligent heroine archetype is proposed.
  • Guessing which scenes followed a late night is proposed as a rewatching game.
  • The short-lived Sandra Bullock television adaptation is discussed as an enduring curiosity.
  • Never burn bridges because today’s junior employee may become tomorrow’s senior partner is proposed.
  • The Officer and a Gentleman homage at the end is proposed.
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Approx. transcript time · 01:16:54Read transcript
  • Every character except Tess is proposed as bad at their job. — Amanda Dobbins
  • Jack is criticized for lacking ideas and initially avoiding the meeting. — Amanda Dobbins
  • Katharine is criticized for taking vacation and bringing no visible ideas. — Amanda Dobbins
  • Trask subordinates and Nora are criticized for passivity and poor execution. — Amanda Dobbins
  • The arbitrage group is also judged unsuccessful. — Amanda Dobbins
  • Jack is criticized for failing to ask basic questions about Tess’s background. — Amanda Dobbins
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