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Bottle tossing added at Cruise's request; Kokomo nominations; flare bartending; Andrew Shue cameo; Scientology timing; brandy bet value; plastic bottles; cut darker yacht scene
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- The hosts say bottle tossing was added at Cruise's request.
- The hosts say Kokomo was nominated for a Grammy and a Golden Globe.
- The hosts say the bartending in the movie is called flare bartending, a real thing.
- The hosts say there is an Andrew Shue cameo in the wedding scene at the end.
- The hosts say that during filming Cruise was with Mimi Rogers, who was getting him into Scientology, and call this the movie that officially made him a Scientologist.
- The hosts estimate the brandy bottle from the $500 bet at about $3,600 in 2020.
- The hosts say plastic bottles were apparently given to Cruise because things kept breaking.
- The hosts say the trailer shows part of an extended, darker final yacht meeting that has Doug claiming a move on Jordan; it was cut, which may explain Brian's revenge with Kelly Lynch.