Apex Mountain
Danny Glover; Richard Donner; Patsy Kensit; Evil South Africans; Houses on stilts; Ramses condoms; Diving board bombs; Varsity jackets
In the discussion (13)
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- Gibson is still probably not at Apex; this movie let him do whatever he wanted in the 90s, but it is still Braveheart.
- Glover: yes.
- Theory: the movies aged Glover about 30 years in our subconscious although he was 43, taking him out of contention for roles he could have played. — Van Lathan
- He has appeared in about 200 movies, around 100 since 2000.
- Predator 2 was supposed to be his star turn, but Murtaugh is feeble and he got trapped by the character; Angels in the Outfield maybe broke out a little.
- Richard Donner: probably yes; he owned the movie and won the battle for the franchise's soul over Shane Black's darker idea.
- Patsy Kensit: obviously. Evil South Africans: gotta be. Houses on stilts: bad things happen in them, absolutely.
- Ramsey's condoms: no better moment for the brand, though it had a run before Trojans overtook it; jokes follow about the pharaoh name.
- Separated shoulders: this might be it, though Emmett Smith and Breeze coming back are raised as other cases.
- Diving board bombs: definitely; the effect does not look CG.
- Nail guns: no; Snoop in The Wire made them more important.
- Mid-nits, a missed Apex Mountain item is raised; asked what it was, the answer is Bellflower, prompting mention of a separate movie called Bellflower.
- Forgotten Apex pick: varsity jackets, an era started by Eddie Murphy with Riggs having his version; they look great, though hot to wear in LA.