In the discussion (1)
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- Sean Young wins the proposed award for her brief disrobing scene.
Categories & segments
What’s Aged the Worst?
Assassins; limo sex; spy conventions; underused Duff; audition allegation; detours; stereotypes; haircuts
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- The supposedly elite assassins run awkwardly and look insufficiently formidable.
- The limousine sex scene has corny music and unclear positioning.
- The long-term embedded Russian-spy model feels dated relative to modern technological espionage, although Russian spying itself remains active.
- Howard Duff is underused in a role lasting roughly a scene and a half.
- Young’s reported account of Donaldson requiring her to expose herself at an audition is condemned.
- The extended overseas rescue and Manila detour seems excessive for its narrative purpose, despite a defense of establishing Tom’s hero status.
- The phantom-submarine subplot receives too little explanation for its importance.
- Costner listing Russian authors is proposed as a weakness, with an immediate objection.
- Scott participates in an outdated stereotype of the hysterical queer villain, even though the performance remains entertaining.
- The supposedly sexy film has awkward haircuts for Susan, Tom, Scott and party guests.
The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot
Pentagon checkerboard chase; nighttime focus shift; party triangulation
In the discussion (3)
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- Costner running along the Pentagon’s checkerboard hallway is a striking image.
- The nighttime focus shift between Hackman and Costner is effective.
- Party photography triangulates Susan, Brice and Tom, then reveals Brice’s mounting anxiety.
The Den of Thieves Benihana Award for Scene-Stealing Location
Opening Washington views; Chesapeake Bay
In the discussion (1)
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- The opening Washington views and Chesapeake Bay getaway are the location choices.
The Slow Ride / Kid Cudi – Pursuit of Happiness Award for Best Needle Drop
No Way Out; party cover of Do Ya Think I’m Sexy?
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- The cheesy party cover of Do Ya Think I’m Sexy? is singled out.
- The title song No Way Out is selected despite being considered bad.
The Big Kahuna Burger Award for Best Use of Food and Drink
Spilled coffee; straight Stoli
In the discussion (1)
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- Coffee spilled on trousers works as a plot device; Tom’s straight Stoli order is another choice.
The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
The assassins; Scott’s gym murder
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- The assassins seem too unimpressive for Scott’s operation; more physically imposing performers are imagined.
- Scott shooting the wheelchair user in the Pentagon gym feels implausibly conspicuous; a staged accident or use of henchmen is suggested instead.
Mallory Rubin Award: Did This Movie Need a Better Sex Scene?
Divided: sufficiently steamy versus corny music and confusing logistics
In the discussion (1)
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- One response considers the limousine sex scene sufficiently steamy, while another objects to its music and confusing physical logistics.
In the discussion (1)
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- Will Patton is the emphatic choice, with a suggestion to add Scott Pritchard to the award’s name.
Is There a Better Title for This Movie?
Men of Power
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- Men of Power is suggested and approved as an alternative title.
The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie
“You have no idea what men with power can do.”
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- “You have no idea what men with power can do.”
Casting What-Ifs
Pfeiffer; uncertain Gibson/Swayze reports; Newman/Peck; Scott alternatives
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Approx. transcript time · 01:21:04Read transcript
- Michelle Pfeiffer reportedly declined Susan; Young is preferred as more plausible in this particular social setting.
- Reports that Mel Gibson and Patrick Swayze declined Tom are explicitly treated as uncertain.
- Paul Newman and Gregory Peck are discussed as implausible Brice alternatives because of interest or age.
- Reported Scott alternatives include Gary Oldman, Stephen Lang, Alec Baldwin, Michael Biehn and James Spader; Oldman excites interest, Spader seems young, and Patton remains preferred.
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