The Dion Waiters Award for Best Heat Check Performance
In the discussion (5)
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- Listed nominees: Bill Nunn as Radio Raheem, Robin Harris as Sweet Dick Willie, and Rosie Perez; Sam Jackson, Martin Lawrence and Roger Guenveur Smith are also raised.
- Heat check is tricky because nearly every character gets about a scene and a half; Robin Harris is a 'bay leaf' outside the plot, always with Frankie Faison and Paul Benjamin.
- John Savage's scene in a Larry Bird jersey, stepping on Buggin' Out's new Jordans, is offered as the pick and as a potential rewatchable scene.
- Savage's story that Larry Bird gave him the jersey through his sister is called apocryphal: per the hosts, Lee debunked it to Savage's face, saying he bought the shirt and gave it to costume designer Ruth Carter.
- Challenged on picking a white guy, the picker is not scared: Savage's one memorable scene is a heat check moment.